Editing Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 12

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| image=BSG12CovRamondelli.jpg
| title={{comics|vol2|12|nolink=y}} a.k.a. "Days Without End"
| series=Dynamite
| issueno=12
| episode=
| writer= [[Dan Abnett]]
| illustrator=[[Aneke]]
| penciller=
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| letterer= 
| editor=
| cover= [[Livio Ramondelli]] (Main Cover)<br/>[[Ken Haeser]] (Subscription Cover)
| published=April 16, 2014
| collects=
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| reprints=
| reprinted=
| pages=32
| isbn= 725130204622
| prev={{comics|vol2|11}} a.k.a. "Dreams of the Thirteenth, Part One"
| next={{comics|vol3|1}} a.k.a. "In the Beginning"
}}

:''A day in the life aboard ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''... as seen through the eyes of two of the smallest characters aboard: {{alt|Boxey|TOS}} and {{alt|Muffit||his Daggit}}! What is life like for an innocent boy growing up in the strange, dangerous, exciting and often lonely world? An unusual and compelling take on life on the ''Galactica''!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462201211|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #12|date=|accessdate=8 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Plot==

* {{alt|Boxey|TOS}} and {{alt|Muffit}} are playing in a section of ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'''s engineering section, with Boxey playing as a Colonial Warrior and Muffit playing a Cylon. 
* Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} and two officers come across them, with Tigh admonishing Boxey for using the "grown-up word" [[pogees]]. Boxey replies that {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} uses the word, which reinforces Tigh's view of being all the more reason for Boxey not to use it.
* After Boxey apologies for using the word, Tigh asks that Boxey and Muffit play elsewhere, noting both [[tylium (TOS)|tylium]] radiation and containment failures that may happen in the engineering section. When asked where else would be safe to play, Tigh meekly suggests that Boxey is sure to find somewhere else to play.
* With Boxey and Muffit out of ear shot, Tigh confides in [[Erikson]] that he didn't know how to answer the question. Erikson agrees. 
* Boxey and Muffit continue to run through ''Galactica''{{'|s}} corridors, inevitably reaching {{alt|Athena|TOS}}'s quarters. 
* When Boxey notes that they're bored and would like her to play a game with her, Athena replies that she's due on duty. They cannot accompany her, but she believes they'll find somewhere else to play.
* His love for Vipers drives him to the launch bay, where he finds {{alt|Boomer|TOS}}, who is in a hurry to go somewhere. After a brief discussion, where Boomer suggests he find another place to play, Boomer rushes off and the two pursue him. 
* They end up in another area of the ship where {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} is speaking during a funeral ceremony for fallen pilots [[Hightail]], [[Luna]], [[Spindrift]], and [[Averlon]]. Boxey realizes the weight of the proceedings, and runs from the area, breaking down in tears. 
* {{alt|Adama|TOS}} comes across the boy and his [[drone]] [[daggit]], where Boxey reveals that he saw the memorial ceremony. Adama confirms Boxey's fears that the Warriors were killed in action, with Boxey replying that he needs to find a safe space to play... but cannot find one. 
* Adama brings him to [[core command]] (normally off-limits to the boy) for an "official inspection," and reveals to Boxey that there is a safe space to play: the {{alt|Earth|TOS|Thirteenth Colony}}.
* Boxey assures Adama that he'll be the one to find it when he becomes older.
* Later, Boxey and Muffit return to their quarters for dinner. Apollo brings the prepared meal to the table, asking them what they did today, to which Boxey replies that they were doing "the usual."

==Notes==

=== Publication Releases ===

* A version of this issue, the ''Battlestar Galactica #12 Exclusive Subscription Variant'', released in December 2013. Per the publisher:
*: ''A super-special, exclusive [[Ken Haeser]] "[[Li'l Battlestar Galactica|Li'l BSG]]" cover, only available to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462201221|title=Battlestar Galactica #12 Exclusive Subscription Variant|date=|accessdate=8 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

=== Timeline ===

* The events of this comic take place shortly after {{comics|vol2|11}}.
* The {{comics|doa}} series, also written by [[Dan Abnett]], establishes the events of this comic take place in {{alt|7351}}, three [[Yahren|yahrens]] into {{TOS|the Fleet}}'s journey.

=== Nods ===

* {{alt|Boxey|TOS}}'s confusion regarding {{alt|Athena|TOS}}'s disposition as a [[Colonial Warrior]], as well as the distinction on whether or not a Warrior hinges on flying a {{alt|Viper|TOS}}, is perhaps an understandable thing considering that Athena's roles seem to change depending from episode-to-episode.
** In "[[Saga of a Star World]]," she is a shuttle pilot and [[core command]] operative. Later, in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods]]," she is trained with other shuttle pilots (all conspicuously female), and then later isn't seen in a Viper again. Her last appearance in "[[Greetings From Earth]]" is that of an educator of young children, used to shoehorn educational beats and exposition regarding alleged visitors from {{TOS|Earth}}.
* Boxey's declaration that he'll be the one who finds {{alt|Earth|TOS}} is a nod to the events of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

==Analysis==

* The story focuses on {{alt|Boxey|TOS}} and Muffit, two troublemakers who made their initial mark at the beginning of the saga, always finding their way into the most harrowing of situations. While this particular trope went away, this entry into the [[Dynamite Entertainment]] series plays into that theme, with a look at the world of ''Galactica'' through Boxey's eyes. Indeed, the search for somewhere to play aboard an inherently dangerous battleship, and the realization where no such place exists is a moment of both clarity and a growth opportunity for Boxey.
* The fact that ''Galactica'' is devoid of child care centers aboard ''Galactica'' (or that such centers are insufficient for the needs of ''Galactica''{{'|s}} children) is telling, despite the brief glimpses where there were other children aboard ship earlier in the series. In teh series proper, children aboard ship are inferred in "[[War of the Gods, Part II]]" when Boxey relays their needling of him following {{TOS|Apollo}}'s decision to not participate in the {{TOS|triad}} game. Later, in the "[[instruction period]]" segment of "[[Greetings From Earth]]," a variety of children are seen participating in a classroom setting during discussion of the ''[[Lunar Avion]]''{{'|s}} occupants. Coincidentally, "Greetings From Earth" is the last segment to feature the duo of Boxey and Muffit, barring a nod to it in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]" from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

==Questions==

* Is ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' devoid of child care facilities?

==Noteworthy Dialogue==

* ''{{alt|Adama|TOS}} comes across a mournful {{alt|Boxey|TOS}}:''
: '''Adama''': What are you doing here? Boxey, are you ''crying''?
: '''Boxey''': Everyone was sad. There were ''people'' in caskets. They were ''dead,'' weren't they?
: '''Adama''': Oh, the memorial service. ''Yes,'' Boxey, they were brave Warriors who had given their lives to ''protect'' us.
: '''Boxey''': Because war is ''dangerous''?
: '''Adama''': Yes, Boxey. 

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===Preview Pages===

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