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ADVENTURES IN SITTING (02) Part (01)

Friday, May 27, 2011

An old acquaintance makes a re-appearance, and Simon and Kaylee go sightseeing.

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(02) ADVENTURES IN SITTING

Part (01)

Follows . Precedes .

An old acquaintance makes a re-appearance, and Simon and Kaylee go sightseeing.

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Rating: All my stories are PG to PG-13 to occasional R. You will not find detailed descriptions of blood, gore, and sex, but you will find situations appropriate for mature readers, innuendo, implication, and (gasp) swear words.

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It was almost too easy.

Manipulating people had always been easy for her—whether with charm, lies, layers of deceit, or her natural talent for invention—and she played people as easily as a Companion plays a dulcimer. With her curvaceous figure, bright eyes, and insouciant sexiness, she loved playing men especially. She usually had them doing her bidding within ten minutes of trying. So charming her way out of Pegasus Prison and arranging for a transport off world was one of the easier plays she’d made. Most of the prison guards were men, and she hadn’t been there more than a week before she’d picked her marks. When the signal came, she was ready.

Yolanda Haymer, her prison record said. She really didn’t care much for the name Yolanda, but she had worn it for a while. In this identity she’d become rich (nice, but boring), she’d held a respected position in society (really boring), and she’d been loved unconditionally (boring beyond all belief). She’d tried on dozens of names and identities—Bridgett, Becky, Aisatou—but one of her favorites was Saffron. That was the name she was using when she played Malcolm Reynolds. And it was because of him that she landed in Pegasus Prison.

The first time she played Malcolm Reynolds, what should

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Friday, 27 May 2011 16:47
Here's the first part of the next story!

I tried to add a link to the first story, A Lion's Mouth, but it doesn't look like it worked. Does anybody know how to do this? PM me if you wish.

Hope you enjoy Adventures in Sitting.

EB
Friday, 27 May 2011 18:15
Hah, good choice in flow between the scenes. I see that the line you put in your last story about Simon's warrant being expired but it would take a while for the bounty hunters to get the message was a jumping point.
Friday, 27 May 2011 18:45
Uh oh, Saffron! Nothing good ever comes whenever she pops up. Wonder what name she is using this time and worry that she is going to get Simon and the crew in all manner of trouble with the gorram purplebellies just for her amusement. Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"
Friday, 27 May 2011 19:06
Love your writing, and your storytelling, you set the stage well, wish I had more time to gush. I do look forward to your posts, even though I may not always comment.
Thursday, 02 June 2011 17:24
Thanks for the feedback!

Ali D: That's right, Saffron just stirs up trouble! Of course that's why I brought her back ;-)
Friday, 24 June 2011 04:15
I have corrected the links and now they seem to work.

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