I don't normally do this... but I really need to hear from you all! I'm begging, please comment so I can know what's good and bad!

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Firefly, Serenity, and all related proprietary characters are the intellectual property of Joss Whedon and corporations with whom I have no affiliation. Said property does not belong to me, and the fictional story below is of my own creation. (I don’t own ‘em, just like to play with ‘em!)

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“Albatross, why do you think you need to pack your things?” Mal looked at her with a curious expression, afraid he already knew what she was going to say.

River didn’t disappoint him. “She is not to be trusted, and the standard punishment for mutiny is execution.” River’s voice changed to mimic Mal’s. “You know, I hear tell they used to keelhaul traitors back in the day. I don't have a keel to haul you on, so...” Jayne’s face went white at the memory of nearly being spaced, but no one else besides Mal knew the reference, and River changed back to her normal voice. “She disobeyed when she didn’t let you all out of your bunks the first night. Even if you’ve decided not to kill her, and even if the others wanted her to stay, you should be throwing her off the ship the next time we land. She wouldn’t want to delay your departure because her things were not packed and prepared to leave.”

Mal frowned at this. “ Nī zi , you’re not getting left anywhere, and we ain’t executing nobody. ‘Nara an’ I are gonna be your parents now, how could we?” Mal glanced around the table; everyone was looking at something other than him or River. “I know this ain’t exactly how I do things usually, but since everyone here has been affected by this incident, and some may have differing opinions on an appropriate punishment, I wanna hear from everybody ‘fore I make up my mind how we’re going to resolve this. Doc, you’re first.”

Simon scratched the back of his neck, then looked at River. “ Mèi mei , you could have caused a real disaster. What