Focus on the Fine Qualities of Dinosaurs
Monday, June 11, 2007
A stand-alone follow-up of sorts to "Head Trauma." Serenity's being followed, and Mal wants to know why. Also, limerick!
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 1806 RATING: 9.0 (PG) SERIES: FIREFLY
Read: , Focus on the Fine Qualities of Dinosaurs, , Mal had done his share of time in the infirmary, watching over River as her concussion subsided and her wounds healed. The shot that had skimmed past Jayne’s arm to strike her head had barely impacted, but the tiny fracture had nearly resulted in a fatal subdural haematoma. Only the doc’s quick work had alleviated the pressure on her brain, and she had recovered quickly. Two days after her rescue, she was sitting up in the infirmary, bright eyes trained on anyone who walked by, and three days after that, she was up and about herself. Knowing how much she hated the infirmary, Kaylee and Inara had done what they could to make it look less clinical. With Simon’s go-ahead, Kaylee had taped paper over the cold blue lights, giving the room an amber glow, and Inara had brought in pillows and scarves from her shuttle. The tiny room felt much cozier, but River was still glad to be out. She was walking from the passenger dorms to the cargo bay, following the sound of Zoe and Jayne’s laughter, when Mal appeared in the hatch. “Gods, mei mei, but it is good to have you back.” Mal looped an arm around her thin shoulders and drew her in to kiss the top of her head. “Not your mei mei.”He frowned down at her. “She is.” River jerked a shoulder towards the couch in the passenger lounge, where Kaylee was cooing and petting an exhausted Simon. “Can’t a man have more than one?” He grinned. “Nope.” He looked hurt, and she smiled, reaching up to pat his cheek. “You’ve got to keep sisters safe. Me? I keep my own self safe.” “Didn’t do so well at that this week, l’il Albatross.” She smiled again, to show him that the name was satisfactory, but then scowled. “Indeed. That was unacceptable. Must recommence physical trai
Still...River was definitely in fine form here, i3ernadette! All kinds of shiny imagery used to describe her decimation of the Clytemnestra's crew vanguard and the intimidation of the rest of them:D
BEB
“Indeed. That was unacceptable. Must recommence physical training.” She leaned against him again, just for a moment, then bounded away. “But first, food!”
:) Oh, that sounded so like River!! Keep em comin!
I too noticed the Rayne-implications in the last chapter (woo!!!) but the lack of 'em here made me a bit sad. Are you going for a romantic angle at all, or are we all reading too much into this?
Anyway, good work! Also loved the little moment between Simon and River in the cockpit, it was sweet. Looking forward to more :-)
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