This is part of a prompt table I am working on. All the stories from it are standalones unless otherwise noted.

And I discovered when writing this that giving every character something to do is really HARD! No wonder why I rarely do it!

Thanks to Tamsibling for the beta.

Takes place somewhere near the end of the series but before the movie.

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21.Kiss

The soothing sound echoed through the galley as everyone, including River, laughed at the dare. Jayne wrinkled his nose and crossed his arms, clearly annoyed that everyone was so amused at his expense.

He eyed Kaylee, taking advantage of the alcohol they’d all imbibed to sit closer to Simon than she normally did. He already had a plan when it came to his turn and exactly what he’d dare the overly bubbly mechanic to do to the stuffy Core-bred pansy.

But as Jayne spun the bottle, he swore beneath his breath. The damn thing hated him tonight. It simply would not land on Kaylee.

Mal had similar luck. It was clear he was just dying for his spin to land on Inara. He’d gotten everyone but her tonight.

It wasn’t even until late into the game when Kaylee finally got her wish, and her final spin of the evening landed on Simon.

The doctor took a slow sip out of his mug, nearly empty – again. This game always made him nervous and as such, he’d drunk more than his share of alcohol tonight. Thankfully, it wasn’t sake. He wasn’t sure if he could live down dancing around the ship naked.

Suddenly, River turned to Kaylee excitedly and said in more of a lucid voice than she’d ever heard. “He always takes truth, is bad at dares.”

Simon glared rebelliously at River, and having already been the butt of enough embarrassing moments this evening, turned to Kaylee, his jaw set. He crossed his arms and grinned smugly. “Dare.”

River leapt excitedly out of her chair and began to dance around behind her brother, saying kiss me in every language she knew – minus English and Chinese.

Simon, understanding the Latin and Italian, glared at h