River Tam (
river_meimei) wrote2008-09-24 01:46 pm
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Earlier today, River went to Milliways and spent half the afternoon meandering out by the lake in the early-autumn sunshine.
Now, it's a different kind of outdoors she's looking at: curled up on the ship's bridge, head tipped back and coattails spreading around her, she's watching the stars through Serenity's wide front windows.
Now, it's a different kind of outdoors she's looking at: curled up on the ship's bridge, head tipped back and coattails spreading around her, she's watching the stars through Serenity's wide front windows.
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Nobody understands anybody anymore, and Mal can't fix it. He holds his right hand in his left and twists outward, cracking his wrist with a satisfying pop. The left gets taken care of too.
"I tried to tell her...I tried to say that having issue with folk who don't give you cause to your face ain't the best way to go about things. I don't know what she took from that."
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Okay, says her expression. And, maybe.
(It'd be nice. And -- maybe.)
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He can imagine.
"Can't see how to do much elsewise."
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"You do."
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"At least I got a way."
Sure as ruttin' hell ain't ever got a plan
Mal rights himself again, adjusting; probably headed back out off the bridge. "Think we got a game still goin' somewhere, 'less Jayne messed with the board."
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A hand hesitantly lifts and drops again onto River's shoulder, not even linger long enough for heat transfer before Mal pulls back.
"Come find me later; Inara won't play fair."
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The smile's smaller, this time, but the affection's clearer. "It's a deal."