Anders, does he or doesn't he, have a callsign?

[lyssie]

4.1 spoilers...

Here's a partial transcript of the battle scene--although Seelix's wacky coordinates and jargon are beyond me, currently.

Anders: ok, I'm Samuel T. Anders, I was born on Picon, I went to Noyce Elementary School--
Seelix: Get your thumb off the transmit button, Sam, you're blocking the-- {dradis or comms, probably}
Anders: Copy that! Oh, frak me!

Seelix: Longshot, Hardball. Turkey right-four lower three committing. (yeah, got no idea)
Anders: Longshot, I got--uh, gah!--Tally. I got your back. *pause for flying, then--* Seelix there's a raider on you!
Seelix: Shoot, Anders!
Anders: I'm trying to! Gods, c'mon, c'mon--

AND THEN SAM SAVES THE DAY.

End of episode.

Oh. And he discovered his wife was back, hugged her, kissed her cheek and dragged her off for sex...

"I told everyone you were too mean to kill."

OH OTP.

ETA: ALSO. SEELIX IS VERY FINE IN THAT FLIGHT SUIT.

Comments

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

My money's still on longshot.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking Sam = Longshot. Yes. *pets the poor, scared woobie*

[timjr.livejournal.com]

Seelix is always very fine.

[aj.livejournal.com]

Ah heard there was comments from Lee that substantiated my OTP. BWAHA.

Yay, Anders?

[cujoy.livejournal.com]

Reading that, I think you're right. It may be Longshot.

There was a rumor earlier that Seelix callsign was Hardball, and they are supposed to use their own callsign when they use the radio to identify themselves.

So it could be.

[scarfman]

Yeah, I think the formula is first the callsign of the party you're calling, then your own. As in, "Starbuck, Apollo. Kara, stop swooping in and out of my gunsights during battle, you frakking showoff;" or, "Galactica actual, Apollo. Dad, free for dinner?"

Seelix got it right but Anders blew it. I think you're stuck with Longshot.

[pataka02.livejournal.com]

Hee... Longshot? Poor Sam.

I wonder who chose it.

[zorb]

Turkey would be hilarious, but I'm pretty sure that was a reference to the missile.

Yeah, Longshot's looking most likely.

[mamaboolj.livejournal.com]

I'm also with you on Seelix. She is totally the woman I'm crushing on BSG these days - has been since the start of S3.

[amazingly-shiny.livejournal.com]

Poor Sammy! I thought at first that his callsign was "Hardball" which made me giggle for some reason, but I liked it.

"Longshot"? Now I'm sad.

[cynthia-arrow.livejournal.com]

Aww...I like Longshot. I was prepared for something embarassing or lame, so I'll take Longshot. If, indeed, that's him. Tally would work for me, too, though. Both seem to make sense for him, in some kind of vague pyramid way.

But, then again, all the 'Sam's and 'Anders's make me think he's neither.

IDK. Grr.

AND THEN SAM SAVES THE DAY. End of episode.

That's what's important, right? ;) Oh, yes, and OTP!

[ellestra.livejournal.com]

You know that the brief moments between Athena and Sam and Kara and Helo really made me think about your fic. See - you and cannon - not so far apart ;)

Sam saves the day and then Kara (just a little bit but still). He really starts to compete with Helo.

And Seelix looks very good. And obviously likes what she does.

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Seems clear that Seelix is Hardball (we already knew that from spoilers) and Sam is Longshot. Tally is a term meaning that an unfriendly has been sighted, they've used it before.

It's ironic, 'cause Sam would probably be horrified to learn that his eye glows red, but he did save the day. I like him. I sometimes get the feeling that Kara doesn't deserve him.