I've been bitten by the fanfic bug, but still don't know how to do this properly. Same as before, I've written this as a screenplay due to my utter lack of narrative style. Any edits or comments would be very welcome. And if anyone out there has a clever way to do line breaks as opposed to hard returns, please let me know. It looks very different after I paste it and I’m wayyy to lazy to manually put all the breaks in.

Open

Simon and Kaylee walking together in a fairly busy farmer’s market.

Kaylee

“See, all I needed was some fresh air. I’m fine.”

Simon

“Jayne’s cooking always makes me nervous. We’re lucky we’re not all sick….Ah, I see just the thing”

Notices a vendor selling apples, picks one up, hands it to Kaylee and pays for it.

Kaylee

Regards apple

“You know what they say…an apple a day…”

Simon

Snatches apple

“You’re right. I hadn’t thought about that”

Kaylee

Lunges for him, one hand on his arm, another snatches apple back

“What is it with you gorram Tams and MY produce?”

A third hand grabs his shoulder, an unseen person says

“Simon Tam!

Simon, eyes wide, pivots to see who it is and gasps….

Kaylee clutches him thinking he’s been busted.

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Elegant older Asian woman grins at Simon.

“What, no apple for teacher?

“What are you doing here?”

“Good to see you too.”

“No I didn’t mean….”

Cuts him off “I know what I’m doing here, I live here. I‘m buying groceries. Did Osiris run out of fruit?”

“N-n-n-no. I’m just….”

Cuts him off again, turns her attention to Kaylee

“Rude boy, where are your manners. Aren’t you going to introduce me to the young lady?”

Simon, still reeling

“Ah…ah…. Of course. Kaylee, this is Mme. Huan, my old …

Mme Huan raises scolding eyebrow

“Former….mmy…Former music teacher. Mme Huan, this is Kaylee, m-m-y mechanic…”

Kaylee shoots evil look at Simon.

Mme Huan catches the look and smiles

Addressing Simon “You pay your mechanic in apples?

Kaylee smiles