“Why did you contact the Guild?”

“I didn’t. They contact me.”

“You expect me to believe that?”

“No I don’t, but that don’t change the truth of it none. They waved me.”

“And you told them everything. You do know I could lose my license.”

“I told the truth if that’s what you’re getting at. I saw no need to lie to them.”

“Why not! You lie all the time. Just yesterday you told Badger that the job went smooth. Did you forget the gaping hole where my shuttle used to be?”

“That was business. This was about you. You want I should lie about you…about us?”

”I’m…I’m sorry, of course not. I should have contacted them before. It’s just with all the changes I kept putting…”

“Your shuttle?”

“What?”

“You said your shuttle. The gaping hole, you said your shuttle.”

“I didn’t mean…”

“But yet you said it. We swapped bunks with Zoe so we could have more room.”

“I’m fully aware of the living arrangement Mal. I complain about you missing the laundry hamper almost daily.”

“You mention your shuttle. Complain that I spoke with the Guild. Seems you got a notion to change things back to the way things were?”

“Seriously, I think maybe you’re the one rethinking things”

“Me? You hear me complaining about all the frillies you have scattered about in there?”

“Well, I’ll be sure to have my, frillies, out of your way tonight.”

“Fine, I’ll have Janye lend a hand. Get you into one of the passenger dorms.”

“Guessed he’d have to since my shuttle is floating somewhere between here and Boros.”

“While we’re at it, I’ll send a wave to the Guild, tell ‘em I lied.”

“Good. Be a dear and let them know, I’ll be returning to Shinon very soon.”

“....Shiny.”