Spinning Out-Chapter 05: "Communication Breakdown"
Friday, April 25, 2008
3 months post BDM. The crew of Serenity meets with Badger's buyer. An unexpected visitor changes the way things have been going. Rated PG-13 for adult language, adult content, and (of course) mild nudity. Word Count = 9,290
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Spinning Out
by
GoramMan
Chapter 5: Communication Breakdown
“Leave Serenity?” repeated Kaylee in disbelief.
“Has it ever crossed your mind?” asked Simon. “When things were at their worst?” Simon, who was lying on his stomach on his bed with nothing but a towel to cover his backside, swung his legs around so that he sat on the edge of the bed across from Kaylee. He repositioned the towel to cover up again and waited for an answer.
Kaylee sat in the chair across form Simon. She leaned back and folded her arms across her bare stomach. “Never,” she said flatly.
Simon sighed. Of course he knew the answer to that. He reached out and took a hold of one of Kaylee’s hands, “It’s just that...I finally figured out what I should be doing with my life now. Maybe I was never supposed to mingle in the elite social circles of Osiris. One day picking a bride from the social registry data base. Joining charity clubs that give twenty cents on the dollar on what they raise to host parties. Maybe I was always going to part from my parents. Maybe nobody is supposed to live like that. But right now I know that I am supposed to be in love with you and to be a doctor.”
Kaylee let out a nervous laugh, “Well Simon, that’s what you’re do’in right now.”
“No it isn’t. I’m a killer.”
“What!? No you ai
your prose is as precise as ever.
And naughty River at the end, mildly erotic, GoramMan.
2x2 - Thank you for going back and reading the first 5. Don't be shy about leaving any comments under the previous stories.
Platonist - I really didn't intend for them to make amends and prepare the meal just for Mal. They did it, in my view, for the good of their relationship and the crew. Of course Mal is deeply affected by this act because he cares about his crew as people and he cares about his obligations as a captain. That and they picked up Inara. Which by the by I'm not sure if I conveyed the idea very well that Inara showed up on Athens then waved Serenity for a ride. But I also didn't want to give away that she was coming. As for being naughty I think River should be commended for abstaining as she did. If some of the people that read this fic (or...you know...wrote it) had her powers I don't think they would be able to keep their brains to themselves.
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