Heartbroken: Meili Long - Part 2

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This takes place after the events of Heartbroken, which takes place between Objects in Space and Serenity: The BDM.

The MIGHTY BIG APOLOGY still stands for anyone who can read and speak French, Cajun or Chinese. The translations as I understand them are included, except the more vicious Chinese swearing. Any browncoat worth their salt knows all those anyway, or at least where to find them.

I don't speak the langauges I'm dabbling in, so if my use of syntax is offending the French/French Canadian/Cajun speakers out there, then PLEASE, save me from myself!

French/Cajun

Me maudire pour un coullion - Curse me for a fool

C'est le temps pour se coucher, Fre - It is time to go to bed, brother

Oui. Dormir maintenant. Dormir seulement seulement--aucun rêver - Yes. Sleep now. Sleep only only - never dream

Très astucieux - very astute

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Heartbroken: Meili Long - Part 3

"Deux par deux, les mains de bleu."

Just about every night when he was sending his prayers up to Providence, Rene Cariveau had only a few clear-cut requests. That his lover--correction, his wife--and son and crew remain healthy and strong; that Zirondelle hold together and continue to faithfully serve her crew; for peace to continue to reign true in the 'verse--for better or for worse--and that once, just for once, a cargo run could go smooth.

"Deux par deux, les mains de bleu."

Apparently, that last request was too much to ask.

Since the Fall of the Independent movement and the end of the war, their troubles had generally b