Title: self contained

Author: joly

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama-y, Romance-y, Angst-y (very little), Adventure-y

Pairing: Mostly Simon/Kaylee

Spoilers: All the way to ‘Objects in Space’. But no BDM spoilers. In this story that hasn’t happened yet. We can, however, assume that things have gone all canon-like after ‘Ariel’ and up til this point.

Summary: A continuation of ‘Anti Hero‘. Set significantly after ’Objects in Space’. Xiaofan has to make a quick exit after thugs bust into her practice. She assumes it’s just a robbery gone wrong. But is it ever that simple? It’s now her turn to call on the help of her old friend Simon Tam and the crew of Serenity.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Firefly, the crew, the ‘Verse, any of that stuff. I just like to tell stories. Joss and The Man own the stuff. All the OFC’s are mine and I reserve the right to use them any way I please. I make no money, I expect none. Peace and Blessings.

Thanks: To everyone who read ‘Anti Hero’, much thanks. Makes me all squishy inside. And to those reading this who continue to read, yes, more squishiness.

Distribution: Any where, just let me know so’s I can do a little dance.

Feedback: Please and Thank You. Read and review at your leisure.

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They were in the dark, literally. They were ‘standing’ in the occluded part of Xiaofan’s memory. It was dark.

River stood to one side, while Xiaofan paced. It was part of the process. Xiaofan’s, anyway, River was standing there patiently, as if she could take it or leave it.

‘I’ve had enough!’ Xiaofan thought, and then said, “We’re going to start from my comfort zone. The scientific method is a good enough place to begin.”

“Yeah?” River said, uncertain.

“It’s one of the more useful things I learned in med acad. Well, it’s the basis of the edu-” She shook her head, “Never mind, Step one, use your experience. Of which I have very li