Blue Sun Room FICTION - ROMANCE
Something To Think On: Chapter 15
Thursday, July 30, 2009
M/I. Post-BDM. The things we risk and the things we hide.
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Something To Think On
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Chapter Fifteen
Before Shadow, he hadn’t been a man much prone to rage. A body who knew the man he was now – a man who seemed to get angrier and angrier with each passing day – would have a hard time recognizing him in that fresh-faced young’un who’d passed his days cow-herding and listening to his momma’s jazzy Earth-That-Was tunes. Back in them days, he’d been free spirited and curious. He’d wanted to see the universe, so he’d gone off to do some schooling. Told the girl in the farm around the bend he was so keen on that he’d be back. But he wasn’t, for a long time. And then Shadow didn’t exist anymore.
“Mal, Alliance checkpoint coming up.” Jayne’s voice – over the wireless. (Though the ship was so small he could just about, from where he was in the galley kitchen – drinking her stupid tea, didn’t know why’d he’d brought it along – hear the merc’s voice carrying from the bridge.)
Took him all of five steps to get there. “Any signs we should be worried?”
Jayne looked over his shoulder. “Naw, not really. Credentials sent us clean through the last one.”
That had been yesterday. Had that been the day he’d found River in the infirmary, the day he fought Simon? Yes, it was the same day he’d had to explain to a disgruntled Jayne Cobb just why the girl was on board. He’d had brief snatches of shuteye since then but nothing you’d rightly call sleep. He reckoned the last time he’d slept – really slept – had been on that red sofa, back on Serenity, right at the start of all this. He breathed a deep breath. “We need anything else for this one?”
Jayne grunted. “Well, you got us a destination more exact than ‘the Core’? Seems to be that right there’s gonna flag us up as not quite on the level.”
Shook his head to get himself out of his ha
Comments
Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:33
LOVE IT!
I had my strong suspicions, you left some little hints earlier on, and then the bit with the blood...it fits, it's just beautiful, the way you've painted Simon the last few chapters, he doesn't think Mal is good enough for his sister :) I'll be back with more, but I had to send this, I am so excited!
I had my strong suspicions, you left some little hints earlier on, and then the bit with the blood...it fits, it's just beautiful, the way you've painted Simon the last few chapters, he doesn't think Mal is good enough for his sister :) I'll be back with more, but I had to send this, I am so excited!
Thursday, 30 July 2009 10:55
Mal's got to feel a right chump.
For me this was a totally unexpected reveal; so well-crafted in the build-up.
Love this too and am turning over all the possible plot developments in my mind. It's not Regan who can help; it's Gabriel. I'm remembering your question about genetics...
For me this was a totally unexpected reveal; so well-crafted in the build-up.
Love this too and am turning over all the possible plot developments in my mind. It's not Regan who can help; it's Gabriel. I'm remembering your question about genetics...
Thursday, 30 July 2009 11:17
I realize this is a whiny thing to say, but I'm actually a little bit disappointed that they're apparently siblings. I was loving how Mal dealt with the idea of a romantic connection in Inara's live, vs. how he feels about her job.
I mean, this is a really well-crafted reveal, shocking as hell, and makes for good story! I'm looking forward to seeing it play out, especially considering the coincidence of Simon ending up on the same ship as Inara (was it one?), when he found out and how, whether Inara knows, River's closeness to her... I'm going to miss how it all connected in my head before, though, when it wasn't about being biologically related.
Also.. wow. Simon just took off and knocked out Jayne? Or how did Jayne hurt his head? Can this end well? Oy!! Looking forward to the next part!
I mean, this is a really well-crafted reveal, shocking as hell, and makes for good story! I'm looking forward to seeing it play out, especially considering the coincidence of Simon ending up on the same ship as Inara (was it one?), when he found out and how, whether Inara knows, River's closeness to her... I'm going to miss how it all connected in my head before, though, when it wasn't about being biologically related.
Also.. wow. Simon just took off and knocked out Jayne? Or how did Jayne hurt his head? Can this end well? Oy!! Looking forward to the next part!
Thursday, 30 July 2009 14:10
Well, but AR, wasn't the romantic connection just always something Mal was imagining? Even if Simon wasn't her brother?
Clio has only removed something with this that wasn't there in the first place. It was interesting to explore, but ultimately the Simon Inara relationship, just like in the series, was only the product of Mal's doubts and insecurities. The jig is up, and Mal can't lie to himself anymore, at least about that. It had to happen sometime.
And this has completely floored Mal, I'm sure. I wonder what humble pie tastes like?
When Clio approached me to beta some of her work a few chapters ago, and told me about this idea she had, I encouraged her, because I loved the idea and thought that it explained a lot about their relationship, that it had a lot of potential, and that it tied Simon, Inara, and River's seemingly separate storylines together tidily. So if anyone really wants to blame someone, here I am.
Hey, Clio, gotta ask, WHAT HAPPENED? Did your other account blow up? Stories glitched out and gone? :(
Well, just gives me an excuse to read through again and leave all sorts of raving praise. >_> And possibly graffiti. I'm flexible that way. (kidding!)
Although I'll miss some of the discussions that we had posted in the others, I still go back and read them sometimes for ideas.
Clio has only removed something with this that wasn't there in the first place. It was interesting to explore, but ultimately the Simon Inara relationship, just like in the series, was only the product of Mal's doubts and insecurities. The jig is up, and Mal can't lie to himself anymore, at least about that. It had to happen sometime.
And this has completely floored Mal, I'm sure. I wonder what humble pie tastes like?
When Clio approached me to beta some of her work a few chapters ago, and told me about this idea she had, I encouraged her, because I loved the idea and thought that it explained a lot about their relationship, that it had a lot of potential, and that it tied Simon, Inara, and River's seemingly separate storylines together tidily. So if anyone really wants to blame someone, here I am.
Hey, Clio, gotta ask, WHAT HAPPENED? Did your other account blow up? Stories glitched out and gone? :(
Well, just gives me an excuse to read through again and leave all sorts of raving praise. >_> And possibly graffiti. I'm flexible that way. (kidding!)
Although I'll miss some of the discussions that we had posted in the others, I still go back and read them sometimes for ideas.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 15:08
What I liked about it was that it put Inara in an intimate emotional relationship with another man, (romantic or platonic) basically shown capable of "giving", in the sense Mal explores earlier. I liked how Mal had to deal with the fact that she is capable of that, and how Simon kept pointing out that the things that went messy with Mal and Inara were not all about her disease, or her cruelly rejecting him as inferior, but also about how he treated her. Basically, Mal working his way out of self-pity and toward a more self-aware choice.
Having that emotional bond be based around a sibling relationship kind of lessens that impact and places Simon from mirroring Mal's position into a protective "inner circle" brother role. It sort of retroactively evaporates what I enjoyed as a legitimate uncertainty on Mal's part. Humble as he may feel now, I bet there's a certain amount of relief, too. Inara isunambiguiously romantically "untouched". Irks me. :)
But as I said, this won't stop me from enjoying the series now! I, too, adore the exchange between Mal and Inara about Zoe, how emotionally raw they both are to hurl these cruel things at each other. And how it still ends up making Mal think. Also, how we are slowly approaching his mindset at the beginning of this series when he ends up finding her. Coming full circle. :)
Having that emotional bond be based around a sibling relationship kind of lessens that impact and places Simon from mirroring Mal's position into a protective "inner circle" brother role. It sort of retroactively evaporates what I enjoyed as a legitimate uncertainty on Mal's part. Humble as he may feel now, I bet there's a certain amount of relief, too. Inara isunambiguiously romantically "untouched". Irks me. :)
But as I said, this won't stop me from enjoying the series now! I, too, adore the exchange between Mal and Inara about Zoe, how emotionally raw they both are to hurl these cruel things at each other. And how it still ends up making Mal think. Also, how we are slowly approaching his mindset at the beginning of this series when he ends up finding her. Coming full circle. :)
XARLEM
Thursday, 30 July 2009 15:17
As the great Malcolm Reynolds once said... Huh.
Every chapter I kept thinking, why doesn't Simon just explain to Mal that his feelings toward Inara are more brotherly than romantic; given that, you'd have thought I'd have seen this one coming. Totally didn't. You know that you have to update, like, asap now. I have to see (well, read) Mal's reaction to this little bombshell ;) Meanwhile, I'm going to go back and re-read some chapters in light of this new revelation. It'll keep me occupied while I wait :)
Every chapter I kept thinking, why doesn't Simon just explain to Mal that his feelings toward Inara are more brotherly than romantic; given that, you'd have thought I'd have seen this one coming. Totally didn't. You know that you have to update, like, asap now. I have to see (well, read) Mal's reaction to this little bombshell ;) Meanwhile, I'm going to go back and re-read some chapters in light of this new revelation. It'll keep me occupied while I wait :)
Thursday, 30 July 2009 15:30
But... She has always been romantically untouched, both in the tv series and in Clio's. The relationship has always only been in Mal's head. Haven't we been posting comments like, Oh Mal, it's not like that, stop torturing yourself, why are you having such a hard time seeing this?
Maybe you never did, and I never noticed? Still. I thought that was the common sentiment.
Although interesting comment on how Simon's relationship reveals that Inara IS capable of giving, just not to Mal... And I ask you, why does that change if it turns out Simon is her brother? Inara WAS giving to Simon, maybe not in the romantic sense that Mal philosophizes about earlier, but it doesn't change that she wasn't giving to Mal. It doesn't change that even if Inara is sick, that Inara has found something about Mal inadequate for her to share her life with.
Maybe you never did, and I never noticed? Still. I thought that was the common sentiment.
Although interesting comment on how Simon's relationship reveals that Inara IS capable of giving, just not to Mal... And I ask you, why does that change if it turns out Simon is her brother? Inara WAS giving to Simon, maybe not in the romantic sense that Mal philosophizes about earlier, but it doesn't change that she wasn't giving to Mal. It doesn't change that even if Inara is sick, that Inara has found something about Mal inadequate for her to share her life with.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 15:46
In fact, I'm interested in seeing what kind of mind twist Mal comes up with now to convince himself that Inara really doesn't care about him.
Because he will. He will still think... But, if she's not in love with Simon, or anyone else, why is she still not in love with me? Why am I inadequate?
A lot more truthful, and painful line of thinking for him to be dwelling on.
Because he will. He will still think... But, if she's not in love with Simon, or anyone else, why is she still not in love with me? Why am I inadequate?
A lot more truthful, and painful line of thinking for him to be dwelling on.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 15:53
I never saw their relationaship as brotherly, so I guess I didn't share the common sentiment. I didn't see their relationship as romantic, exactly, but as an ambiguous mix between platonic and romantic without any sexual urgency attached. I enjoyed it that way.
And I do think that the sibling relationship changes things quite a bit. It makes that bond more expected, less grown out of mutual affinity and more out of automatic common ground. So "giving" to a sibling is still a lot different than to someone she could theoretically have a completely neutral relationship with.
I felt that Mal slowly came to realize that Inara may have shied away from giving to him, not because of some unchangeable defect in him, but because he actively discouraged it, even though he thought he hadn't. His memories of Wash and Simon pointing that out. Inara being open to an emotional connection with not-sibling Simon would illustrate that more strongly than a close connection to sibling Simon because that's a pre-arranged bond that Mal could not possibe share (nor want to).
And I do think that the sibling relationship changes things quite a bit. It makes that bond more expected, less grown out of mutual affinity and more out of automatic common ground. So "giving" to a sibling is still a lot different than to someone she could theoretically have a completely neutral relationship with.
I felt that Mal slowly came to realize that Inara may have shied away from giving to him, not because of some unchangeable defect in him, but because he actively discouraged it, even though he thought he hadn't. His memories of Wash and Simon pointing that out. Inara being open to an emotional connection with not-sibling Simon would illustrate that more strongly than a close connection to sibling Simon because that's a pre-arranged bond that Mal could not possibe share (nor want to).
Thursday, 30 July 2009 15:53
Okay, where to start? Boring stuff: account logistics. You know, it's so silly, but I realized that there was an older user than me who had an account alias that was almost identical to mine (it was "cliomuse"). They haven't been here for about six months, so I didn't know that, but they'd posted fanfiction and had been active here for a number of years. On huge sites, you expect that other peoples aliases will be quite close to your own. But this is such a small site. I figured there was no reason not to change it. I have all of those conversations saved, though, and would be happy to either email them to whoever wants them or post links to them on my LJ.
So, now I have some 'splainin' to do. I always wanted the romantic angle to be something Mal was creating in his own head. Simon indicates several times that he's not interested in her in that way, and Mal seems to ignore him each time. I started tinkering with the sibling stuff in my head kind of early. It first entered the writing in chapter 11. Simon's interest in her well-being was too strong to be simply explained by friendship, and for various reasons I didn't like the idea of him being romantically interested in her. When I fleshed out Inara's backstory it became clear to me (in the way that it does when stories take a like of their own!) that, if they weren't siblings, Simon at least THOUGHT that they MIGHT be siblings, that there was something in his own past that made him think this was a possibility; that maybe he even hoped it was true. So I toyed around with writing that: that Mal realizes that Simon has always THOUGHT this (in part because I thought there was no possible way I could explain away the coincidence of them ending up on Serenity). But I think that was wrong for a number of reasons, and I think the coincidence will be explained.
The thing about Inara's character, as I'm writing her, AR, is that part of what's completely fundamental about her, because it's predicated on her understanding of what she is due to her illness, is that she IS romantically untouched. Because Mal's troubles with Inara aren't ALL in his head. She has her hand in all this, too. Mal's been able to pin the blame on Simon and to conflate her resistance to him with her sexuality and sexual interest in others. I think it will be challenging to him to try to look past that. Another challenge that this development poses is that it makes Simon someone with a legitimate interested in Inara which Mal has to acknowledge. When they clash over what's best for her (which they will), he can't simply assume Simon has no rights in the situation. I think that, in the context of Inara dying, that will be another big challenge.
Anyway, it has been coming for a while, and I know that it makes it something of a different story than you might have been expecting. I'm glad you're going to stick with it though. I'll just be happy if no one gives me a "1." :-)
Also, thanks to Aliasse for reading this for me!
So, now I have some 'splainin' to do. I always wanted the romantic angle to be something Mal was creating in his own head. Simon indicates several times that he's not interested in her in that way, and Mal seems to ignore him each time. I started tinkering with the sibling stuff in my head kind of early. It first entered the writing in chapter 11. Simon's interest in her well-being was too strong to be simply explained by friendship, and for various reasons I didn't like the idea of him being romantically interested in her. When I fleshed out Inara's backstory it became clear to me (in the way that it does when stories take a like of their own!) that, if they weren't siblings, Simon at least THOUGHT that they MIGHT be siblings, that there was something in his own past that made him think this was a possibility; that maybe he even hoped it was true. So I toyed around with writing that: that Mal realizes that Simon has always THOUGHT this (in part because I thought there was no possible way I could explain away the coincidence of them ending up on Serenity). But I think that was wrong for a number of reasons, and I think the coincidence will be explained.
The thing about Inara's character, as I'm writing her, AR, is that part of what's completely fundamental about her, because it's predicated on her understanding of what she is due to her illness, is that she IS romantically untouched. Because Mal's troubles with Inara aren't ALL in his head. She has her hand in all this, too. Mal's been able to pin the blame on Simon and to conflate her resistance to him with her sexuality and sexual interest in others. I think it will be challenging to him to try to look past that. Another challenge that this development poses is that it makes Simon someone with a legitimate interested in Inara which Mal has to acknowledge. When they clash over what's best for her (which they will), he can't simply assume Simon has no rights in the situation. I think that, in the context of Inara dying, that will be another big challenge.
Anyway, it has been coming for a while, and I know that it makes it something of a different story than you might have been expecting. I'm glad you're going to stick with it though. I'll just be happy if no one gives me a "1." :-)
Also, thanks to Aliasse for reading this for me!
Thursday, 30 July 2009 16:00
Also, Bytemite, I think they say don't ever take the blame for other people's mistakes.
Also, remember re: the automatic nature of sibling connection that we don't know how long they've known or if Inara knows at all. All of that will be explored.
Also, remember re: the automatic nature of sibling connection that we don't know how long they've known or if Inara knows at all. All of that will be explored.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 16:01
Re: updates. Nothing for two weeks. I'm sorry; I'm going on vacation. But I should have something for you right when I get back! Maybe a couple chapters.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 16:17
AR: Well, I'm not saying I myself didn't enjoy the ambiguity of Simon and Inara's relationship. It's actually influenced some of my writing. So the Simon Inara HAS been fun! :) I didn't mean to sound like I was attacking you, or that you should think the way everyone else does. I'm just a little surprised by your sentiments is all.
As for Mal realizing he's been discouraging her, I'll have to reread the last few chapters. If that was mentioned, I've forgotten it. ^_^'
Clio: Ah, yes, I like the way you explained that. Brings me back to that little moment in Our Mrs. Reynolds that I like so much, when Inara is so upset by Mal's casual comments about having children. There's a lot that I think she's had to give up out of not wanting to hurt anyone, and out of the life she believed she couldn't have.
As for Mal realizing he's been discouraging her, I'll have to reread the last few chapters. If that was mentioned, I've forgotten it. ^_^'
Clio: Ah, yes, I like the way you explained that. Brings me back to that little moment in Our Mrs. Reynolds that I like so much, when Inara is so upset by Mal's casual comments about having children. There's a lot that I think she's had to give up out of not wanting to hurt anyone, and out of the life she believed she couldn't have.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 16:32
The return of the series the ruined my life and made me a loathsome Mal/Inara shipper...awesome!
And Mal, don't stop torturing yourself.
And Mal, don't stop torturing yourself.
Thursday, 30 July 2009 16:48
Yeah, I guess I read Simon's investment in Inara's health as a struggle with the unfairness of the world, since he has little way to fully fix River, he doesn't want to give up on someone else who is doomed.
And I absolutely don't think that Inara is blameless in all this. She's motivated by her illness. I never saw her as 100% romantically untouched, though, in spite of her illness. Even if she's not planning for it, I think some part of her longs for romantic love and would have more easily accepted it from someone less complicated, who could have shared her last years and convinced her he could handle it. Mal... so obviously cannot, and even if she weren't dying, there's vast conflict. I took that complicated conflict, most of all, as the reason Inara rejects Mal, not a 100% refusal to end life in a loving relationship.
But that's just how I read it. This is going elsewhere, so... whatever. :)
And I absolutely don't think that Inara is blameless in all this. She's motivated by her illness. I never saw her as 100% romantically untouched, though, in spite of her illness. Even if she's not planning for it, I think some part of her longs for romantic love and would have more easily accepted it from someone less complicated, who could have shared her last years and convinced her he could handle it. Mal... so obviously cannot, and even if she weren't dying, there's vast conflict. I took that complicated conflict, most of all, as the reason Inara rejects Mal, not a 100% refusal to end life in a loving relationship.
But that's just how I read it. This is going elsewhere, so... whatever. :)
Thursday, 30 July 2009 17:46
I actually kind of forget to rate most times... *sucks air through teeth* Yeah...
But it's kind of an arbitrary thing anyway, you know? What's the difference between a 9 or a 10? Pshaw.
I like that too AR, and I think there's definitely some truth to that. I guess we have to wonder, just how much would someone have to prove to Inara that they could handle her illness and death before she accepted being in a relationship with them? And would that willingness bring up uncertainty about long-term commitment and the strength of their feelings?
But it's kind of an arbitrary thing anyway, you know? What's the difference between a 9 or a 10? Pshaw.
I like that too AR, and I think there's definitely some truth to that. I guess we have to wonder, just how much would someone have to prove to Inara that they could handle her illness and death before she accepted being in a relationship with them? And would that willingness bring up uncertainty about long-term commitment and the strength of their feelings?
Friday, 31 July 2009 00:45
Well, I like this little twist and I think it is the kind of tweak that Joss himself would have cultivated in a series, and it can translate to film easily.
My question is does Inara know or only Simon and River?
My question is does Inara know or only Simon and River?
Friday, 31 July 2009 08:56
Bytemite, I don't think Inara would necessarily be untrusting of someone's intentions if they wanted to be with her. She's enough of a romantic to see that potential in people. As for proving they could handle it.. oy. I guess a generally balanced mentality would go a long way. A slow-built basis of trust and acceptance would be necessary for her to consider telling someone, methinks, so it'd be not unlike slowly getting to know Mal as shown here, only less with the fighting. I guess.
Clio - I just wanted to restate that I didn't mean to tell you how to write your story with my comment yesterday! In case it came across as that. I try being honest with my feedback and at that moment the "Wha-!" was at the forefront of my mind so I needed to put it into my comment if I wanted to review at all.. which I wanted. Because it's a great series. :)
Clio - I just wanted to restate that I didn't mean to tell you how to write your story with my comment yesterday! In case it came across as that. I try being honest with my feedback and at that moment the "Wha-!" was at the forefront of my mind so I needed to put it into my comment if I wanted to review at all.. which I wanted. Because it's a great series. :)
Friday, 31 July 2009 11:13
AR – no, of course not! Discussions like this in the comments help me figure out where I'm going with the story, so I always appreciate different perspectives/interpretations of the characters and how I write them, especially when they make me think about things differently. One of your comments above, for example, has been pasted into my draft as a reminder to myself for a future installment. So keep on keeping on!
Saturday, 01 August 2009 22:38
"I guess a generally balanced mentality would go a long way."
*Cracks up* Yeah, I guess it would. :)
I read through the previous two chapters, and I'm not quite getting the sense that Mal realizes he is discouraging her. In the very last chapter he even said: "He wanted, more than he wanted most things, to be able to tell himself that her leaving his boat had been about her being sick – about her not wanting to cause folk grief. But her talking to Simon – and talking so intimate – it told him plain as day that her leaving wasn’t about that. It was about him."
*Cracks up* Yeah, I guess it would. :)
I read through the previous two chapters, and I'm not quite getting the sense that Mal realizes he is discouraging her. In the very last chapter he even said: "He wanted, more than he wanted most things, to be able to tell himself that her leaving his boat had been about her being sick – about her not wanting to cause folk grief. But her talking to Simon – and talking so intimate – it told him plain as day that her leaving wasn’t about that. It was about him."
Sunday, 02 August 2009 22:39
Bytemite – this is a response to your comment on the previous chapter, because I didn't want to write anything that spoiled this chapter in the event someone reads it in the future. BUT, I assume you're referring to that really aggressive comment slung at Mal? In the end, I decided to go with it for a few reasons. First, of course he would never think such a thing about River. But Inara's older (in my schema). She's also a Companion, and so her profession invites some kind of frankness about sexuality (as does his being a doctor). The fact that they didn't grow up together makes a comment like that less obviously verboten. And, last but certainly not least, I think he was a bit fed up. It was so obvious to him why he had to be the donor (heh... I worked out their blood types) as well as why Mal wanted to that he didn't hold back.
I'm trying to think of exactly how to flesh out the nuances of Simon & Inara's relationship over the next several chapters given that I'm constrained to Mal's perspective. We'll see what I come up with!
Anyway, if that's not the comment you're referring to, then you have a long thought-stream regarding a DIFFERENT comment. :-)
Okay, off to comment on GR's new chapter before entering radio silence for a week....
I'm trying to think of exactly how to flesh out the nuances of Simon & Inara's relationship over the next several chapters given that I'm constrained to Mal's perspective. We'll see what I come up with!
Anyway, if that's not the comment you're referring to, then you have a long thought-stream regarding a DIFFERENT comment. :-)
Okay, off to comment on GR's new chapter before entering radio silence for a week....
Monday, 03 August 2009 16:21
Yep, that's the one. I even knew this reveal was coming, since you told me, and I absolutely loved that Simon made that comment because it's so barbed. Mal needs to get pricked now and then to get him out of his tunnel vision.
But when I read it in the frame of the reveal... I don't know. I still like Simon's insult, and I don't think you should remove it. But there's insinuations there about Inara's sexuality and proclivity that even WITH her profession, and even IF they weren't brother and sister, I'm not sure I can imagine oh-so-polite Simon making. He has trouble SWEARING if he's upset and angry, something quite that nasty...?
Even though Simon and Inara didn't seem like they were close growing up, they certainly are on Serenity, and I honestly think that Inara may have INVITED Simon to come aboard Serenity, suggesting they actually were somewhat close. Considering Inara's condition, Simon's comment seems as disrespectful to Inara as it does to Mal. We know Simon disapproves of Inara's feelings for Mal, but for him to phrase it like that? Ai ya.
But when I read it in the frame of the reveal... I don't know. I still like Simon's insult, and I don't think you should remove it. But there's insinuations there about Inara's sexuality and proclivity that even WITH her profession, and even IF they weren't brother and sister, I'm not sure I can imagine oh-so-polite Simon making. He has trouble SWEARING if he's upset and angry, something quite that nasty...?
Even though Simon and Inara didn't seem like they were close growing up, they certainly are on Serenity, and I honestly think that Inara may have INVITED Simon to come aboard Serenity, suggesting they actually were somewhat close. Considering Inara's condition, Simon's comment seems as disrespectful to Inara as it does to Mal. We know Simon disapproves of Inara's feelings for Mal, but for him to phrase it like that? Ai ya.
Monday, 06 August 2012 23:15
Wow, I wasn't expecting that revelation about Inara. Makes so much sense now of how close Simon and River are to her though why that should be kept hidden is a mite baffling. Can't wait to see what happens next! Great writing, Ali D :~)
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