The Man with Nine Lives

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"The Man with Nine Lives" An episode of the Re-imagined Series
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Overview

An old con man, Chameleon, works his way into Starbuck's life to avoid being tracked down by blood-thirsty Borellians.

Summary

• It has been twelve sectons since the Beings of Light gave Galactica the coordinates that presumably lead to Earth. The directions lack a reference to how long the trip is.

• The Warriors have been given furlons in order to relax and rejuvenate.

• Starbuck can't wait to try out a new gambling system that he claims "can't lose."

• Chameleon is on a shuttle heading towards the Rising Star. He watches a recruiting ad starring Omega. The show comes back on and the "Warrior of the Centar" being interviewed is Starbuck.

• Zara asks how old Starbuck is. Starbuck reveals that he doesn't know how old he is because he in an orphan, found wandering in the thorn forests on Caprica.

• Chameleon pretends to be upset with the show, in order to avoid paying a transportation ducket to the attendant. He claims that he runs the news and interview shows for Inter-Fleet Broadcasting. The woman next to him seems rather impressed.

• He says that there are thousands of civillians in the fleet doing jobs just as important as the warriors, and those are the stories that they should tell. He claims that they should interview the attendant, telling him to go to the Comp-Tel Ship after he gets off duty so that Zara can interview him next. The ploy works, and Chameleon is able to bluff the flustered attendant into thinking he had already given him a transportation ducket.

• Chameleon turns the broadcast back on, and Starbuck is explaining that his parents probably perished in the Cylon raid on Umbra. It was destroyed in a sneak attack in 7322, after which thousands of children were found wandering around in the forest, including Starbuck.

• Aboard the Rising Star Chameleon pauses outside the Astral Lounge, pretending to have lost his wallet. The woman he had flown next to, Siress Blassie, insists on spotting him the necessary funds. Chameleon agrees to take the money as long as she promises to return to his billet that night so he can "repay her."

Original Series definition: an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: Warrior)

Original Series definition: a type of prepaid voucher used on the shuttle Canaris, typically collected at the end of the shuttle trip ^{(TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives")}

Original Series definition: a title of nobility, typically ascribed to a civilian of the female gender (e.g. Siress Tinia, Siress Blassie)