BSG
I have orders from Helo, who is going to follow Baltar's and Cottle's advice:
Move to the Airlock.
Activate the Airlock for Apollo.
Helo, you need to discard 1 card to move to Pegasus. When you're ready, please post your discard.
(Helo also asked me to pass on that "Airlock for Apollo" would make a great slogan. I can't wait for the next Presidential election, pitting Gaius "Airlock for Apollo" Baltar against Lee "NEXT GAME I AM KILLING EVERYBODY -- EVERYBODY" Adama.)
Possible interrupts: IC, SR, RO, ASC, Reckless. Everyone, please pass or play. Just to get the ball rolling,
Helo plays a Scientific Research 4.
Blue is now positive; this check is now 12 YPBT.
You can also send me COs for the check itself. Cottle plays first, Helo last.
BSG (Apollo)
Uh. Well. Guys, this is a bad idea. I'm human. Please don't do this.
BSG(Doctor Death)
Then we'll be welcoming Helena Cain to the show very soon.
I play
Political Prowess
and force the check to succeed.
BSG (Apollo)
You guys are assholes and you'll be sorry.
I'm not sure Cain is necessarily the best option because if Helo is the other Cylon we won't have a pilot and no one else draws Piloting (Helo barely does as it is). Plus if no one can XO me, we're going to have several Cylon activations by the time I could Blind Jump anyway.
BSG
Well, that makes things simpler. Helo retrieves his SR-4, as it won't be used after all. Apollo is airlocked! He reveals this loyalty:
YOU ARE NOT A CYLON – PERSONAL GOAL (USE CAUTION)
YOU ARE NOT A CYLON – FINAL FIVE (BRIG)
That's some interesting loyalty right there; but although Apollo was
technically
a Cylon (Final Five), he was on the human team. Morale falls by 1! Furthermore, because his Final Five card was revealed, every (human) player must now discard 2 skill cards! Baltar, Helo and Cottle, when you're ready, please post your discards. (I need 3 discards from Helo, because there's the discard for moving to Pegasus too.)
Apollo also loses all his cards, of course. His hand contained:
Popular Influence 3
Change of Plans 5
Evasive Manoeuvre 1
Maximum Firepower 3
Combat Veteran 4
Maximum Firepower 4
Run Interference 5
Best of the Best 6
Bait 0
Bait 0
Apollo was human, so P-C now chooses a replacement character. He can choose any character that has not previously been chosen (including in alternate forms). P-C, when you're ready, please post your choice. Once he does so, I will shuffle an extra loyalty card into the loyalty deck and deal a new loyalty card to the replacement character. We will then also resolve the Admiralty, which was made vacant by Apollo's untimely demise. Basically, if P-C picks a military leader (including the Alternate Zarek) or Dee, then his new character will be Admiral; otherwise it will revert to Helo.
We will pause for discards and P-C's choice before continuing to Helo's crisis card.
BSG(Doctor Destroyed)
Fraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak.
Well, you can't say it's out of character for Baltar to lead everyone over a cliff. Sorry, P-C. (I still say you should pick Cain, though)
I discard XO-1 and LS-2.
BSG (Toasty Hoshi)
Apollo was technically a Cylon
I knew it! See, I told you so!
he was on the human team. Morale falls by 1! Furthermore, because his Final Five card was revealed, every (human) player must now discard 2 skill cards!
Wait, what? Oh man! That was even better than I thought! Morale hit AND lost cards! SWEET!
I mean. Um. Golly guys. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Anyone want a pop tart?
BSG (Cottle)
Well, I know I'm not a Cylon, not that there is anything to make others not think otherwise, but at least I know. So this means either Helo or Baltarnate is a Cylon.
BSG (Apollo)
I'm leaning toward Helo at this point, who decided Airlocking me when I posed no immediate threat was more important than getting out in the damn sky and protecting our civvies.
If I come back as Cain, would you be able to XO me for a Blind Jump?
BSG (Leoben)
Y'all could just keep airlocking people one by one until you find the cylon.
