[TBS] F. An ex-lover, in court.
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worsttraitorever"BUTTERFINGERS!"
Gaius stared across the wide [so small it was crushing] courtroom, absolutely boggled and stunned [not at all surprised, really] at the man seated [perched high] on his seat. He could feel the eyes of those around them volleying back and forth [boring a hole deep into the back of his brain], trying desperately to keep up with the shouting.
The man [boy, child, infant] that sat there with his smirk of satisfaction made Gaius ill. For one so practiced in the art of redirection [manipulation and deceit] as he was, the nausea made his stomach rock.
Lies, blatant and rancid, struck at his core. He, Gaius Baltar, was many things: Scientist, Ex-President, Hard worker [liar, deceiver, manipulator, critic,], but he was not a murderer. Of course, when one is the things listed, tacking on murder [mass genocide] is just a small leap, really. One the people are ready [and oh, so willing] to believe.
After all, who is more honest? The horrid President who did nothing right [whoring, drinking, lying] or his faithful right-hand man, who saw all?
In the end, the judge and jury are not the public [and yet they are]. The panel seated even higher than the perjurer look down and the disapproval are even greater in their eyes than in anyone else's.
Except his. When Gaius betrayed him first.
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Gaius Baltar
Battlestar Galactica
230 Words
Gaius stared across the wide [so small it was crushing] courtroom, absolutely boggled and stunned [not at all surprised, really] at the man seated [perched high] on his seat. He could feel the eyes of those around them volleying back and forth [boring a hole deep into the back of his brain], trying desperately to keep up with the shouting.
The man [boy, child, infant] that sat there with his smirk of satisfaction made Gaius ill. For one so practiced in the art of redirection [manipulation and deceit] as he was, the nausea made his stomach rock.
Lies, blatant and rancid, struck at his core. He, Gaius Baltar, was many things: Scientist, Ex-President, Hard worker [liar, deceiver, manipulator, critic,], but he was not a murderer. Of course, when one is the things listed, tacking on murder [mass genocide] is just a small leap, really. One the people are ready [and oh, so willing] to believe.
After all, who is more honest? The horrid President who did nothing right [whoring, drinking, lying] or his faithful right-hand man, who saw all?
In the end, the judge and jury are not the public [and yet they are]. The panel seated even higher than the perjurer look down and the disapproval are even greater in their eyes than in anyone else's.
Except his. When Gaius betrayed him first.
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Gaius Baltar
Battlestar Galactica
230 Words
