November 30, 1999 Michele mentioned: >But, seriously, the fact that there *isn't* anyone else featured as a major character for Apollo to date (I'd maintain that there are *plenty* of eligible male pilots for Sheba for both parties of their relationship.< You have a good point here. I'm going to toss in another hook to the can of worms. (Don't ask WHY the this and my last letter mention worms. I dunno. They're certainly not in my cookies.) Let's look at the female pilots from LPOTG. (BTW, saw a new woman in Colonial Warrior uniform in FIS right as Tigh was bringing out the plate of Mushies) At this point I'm not trying to figure out a non-pilot for Apollo to date. But, this I think is an interesting scenario. We saw Deitra's fight and determination while in combat. She even was given command for a brief time by Starbuck when he went to check the back end of the squadron. Had Deitra's character been developed more in the series... 1) It would have made an interesting pairing to have two strong woman roles in the squadrons, Sheba and Dietra. 2) Tie up Dietra and Apollo for a date. We don't see as many common points between them per se as Sheba/Apollo. Dietra doesn't look like she's going to let a man stand in her way. That's one of the things I expected from Sheba. That'll probably come out in a story I started many moons ago but haven't worked on since (Derelict). I'll have to do some thinking on the possible friction and non-friction between Apollo and Dietra. Or what kind of woman does Apollo really need to give him a kick? Maybe the stress of having a mate as a pilot is dangerous. But as Serina points out, anyplace in the fleet in dangerous. Apollo and a bridge officer? Somewhere, probably fanfic, there was an Apollo/Rigel short dating pre-SAGA. Apollo and a laundry lady? "Apollo, take off that uniform. It has a loose string. Here, put this perfectly crisp and fresh uniform on. You can't go around as a role model in worn clothes." Apollo and a care taker on the orphan ship? "Apollo, did you wash your face and brush your teeth taking a nap? Oh Apollo, look at your HAIR!!!!!! Remember what I told you about brushing your hair every morning and after coming out of the vipers? Those helmets really mess up your hair. Here, let me trim some for you." See Apollo's hand flash up to block the scissors. "No one touches a hair on my head. It's in disarray to show how my emotional load is. Besides, I have to be the oddball anyways. Everybody else's hair is perfectly groom. Even when Starbuck brushes his fingers through his hair it falls back into place. Mine is not allowed to be in place for I -AM- the Captain." Robert hanczykr@verizon.net -------------------- December 2, 1999 Veeerrrryyyyy funnnyyyyyy Robert.... Why don't we go with someone on the Agro Ship? "APOLLO! You ruined my organic farming experiment! How could you trip and fall into the box I got from the livestock ship? It isn't like you couldn't smell it before you saw it . . . ." Better yet, how about a supermodel? "Look, I like your family and all, but do I have to actually EAT when I'm there?" Or how about a Zara from the IFB?