sleeptime.

dancing dancing

pretty lights

Inara says suppose to go to bed

but daddy can't sleep at night.

twirling 

Kaylee, come with me

we can dance in our sleep

while the little mice creep

around 

Serenity.

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The Crew.

jumble jumble its all a mess

/ got to fix the influx capacitator afore it busts again/

all their heads reeling

every minute of every day

/ got to get my hands on some more oil or my triggers is gonna start pulling/

so full my 

head is leaking

/ need to find us a new job and fast, crew aint been paid in some time start’n to feel the pinch/

can’t sort out what's mine, what's not

/ I’m going to do it. I’m going to ask her. oh Xióngmāo niào, I can’t do it. what if she says no/

hardly ever fall these days but when I do it's bad

/oh jesu, I miss him so much/

can’t they quiet for a spell?

only Inara bothers to hide.

Serenity is much to loud

tonight.

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Breakdown.

Serenity finally cracked her influx capasi-something, so we are on this little moon till Kaylee can fix it.

Capn and Zoe are nervous, don’t wanna remind the crew that they caused a ruckus some years back with Jayne. nobody remembers.

But Capn don't know that.

Inara kept me with her all morning, Laundry Day in the black. just cause we be made of dust don’t mean we gotta be dusty, no.

Hiding in my vent until she stops looking. River mouse knows all the crumbs, won't fall for lunch trap, no.

squeak squeak

- River

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the Rain.

I’m counting the space between raindrops outside. the sound is awfully loud after the silence of space.

I can almost hear myself think.

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Repairs

up and down

and pass the crew

laughing flowers, silly faces, chasing chasing, can’t catch River, quick like river. quick like wind.

duck down, curl up tight

quiet now

everyone dashing past, laughing panting, trying to find

River

River hidden, won’t find soon.

Kaylee didn’t need to fix the IC today.

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