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Down the Rabbit Hole - Chapter Thirteen

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Simon and Mal, still hiding out from the Feds. And still not slash. <b>This chapter:</b>How long can two men hide in a slimy, abandoned house before one loses his mind? Apparently, not long enough. Warning for a long chapter.

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The stillness that blanketed the kitchen was so complete, it could have passed for peacefulness. No word had been spoken in the 30 minutes or so since Mal’s discourse, and no outdoor sound disturbed the silence of the deep hours, so cherished by night owls. This, Simon reflected, was when restless artists found inspiration for timeless symphonies and epic poems. The only inspiration he had found was for a new variant of hellacious headache, caused no doubt by his thoughts elbowing and tripping each other to be the first among his worries. Sitting in the damnable odious muck didn’t help, either. He had just settled on which manner of huddling was the most comfortable when the chirping of the Cortex shattered through the gloom, launching him to his feet in relief.

“Wait.” Mal stopped him before he reached the panel. “Check th’ ident.”

Simon drew up short, rebuking his latest lapse in caution. Clearly he would never learn to live like an outlaw---“Lao tian!” He jumped back from the hover, eyes glued to the readout.

It wasn’t them. The ID wasn’t Serenity.

“It isn’t them!” he whispered, as though the unanswered sender could already hear him. “It isn’t them, what do we do?”

“Whassit say?” Mal was curiously untroubled by the news.

Simon read the source as it flashed. “Giac? S - Y. Player Moon.”

“Giacomo.” Mal coughed and cleared his throat. “Shipyard. Should be Zoe.”

“Should be?” The signal chirped again.

“G’ head ‘n answer. Just…stay off screen, either way.”

Either way? He didn’t need either way. He needed “Yes, that’s them, everything will go according to plan, see when they’ll be picking us up so this nightmare can end.” He needed that infernally smug certainty. But “either way”?

“Answer the hail, Doc, ‘fore they give us up for dead.”

That being a displeasing notion, Simon moved to the side of

Comments
Tuesday, 08 January 2008 18:54
Still not slash? Does that mean at some point it will be?

How many chapters is this story going to be? Do you have it all written or do you mean to keep us waiting a long time for the next chapter? Could I possibly HAVE any more questions? LOL!

This was nicely done and the Captain's injury messing with his head, is a nice touch. Though I am getting a bit frustrated with the drawn out rescue.

Hopefully, that ship they heard overhead was the rescue and not the alliance.
Tuesday, 08 January 2008 18:59
Ha, Leiasky, no, it's simply still not slash, a year later, and still them waiting for rescue, a year later. You think you're frustrated with the drawn out rescue? :D I am too. But hopefully not too frustrated to get to it. I estimate maybe three more chapters, and some of them are kinda sorta written. And hey, this was a quick update compared to my usual standards. Thanks for commenting!
Tuesday, 08 January 2008 20:10
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I LOVE THIS STORY!
Tuesday, 08 January 2008 21:15
Yay for the quick posting! I was worried that it'd be a few months again, so I'm so happy to see this!

Yeah, groggy Mal is well done, and Simon trying to talk rough - too funny that we wrote similar bits at the same time! And the conversation with Zoe was nice - passing the information carefully and clumsily at the same time.

I found this chapter maybe a bit less descriptive than your others, but I don't mind. I'm feeling like the quiet empty hours of night should be passing now, and I'm also wanting them to move on. In a good way. :) I want to see what Mal tells the crew - if he's still able to talk when they get there...
Wednesday, 09 January 2008 00:23
So happy to have another chapter and I just rolled up at Simon trying to talk in Rim-speak to Zoe. Just hope the right people get to Mal and Simon first, I would say they are due for a bit of good luck for a change. That and a damn hot soapy bath to wash all the muck off! Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me
Wednesday, 09 January 2008 03:58
Thank you so much for posting so soon! Loved Simon floundering with Rim speak, and Mal trying to keep Inara out of trouble.

I hope they get out of that house soon, my nose is getting stuffy from the mold.
Thursday, 10 January 2008 16:33
Ohh, 3 more chapters? And some are already half done? That means you can post faster! LOL! :)
Saturday, 23 February 2008 16:02
I know, I know. I've been absent far too long. But this story keeps pulling me back in. I can't say enough about it, so I'll say this: perfect in every sense. The humor of Simon attempting "Rim-speak." Mal's delirium. I could go on for hours.


Rob O.

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