It took Starbuck a little while to remember what she had said earlier at all, given that the alcohol was helping her along at this rate. "Oh yeah. Well. I've had my fair share of screw ups in that arena, and half the time I feel like it would be better if we could just all... live in a commune. Better for me, at least. Not that I would do that, I guess. I mean... I'm just the one who..."
Breath. Start from the beginning. "I was telling you about the Old Man. See, I was engaged to his son. And he... well, he's gone now. Not from the war, though, before it." And the rest of that, she just couldn't even.... "And I'm close to his brother, who used to be my Captain and the CAG until we both got promoted recently. And that seemed okay, being like family sort of, until I said his name at a not-so-appropriate moment with a different person. And then there's Sam, who I promised I would go back and get, but I haven't. And I have to. I promised him, and I have to. And now Lee - that's the brother - he's just... things were happening. That shouldn't happen. But apparently I want them to, since I don't seem to put a stop to anything until it's way past the point of comfort."
She rolled her eyes. "As you can see, if everyone would just all get along and be okay with that, we could all be happy. Sadly, it doesn't seem to work where I am."
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Breath. Start from the beginning. "I was telling you about the Old Man. See, I was engaged to his son. And he... well, he's gone now. Not from the war, though, before it." And the rest of that, she just couldn't even.... "And I'm close to his brother, who used to be my Captain and the CAG until we both got promoted recently. And that seemed okay, being like family sort of, until I said his name at a not-so-appropriate moment with a different person. And then there's Sam, who I promised I would go back and get, but I haven't. And I have to. I promised him, and I have to. And now Lee - that's the brother - he's just... things were happening. That shouldn't happen. But apparently I want them to, since I don't seem to put a stop to anything until it's way past the point of comfort."
She rolled her eyes. "As you can see, if everyone would just all get along and be okay with that, we could all be happy. Sadly, it doesn't seem to work where I am."