<strong>Cabel Bellar<br/>CIC<br/>Battlestar Ares</strong><br/><br/>Cabel gave the Commander a curt nod, his face blank.  No news on Aquarius.  There was a chance, even if he knew that clinging to that vague hope was only setting himself up for future pain.  But, it was a chance.<br/><br/>A radio squawk caught his attention: just a crewman coordinating craft launches.  When Cabel looked back at the Commander, he was watching a woman crossing the CIC.  Cabel knew less about her than he did Heller; just that she was the Admiral's daughter.  Poor girl.  The Commander's gaze followed her a bit longer than necessary, and, despite his anxiety over the Colonies, Cabel realized there might have been something more to that glance.<br/><br/>He took a step back when Major Corvin stepped up, followed by the El-Cee, Myra Talos.  He knew both better than the Commander.  He had had to coordinate testing of the prototypes with Talos, and Corvin had flown the VAFIC several times.  Boring business, but he managed to pick up on their personalities a bit.<br/><br/>There was something odd going on with the ranks at the moment; Corvin was somehow above Talos.  He had become the XO; that didn't make any sense.  Maybe it was an obscure reg, or some ugly favoritism.  Whatever the reason, Cabel figured Talos was not pleased right now, not at all.  The Major's words were more than a little condescending.<br/><br/>Cabel hung back, waiting for someone to call on him.