Scene 1

(Serenity’s dining room, the nine seated, talking, laughing, drinking, and eating.)

(River to Mal & Zoe nonchalantly): You should call Oscar. He needs you.

(Silence.)

(River to Jayne): And one of his needs you.

(Jayne): Whoa, she’s doing it again!

(Kaylee has a here-we-go-again look on her face. Book nods.)

(Zoe to Mal): Oscar? Oscar Warner?

(Mal): Only Oscar I know. You?

(Zoe): Yeah.

(Wash): Who’s …?

(Zoe): You know the guy with all the girls. Six, I think. Lost both legs.

(All at once) …

(Wash to Zoe): Oh, yeah, I remember you telling me about him. Wasn’t he a schoolteacher? Lucky he could go back to that profession with no legs.

(Jayne to River): Fei hua! (Bullshit!) I thought I told you to stop doing that. (To all): She’s talking crazy again.

(Book): Jayne, I don’t think she can help it.

(Kaylee to Jayne with a small arm slap): Don’t be mean.

(River to Kaylee): Can you pass the bread?

(Inara, annoyed look to Jayne, says to River): Mei-Mei? Are you ok?

(Simon to River): I don’t understand, River. Are you confused? What are you …?

(Kaylee passes the bread.)

(Simon continues alone): … talking about?

(River to Simon taking a piece of bread, exasperated): I’m still hungry. I wanted more.

(River to Kaylee): Sie-sie. (Thank you.)

(Kaylee): You’re welcome.

(Zoe to Mal): Should I call?

(Mal): It can’t hurt. And I’m curious.

(Jayne to Mal): 6 kids, no legs, let me guess, no money.

(Mal shrugs.)

(Jayne to River): How you fittin’ me into this. I don’t know no Oscar.

(River shrugs.)

Scene 2

(Serenity’s bridge, Zoe talking to Oscar in screen. Mal & Wash listening off screen.)

(Oscar): It’s amazing. I can’t believe you called. I’m still in shock. I didn’t know what we would do next. Yes, yes, we can use your help. Are you sure? But I don’t want to say too much now. Can you come to Reading?

(Mal nods, Wash holds up 2 fingers)

(Zoe): We can be there in 2 days. Will that do?

(Oscar): Yes, that’s just enough time to get ready.