Blue Sun Room FICTION - ADVENTURE

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date

Saturday, June 12, 2004

Mal and Jayne get a drink after Jayne joins the crew. Fun action bar misadventure, written in script style.

CATEGORY: FICTION    TIMES READ: 3827    RATING: 7.0 (PG)    SERIES: FIREFLY

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CHARACTERS: Mal / Jayne

RATING: PG - fun action bar misadventure

DISCLAIMER: Joss frequently kills boys on the first date. I write about 'em instead.

SPOILERS: Out of Gas flashbacks (drabble set pre-series)

FEEDBACK: Tell me - would you kill a boy on the first date?

NOTES: Requested by astarte99, part of the

I've never written in script style before, so bear with me.

THANKS: to FuzzyBen and kallysten for beta work. *mwah!*

EXT. SERENITY - RAMP/CARGO BAY - DAY

On the open ramp of Serenity, MAL, ZOE and JAYNE stand facing the dust. MARCO can be seen hobbling off in the distance.

JAYNE

Mustang Bar over Mineral Wells way is a good place to drink cheap, but it's a better place for a bar-fight. Someone there's always lookin' for a brawl, 'specially with the days as long n' hot n' dry as they are at the moment.

MAL

Well, I could do with a good punch-up. Being held at gun-point gets on my nerves a mite. Being held at gun-point by you - well, that don't make it no better. 'Sides, I'd like to see how you do in a fight.

(pause)

Zoe - why don't you stay here with Wash and have yourself some time alone. Jayne, you an' I'll take the four-wheel over to Mineral Wells, and get to know each other.

ZOE

(sarcastically)

Aye-aye Cap'n! You two boys behave yourselves now, y'hear?

(beat)

Oh, and Jayne - if you're thinkin' of double-crossing us and putting a hurtin' on the Captain, here .... don't even try.

Jayne looks surprised, then grins.

INT. MUSTANG BAR - CORNER BOOTH

Mal and Jayne both have jugs of beer in their hands, as they sit across from each other.

Comments
Saturday, 12 June 2004 23:23
I liked. Very funny and that last line was wonderful. Well done, Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me
ANONYMOUS
Sunday, 13 June 2004 00:33
Of course... the title is the same as a "Buffy" episode...
Sunday, 13 June 2004 18:05
Nice one
DEBXENA
Monday, 14 June 2004 05:40
Just for anyone else reading, thinking: "Hey - that's the title of a Buffy ep!" Well, all my Firefly Fics are titled with Buffy episode titles. That was the challenge I set myself :)
JAZMYN
Friday, 18 March 2005 10:57
i like it its realy good but i didnt realy like the script form but hey i still liked it
jazz
Friday, 02 September 2005 19:15
so THAT'S how mal and jayne's first date went, i always wondered...
Thursday, 21 December 2006 18:16
Love Mal's response "Well I'm satisfied." Also laughed out loud at the end when "Jayne sputters, tries to form words, fails." Motivation felt somewhat contrived. I think even if Mal and Jayne were looking for a fight, it's not something they'd say out loud- at least not before they found the fight. Still some very fun dialogue!

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