Entries tagged with character:bsg78:athena

retrotvexchange de-anonymized its stories over the weekend. Some familiar contributors include

greerwatson (MASH "Crabapple Cove"), and

senmut (Doctor Who "Invasion of Feelings").

The story that I wrote is:

"The Field Trip"
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
G, gen; 4,639 words
Apollo, Athena, Starbuck, Cassiopeia; cameos for Boxy and Rigel

My recipient requested action/adventure/plot and a look into Apollo and Athena's sibling relationship. The idea arrived as two episodes' worth, but it arrived late, and became thirty minutes' worth. I feel that was a blessing in disguise. If I'd had more time to work on the story, the way to go should have been deeper, not wider, and I might not have realized that.

This is the story I wrote for rarewomen 2012. It's the first time I've written Battlestar Galactica (1978), though I've loved the series since I was small.

My recipient, penknife, requested “any Cassiopeia story,” preferably “Cassiopeia and Athena bonding,” “Cassiopeia/Starbuck,” “characters drinking together, characters solving problems together,” and “relatively happy endings,” with Cassiopeia “not ashamed” of her past; I found it very challenging, but eventually a canon window opened to all the components. I'm curious how the piece may appear to someone properly in BSG'78 fandom (as I drift on the farthest fringes). If I write BSG again, what should I keep in mind?

My thanks to malinaldarose, wiliqueen, hearts_blood and skieswideopen for encouragement! Special thanks to Malinaldarose and Hearts-blood for beta-reading on a tight deadline!

Available:	On the AO3
Length:	~3,800 words
Date:	Rarewomen 04/31/12
Rating:	PG
Characters:	Cassiopeia, Athena, Starbuck; tiny cameos by Rigel, Omega
Summary:	When a call to duty interrupts Cassiopeia's date with Starbuck, she unexpectedly finds herself counseling Athena.
Quotation:	“How did you feel when the computer first assigned you to be a med tech?”

my '21 Retrotvexchange story was BSG78 "The Field Trip"

BSG'78 Fanfic: "We Also Serve"