Truthsome: Addendum/Interim
Tuesday, April 6, 2004
The others react to Mal's and Zoe's dark history.
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Truthsome: Addendum/Interim
Simon:
The man’s psychotic, Simon thought as he led River down to the passenger dorm. How could he not be? No wonder the ship was named Serenity. What an enormous life-changing event that time was for him--defining and redefining his entire life and existence. Not only the horrific battle, the defeat, loss of all those fellow soldiers in ghastly circumstances, but to learn later that at that very time his family, his home--the very anchor of his ‘verse--was being seared into nothingness. You never leave Serenity, Zoe had said. How very, frighteningly, true that simple statement was.
Eighty-seven days in sensory deprivation solitary... Lao-tyen boo. Simon thought he recalled from his psych reading that twenty-seven days was regarded as the limit of human psychological endurance in those circumstances. The captain had been locked in the dark over three times that long. And worse, that time tagged onto the most traumatic events in his life--the most traumatic events Simon could imagine.
No wonder the man could withstand torture to the point of death. What was mere physical torment to someone who had withstood the mental torment he already had? The surprise wasn’t that Mal was crazy, the wonder was that he was as sane as he was.
Looking at River as he hugged her and wished her a good night, it occurred to Simon that, just perhaps, that was why the captain had allowed he and River to stay on Serenity--not because he needed a medic, or admired Simon’s courage for getting River out of the academy, or liked them
You can't take the sky from me
I do like this one as much as your Blue Sun Series, it's obviously a really good intro into it. And of course, you've got all the characters in the palm of your hand.
I do go on about my Guildsister Book envy, but it's a compliment, so I don't suppose it's too bad...
I like your observations on all the crews' relationships. It continues to be subtle, just like the show, where not too many were overt.
I did enjoy Kaylee's involvement in the springing of the cap, and you brought out Simon's social bumbling really well.
'Course I do have this outthere theory that you really ARE the man(Joss Whedon, himself), keeping tabs on Firefly fic community as a whole.
Aren't sci-fi junkies fun in their paranoia?
Oh well, as always, thanks for sharing, and keep it coming...
Keep flyin'
Very, and ya gotta love it!
You never leave Serenity
Did Mal have a daughter...
I've never thought of that one!
You have such a wonderful grasp on the characters! Shiny^.^ off to read about the robbery of Blue Sun;)
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