Just Might Be
Monday, November 9, 2009
Mal and Inara are a little worse for wear after the crew engages in a drinking game...
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 3924 RATING: 9.0 (PG) SERIES: FIREFLY
He thinks she’s a lightweight, and maybe she is, a little. She’s certainly not used to imbibing these quantities on a regular basis, and most definitely not anything as strong or ‘potent’ as Kaylee’s home brew. And she knows it’s not the wisest course, that she’ll pay for this tomorrow, but nothing short of passing out or dying is going to stop her from playing. Things have been too serious around here of late and she could use the break as much as the rest of them.
River goes down first, once they convince her brother that she's old enough to have some, not used to the effects that don't agree with her at all. Then Kaylee, who’s a happy drunk after five or six rounds, bows out, preferring to stay that way and not get sick. Inara suspects that she's wiser than everyone.
Simon surprises them all, going nearly toe-to-toe with Jayne until he does get sick and withdraws into Kaylee's willing care. Zoe abstains, refusing to drink, though she stays to watch, shaking her head at their foolishness, but smiling.
Inara's not sure, but she swears she sees a look pass from Mal to Jayne, and after the next round the mercenary is calling it a night, leaving just the two of them. She's suspicious – Jayne should be able to out-drink them all, she thinks - but her judgment is not what it should be and so she can't be sure.
The crew gathers around the table, watching with keen albeit drunken interest as Zoe fills two shot glasses and sets one in front of each of them. Lord, how many is this now? Inara wonders. She's lost count, the number of overturned glasses in fro
Like those pretty lines about Inara in the shower and hands. Sigh inducingly nice.
Rereading, I especially love their moment of silence both looking at the shower. I also, of course, how gallant passed-out Mal is, letting passed-out Inara lie on him rather than on the bathroom floor.
I'd lift a glass to this fic but I have it in my mind right now I'll never drink again either...
Aliasse and Bytemite, I'm looking forward to those challenges ;o)
And to clear up your curiosities, GR, I've been drunk enough to throw up a whole two times in my life. That was enough. One time I was fortunate enough to have a fellow hold my hair, but I've never spent the night passed out on the bathroom floor, thankfully. But I so would with Mal and Inara! ;oD
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