All characters herein that I did not create are not my property. I’m only playing here, no coin has changed hands.

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Scene 1:

(Night. Copia. Farmhouse. Jazmine’s bed, which contains Mal and Jazmine.)

MAL: So?

JAZ: So.

MAL: Well?

JAZ: Larry.

MAL: Larry?!

JAZ: Larry.

MAL: Why?

JAZ: Niska.

MAL: Niska?

JAZ: Money.

MAL: Well.

JAZ: So.

MAL: So...

JAZ: Larry will be tended to unless you’d prefer to..

MAL: I’ll cogitate on it a spell.

JAZ: No rush.

MAL: Niska?

JAZ: Was warned. I’ll wave Mrs. Niska.

MAL: And?

JAZ: She’ll be a widow before I cut the link if I know Anneke. Good head for business.

MAL: Shame when a madman goes insane.

JAZ: Mmph.

MAL: So Larry hired the crazy woman?

JAZ: The now dead crazy woman. Go between.

MAL: Wei ?

JAZ: An quan . For now.

MAL: Makes for a change, don’t it?

JAZ: For you? Quite likely. Go on about your business with Badger, but watch your back.

MAL: Just in case? Not that you’d be wrong or anything.

JAZ: Just in case, because it’s you. (kisses him) There’s bound to be a passel of new widows before this is all over, and I don’t intend to be one of them.. again. Dong Ma?

MAL: Not sure I got all that, could you start over at the kissin’?

JAZ: You are a bad man, Malcolm Reynolds, and deserve what you get.

MAL: Must’ve been pretty bad to deserve you, Lotus Flower.

JAZ: Must have been. (rolls atop him, giggling)

MAL: Ai Ya !! No ticklin’ woman!! (grabs her wrists in self defense) You start it I’ll finish it, you been warned. (pulls her down for a kiss)

JAZ: That I’d like to see.

MAL: Best keep your eyes open and hang on.

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Scene 2:

(Day. Copia. Zoe’s room. Zoe has her weapons spread out and is cleaning them)

MATILDA: (inquiring hopefully) Ma ma ball?

ZOE: No, baby.

MATILDA: (insistent) Ball ma ma!

ZOE: Not right now, sweetie.

MATILDA: (with a pout to it) Ma Ma Ma.

ZOE: Mommy has to clean her weapons right now dumpling. We’ll play ball in a little while.

MATILDA: (excited) Boom?

SOVAY: (from