"Attempted to, anyway. Like I said, things didn't go nearly as well as I think anybody hoped -- myself included." Somehow, Gaius hoped that everything would just sort themselves out. Everyone would work together and things would get better. And maybe there would have been a chance for that, if the Cylons hadn't come. They had done plenty to improve conditions, but unfortunately, the human population hadn't done much to earn anything more than their ire.

"I was leading the people, actually," he says. "I was president at the time -- and vice-president before that."

Gaius opens his mouth to give the confirmation, but before he can, the button is pressed, and the selected outfit deposited.