Hand to his gunbelt. Bullet on the back of his knuckles. "Watch, then."
And it dances.
Roland puts him under. The questions are asked -- what is your name, where are you -- and the instructions are given.
It's then that Simon, standing behind Roland, looks up to see his father's face. River, though, doesn't move.
Gabriel Tam will tell the Alliance that he received a letter, and destroyed it. That he wanted to help the investigation, for everybody's own good -- the good of the Alliance, the good of his children. Roland gives him permission to add details that might help...that maybe Simon taking River away harmed her, and now Simon can't fix it. That Gabriel has no idea where River and Simon are, despite looking. That he only wants to find them, for everybody's safety. That he hasn't had any luck.
"You will forget that you ever heard of Serenity, or anybody on board. And you will forget your time here, in Milliways."
River looks up sharply at that -- to her father's face.
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Date: 2005-07-19 05:09 am (UTC)And it dances.
Roland puts him under. The questions are asked -- what is your name, where are you -- and the instructions are given.
It's then that Simon, standing behind Roland, looks up to see his father's face. River, though, doesn't move.
Gabriel Tam will tell the Alliance that he received a letter, and destroyed it. That he wanted to help the investigation, for everybody's own good -- the good of the Alliance, the good of his children. Roland gives him permission to add details that might help...that maybe Simon taking River away harmed her, and now Simon can't fix it. That Gabriel has no idea where River and Simon are, despite looking. That he only wants to find them, for everybody's safety. That he hasn't had any luck.
"You will forget that you ever heard of Serenity, or anybody on board. And you will forget your time here, in Milliways."
River looks up sharply at that -- to her father's face.