Be Excellent To Each Other

I don't believe you.

But I don't not believe you, either.

Which is a conundrum.

Well...
I was suspicious as Curiosity was showing interest in Cyclon strategy, which marks him out as either a Cyclon or someone who needs to study them - i.e. Military.

I am but a humble Entomologist, so my piloting skills are sadly lacking. Survival-wise, I can at least tell you if the small spider on your neck is a harmless Turnip Spider, or is in fact the remarkably similar one known locally as 'Yakitanga', literally translated as 'Bite of long and drawn out agonising death'.
Just saying, like.

Anyway, hows this for an idea.. if you really are a humble scientist, how about you let people know what your speciality is?
In the spirit of scientific interest...

[vote:Kalmar] There's no way the Cylons could have known that Curio was anyone important at this stage.

Annoyingly, I can't see much wrong with that idea.

[vote:unvote]

I am a leaf scientist. You will see references to leafs throughout my posts (and probably wondered what I was rabbiting on about).

No, but they could have been randomly bandwagoning someone, and got lucky.

I must have amnesia caused by radiation from the Cylon attack, I don't remember.

I deleted my role PM in case Zeppo ever accidentally saw my PM box on my work PC here and decided to have a goosey.

Ok... [vote:unvote]

would Curio be crazy enough to mark himself out as someone so valuable to us so early in the game with only a few votes against him? It seems a bit sudden although maybe he does just want to protect himself and us from a sudden bandwagon.

I am now extra suspicious of kalmar and Gazchap. I've not looked at my role since I got the pm but I can still remember it and I've made reference to it. (photosynthesis, remember?) The only reason I haven't directly asked for others science specialisation is because I was interested to see who wouldn't make a casual reference to it, suggesting that they didn't in fact have any science skills at all.

My specialism is at the root of all of yours, as I'm a soil expert. Your plants won't grow without me, guys. Just remember that, if you want your seedlings not to be stunted and ugly, like you.

Why are you suspicious of me?!? I agree Gazchap's excuse for 'not remembering' sounds dodgy, both parts of it, but as I just said I have made casual reference to it (and I picked up on your photosynthesis comment).

Can I examine your plants?

You may.

Awesome.

[Fetch: Couch]

is anyone cultivating corn, we could make some popcorn...

To be honest it was mainly because you're a leaf scientist. I don't mean to look down on you or anything but c'mon, couldn't be bothered finishing your studies or something?! I did a masters degree followed by Phd (if that's what makes you a Doctor) and I'm now Doctor Gilly, photsynthesis expert extraordinaire which encompasses the study of leaves. You better not be on the same wages as me sonny Jim or I'm going to the union.
I have though reconsidered everything you have said since the Cylon attack began and accept that you have been trying to talk about leaves since before we got suspicious of non scientists amongst us. This proves to me you are a leaf geek who even in the midst of panic finds ways to bring leaves into the conversation. I also now understand why you are dressed like someone out the garden of Eden with a labcoat thrown on top of your fetching green ensemble. So I accept you are a scientist, if a rubbish one.

Ok, your plants are fine and coping with the strain.

Except for that one [Point: at emo plant]
Very depressed.

Regrettably for me, I didn't pay all that much attention to mine other than the bit that said "Scientist" in bold.

Looks dodgy, I'd agree, but 'tis the truth. Rather than stay silent about it I'd rather speak up, even if it puts my head on the proverbial chopping block.

I'm a wheat growth specialist. Is that the same as corn? I don't know. I think it might also be maize. I'm Certain it's not oats or barley though.

Oh I'm lowly alright, I mostly just look after the 'bots.



But you need to get down off your high horse, where would photosynthesis be without leaves!?!

Pfft! leaves are just there to feed the beetles!

For a specialist you're fairly clueless.

FOS ?!

What's your science specialty Lace?

[long delay while Lace thinks up something plausible]

Can I direct the same question to Mr The Rev Owen as well please? IF THAT IS INDEED YOUR REAL NAME.

Avian Parasitology

if you need more information just ask.

And what grade of scientist does it say?

I was just about to ask that because I wanted more info as well!

Oh I dont have a grade I just dabble.

Hmm. HMM I SAY!

Sir Mr Lord The Rev Owen?

I'd say you're dabbling in the area of OOC trickery here, folks.

Why dont you just ask everyone then they can make up whatever scientist and grade they like.

Well I have asked everyone and not everyone is replying whereas if you ask people directly it gives them less time to avoid it.

What grade are you

I think I'll go for either Bobby, Joans or The Rev Owen.

[vote:Bobbyaro]

[Stroke: Plant, inappropriately]
[Soothe: Plant]
[Listen to: Plant]
Ahhh.
[Vote: The Rev Owen]

To be fair Mr Dom has already done that, so the cat's out of the bag.

We can look at peoples statements before that happened though - if they dropped a hint of their speciality then I'm hoping they can be trusted. If not, they're either Cylon or Soldier, or didn't bother to drop a hint. So the absence of it doesn't prove much.

So, we have learnt this:

1 hints could be real or genuine
2 not leaving a hint regarding science can be conspicuous or not

Excellent!

At this point I'm thinking you'd need a machine brain to follow the crazy threads of logic being weaved together here!

Zeppo starts repairing the storage locker.

You appear to be sweating a little!

I think that the "dropped a hint" group are quite likely to be scientists and therefore can probably be trusted. This is useful info.

The "didn't drop a hint" group we have nothing more to go on than what else they have said, even if they claim to have a PhD in something when asked.

IMHO.

I think looking for hints from Pilots would be the best thing to do personally.

That sort of thinking won't fly around here.

I'm a geneticist - and I'm specialising in studying the differences in humans on the different colony worlds. My views on Taurons are based on my scientific knowledge.

I think that its quite possible that people will have been given 'cover' jobs as well so it may not help

Ahh , as we're all talking about what we did before let me introduce myself - I'm a scientist , and my speciality is the wonderful bit of the plant that exists below the surface , commonly referred to as the Root of the plant.

I did try to make a wonderful pun of it when I first spoke last night (about getting to the Root of the problem) , however I was quite disapointed that no-one picked up on that :-(

Perhaps one of you other scientists could tell me why your so interested in the bit of the plant thats visible to anyone instead of the amazing parts that are hidden to everyone but the most curious

If you can give us scientific proof that they eat dirt, I'll unvote you...

See, I thought that pilots would prefer to try and not drop hints since the people who tend to look closest for those types of things are the people we don't want finding them.
Hence why we didn't appear to get any hints from Curio and then suddenly a role claim (if he is indeed a pilot). If he dropped hints he risked only the bad guys picking up on it and appears to have decided that if they were potentially going to do this, then it would be safer to just out himself to everyone.

Just popping my head out of the cockpit I'm repairing to say that we're surely worse off if we identify all the scientists, as the Cylons will then strike at the remaining military members and have a better chance of infiltrating us.

It's a good point, we should probably stop asking people outright as it puts the Military types in a tricky position.

The info we have already is hopefully useful and non-dangerous though.

What we going to do then? I think we should probably start trying to make a decision. Put your cards on the table people, is there anyone you think should stay here?

Well, we have a bunch of people who I think are fairly genuine scientists, and of everyone who has contributed (FoS at quiet ones as usual), LaceSensor does appear to have squirmed the most...