Call the Man

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Close the door

Shut the world away

All the fight's gone from this wounded heart

Across the floor

Dreams and shadows play

Like wind blown refugees

Needed in the chaos and confusion

From the plains to city hall

Needed where the proud who walk the wire are set to fall

Call the man

Who deals in love beyond repair

He can heal the world

Of hearts in need of care

Shine a light ahead

When the next step is unclear

Call the man

He's needed here

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[Call the Man – Celine Dion]

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[Moving right along from where 'Bladud' left off. Un-beta'd as per usual. I have some inklings where this is going. But for now, I'm just putting fingers to keyboard and seeing what comes out. Joss owns the 'verse; I'm just taking his characters and playing with them.]

Newhall [Jayne's home planet]; Burnham

Serenity flew into Burnham. Jayne was grinning through the windscreen.

“Ain't been here since...well, not in a long time. Used ta skinny dip in the cove with Matty 'n Allison way back when Pa had full use of his legs. Was nuttin' but the end of the line fer ages with a wee village.”

Vera pointed, “We scooped up water from the sea over yonder to help with that fire at the oast houses and distillery. Wasn't much to the place even then.” Junior stirred and made chuntering noises in the sling around her neck and waist and she petted him gently.

Jayne shrugged, “The real fishin' is over on the other coast; got a nice natural harbour as well. Newhall folk have been too busy keepin' body and soul goin' along with everythin' else to worry about this coast much apart from puttin' in the rail road.”

“Well it's coming on now,” Mal commented, “That new landing area will take pretty big flying craft and the house they've promised us is pretty swanky.”

River smiled, “We're going to be happy here. Working, playing, growing...”

“So; Hillary said they'd found oil off-shore.”

Jayne nodded, “Way out past the reef. There's a line of platforms out there an' helicopters flyin' folks an' food out regular. Burnha