Blue Sun Room FICTION - DRAMA

PHASE ONE - Part One

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Simon is feeling odd distinctly... or is that distinctly odd? ... Angsty fic, eventual S/K.

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Phase One

A/N: First Part of Four. Enjoy!!!

***** To see translations, hover mouse over Chinese word.*****


Day One

Simon absently massaged his temples as he ascended the staircase. There was one place left on the ship that he hadn’t looked for River in, and though he was reluctant to enter the engine room, he was getting desperate. He needed to feed her, and then he wouldn’t feel guilty about retreating to his bunk for a nap. Clearly, his lack of sleep was beginning to take its toll.

“Hey, Simon!” The cheery voice brought him out of his musings, and his eyes focused a moment later on Kaylee. The reason he hadn’t wanted to visit the engine room, she was always there. Not that he didn’t enjoy her company, anything but… he surveyed her smiling face. It appeared she had forgotten their earlier disagreement, and he was back in her good graces once again. He treated her to a rare smile.

“Kaylee,” he greeted, “Have you, er, seen River?”

Her face dropped almost imperceptibly at his broached topic, and he found himself feeling inexplicably annoyed, as opposed to the guilt he normally felt when he threw his fixation with River in the pretty mechanic’s face.

“No, sorry Doc,” Kaylee said, recovering quickly. “Sure she’ll turn up though.”

“Yeah,” Simon agreed, feeling suddenly awkward. He coughed.

“You okay there, Simon?” she asked, and the concern in her eyes unnerved him a little. What was wrong with him? He was being unusually immune to her often contagious good mood.

“I’m fine,” he assured her. “I just… need a glass of water.”

He left quickly and entered the galley, where River sat, looking at him expectantly.

“Food now,” she told him. “Then sleep.”

Simon nodded, moving to the kitchenette. “Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

“Not me, you,” she told him. He jumped; she was standing at his side, holding out a glass of water. “Need to sleep.”

Comments
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 12:29
Aww, it was cute that Kaylee was fussing over him. Jayne doing it was less cute.

I like that we got a quick map(?) of how sick Simon's getting. Better than dragging it over like, three chapter.

BTW- How many chapters is this going to be?
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 12:32
Just the four. And a weeny little epilogue.
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 14:48
Oh good god - this is soooo not good. Simon has the flu from hell and can't even realize that the medicine isn't actually doing the trick.

I would love to see more of Kaylee fussing over Simon and being there even when he's not aware of it. But that's just my little Silee heart going pitter-pat.
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 15:05
Oh yes, more Kaylee fussing would be very nice:)

When is someone going to realize he's taking the wrong medicine? And where is River? Her brother is getting sicker, she's probably out of her little carved-up mind! :)
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 16:18
> she's probably out of her little carved-up mind!

She's *always* out of her little carved-up mind. She just gets to visit a new and exciting location while she's away this time.

But that does raise the question: how come River doesn't have an inkling of what's going on? She knew Early was around and had a plan to stop him even before he got on the boat. It's been over a week and she hasn't yet caught a clue.

Kaylee's fussing is great...and I bet she is in there when he's asleep, but sneaks out before he wakes up or Mal/Jayne catch her.

Your Jayne is just made of awesome. He tries to be "good", but the capacity simply isn't there.
Wednesday, 30 May 2007 18:26
Definitely wondering where River is in all this, cuz other than her brief appearance at the beginning...she was strangely absent. 'Less she's been secretly diddling with things to make sure Simon doesn't cack it.

And I have to admit I was worried for a few when Simon displayed annoyance at Kaylee's reaction to him asking where River was. Thought the meds were gonna turn him into verbally-skilled version of Jayne or something;)

BEB

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