Kal "Bootstrap" Trask

Captain Kal Trask

Robert Downey, Jr. as Kal Trask

Personal

Alias:	Bootstrap; Boots
Age:	34 (b. 18 Aug 2008 AE)
Features:	Dark hair; brown eyes; tan skin; smart mouth; copious faded scars oft obscured by elaborate Ta Moko; lithely athletic build
Colony:	Tauron

Professional

Rank:	Captain
Department:	Air Wing: VAQ-141 "Harriers"
Position:	Squadron Leader ECO / Raptor Pilot

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

— David Brinkley

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Not everyone can come from privilege. Some must be forged in the fires of adversity, forcefully hammered until their resolve is tempered into something sharper and more resilient than the finest blade of Damascus steel.

Kal Trask is one such individual.

Enlisting at the age of 18, he left behind a hard knock life, determined to make something of himself. Doggedly resilient, the Mustang officer has a reputation for being a skilled electrical and aerospace engineer, an assault squadron ECO who's held his own in some of the worst pre- and post-Warday combat zones, and a facetious jerkass whose heart of gold is usually stowed amongst his copious personal baggage.

He's also damn proud of his callsign and the inheritor of this guy's EPIC pr0n collection.

Background

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are very tiny compared to what lies within us."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Biographical Information

A Rocky Start

Kal at age 5

Although once a key part of Tauron's military-industrial complex, the conurbation known as the Black Country never economically recovered from the planet's withdrawal from the Colonial Civil War. Many factors were to blame for the disinvestment, deindustrialization, and depopulation in the region, including unionization and its subsequent corruption, the outsourcing of manufacturing to non-union facilities, and major contracts going to off-world companies. Civil upheaval was rampant throughout the colony and, soon enough, the jobless were adding to the unrest.

It was into this realm of minimal opportunities that Kal Trask was born. By the time he turned 5, unemployment in his hometown of Flint was at an all-time high. Unfortunately, his father was one of many to comprise that statistic. As proud and stubborn as the Taurian stereotype, Kevon Trask did not take well to feeling useless. That his wife, Colette, became the sole breadwinner was further emasculating. Unable to adequately provide for his wife and son, he sought solace in alcohol and violently unleashed his anger and frustration.

Being just a child, young Kal was in no position to protect his mother from the rage of his father's resentment. In the aftermath of these inebriated assaults, the boy sought to repair whatever it was that had been destroyed. Objects proved far easier to mend than people, and he manifested a real knack for fixing things that lacked thoughts and emotions. There was something deeply satisfying, even comforting, about getting something broken to work. It was a refuge and a distraction from just how irreparably damaged his family was — and how helpless he felt — and it became a coping mechanism that never went away.

Things would briefly improve whenever Kevon managed to find work, only to get much worse whenever he lost his job. Finances grew even more strained with the arrival of a daughter, whom the man often cursed. What little food that could be afforded on Colette's sweatshop seamstress wages was indeed very little. With another mouth to feed, it became not enough. So great was her husband's wounded pride, however, government aid was not an option — a point he made painfully clear with his fists. In these lean times, the Trasks often went hungry. Yet, somehow, Kevon managed to never lack liquor.

Regardless of their youth, Kal and his sister were not spared the abuse. Whereas Alyse withdrew, he started to act out. As he grew older, he started to fight back. The rows between father and son were brutal and bloody, for the lad learned how to hold his own and was determined to be the last one standing. As long as he was the primary target of his father's wrath, his mother and sister had some reprieve, and he resolved to give them as much as possible.

Uncharted Waters

Crewman Trask

There came a time, though, when he simply had to save himself. The moment Kal turned 18, he enlisted in the Colonial military. The decision caused no small amount of emotional turmoil; sending his wages back home did little to assuage his feelings of guilt over leaving behind his mother and sister.

Determined to make something of himself, the novice grunt signed away years of his life in exchange for the Navy funding his education. After seven grueling years of being a full-time engineering technician and a part-time student (including summer courses), Trask earned a degree in electrical engineering, as well as a reputation for excellent work. The trade-off was an utter lack of any semblance of a social life, although this single-minded dedication to self-improvement also is what kept him out of trouble while adjusting to less volatile living conditions. The young man simply lacked the time and energy to get into fights. All that aggression was sublimated into more constructive pursuits.

In search of more excitement, he made a lateral career move and transferred to the Deck department, where he came to specialize in avionic air engineering. For the next six years, he learned the insides and outsides of Vipers and Raptors, passed the exam to become a licensed Professional Engineer, and was up to be appointed Deck Chief of the Heavy Cruiser Ponos but instead decided that he was going to become an ECO.

It was a choice that confounded his colleagues.

Most candidates for OCS apply without needing an age-restriction waiver. Most candidates also are not Chief Petty Officers at the time of their application. In light of the responsibility of his last billet as an AE Lead, the review panel found merit in the reasons for postponement. That Trask also managed to earn a baccalaureate, all the while garnering outstanding performance reviews, left him little in the way of competition. Glowing letters of recommendation from his past and present supervisors — including Dominic Gabrieli — gave his application that final oomph for acceptance.

Fourteen weeks of rigorous training later, he was a shiny new Ensign at the age of 30.

Playing With Fire

Turning Up The Heat

With his vast experience working with Vipers and Raptors, a second age-restriction waiver was easily acquired, and Trask was accepted into the flight school at Colonial Fleet Base Athenos on Virgon. Between a natural aptitude and his background in electrical and aerospace engineering, he thoroughly excelled in the ECO pipeline and graduated at the top of his class within 18 months. Had he remained for 24 months, like most students do, he would've left a better pilot. Where he was going, it didn't matter.

Trask requested, and was granted, assignment to the Assaultstar Victory, which was not a prestigious station in the traditional sense. There was no competition for positions, no waiting list to land some coveted slot. Those who served there tended to fall under one of five categories: (1) those who pissed-off someone influential who was exacting revenge; (2) those seeking to rapidly advance their career; (3) hardcore adrenaline junkies; (4) zealous Colonial patriots; and (5) those with a death wish. To survive a combat tour there was to be a certified badass.

As a member of the VAQ-136 "Cavaliers" — the Victory's lead assault squadron — ceaseless forays into Sagittaron's hottest combat zones were a way of life, and there was no shortage of daily opportunities for Trask to utilize his talents for electronic warfare, blowing up stuff, on-the-fly repairs, and sardonicism. As a highly promising rook, he was paired with one of the more seasoned pilots: Captain Margaret "Jugs" Quinn.

It didn't take long for him to start giving her attitude. Shamelessly exploiting the Cavaliers' high burn-out and KIA rate, Trask got away with a lot more sass than he would've anywhere else simply because he was an asset in a squadron that constantly needed to replenish its ranks. Over time, he did grudgingly give Quinn credit for her tremendous piloting skills, although he never voiced that to anyone.

The turning point came during a particularly nasty skirmish involving insurgents in Xenos province. While in the throes of SAR, a nearby Raptor was destroyed by an AA-missile. Between the blast and high-velocity debris, their own ship was significantly damaged and an emergency landing was unavoidable. For 36 hours, Quinn and Trask were stranded behind enemy lines.

Nothing was ever the same after that. What transpired to bring about such a positive change in their relationship isn't something they've ever disclosed.

What was for certain was that there was no more bad blood between them. Indeed, they became fast friends, which delighted LTJG Evandreus "Bunny" Doe, who had been stuck in the middle of their past bickering, much to his dismay. From that moment onward, the three were more or less inseparable. So much so that when she was offered the position of Squadron Leader for the VAQ-141 "Harriers" aboard the Battlestar Cerberus, Quinn made it unmistakably clear that she and her boys were a package deal.

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"We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out."

— Theodore Roosevelt

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Service Jacket

Tours of Duty

Period	Position	Station	Notes
2026 AE	Enlisted	Recruited on Tauron	Enlisted on his 18th birthday
2 years	Engineering Technician (Electrical)	Flak Frigate Theatron (CF-1163)	Concurrently enrolled in a part-time, distance-learning program for an accredited undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering
4 years	Engineering Technician (Electrical)	Battlestar Chimaera (BS-81)	Concurrently enrolled in a part-time, distance-learning program for an accredited undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering
4 years	Engineering Technician (Avionics focus)	Battlestar Chimaera (BS-81)	Concurrently enrolled in a part-time, distance-learning program for an accredited undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (graduated in 2033 AE) Concurrently enrolled in a part-time, distance-learning program for an accredited undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering (graduated in 2036 AE)
2 years	Engineering Technician (Avionics & Mechanics)	Battlestar Aegean (BS-104)	AE Lead and deputy Deck Chief; front-runner to become Deck Chief aboard Heavy Cruiser Ponos (CHC-1177) but instead opted for OCS
14 weeks	Officer Candidate	OCS: Colonial Fleet Academy, Picon	Upon review of his service record, Trask was granted the 48-month age maximum waiver and accepted into OCS; enrolled at the rank of Chief Petty Officer; graduated at the age of 30
18 months	ECO-in-Training	Flight School: Colonial Fleet Base Athenos, Virgon	Granted the 48-month maximum age for admissions waiver; previous experience with ECM, avionics, and ordnance resulted in accelerated pipeline completion Advanced Electronic Warfare: 1st of 50; Basic Gunnery: 4th of 50; Basic Raptor Piloting: 44th of 50
1 year	ECO: VAQ-136 "Cavaliers"	Assaultstar Victory (CA-33)	Some hardcore Black Hawk Down type stuff went down
31 Jan 2041 - 22 Jun 2041	ECO: VAQ-141 "Harriers"	Battlestar Cerberus (BS-132)	Transferred from the Victory with Quinn upon her appointment as new SL of the VAQ-141
22 Jun 2041 - 23 Jan 2042	'Interim' Squadron Leader ECO: VAQ-141 "Harriers"	Battlestar Cerberus (BS-132)	Promoted when Quinn was relieved of command and made LSO due to medical reasons
23 Jan 2041 - 07 Jul 2042	Squadron Leader ECO: VAQ-141 "Harriers"	Battlestar Cerberus (BS-132)	Officially given formal command of the Harriers
07 Jul 2042 - Present	Squadron Leader ECO / Pilot: VAQ-141 "Harriers"	Battlestar Cerberus (BS-132)	Obtained Raptor pilot certification

Mission History

Post-Warday
28 Feb 2041 AE:	Recon mission to Virgon space
03 Mar 2041 AE:	Recon mission to Canceron space
06 Mar 2041 AE:	Recon mission to Aerilon space
07 Mar 2041 AE:	Recon mission to Virgon's surface: Venona Bay (successful), Phaeton City (successful), and Skyler City (aborted)
14 Mar 2041 AE:	Clusterfrak Salvage mission in Virgon's orbital scrapyard
23 Mar 2041 AE:	Excursion to Parnassus Anchorage
08 Apr 2041 AE:	Salvage mission in the minefield near Parnassus Anchorage
10 Apr 2041 AE:	Recon mission (and kitten rescue) of the MV Eidolon
19 Apr 2041 AE:	Recon mission to Cylon-occupied Leonis
08 May - 18 Jun 2041 AE:	Operation Cobra Talon: covert counterstrike/recon/salvage clusterfrak mission on Leonis — (postcard)
06 Jul 2041 AE:	Viper modification testing turned murderous mindfrak near Auðumbla Anchorage
23 Jul 2041 AE:	Air strike against Cylon research facility above Sagittaron
14 Aug 2041 AE:	Second recon mission to Aerilon
20 Aug - 12 Sep 2041 AE:	Recon & civilian rescue clusterfrak operations on Sagittaron
14 Sep - 06 Oct 2041 AE:	Responsible for recon & civilian rescue operations on Aerilon
16 Oct 2041 AE:	Recon mission to Caprica's surface: Delphi (successful); Caprica City (successful)
06 Nov 2041 AE:	Recon mission to check status of Spacedock Leonis
14 Nov 2041 - 06 Jan 2042 AE:	Recon, salvage & civilian rescue operations on Tauron
05 Feb 2042 AE:	Operation Silent Mastiff
11 Mar 2042 AE:	Assault on Cylon foundry found in the Aeolus Asteroid Belt
15 Apr 2042 AE:	Battle royale against the "Evocati" to ensure that Cerberus' boarding parties landed on the Areion

Special Assignments

Pre-Warday
War Games (15-25 Feb 2041 AE)	Appointed as Air Wing's liaison to work with Engineering on an FTL signature shielding project; spearheaded the phantom swallows project; entrusted by the TACCO with the deployment of the reprogrammed decoys
Post-Warday
Interference (01-08 Mar 2041 AE)	Appointed as a consultant to Deck Chief Atreus; tasked with determining what caused the systems malfunctions in the Viper Mark VIIs and the Raptors during the Cylon assault on Picon
Back Door Man (08-17 Mar 2041 AE)	Assigned to work with Oberlin, Bannik, and Marko to figure out what kind of Über Robot Mojo the Cylons used to create a back door that exploited the most recent version of CNP
Heavy Metal (28 Mar - 11 Apr 2041 AE)	Part of the team assigned to dissect the Heavy Raider captured from Parnassus Anchorage
Transmit This (11 Apr - 07 May 2041 AE)	Appointed team leader of those who will analyze the "wireless antenna" found above the cockpit of the Heavy Raider
Overhaul to Haul Ass (08-13 Jun 2041 AE)	Spearheaded team to repair non-FTL airbuses found by Evandreus and Niobe in Kythera
Scrap Surveillance (20 Jul 2041 AE)	Calculated launch projections for recon devices embedded in space rocks deployed to gather intel about the Cylon installation above Sagittaron
Air Wing Upgrades (26 Sep 2041 - 20 March 2042 AE)	Point man for ECM and Viper upgrades based on modifications acquired from the CEX Areion; Air Wing's liaison and project manager
Dog Tricks (05 Jan - 05 Feb 2041 AE)	Planned the entire Air Wing strategy for Operation Silent Mastiff
Skinjob Scanner (21 Feb - 15 Apr 2042 AE)	Assigned by Major Hahn to draft a proposal to examine his hypothesis that the radiation from the Areion's Gun might be able to suss out skinjobs if the Gun were to be fired at the Fleet; personally brought aboard resident neurologist and biomechantronics expert, Dr. Cameron Adair, to conduct a feasibility study — PROJECT TERMINATED ALONG WITH THE GUN
Ghost Spookbusters (15 Apr 2042 AE)	In conjunction with Captain Khloe "Poppy" Vakos, devised the entire Air Wing strategy for the assault on the CEX Areion; assisted CIC and CMC with further planning

Personnel Notes

27 Feb 2041 AE:	Trask is granted granted repair privileges by Deck Chief Atreus.
12-20 Apr 2041 AE:	In light of the devastating Cylon rampage, and in consideration of his six years working as a snipe, Trask is cleared by the ChEng and the CAG to assist with electrical repairs during non-CAP hours.
22 May 2041 AE:	Quinn unofficially appoints Trask as the interim Squadron Leader of the Harriers.
22 Jun 2041 AE:	Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and formally given 'interim' command of the Harriers.
06 Jul 2041 AE:	Forcibly sedated when he refused to let anyone other than LT Stavrian near Morgenfield's corpse. In light of extenuating circumstances, no charges were pressed against him. Went on to be the first person who postulated that Cylon skinjobs might be able to somehow wirelessly transmit their consciousness upon death, and that the radiation surrounding Auðumbla Anchorage appears to cause interference that prevents such a transmission.
18 Oct 2041 AE:	Re-commenced training for Raptor flight qualifications.
25 Nov 2041 AE:	Submitted formal letter of protest regarding the impending execution of PO2 John Borenstein.
23 Jan 2042 AE:	Promoted to the rank of Captain and appointed commanding officer of the Harriers.
14 Mar 2042 AE:	Nominated LTJG Marko Scaurus for a Fleet Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service, accounting for all the various projects that Trask assigned over the span of a year. The importance of Marko's work to both the Air Wing and the Fleet were stressed. The upgrades to the Raider and Heavy Raider AIs and modules in the flight training programs — not to mention the coded from scratch virtual Heavy Raider simulation program — were particularly praised.
14 Mar 2042 AE:	Submitted formal letters of commendation for LT Leyla Aydin and LTJG Marko Scaurus citing the duo's initiative and skilled analysis regarding the waypoints coordinates found in Wreath-of-Roses that ultimately led to the discovery of what may well be an ark ship from Kobol.
07 Jul 2042 AE:	Obtained Raptor pilot certification.

Citations

Awards

• 25 Jun 2041 AE: Bronze Cluster for actions during the Leonis rescue operation.

_{"This is awarded to you all for your actions during the rescue operation. At great risk to your own lives, you all fought valiantly to fend off wave after wave of a Cylon attack that led directly to the successful evacuation of personnel and civilians. Not only this, but such defenses were waged from tracked armored vehicles – something that I believe falls a little outside their professional training." — Major Clive Tillman in Full Colors}

• 25 Jun 2041 AE: Leonis Campaign Medal

_{"In past services to this Navy and Corps, campaign medals were awarded to anyone who set foot on soil or passed near the combat zone. It meant nothing as far as specific service. The Leonis Campaign Medal requires that anyone who receive it have spent a minimum of forty-eight hours on the surface, be a member of the Colonial Fleet, and have carried a rifle through it. It is an honor that less than six tenths of a percent of this fleet will ever have." — Major Clive Tillman in Full Colors}

• 04 May 2042 AE: Fleet Commendation Medal

_{"Command has issued decorations for the Harriers personnel involved in the holding of the line against the Evocati, your and Poppy's section in particular, as it was deemed vital to getting those boarding Raptors through. Captain Trask, for actions in combat on April the Fifteenth day of Twenty-Fourty-Two after Exodus, you are awarded the Fleet Commendation Medal." — Lt. Colonel Cidra Hahn in Of Treachery and Trinkets}

Letters

[+] 25 Feb 2041 AE: Captain Clive Tillman

COLONIAL FLEET MEMORANDUM

25 Feb 2041 AE

FR: Captain Clive Tillman
TO: Major Cidra Hahn
CC: Captain Clive Tillman
RE: Letter of Commendation

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Sir,

I spoke with LTJG Trask earlier about his work on the Swallows and his involvement in the project. Due to the success and extremely successful application by your outstanding crews, I would like to place a Letter of Commendation in his file for his actions. If one is already planned, I would appreciate my signature being added to it.

Additionally, pass on my appreciation for the superb performance and bravery of your pilots and crews. Without them and their actions, the actions during the wargame would no-doubt have had a different result.

Regards,

Captain Clive Tillman
TACCO and SOTW, BS-132

Reprimands

Quite a few, although (thus far) all off-the-record. Something about not always showing an appropriate amount of respect. Blah blah blah. Some people are so sensitive.

Medical Record

When	What	How
19 Feb 2041 AE	Standard check-up (clean bill of health)	Checking In, Checking Out
11 Apr 2041 AE	Moderate LMG wound to right shoulder	Clankers - Blood for Blood
25 Apr 2041 AE	Donated blood (AB+)	A Drop in the Bucket
08 May 2041 AE	Moderate back sprain	How Sweet, Vengeance
15 May 2041 AE	Moderate goose egg and some mild facial cuts	A Lie Never Lives to Grow Old
06 Jul 2041 AE	Moderate Hypercapnia	As Flies To Wanton Boys
08 Nov 2041 AE	Standard check-up (clean bill of health)	Medical Exam
25 Jan 2042 AE	Dermal and subcutaneous trauma to left bicep and right forearm	Inscribed in Flesh
25 - 31 Mar 2042 AE	Quarantined for flu-like symptoms and rash	Ill Communication & License to Ill
15 Apr 2042 AE	Moderate shrapnel wounds to chest & left hand; Critical abdominal injuries resulting in heavy blood loss — Restricted from Flight Duty	To Fly and Fight and Die
15 Jun 2042 AE	Cleared to return to Flight Duty	n/a

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"Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds; they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material."

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Immediate Family

Trask doesn't discuss his family. Ever.

Someone with access to his Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) would find mention of a younger sister named Alyse and that his parents, Kevon and Colette, were still married at the time of his enlistment. It is also documented that he has never been married, nor has he ever listed any known children or claimed dependents.

Apart from whatever information that is acquired during a standard Colonial military background check and periodic reviews, there are no further details.

Since late 2040 AE, Maggie "Jugs" Quinn has been his designated next of kin. On 25 Jan 2042 AE, any doubt that she is truly considered family was dispelled when she and her infant daughter, Kallistei, were added to the man's achyddiaeth as sister and niece, respectively.

Personal Profile

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"Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older."

— Dr. Hans Selye

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Physical Characteristics

Overview

Several years past 30 in age and two inches shy of 6 feet tall, Kal Trask manifests the paradox of being both weathered and spry. A long history of arduous physical labor has forged his lithe form into a wiry athleticism that is diligently maintained. Particularly well-defined are his Ta Moko adorned arms and shoulders, and his strong hands show telltale signs of being a mechanic. Augmented by a short tousle of dark hair, there is a boyish appeal to him that contrasts the weary quality of over-torqued, Dakar Rally, desert-of-the-soul mileage. Assorted faded scars mark his naturally light tan skin, although his devil-may-care attitude belies the source of their origin. Even so, no amount of facetiousness can fully conceal the emotional turbulence that lingers beneath the surface of his large, expressive brown eyes.

Scars

Although they've mostly faded over the past few decades, Trask has no small amount of scars. A keen observer might notice them and be able to deduce the following:

• A few mark his face, although none of them are particularly glaring. The shape and location of some suggest a history of blackened eyes.
• Most of those on his shoulders and back are obscured by ornate tatau of the Taurian style known as Ta Moko. These scars date back some 20+ years and are typical of lashings and of beatings with the buckle-end of a belt.
• On his hands and arms, he shows the standard wear and tear to be expected of a long-time mechanic. A few marks are consistent with defensive wounds, although those are largely obscured by Ta Moko. Those latter scars are as old as the ones on his shoulders and back.

IC Additions

• 11 Apr 2041: scars caused by light machine gunfire can be seen on his right shoulder.
• 08 May 2041: acquired light gash from left temple to hairline when cockpit was critically hit by Heavy Raider fire.
• 15 May 2041: mild facial cuts from when the ATV he was in exploded and flung him to the ground.
• 15 Apr 2042: severe Raptor damage caused by LTCOL Skiron "Duncecap" Baer resulted in moderate lacerations to the chest and left hand, as well as critical trauma to the abdominal area; the latter garnered a 3-inches long surgical scar.

Tatau

Trask has numerous tattoos done in a traditional Taurian style called Ta Moko, which has some unique symbolism that is not found in other styles of tatau. To unknowing eyes, the designs simply seem decorative. In actuality, the placement of each curve, line, and shape has little to do with aesthetic. Further details on Taurian tatau can be read here.

_{Images will be forthcoming.}

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"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."

— Chinese proverb

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Psychological Assessment

Overview

_{"[T]hat's not congruent with the underpinnings of anger and self-loathing that support your façade of strutting ego."}

_{— Penelope incisively deconstructs Kal in Benefit of the Doubt}

_{"Some people use their fists to abuse the people around them. You… you just use your mouth."}

_{— Leyla in Blow Ups unwittingly points out that Trask is failing in not being anything like his father}

_{"I don't want to. You'd happily let me swig your piss, or take a swig at all just so you can be mad at me again. I know that's easier for you, and after being all domestic for a few days where I actually relied on you, it's high time you have another break and let your disdain and distrust for mankind bubble up and ruin something you've got going for you other than work. Go ahead. Have at it, but I'm not going to give you the fodder."}

_{— Sawyer's response to Trask in Have At It when he tells her take a sip to find out if he replaced all her booze with urine}

Quirks & Tropes

Quirks

• Facetious: Causticity is comforting. Sardonicism is safe. Flippancy is a fortress. None. Shall. Pass. It's not the healthiest defense mechanism, and it certainly can be hurtful for those who care about him, but Trask is firmly facetious when it comes to pretty much everything. Even being on the verge of death doesn't change this. It's not that he doesn't feel fear or pain; it's that he actively chooses to mock such, even in the most dire of situations, lest he revert to his ingrained response of reacting with aggression to upsetting stimuli. Anyone insisting that he cower or kowtow will be disappointed. If anything, he's bound to become even more irreverent. It's just how he copes.

• Prejudiced Against the Privileged: Being someone who came from nothing and was told he'd never amount to anything because he was a nobody, Trask definitely holds no small amount of disdain for those who've had the way paved for them. He places a high value on merit and hard work, and he's of the firm opinion that people from privileged backgrounds tend to instead get ahead via nepotism and cronyism.

• Resilient: The people of Tauron have a reputation for being stoic, hardy, and stubborn. Trask's capacity to shoulder hardship exceeds the stereotype. As a result of his abusive upbringing, he developed a dogged determination and an ability to endure physical, emotional, and psychological distress. Even if he gets knocked down, he'll get back up. In a way, doing so is a giant 'FRAK YOU' to everything attempting to grind him into the ground.

• Teetotaler: In direct response to his father's violent alcoholism, Trask completely abstains from alcohol. Inebriation disgusts him, and he runs a risk of getting physically aggressive towards nasty drunks. If the person can hold their liquor, he can tolerate being around someone who's had a few drinks. Usually, he just absents himself.

Tropes

Here be some tropes that Trask personifies.

• Deadpan Snarker
• Heroic Neutral
• Jerkass Woobie
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold
• Karmic Trickster
• The Snark Knight

Temperament & Type

_{Although the Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) and the Myers-Briggs Type Index (MBTI) are often considered to be interchangeable, there are a few significant differences that are well-explained in this comparison.}

According to the KTS, Trask has a Rational temperament, and his role variant is the Mastermind, which corresponds primarily to the Myers-Briggs Type INTJ. Further information can be found here and here.

Introverted (I) 64% | Intuitive (N) 50% | Thinking (T) 75% | Judging (J) 73%

The Mastermind
Masterminds are introspective, pragmatic, directive, and reserved. They make for highly capable leaders due to their keen knack for contingency planning and entailment organizing. Despite their leadership capabilities, Masterminds prefer to stay in the background until others demonstrate ineffective leadership. However, once in a position of power, they are highly efficient and willing to adopt useful ideas.

Masterminds are strong willed, self-confident, and decisive. They are also highly theoretical and are the most open-minded of all the role variants. Before a Mastermind adopts a theoretical notion, they insist on researching all of the available data and checking the idea against reality. Masterminds are suspicious of theories based on poor research and will discard ideas that cannot be effectively implemented.

Masterminds are highly pragmatic and will put forth a lot of time and effort in order to implement effective ideas. They are driven to solve complex problems and to create organized, decided, and executed solutions. Masterminds tend to say positive statements instead of negative ones, preferring to focus on how to make the organization more efficient in the future rather than dwelling on past mistakes.

[+] Portrait of the Mastermind

Portrait of the Mastermind
All Rationals are good at planning operations, but Masterminds are head and shoulders above all the rest in contingency planning. Complex operations involve many steps or stages, one following another in a necessary progression, and Masterminds are naturally able to grasp how each one leads to the next, and to prepare alternatives for difficulties that are likely to arise any step of the way. Trying to anticipate every contingency, Masterminds never set off on their current project without a Plan A firmly in mind, but they are always prepared to switch to Plan B or C or D if need be.

Masterminds are rare, comprising no more than, say, one percent of the population, and they are rarely encountered outside their office, factory, school, or laboratory. Although they are highly capable leaders, Masterminds are not at all eager to take command, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. Once they take charge, however, they are thoroughgoing pragmatists. Masterminds are certain that efficiency is indispensable in a well-run organization, and if they encounter inefficiency — any waste of human and material resources — they are quick to realign operations and reassign personnel. Masterminds do not feel bound by established rules and procedures, and traditional authority does not impress them, nor do slogans or catchwords. Only ideas that make sense to them are adopted; those that don't, aren't, no matter who thought of them. Remember, their aim is always maximum efficiency.

In their careers, Masterminds usually rise to positions of responsibility, for they work long and hard and are dedicated in their pursuit of goals, sparing neither their own time and effort nor that of their colleagues and employees. Problem-solving is highly stimulating to Masterminds, who love responding to tangled systems that require careful sorting out. Ordinarily, they verbalize the positive and avoid comments of a negative nature; they are more interested in moving an organization forward than dwelling on mistakes of the past.

Masterminds tend to be much more definite and self-confident than other Rationals, having usually developed a very strong will. Decisions come easily to them; in fact, they can hardly rest until they have things settled and decided. Before they decide anything, however, they must do the research. Masterminds are highly theoretical, but they insist on looking at all available data before they embrace an idea, and they are suspicious of any statement that is based on shoddy research, or that is not checked against reality.

The INTJ
To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of definiteness and self-confidence. This self-confidence, sometimes mistaken for simple arrogance by the less decisive, is actually of a very specific nature. When it comes to their own areas of expertise — and INTJs can have several — they will be able to tell you almost immediately whether or not they can help you, and if so, how. INTJs know what they know and have no qualms about expressing that. Perhaps more importantly, they also are acutely aware of what they don't know, and they will readily admit when that is the case.

INTJs are analytical. They are most comfortable working alone and tend to be less sociable than other types. Nevertheless, INTJs are prepared to lead if no one else seems up to the task, or if they see a major weakness in the current leadership. They tend to be pragmatic, logical, and creative. They have a low tolerance for spin or rampant emotionalism. They do not recognize authority based on tradition, rank, or title.

Personal relationships, particularly romantic ones, can be the INTJ's Achilles heel. This happens in part because many INTJs do not readily grasp the social rituals. Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs really want people to make sense.

[+] Portrait of an INTJ

Portrait of an INTJ
INTJs are known as the "Systems Builders" of the types, perhaps in part because they possess the unusual trait combination of imagination and reliability. Whatever system an INTJ happens to be working on, both perfectionism and disregard for authority may come into play, as INTJs can be unsparing of both themselves and the others on the project. Anyone considered to be "slacking," including superiors, will lose their respect — and will generally be made aware of this. INTJs have also been known to take it upon themselves to implement critical decisions without consulting their supervisors or co-workers. On the other hand, they do tend to be scrupulous and even-handed about recognizing the individual contributions that have gone into a project, and have a gift for seizing opportunities which others might not even notice.

• INTJs are analytical problem-solvers, eager to improve systems and processes with their innovative ideas. INTJs have a talent for seeing possibilities for improvement, whether at work, at home, or in themselves.

• INTJs have a hunger for knowledge and strive to constantly increase their competence; often INTJs are perfectionists with extremely high standards of performance for themselves and others. They tend to have a keen interest in self-improvement and are lifelong learners, always looking to add to their base of information and awareness.

• INTJs live in a world of abstraction and theory, and may sometimes be absentminded in their preoccupation with concepts. Often intellectual, they enjoy analysis and complex problem-solving, and are much less comfortable with the illogical and unpredictable nature of other people and their emotions. They may not want to bother with people who they do not perceive to be their intellectual equals.

• INTJs are perceptive about systems and strategy, and often understand the world as a chess board to be navigated. They want to understand how systems work, and how events proceed: the INTJ often has a unique ability to foresee logical outcomes. INTJs enjoy applying themselves to a project or idea in depth, and putting in concentrated effort to achieve their goals.

INTJ at Work
At work, the INTJ excels at creating and implementing innovative solutions to analytical problems. INTJs naturally see possibilities for improvement within complex systems and are organized and determined in implementing their ideas for change.

• INTJs are comfortable with abstraction and theory but gain the most satisfaction from turning their ideas into reality. INTJs often enjoy working independently or with a small team (of competent, intelligent, and productive colleagues), taking measured, strategic steps to implement change.

• INTJs enjoy working with logical systems that they can understand in depth. They enjoy the challenge of comprehending complex ideas, and want to understand how they can improve the way things work. The ideal job allows them to use their analytical skills to problem-solve in a challenging environment, and to take responsibility for implementing their ideas to create efficient, innovative systems.

INTJ Communication Style
INTJs are direct and detached in their communication. They often naturally see how something could be done better and usually communicate their criticism in a straightforward, logical manner. INTJs are typically independent and calm; they are not so much concerned about being liked or appreciated as they are with being competent and thoughtful. Their communications are typically well thought-out, insightful, and strategic. They often plan well into the future and offer big-picture analysis for improving systems.

INTJs as Partners
In relationships, the INTJ is loyal but independent. INTJs can be almost scientific in choosing a mate and make devoted partners once they have found a match that fits their rigorous list of requirements. They often have clear ideas about what makes for a solid relationship and are unwavering in their pursuit of this ideal.

• INTJs often have a passion for self-improvement and are encouraging of their partners' goals and intellectual pursuits. However, they do not usually see the need for frivolous affection or romance, feeling that their devotion should be evident. INTJs are more focused on serving their partners with hard work and resourceful problem-solving than they are on showering them with attention.

• INTJs' partners often find them difficult to read, and indeed they do not show emotion easily; INTJs find the process of discussing emotions much too messy and disorganized. They enjoy solving difficult problems, but are often out of their depth when it comes to illogical, unpredictable personal issues.

• INTJs value a partner that allows them the independence to achieve their goals, and one who appreciates their efficacy, insight, and ability to offer creative solutions to problems.

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_{The Enneagram of Personality is mainly a diagnostic tool of one's emotional outlook on life and may help point out a person's underlying fixations. Each Enneagram personality type supposedly expresses a distinctive and habitual pattern of thinking and emotions, although the behavioral characteristics of the personality types are less distinctive.}

Type 8 (Score: 7) | Type 5 (Score: 6) | Type 1 (Score: 5)

Type 8: The Asserter
(aka the Challenger, the Leader, and the Protector)

Asserters are direct, self-reliant, self-confident, and protective.

[+] Portrait of Type 8: The Asserter

To get along with me…

• stand up for yourself… and me.
• be confident, strong, and direct.
• don't gossip about me or betray my trust.
• be vulnerable and share your feelings. See and acknowledge my tender, vulnerable side.
• give me space to be alone.
• acknowledge the contributions I make, but don't flatter me.
• don't automatically assume it's a personal attack; I often speak in an assertive way.
• when I scream, curse, and stomp around, try to remember that's just the way I am.

What I like about being an Eight is…

• being independent and self-reliant.
• being able to take charge and meet challenges head on.
• being courageous, straightforward, and honest.
• getting all the enjoyment I can out of life.
• supporting, empowering, and protecting those close to me.
• upholding just causes.

What's hard about being an Eight is…

• overwhelming people with my bluntness; scaring them away when I don't intend to.
• being restless and impatient with others' incompetence.
• sticking my neck out for people and receiving no appreciation for it.
• never forgetting injuries or injustices.
• putting too much pressure on myself.
• getting high blood pressure when people don't obey the rules or when things don't go right.

Eights as children often…

• are independent; have an inner strength and a fighting spirit.
• are sometimes loners.
• seize control so they won't be controlled.
• figure out others' weaknesses.
• attack verbally or physically when provoked.
• take charge in the family because they perceive themselves as the strongest, or grow up in difficult or abusive surroundings.

Eights as parents…

• are often loyal, caring, involved, and devoted.
• are sometimes overprotective.
• can be demanding, controlling, and rigid.

Type 5: The Observer

Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.

[+] Portrait of Type 5: The Observer

To get along with me…

• be independent, not clingy.
• speak in a straightforward and brief manner.
• give me the alone time that I need to process my feelings and thoughts.
• remember that if I seem aloof, distant, or arrogant, it may be that I am feeling uncomfortable.
• make me feel welcome, but not too intensely, or I might doubt your sincerity.
• don't come on like a bulldozer.
• help me to avoid my pet peeves: big parties, other people's loud music, overdone emotions, and intrusions on my privacy.

What I like about being a Five is…

• standing back and viewing life objectively.
• coming to a thorough understanding; perceiving causes and effects.
• my sense of integrity: doing what I think is right and not being influenced by social pressure.
• not being caught up in material possessions and status.
• being calm in a crisis.

What's hard about being a Five is…

• being slow to put my knowledge and insights out in the world.
• feeling bad when I act defensive or like a know-it-all.
• being pressured to be with people when I don't want to be.
• watching others with better social skills, but less intelligence or technical skill, do better professionally.

Fives as children often…

• spend a lot of time alone reading, making collections, and so on.
• have a few special friends rather than many.
• are very bright and curious and do well in school.
• have independent minds and often question their parents and teachers.
• watch events from a detached point of view, gathering information.
• assume a poker face in order not to look afraid.
• are sensitive; avoid interpersonal conflict.
• feel intruded upon and controlled and/or ignored and neglected.

Fives as parents…

• are often kind, perceptive, and devoted.
• are sometimes authoritarian and demanding.
• may expect more intellectual achievement than is developmentally appropriate.
• may be intolerant of their children expressing strong emotions.

Type 1: The Perfectionist

Perfectionists are realistic, conscientious, and principled. They strive to live up to their high ideals.

[+] Portrait of Type 1: The Perfectionist

To get along with me…

• take your share of the responsibility so I don't end up with all the work.
• acknowledge my achievements.
• reassure me that I'm fine the way I am; I am hard on myself.
• tell me that you value my advice.
• be fair and considerate, as I am.
• apologize if you have been unthoughtful; it will help me to forgive.
• gently encourage me to lighten up and to laugh at myself when I get uptight, but hear my worries first.

What I like about being a One is…

• being self-disciplined and able to accomplish a great deal.
• working hard to make the world a better place.
• having high standards and ethics; not compromising myself.
• being reasonable, responsible, and dedicated in everything I do.
• being able to put facts together, coming to good understandings, and figuring out wise solutions.
• being the best I can be and bringing out the best in other people.

What's hard about being a One is…

• being disappointed with myself or others when my expectations are not met.
• feeling burdened by too much responsibility.
• thinking that what I do is never good enough.
• not being appreciated for what I do for people.
• being upset because others aren't trying as hard as I am.
• obsessing about what I did or what I should do.
• being tense, anxious, and taking things too seriously.

Ones as children often…

• criticize themselves in anticipation of criticism from others.
• refrain from doing things that they think might not come out perfect.
• focus on living up to the expectations of their parents and teachers.
• are very responsible; may assume the role of parent.
• hold back negative emotions ("good children aren't angry").

Ones as parents…

• teach their children responsibility and strong moral values.
• are consistent and fair.
• discipline firmly.

Video Evidence: Trask Wants Love

Robert Downey, Jr. in "I Want Love"

I want love, but it's impossible A man like me, so irresponsible A man like me is dead in places Other men feel liberated I can't love, shot full of holes Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold Don't feel nothing, just old scars Toughening up around my heart But I want love, just a different kind I want a love that won't break me down Won't brick me up, won't fence me in I want a love that don't mean a thing That's the love I want I want love I want love on my own terms After everything I've ever learned Me, I carry too much baggage Oh, man, I've seen so much traffic So bring it on, I've been bruised Don't give me love that's clean and smooth I'm ready for the rougher stuff No sweet romance, I've had enough

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"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."

— Roger Bannister

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Other Details

RP Hooks

Ask Trask: Need an honest opinion about something? Trask will tell it like he sees it. He'll even put it in writing. Just don't expect any sugar coating. Black Country Boy: Trask was born and raised in one of the crappiest neighborhoods in the crappiest city of one of the crappiest regions of all the Twelve Colonies: the Black Country. Despite refusing to refrain from making caustic comments about his home region, he has a sense of pride about being from such a crappy place. EPIC Pr0n Collection: Once upon a time, LT Marvin "Prince" Albert amassed what may well be the largest collection of pornography in the history of the Colonial military. When he died on Warday, he bequeathed his titillating treasures to Trask. This news has spread throughout Cerberus like an unchecked STD. Anyone in search of smut can speak with him about bartering for certain items. Knuckledragger: A former AE(A) Lead and second-in-command, Trask really knows his way around the deck. Knuckledraggers aboard the Cerberus would be aware that he's authorized to work on Vipers and Raptors, although he tends to favor the latter. It's rare that he's not pitching-in during his off-duty time. Licensed Engineer: Have an interest in aerospace and/or electrical engineering? Guess who's a licensed engineer in those fields. Want some personal electronics built? Trask can do that, too, provided he has the time, the necessary materials, and the actual interest. Mr. Fix-It: Since childhood, Trask has been repairing objects of all kinds. This actually is a long-standing, deep-seated coping mechanism to help him deal with feelings of helplessness and to assert a sense of control. Needless to say, he is extremely skilled at fixing stuff. It is not uncommon to find him tinkering with items, and he's often willing to repair things for others. Mustang: No, not the car. Trask started as one of the enlisted and worked his way up to the rank of Chief Petty Officer before he entered OCS. Plz Feed the Troll: In the mood to have your chops busted? Feel free to feed the troll that is Trask. He's blithely irreverent and will unhesitatingly "go there".

Trivia

• Trask is left-handed.

• Kal is his full first name.

• Even though he loves both cigarettes and minty things, he considers menthol cigarettes to be an abomination.

• Possesses an astounding ability to go cold turkey.

• When not pressed for time, he likes to hand-roll his own smokes.

• His favorite tobacco is one that only grows in the Allegheny province of southern Aerilon. He packed a frakton of it.

• He also packed a frakton of miso soup packets and quality mints.

• Steadfastly believes that Deck coffee is the best coffee. Must be black.

• Marvin "Prince" Albert bequeathed him what might well be the largest pornography collection in the history of the Colonial military.

• Trevor Cairn "Queenie" McQueen sent him a photograph to add to aforementioned collection. It involves two naked, long-haired model Elevens and a model One who's wearing nothing more than a cowboy hat and a pair of cowboy boots. CIC confiscated the original but Trask has a copy. He also has plans for it.

• Was the one who named Nibbles and Klaxon.

• Kallistei Anne Quinn was named in his honor.

• Fluent in Taurian and Colonial standard; passably speaks Aerilonian; knows a smattering (mainly invectives) of Sagittaran and Virgan.

• Uses only his index fingers when he makes air quotes. (Why? Because it's what RDJ does. heh.)

• No relation to either the Tarasque or the Tarrasque. No, really.

On the Grid

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"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."

— Siddhārta Gautama

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Evidence of Antics (Logs)

Recent Logs

10 Most Recent Logs PHD #540: EVENT - Wild Blue Yonder (burke event hydra kar khloe logs malone npcs trask two) PHD #531: Forty-Year-Old Toast (cidra dazz devlin logs mace malone mcqueen psyche sawyer social sofia trask wade) PHD #523: Under the Eyes of Philomeides (amato bran cidra evandreus kallistei leyla logs malani quinn sawyer social trask ulixes) PHD #511: Give It Time (cidra logs social trask) PHD #495: Perfectly Fine (kallistei logs quinn social trask) PHD #492: Cracked Dams (logs sawyer social trask) PHD #491: Irrelevant (logs parry social trask) PHD #480: Annual Performance Review - Flasher (logs marko social trask) PHD #477: Try A Little Tenderness (logs sawyer social trask) PHD #477: Lovey-Dovey (khloe logs social trask)

Aug 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
Under the Eyes of Philomeides	PHD #523	Quinn and Bran finally get hitched.
Forty-Year-Old Toast	PHD #531	In which Cidra Hahn celebrates her 40th birthday among friends.

Jul 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
Irrelevant	PHD #491	Trask visits the suspected Cylon model Four in the brig. Whether or not he's right about her proves to be irrelevant.
Cracked Dams	PHD #492	Once you put the tiniest crack in the dam, everything comes rushing in. Sawyer and Trask discuss Parry, what they'd do if they turned out to be sleeper agent Cylons, and how having feelings sucks.
Perfectly Fine	PHD #495	Perfect and fine are not synonyms. Trask does, however, finally get around to apologizing to and reconciling with Quinn.
Give It Time	PHD #511	Impending nuptials, inevitable attacks, and some more personal matters are points of conversation when Cidra and Trask conduct CAP on Gemenon.

Jun 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
All Bets Are Off	PHD #462	More than just a debt is settled between Sawyer and Trask.
Annual Performance Review - Bunny	PHD #468	Evandreus' annual performance review, wherein Trask also lays out some out-of-the-cockpit expectations.
What It Means	PHD #470	More insights and acrimony when Sawyer finally throws her conjectures about Trask's past in his face, and he more than returns the favor.
Annual Performance Review - Jugs	PHD #473	During Quinn's performance review, more than her performance is discussed. It does not end well.
Annual Performance Review - Sweet Pea	PHD #474	Leyla gets her performance review… and an apology(?!)
The Proof is in the Pudding	PHD #476	Is it even 'making up' if there isn't any semblance of 'making out'?
Try A Little Tenderness	PHD #477	Trask takes Sawyer's advice and tries a little tenderness. (All hail the wisdom of Otis Redding!)
Lovey-Dovey	PHD #477	Khloe and Trask discuss lovey-dovey things in a thoroughly non-lovey-dovey way.
Annual Performance Review - Flasher	PHD #480	Marko gets his annual performance review… and pitches something Cylon related.

May 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
Of Treachery and Trinkets	PHD #432	Toast and Bootstrap discuss treachery and trinkets… and gravy.
Hypocritical Scenarios	PHD #434	As per Trask's request, Khloe reviewed McQueen's flight footage from Audumbla and comes to report her findings. In the end, far more is revealed than either was anticipating when a hypothetical question garners a hypocritical answer.
Bedtime Stories	PHD #437	Three weeks after the mutiny and one week after Sawyer's release from the brig, Trask and the investigative journalist finally catch-up.
The Nanny Gauntlet	PHD #441	Sawyer interviews to be Kallistei's part-time sitter.
Not Exactly Fair	PHD #444	Bunny and Bootstrap disagree about what is fair when it comes to the frak-up that is Shiner.
Obtuse Messages and Unsolved Mysteries	PHD #446	Post mission to Gemenon, Marko and Quinn debrief with the CAG and their SL.
Many Matters	PHD #448	Cidra and Trask discuss many matters, including the Harriers, Bannik, Gemenon, McQueen, and schisms.
Wagers and Decrees	PHD #450	Both are made down on the shooting range.
There's a New Deputy in Town	PHD #453	Trask asks Quinn to be his deputy. She accepts.
Strong Hands and Kind Eyes	PHD #455	Sawyer relays what constitutes 'a keeper'. Trask is somewhat skeptical.
Upping the Ante	PHD #458	Another round at the firing range. Another wager between Sawyer and Trask. High stakes and poorly played hands. More than a bet is lost.
Some Helpful Advice	PHD #459	Lunair gives Trask and Evandreus a firearms lesson. In return, Bootstrap gives the marine a bit of marital advice.

Apr 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
Knowledge for Knowledge	PHD #399	Sawyer and Trask trade info about The Gun, its potential to detect skinjobs, and all the repercussions of such technology. They also discuss the seeming sentience of Raiders and Centurions, as well as the possibility that skinjobs are uploading the consciousnesses of human prisoners into killer robots. Afterwards, the jerkass photocopies his ass.
Interested	PHD #403	Trask brings two significant proposals to Sawyer. She's interested in both but only accepts one.
In the Loop	PHD #403	Trask brings Marko into the loop regarding the CLASSIFIED findings of the Gemenon recon.
Party Planning	PHD #404	The 'garden party' on Gemenon is revisited; plans to revisit Gemenon commence.
Illegal Seizures	PHD #406	The Areion is taking what is not theirs. Vandenberg and Trask discuss who's missing and what's to be done about it.
Pep Talk	PHD #409	When Quinn complains about feeling useless, Trask gives her a Bootstrap-style pep talk.
The Big Sleep	PHD #409	Sawyer awakes in Sickbay. Trask and Johnny Gossamer are there to greet her.
Have At It	PHD #411	Sawyer moves back into the News Room. Domestic bliss, it really is not, but it's hers and Trask's, and that's seemingly good enough.
To Own the Skies	PHD #413	The battlestar's Combat Air Patrol is de-fanged.
The Other Side	PHD #413	Khloe and Trask meet to discuss how to retrieve their people from the brink, now that lines have been drawn.
All Bets Down	PHD #413	After a briefing in the Ready Room, Cerberus' combat personnel realize that Kepner's proposed mission will almost certainly be one way.
One	PHD #413	In CIC, the interim CO realizes that desperate times call for desperate measures. Allan Rejn is revealed as a skinjob.
To Fly and Fight and Die	PHD #413	The Fighting Fourteenth launches an all-out assault on CEX-300. Arrayed against them are the elite pilots of CVW-00 "Evocati" as battle is joined at last.
We Are Evocati	PHD #413	The battle royale in space.
What the Tide Brought In	PHD #413	In the aftermath of Kepner's Mutiny, the medical staff of the Cerberus struggle to aid the wounded.
The Lady Doth Protest Too Much	PHD #419	Cidra visits a doped-up Trask in Sickbay to discuss matters of McQueen. She probably should've waited until the morpha was out of his system.
This Ol' Guitar	PHD #422	Burke battles anti-sentimentalism, Devlin ponders how to utilize his space, Khloe is exasperated, Trask oozes.
Degradation	PHD #422	Trask revisits McQueen's flight footage and has Wade weigh-in.
Of Wolves and Gazelles	PHD #428	Trask visits Bannik and Sawyer. For once, the brigged parties are awake when he's there.
Au Pair, Where?	PHD #428	Little Kalli's kin discuss possible day care options.

Mar 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
How It's Gonna Go	PHD #368	Even though Leyla and Trask are not really in agreement, they manage to come to an agreement.
Moment of Understanding	PHD #370	Khloe and Trask chat about swarm stuff. A moment of understanding emerges out of typical Trask irreverence.
Tits and Ass	PHD #372	Yet another not-quite lovers squabble, this time involving tits (Sawyer flashes hers) and ass (Trask is one).
Hashed Raider Update	PHD #373	Bannik gives Trask an update on the research into the Swarm raiders.
Red Flags	PHD #374	When Trask swings by, more than a few red flags are hoisted — and not just those in Sawyer's game of Minesweeper.
Feasibility	PHD #375	Trask pitches his Skinjob detection idea to Cameron, then picks the good doctor's brain about Cylon brains.
Hubris Begets Hubris	PHD #375	Trask reveals information he's accumulated regarding Raider brains to Cidra and Khloe.
Rock and a Hard Place, Part 1	PHD #378	"Love sells the heart's proud citadel to fate." The gates of the Cylon Foundry are breached. A view from the air.
Enter the Swarm XIII: Unwelcome Returns	PHD #383	The Raiders make an unwelcome reappearance, and this time they're not alone.
Recognition	PHD #384	The efforts of Marko and Leyla get formally recognized by their SL, their CAG, and even Fleet Command.
Enter the Swarm: One Gun to Rule Them All	PHD #387	The Swarm rains down on the Fleet, but the Colonials shoot back with a vengeance. This comprises the Air Wing portion of the show.
Exchanges	PHD #389	Bootstrap, Bunny, and Decoy exchange info and quips, and Sawyer mysteriously delivers a mysterious envelope. EPIC pr0n is also discussed.
Ill Communication	PHD #392	Cidra comes across an ill Trask, finds him unresponsive, and has him hauled off to Sickbay.
License to Ill	PHD #392	Trask is admitted to the Sickbay, and Cidra seeks answers from DeMaratus.
Avalanche	PHD #393	Being around Trask is like needing to anticipate an avalanche. Sawyer manages to survive; DeMaratus arrives just in time for the aftermath.
Eenie Meenie Miney Moe	PHD #397	What happens when Bunny and Bootstrap are confined in quarantine? Card tricks and pedicures, evidently.
Petri Dish	PHD #398	Yet another day in quarantine and the stuff that transpires.

Feb 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
Synchronization	PHD #340	Bootstrap and Poppy go over detonation paths for the minefield surrounding the Cylon foundry.
Stay	PHD #343	When Atlas finally shrugs, the world shakes to its very core. Through all the pain and turmoil, Sawyer still wants Trask to stay.
Nipping at Their Heels	PHD #344	Sometimes a plan goes…according to plan. The Air Wing clears a path through the mine field for Operation Silent Mastiff in style.
Whakamānawa	PHD #347	Leyla comes to Kal bearing gifts.
Past is Prologue	PHD #348	The Cerberus crew returns to the ancient ship.
The Swarm Stings	PHD #349	Chaos on the deck after the Cylons send a horrific swarm after the fleet.
Enter the Swarm 2: Return of the Swarm	PHD #350	The swarm returns. Duh.
A Bloody Mess	PHD #350	That's what the hangar is, figuratively and literally, in the aftermath of the most recent Cylon assault.
Enter the Swarm 3: Bride of the Swarm	PHD #351	The hits - and Raiders - just keep on coming.
Newsworthy	PHD #351	Sawyer seeks out Trask to get an On The Record statement from him about Silent Mastiff and the recent Cylon skirmishes. Except not really. Women are tricksy, you see.
Opinions and A-Holes	PHD #352	Everyone has them both. In this case, the a-holes have opinions.
Badly Damaged	PHD #354	Harriers and Black Knights land with the most damages to both ships and pilots thus far in the jump/fight.
Enter the Swarm 6: Bastard Son of Swarm	PHD #355	Guess what's back?
A Natural	PHD #357	When it comes to consoling his crying namesake, Trask appears to be a natural… much to Bran's relief.
Whittled Down By Small Cuts	PHD #360	Tired of the tedium that is the Swarm attacks, Trask calls a meeting with Cidra and Khloe. It's not the only seemingly endless cycle that ends up being discussed.
Blow Ups	PHD #362	Grief and sparks fly on the hangar deck in the aftermath of the latest Swarm.
The Need For Time	PHD #363	Cidra and Trask discuss matters of time, whether it is the making of, the giving of, or the productive use of. Plans are made.
Bringing Her A-Game	PHD #363	Sawyer decides to take the bull by the horns. The Cylons quickly cancel the rodeo.
Prom Night	PHD #364	'Having coffee' is a euphemism for making out like two teenagers after prom, which is a euphemism for frakking in a fancy hotel room. There is no fancy hotel room. There also is no frakking, no making out, and no coffee had.
Gone, but Not Forgotten	PHD #365	The Fighting Fourteenth assembles to honor their fallen and to remember what they are fighting for.
Enter the Swarm X: Swarm vs Auðumbla	PHD #366	The Swarm returns, but doesn't seem to find the battleground much to their liking.
Running to Stand Still	PHD #366	After the Swarm attacks the Fleet at Audumbla, Cidra and Trask discuss their options.
Fix What's Festering	PHD #367	The CAG summons the Harriers SL to address the fallout from his falling-out with Leyla.
A Not So Happy Birthday	PHD #367	Trask swings by to wish Sawyer a happy birthday. By the time he leaves, neither is even remotely happy.

Jan 2042

Title	IC Date	Summary
Raiders of the Lost ... Raider	PHD #310	A little lost lamb goes home. The Black Knights follow.
Storks	PHD #311	Baby Raiders don't come from them. Skinjobs probably don't either.
Some Pretty Wonky Stuff	PHD #311	Marko brings his disturbing Cylon transmissions findings to someone he trusts.
Kick the Dog	PHD #312	The CAG calls a meeting of her SLs to discuss Operation Silent Mastiff. News of Captain Abbascia's death is also relayed.
The Importance of Pacing	PHD #314	Trask elucidates the importance of pacing to an exhausted Shiner.
Sleeping Arrangements	PHD #324	Air Wing style. Hijinks ensue.
Thanks For Stopping By	PHD #326	Trask returns something of Sawyer's. Wounded pride and hurt feelings are also exchanged.
Willingness	PHD #327	Quinn wants to know if Trask is willing to be the non-interim Squadron Leader of the Harriers.
Can't Outrun the Fates	PHD #331	Sooner or later, Fate catches up to you. Case in point: Trask gets promoted and Quinn goes into labor.
Boys Will Be Boys	PHD #332	Obliquely referencing abusive upbringings before geeking out over the prospect of dissecting and analyzing Cylon tech: this is how Gabrieli and Trask partake in some Guy Time.
Inscribed in Flesh	PHD #333	Trask has become an uncle. The addition to his achyddiaeth says so.
A Whale of a Tale	PHD #336	Leyla and Marko read Cidra, Cora, Kartharsi, and Trask in on the events of their recon mission to nowhere. The sextet discuss what was found, what it might all mean, and what to do about it.
It Is What It Is	PHD #337	Confessions are made, an understanding is reached, and matters are no less uncertain for Sawyer and Trask.
Making Sense From No Sense	PHD #339	Cidra and Trask discuss several things, including: mine sweeping, stealth approaches, the mystery ship that may be from Kobol, unclear motivations, and the nature of trust and respect. Then Marko swings by with further fuel for conversation.

Dec 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Strength In Numbers	PHD #278	The sparker-filled debris fields surrounding Wreath-of-Roses get swept clean by the Harriers and the Screwtops.
Foregoing Plan A	PHD #280	Sawyer and Trask discuss the shared vision that may be linked to the mad ramblings of the imprisoned Five… and what to do about it.
The Last Pilgrims to Knossos	PHD #282	The Colonials chase a dream to the ancient Tauron city of Knossos.
Exhausted Utility	PHD #283	Cidra and Trask discuss the recent disturbing behavior of two pilots. Disagreements are had, harsh barbs are exchanged, plans are made, and a rueful consensus is reached.
Pressure Points - Air Wing	PHD #295	A Cylon force appears over Tauron, and the Knights try to defend Areion's Raptors long enough for The Gun to work its magic.
Very Satisfied	PHD #297	Trask and Sawyer get to another level (sorta), and Rejn hits rock bottom (definitely).
Fire on the Mountain	PHD #300	Cerberus' Air Wing encounters a token force of Cylons in Tauron's volcanic region. Fire flies, but where do the sparks land?
Gift Giving	PHD #302	Sawyer and Trask exchange gifts. One of those presents just happens to be an encrypted transmission from a Heavy Raider.

Nov 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Making Plans in the Absence of a Plan	PHD #248	In the absence of a known Plan for the future of humanity, Cidra and Trask make plans of their own for the Air Wing and the Fleet.
If Not That...	PHD #252	…then what? Trask demands to know what is what. Sawyer answers and evades.
No Forwarding Address	PHD #253	Trask and Ulixes high-tail it in a Raptor to ascertain the status of Spacedock Leonis.
Medical Exam	PHD #255	Trask comes into Sickbay to meet Dr. Adair and get his physical, but it's debatable just who exactly is examining whom.
Guns and The Gun	PHD #259	When Sawyer tries to 'shoot' the messenger, she nearly gets shot. Literally. Guns set aside, Trask tells her all about The Gun.
Not Out of the Woods - Air Wing	PHD #261	The Cylons break the long quiet of Cerberus' stay over Aerilon.
Double Trouble	PHD #265	Two Taurians visit a very pregnant Aerilonian stuck in Sickbay for mandated medical rest. There are multiple punchlines.
Spin Cycle	PHD #265	More than laundry goes 'round and 'round when Sawyer and Trask meet in the laundromat.
Haunted	PHD #266	Rumor has it that the Head on Deck 4 is haunted. Some manner of ghosts definitely manifest.
Personal Trainers	PHD #268	Trask seeks out recommendations for a good personal trainer.
Three Steps Ahead	PHD #269	Trask conducts his first SAR from the pilot's seat and wins a painfully pink space Ferrari. No, really.
Learning About the Modified Vipers	PHD #273	Wade tracks Trask down to ask questions on the famous Mark Seven point Fives.
Life Goes On	PHD #273	Sometimes the worst aspects of humanity spawn some of the noblest ones.
Judgment Call	PHD #274	Bootstrap and Sweet Pea debrief — re: the booby trap and Sweet Pea's command decision.
Keep Your Eyes Peeled	PHD #275	PO3 Paul McManus arrives at Taeryth Concrete Plant tired, hungry, thirsty, and quite possibly delusional and paranoid. Also, he is not a raccoon.

Oct 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
An All-Expenses Paid Trip	PHD #217	Bran gets informed that he and Leyla have just won an all-expenses paid trip to not-so-beautiful Picon for recon.
A Two-for-One Special	PHD #217	Marko Scaurus and Raine Lunair's wedding ceremony, with the added announcement of Psyche Athenos and Alex Devlin's moment of hitching.
Due South	PHD #217	Skipping the wedding reception of Marko and Lunair, the trio of Quinn, Trask, and Ulixes head south for some fresh air and instead find smoke.
Impending Doom	PHD #219	Leyla is gifted with the most adorable folder of Impending Doom, ever.
Spin Cycle	PHD #222	More than laundry goes 'round and 'round when Sawyer and Trask meet in the laundromat.
We Remain... the Fighting Fourteenth!	PHD #226	The first new Nuggets since the holocaust complete Cerberus' rushed flight training and get their wings.
Everything Will Be Fine	PHD #231	The S2 and his MP crew swoop on a Raptor SL for some questioning.
Stealing Virtue	PHD #232	Trask and Ulixes go all tag-team buddy action flick when they return to Caprica for some in-atmo recon.
Stress Test	PHD #233	What do you get when you mix a pineapple and a coconut, hold the liquor, then flambé?
Someone Else's Stick	PHD #214	Boots and Sweet Pea head into the sims for the first of the SL's training flights. Flasher comes in to watch the carrying on.
Taking Aim	PHD #240	A run-in at the shooting range results in a few jocular potshots between Sawyer and Trask.
Understanding That Which Is Unknown	PHD #241	Cidra is fervent to find answers about about the 'abominations' and their activities. Trask believes she is entirely missing the point.
Canceron and Beyond	PHD #244	The CAG and Harriers SL debrief Marko and Leyla following their mission to Canceron. Talk turns to how that colony might fit into the Cylons' larger plans, and other matters.
Inferences and Insinuations	PHD #247	Sawyer is at a loss for words when Trask is at a total loss. Mental gymnastics and wits wrestling result in some injuries.

Sep 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Pinholes and Shadows	PHD #187	Sawyer is far more successful making a pinhole camera than Trask is forming a shadow puppet.
Flybys and... Flies	PHD #189	Leyla and Trask survey the quarry for possible fuel and salvage, and find time to answer the age old question: What do you get when you lock two bulls in a pen?
Remains	PHD #190	Jesse Stavrian's 'homecoming' involves naught but corpses and grim tidings.
We Take Care of Each Other Here	PHD #203	Quinn and Trask bring Ulixes up to speed on the latest post-Victory developments in their dysfunctional makeshift family.
What Matters	PHD #203	Trask may or may not be losing his mind. Penelope may or may not be a dream. That isn't what matters.
Kitsch... and Corpses	PHD #210	The West Aerilon Colonial Emporium is once again open for business!
We're All Friends Here	PHD #211	Cerberus and Areion's air wings are all one big happy family.
Significance	PHD #211	Sawyer and Trask contemplate the significance of certain things.
Being Logical	PHD #213	Quinn insists that going AWOL to find her family — despite a planned upcoming search party — is perfectly logical. Trask disagrees.
Seven-Point-Fives for Three	PHD #214	Trask assigns Marko another sims assignment, this time involving the Areion's schematics for the dubbed Viper Mk VII.5s.
There's No Place Like Home	PHD #216	The Quinn Farmstead is explored by a team from the Cerberus. The results are somewhat chilling.

Aug 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Rainbow and Tinsel	PHD #156	Legend has it that there's a pot o' gold at the end of a rainbow. Metaphorically speaking, there evidently is.
Burdens	PHD #157	Quinn and Trask examine the human condition of being, and shouldering, burdens.
Touching Base	PHD #159	Cidra and Trask touch base on matters of analysis and command.
An Anticlimactic Afterlife	PHD #160	Evandreus recounts to McQueen and Trask an odd dream about the afterlife.
Talk About Specimens	PHD #160	Trask comes to ask Kadena about the Cylon samples. Samuel comes to get his ankle checked out.
The Colonel Pewter March	PHD #162	Another game of Triad hosted by Colonel Pewter and Yeoman Parry. One of the players gets a special surprise.
Clear	PHD #162	Wherein the appropriateness of giving the CAG pr0n is discussed, as is the future recon of four colonies.
Keepsakes	PHD #165	Trask and the CAG make a delivery to Colonel Pewter.
Overrated	PHD #165	Wherein in the necessity of marriage and the qualifications of a good father are briefly discussed.
Could Very Well Be	PHD #167	A space Ferrari is like a Viper? Really?
The Audacity of Hope	PHD #170	Hope is such a cruel and uniquely painful thing. It's also what Trask gives Penelope when he shares the results of the recon mission to Aerilon.
Time for a Test Drive	PHD #171	The overhauled sims are taken for a test drive.
The Primary Threat	PHD #173	Wherein Constin and Trask discuss the Sagittaron insurgency and the upcoming excursion.
The Widening Gyre	PHD #174	Old hatreds don't die. People do.
Lack of Spin	PHD #174	Sawyer gives Trask the 411 about what happened with the search party.
Ancestor Worship	PHD #176	One of the search parties finds an abundance of lost souls. Literally.
Cockroaches	PHD #177	What you call those who've survived the Holocaust, forced promotions, and a lack of getting laid.
Consignation	PHD #179	A conversation about things lost and found, and those consigned to oblivion and creation.
Black Doesn't Wash Out	PHD #181	A meet and greet between two Black Country peeps in which Leyla is welcomed into the Harriers by her new SL.
Sink or Swim	PHD #185	Cidra and Trask trek to the cavern of Stygianuvrro to ask for counsel upon a matter of the Souls.
Tihar Prison Blues	PHD #186	The Colonials relocate their ground operation on Sagittaron into Tirhan Penitentiary on the outskirts of the blasted city of Aera Yazd. Not all tensions are eased with the move.

Jul 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
What One Should Know	PHD #125	There are some things that some people should and shouldn't know. Psyche, Quinn, and Trask demonstrate.
Pickles and Bratwurst	PHD #127	Trask comes to visit Niobe in the Recovery Room.
As Flies to Wanton Boys	PHD #129	Lessa Morgenfield escapes, after a fashion.
Preposterous	PHD #129	There are not enough hours in the day to do all they should do. Cidra and Trask discuss the mindfrak of the Audumbla incident and what is to be done about it.
Making It Happen	PHD #132	Marko and Tisiphone update Trask on their progress with the simulations overhaul.
Consolations	PHD #133	Nuclear fallout brings some people closer together.
Bye Bye Birdie - Air Wing	PHD #140	BSG-132 is caught between a rock and a hard place. The view from space.
Bye Bye Birdie - CIC	PHD #140	BSG-132 is caught between a rock and a hard place. The view from CIC.
Sacrifices	PHD #140	The after-math of the basestar engagement-turned-suicide-mission. They don't cover this sort of thing on a standard post-flight checklist.
Penny's Prerogative	PHD #141	Trask quietly recounts reasons why Penelope should opt to remain in a coma. Ultimately, she decides to do otherwise.
Junk Calculations	PHD #144	Bannik enlists Trask to calculate the strategic placement of camera-laden space debris.
It Lies in Odd Numbers, Part I	PHD #147	Battlestar Cerberus launches a daring assault on a Cylon research base in high orbit above Sagittaron, which — if successful — may cripple the toasters' activities in the Cyrannus System. This comprises the Air Wing and CIC portion of the show.
Benefit of the Doubt	PHD #147	Trask's take on the assistance of the Eleven confounds Penelope.
A Sweet Thing	PHD #152	In an attempt to do something sweet, Trask seeks out the strippers from Aquarian Pete's. (That is not a euphemism, even though one of the dancers is called Candy.)

Jun 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
The Obituary Beat	PHD #097	Sawyer would rather not write obituaries. Trask would rather not need one written about Evandreus, who would rather not be wearing his combat gear. Two out of three get what they want.
They Mostly Come At Night	PHD #098	Mostly. The Virgan Embassy is scoured for supplies.
Foreclosed	PHD #100	The invitation is accepted, and more is learned than anyone wanted.
The High Road's Closed For Repairs	PHD #102	The airbus repair team hits a bump in the road.
Hitchhiker	PHD #109	A stranger finds her way to the vicinity of Virgon House. But is she friend or foe?
The Twisted Gyves	PHD #112	The Colonial convoy is ambushed in the forest.
Rain	PHD #112	Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Assorted Stupid & Other Matters	PHD #114	A very frank discussion about the state of the Fleet and the future of the Air Wing.
BSOD	PHD #114	Data that Quinn transmits to Trask's brain results in a major disk error and proverbial Blue Screen of Death.
You Can't Always Get What You Want	PHD #116	But if you try some time, you just might find that you get what you need. In this case, Trask gets promoted and named the Harriers' new SL.
Unrepeatable	PHD #118	Specialist Tyr Bannik hosts a flashlight (for lack of candles) memorial and prayer service for those lost during Operation: Cobra Talon.
Three Questions	PHD #119	Marko gets a project to go with his promotion.
Your Personal Mileage May Vary	PHD #120	Ethan and Trask discuss the pilot's past, present, and future.
Correcting An Oversight	PHD #121	Trask seeks Penelope's assistance in correcting an oversight.
Some Mild to Moderate Side Effects May Occur	PHD #123	Anti-Rads can be a bitch and a half. But life goes on in Pilot Berths, no less.

May 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Think Like a Machine	PHD #064	The wireless transmitter research team tries to determine how the two wireless transmitters respectively found in the captured Heavy Raider and aboard the Eidolon work.
Call and Response	PHD #068	A major breakthrough is made regarding the Cylon wireless transmitter.
FAQ About Electricity	PHD #069	Special delivery for the Eidolon goes very, very wrong.
The Promise of Science	PHD #071	The team dispatched to investigate the MolGen compound finds itself at the center of an unsettling mystery.
99999	PHD #071	Raptors call for aid.
Lambs to the Slaughter	PHD #071	As Marines struggle to breach the blast doors leading into CFAS Anadyomene, the Cylons strike with overwhelming force.
How Sweet, Vengeance	PHD #071	The ferryman must be paid.
Ain't Time to Pay the Ferryman Yet	PHD #071	Post-battle casualties prove to be non-fatal.
Early Anniversary	PHD #072	An injured Quinn and Trask take a stroll down memory lane, even as they're laid-up and unable to walk.
Hunt and Gather	PHD #074	The Anadyomene group hunts for food, discovers other things, and receives a welcome word from home.
Ursa Major	PHD #075	An unexpected obstacle leads to difficult choices.
Howl	PHD #077	When animals attack. The Leonis edition, now with wolves.
Manning Up	PHD #084	Quinn asks Trask to 'man up' and step up to lead the Harriers.
Into the Lungs of Hell	PHD #085	A Raptor is sent to Leonis to drop off supplies and medevac a few of the wounded.
No-Leaf Clover	PHD #087	The Eidolon Bravo group strikes camp and makes for the H-Train tunnels.
Meetup.Leonis.Com	PHD #087	The Anadyomene and MolGen groups are reunited at last.
An Officer and a Gentleman	PHD #088	Penelope and Trask enjoy a low-key reunion. Who knew he could be such a gentleman?
Hatin' From the Oven	PHD #094	Rescuing a survivor has never been so complicated.

Apr 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Belly of the Beast	PHD #034	Discussions abound both inside and outside the captured Heavy Raider.
Got Any Opinions Kickin' Around Your Skull?	PHD #036	Tillman visits the Heavy Raider and asks Trask some questions. The Major doesn't much like what he's told.
Fireworks Have Been Cancelled, Part I	PHD #040	A salvage op is given a test run on the sims, one night before the real thing.
Fireworks Have Been Cancelled, Part II	PHD #041	Air Wing and Deck personnel poke at the minefield around Parnassus.
The Ostent Evanescent	PHD #042	An away team dispatched to investigate a ghost ship finds said ship to be very much alive.
It Changes Nothing (Other Than Everything)	PHD #043	With Trask not actually dead, dysfunction lives on.
Clankers - Smokescreen	PHD #043	Guess who storms the hangar? (Hint: it's not cranky pilots.)
Clankers - Blood for Blood	PHD #043	The civilians get to experience the terror that are the Cylons firsthand.
A Not-So-Impossible Gift	PHD #049	Quinn receives an impossible birthday gift that turns out to be not-so-impossible, after all.
Project Super-Secret	PHD #050	Quinn receives an impossible birthday gift that turns out to be not-so-impossible, after all.
Down But Not Out	PHD #051	Praetorian leads a strike against the Cylons, but finds more than she bargained for.
Lion's Hide	PHD #052	Evandreus and Trask conduct a reconnaissance of Cylon-occupied Leonis.
A Drop in the Bucket	PHD #058	The Medical Department holds a blood-drive, and many attend.
A Laughing Matter	PHD #059	Daphne derides Trask in a manner that he, Penelope, and Viae deem to be rather deranged.
Drastic Need for Delicacy	PHD #060	Trask brings his concerns about Daphne to Cidra and Laskaris.

Mar 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
A Very Sound Recommendation	PHD #004	One pair seeks to solve a problem, while another finds some trouble.
Cooties	PHD #004	Stavrian brings lollipops, Evan battles the blues, Quinn gets the heebie-jeebies, and Trask has cooties.
Recon Of Canceron	PHD #005	Pretty much what the log title says.
Tough Love Pulls No Punches	PHD #008	Recon reveals that the Cylons think Aerilon is as worthless as most of the Colonials do. Trask is not most Colonials and shames Quinn for being ashamed about where she's from.
Virgon's Vengeance	PHD #009	Evan and Trask need to get some photorecon of Virgon. Things don't go as planned. Or hoped.
Über Robot Mojo	PHD #010	The findings from the investigation into the Raptor and Viper Mark-VII malfunctions on Warday are discussed.
Thanks for the Memories	PHD #014	Members of Air Wing attend a makeshift memorial service for CVW-14's fallen.
Tug of War	PHD #016	The Colonials aren't the only one looking for salvage.
An Unexpected Visit	PHD #018	When Trask arrives in Sickbay to find Gabrieli asleep, Tisiphone becomes the recipient of an unexpected visit.
Lurking Variables	PHD #018	A flurry of Sickbay activity calms, and Trask stays to talk with Gabrieli.
Stupid Is As Stupid Does	PHD #021	Tisiphone seeks Atreus and Trask for some answers. They provide ones she doesn't want to hear.
Breadcrumbs - Air Engagement	PHD #025	The Cerberus' Air Wing attempts to punch a hole through the defense field around Parnassus Anchorage.
Breadcrumbs - Ground	PHD #025	The initial ground team finally makes its way into Parnassus Anchorage. It ain't pretty.
Heavy	PHD #031	Bannik and Trask discuss the Heavy Raider and the weight of being a project lead.
Striking Nerves	PHD #031	Trask blithely pushes Quinn's buttons. She unwittingly hits one of his.

Feb 2041

Title	IC Date	Summary
Think Tank	BCH #009	Engineering + Air Wing + Tactical = Planning
Jump Zero	BCH #009	The E-Class FTL Drive gets its first test run.
Air Wing - Let The Games Begin	BCH #009	The Air Wing personnel gather for a briefing post-launch, pre-war games.
Red V. Blue	BCH #009	The CAG creates an exercise to take the measure of Cerberus' pilots. The peanut gallery observes.
Deep Freeze	BCH #008	Trask ribs and roasts, Juno gets a new callsign, and Quinn gets cornered when Evandreus' ass fails to save the day.
Checking In, Checking Out	BCH #007	Trask checks in for his mandatory medical check-up.
Enlightenment	BCH #005	Miscellaneous rec room chatter
Raspberries	BCH #004	Evan takes the wing out for a game night… IN SPACE.
Phantom Swallows	BCH #002	Plans for Swallows to spoof Colonial ship signatures are discussed.
Barring Some Manner Of Epic Fail	BCH #001	With the swallows now trained to sing a different song, Trask speaks with the TACCO about when to release them.
Who Hunts the Hunter - Air Wing	BCH #001	Multiple traps are sprung as Cerberus hunts her pesky frigate escorts. The view from space.
No Amount of Brushing's Gonna Clean That Filthy Mouth	BCH #001	After the war games, members of Air Wing seek to wash-up; the conversation turns decidedly filthy.
The Blameless Tide	PHD #000	Battlestar Cerberus is commissioned.
Into the Jaws of Death	PHD #000	Warday from the pilots' perspective.
Broken Birds in Their Nests	PHD #000	Chaos on the Deck in the wake of the attack. Pilots are extracted, the Deck cleared.
Green Light	PHD #001	The proverbial green light is given in more ways than one.
Virgon's Coffin	PHD #002	A recon to Virgon reveals the blood of millions, plus one.
Counting Coffin Nails	PHD #002	The CAG and TACCO debrief Quinn and Trask, in regard to the Virgon recon mission.

Trask has been in 268 posted RP logs

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"The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it."

— Colin Wilson

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Recent Memoirs

Memoir: Form WF-1: Hurt Feelings Report
(memoirs trask)

Memoir: FLEET REGULATIONS 22-102: Wall-to-Wall Counseling
(memoirs trask)

Memoir: Why This Plan Is Teh Suq
(memoirs trask)

Memoir: Letter of Protest - Timing of Borenstein's Execution
(memoirs trask)

Memoir: Greetings from Kythera!
(memoirs trask)

Mélange of Multimedia

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"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."

— Aldous Huxley

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Soundtracks

Know Thyself

Songs that encapsulate the essence of Trask

The Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Self-disclosure

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[+] Lyrics Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes I feel a little mad Well, don't you know that no one alive Can always be an angel? When things go wrong I seem to be bad I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree With a joy that's hard to hide And sometimes it seems that All I have to do is worry And then you're bound to see my other side I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood If I seem edgy, I want you to know That I never mean to take it out on you Life has its problems and I get my share And that's one thing I never mean to do 'cause I love you Oh, oh, oh, baby, don't you know I'm human? Have thoughts like any other one Sometimes I find myself alone, regretting Some foolish thing, some little sinful thing I've done I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Charlatans UK "Weirdo"

Self-reproach

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[+] Lyrics Most of the time you are happy You're a weirdo And before the introduction ends There's someone feeling sorry for their selves Look at your ugly shame What are you talking for? Look at your ugly shame Most of the time you're demanding What am I doing here? — and I don't want to be And the hurt in which you bare You could say goodbye to this earth Look at your ugly shame What are you talking for? Look at your ugly shame There's too much for me to know about Most of the time you are happy You're a weirdo And your nerve is my device And it makes me sad Look at your ugly shame What are you talking for? Look at your ugly shame There's too much for me to know about

The Cure "Closedown"

Self-awareness

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[+] Lyrics I'm running out of time I'm out of step and closing down And never sleep for wanting hours The empty hours of greed And uselessly, always the need To feel again the real belief Of something more than mockery If only I could fill my heart with love

The Hives "Main Offender"

Self-avowal

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[+] Lyrics I'm on my way Can't settle down Stuck in the ways of being an ass And I got a lot of nerve that I'm ready to pass I'm on my way Can't settle down Stuck in ways of sadistic joy And my talent only goes as far as to annoy I'm on my way This is my Main offender This is what I've got And it's got me saying, "Why me?" I'm on my way I get around Not all too sure about what I do Feel I've got to stop a second just to think it through And so I stop! I'm on my way Yeah, I get around Thought it all over, now I spit it out And when I spit I spit on those that I care less about I'm on my way This is my Main offender This is what I've got And it's got me saying, "Why me?" I'm on my way

White Rabbits "Kid On My Shoulders"

Self-sabotage

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[+] Lyrics Round up the cables and take off the caps It's a warnin' Helpin' on callin' the shots Then hit the ground runnin' I said, "Boy, where are you hidin'?" You sat at sixes and sevens and let the mind wander Laugh off the stakes and Let us lead the race Then it's over I said, "Boy, where are you hidin'?" I said, "Boy…" Well, he was the kid on my shoulders Stand in the back of the room Say, "Man, why you teasin'? 'Cause if you just made one stylish attempt, You'd be convincin'…" I'd just say, "Boy! Where are you hidin'?" I'd say, "Boy…" Now you were the kid on my shoulders Just wait until we get older We held our tongues throughout it One day we'll laugh about it

XTC "Dear God"

Self-determination

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[+] Lyrics Dear god, hope you got the letter and… I pray you can make it better down here I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer But all the people that you made in your image See them starving on their feet 'Cause they don't get enough to eat from god I can't believe in you Dear god, sorry to disturb you but… I feel that I should be heard loud and clear We all need a big reduction in amount of tears And all the people that you made in your image See them fighting in the street 'Cause they can't make opinions meet about god I can't believe in you Did you make disease and the diamond blue? Did you make mankind after we made you? And the devil, too Dear god don't know if you noticed but… Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look And all the people that you made in your image Still believing that junk is true Well, I know it ain't, and so do you Dear god… I can't believe in I don't believe in I won't believe in heaven or hell No saints, no sinners, no devil as well No pearly gates, no thorny crown You're always letting us humans down The wars you bring, the babes you drown Those lost at sea and never found And it's the same the whole world 'round The hurt I see helps to compound That father, son and holy ghost Is just somebody's unholy hoax And if you're up there you'll perceive That my heart's here upon my sleeve If there's one thing I don't believe in It's you Dear god

Anima & Animus

Songs that reveal what lies beneath Kal's façade

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Awake"

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[+] Lyrics Wanna feel what I touch Wanna find what was lost Wanna be kind As you see every curse Hold your dream in a word Now you feel tied Wanna praise with this life And conceal without lie I just need time Wanna fight every need Every push, every string Will you stand by? I've been awake through the wrong decisions I've held my ground, now I'm gaining some I held my tongue through the cold realizations I've been accused but I've only begun Wanna speak what I've seen Wanna reach what I've dreamed Wanna be kind Wanna seal what I've cut Wanna heal without rush Wanna ease time With your hand on your loss All you've seen truly cost No one told you And it grew from the day Into night I'm the chain that will join you I've been awake through the wrong decisions I've held my ground, now I'm gaining some I held my tongue through the cold realizations I've been accused but I've only begun Take me on, take me on I've been awake, shaken into a rage I've been awake, shaken into a rage In the end, only once All you need is a touch Wanna see love And with all you'll be shown Every act will be known And defend you Breathe awake every sound Through no chance have you found I'll be with you To the end now you come Show your hands to the ones Who may hold you I've been awake through the wrong decisions I've held my ground, now I'm gaining some I held my tongue through the cold realizations I've been accused but I've only begun Take me on, take me on I've been awake, shaken into a rage

Peter Gabriel "Digging in the Dirt"

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[+] Lyrics Something in me, dark and sticky All the time it's getting strong No way of dealing with this feeling Can't go on like this too long This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far This time you've gone too far I told you, I told you, I told you, I told you! Don't talk back Just drive the car Shut your mouth I know what you are Don't say nothing Keep your hands on the wheel Don't turn around This is for real Digging in the dirt Stay with me I need support I'm digging in the dirt Find the places I got hurt Open up the places I got hurt The more I look, the more I find As I close on in, I get so blind I feel it in my head, I feel it in my toes I feel it in my sex, that's the place it goes Digging in the dirt, to find the places we got hurt…

Josh Ritter "Change of Time"

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[+] Lyrics I had a dream last night I dreamt that I was swimming And the stars up above Directionless and drifting Somewhere in the dark Were the sirens and the thunder And around me as I swam The drifters who'd gone under Time, love It's only a change of time I had a dream last night And rusting far below me Battered hulls and broken hardships Leviathan and Lonely I was thirsty, so I drank And though it was salt water There was something 'bout the way It tasted so familiar Time, love It's only a change of time The black clouds I'm hanging This anchor I'm dragging The sails of memory rip open in silence We cut through the lowlands All hands through the saltlands The white caps of memory Confusing and violent I had a dream last night And when I opened my eyes Your shoulder blade, your spine Were shorelines in the moon light New worlds for the weary New lands for the living I could make it if I tried I closed my eyes, I kept on swimming (Rough seas, they carry me wherever I go)

The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter"

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[+] Lyrics Oh, a storm is threat'ning My very life today If I don't get some shelter Oh, yeah, I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Ooh, see the fire is sweepin' Our very street today Burns like a red coal carpet Mad bull lost its way War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder! It's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder! It's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder! It's just a shot away It's just a shot away The floods is threat'ning My very life today Gimme, gimme shelter Or I'm gonna fade away War, children, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away Kiss away, kiss away

Though the Eyes of Others

Songs that convey how others view Trask

Ben Jelen "Not My Plan"

Leyla

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[+] Lyrics Every day I write the book And how the story changes The people come and go The feelings stay the same Tell me what's wrong Show me the moon that I fell from Help me to find where I belong Here on this earth It's getting harder to return All the lessons I have learned The knowledge I have gained Somehow the tables turned Was I lost out in space? Was I looking to find an altered state? Wanting to save the human race? Here on this earth I weighted it down Across my heart But when I fell back I had no start I have to pretend To make my amends But I must admit This was not my plan This was not my plan This was not my way at all This was not my plan

The Magnetic Fields "The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be"

Sawyer

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[+] Lyrics The cactus where your heart should be Has lovely little flowers So, though it's always pricking me My ardor never sours The cactus where your heart once was Has power to rend and flay I stick because… I'm stuck because… I just can't tear myself away

Strong Like Bull

Songs that kick ass à la Bootstrap

Ozzy Osbourne "Let Me Hear You Scream"

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[+] Lyrics Let me hear you scream! I'm black and blue, beat up, but still I take the blows 'Cause all I need is blood and sweat and skin and bones I'll take this rage Rattle your cage Nobody said it's easy It's do or die Only the strong survive Get ready for the last stand Get ready; I'm your hangman Let me hear you scream like you want it! Let me hear you yell like you mean it! If you're gonna go down: Go loud! Go strong! Go proud! Go on! Go hard or go home! Let me hear you (Let me hear you) Let me hear you (Let me hear you) Let me hear you scream! I'll pull you up and push you right back in your place I'll take you down and wipe that smile right off your face I'll watch you break You're mine to take Don't blink; you just might miss it It's all or nothing Nowhere left to run Are you ready for the last fight? Get ready with the war cry Let me hear you scream like you want it! Let me hear you yell like you mean it! If you're gonna go down: Go loud! Go strong! Go proud! Go on! Go hard or go home! Let me hear you (Let me hear you) Let me hear you (Let me hear you) Let me hear you scream!

Pop Will Eat Itself "Menofearthereaper"

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[+] Lyrics Me no fear the Reaper There ain't no pleasing me No keeping sweeter

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