ADVENTURES IN SITTING (02) Part (02)
Monday, May 30, 2011
Some members of the crew see some action…while others see some enforced inaction. Inara spends a good part of the day on her back. It isn’t what you think.
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(02) ADVENTURES IN SITTING
Part (02)
Follows . Precedes . Some members of the crew see some action…while others see some enforced inaction. Inara spends a good part of the day on her back. It isn’t what you think. I'd like to thank my sister for beta-reading Adventures in Sitting. | * * * Simon and Kaylee walked up the ramp to find the cargo bay nearly empty. Zoe and Jayne unloaded the two very last crates. Mal checked his list. “You two have a good walkabout?” he asked. “Yes, it was…delicious.” Mal regarded Simon with a quizzical look at his choice of adjective. “Just shiny, captain!” Kaylee smiled. River entered the cargo bay, mooning about with an abstracted look, and Mal took advantage of the presence of one and all to announce, “Well, I’m off to line up our next job.” Jayne, strapping on his usual sidearms, was ready to accompany Mal. “Kaylee, see to our food and supplies. Make her ready to receive our next cargo. Fuel up and get her ready to fly. Doc, I’m counting on you and River to help out and guard the ship.” To River he added, “And take care of your brother. Zoe!” he called. “Coming, sir,” Zoe replied, without her usual briskness. Mal gave Zoe a sharp look. Had she been tired out by moving all the crates? He’d thought the physical work woulda been helpful, keep her mind from dwelling on loss. He didn’t mention it. Instead he asked, “Did Inara say when she’d be back?” “Not precisely, sir. She said she had several appointments lined up.” Zoe headed out to the mule where Jayne already sat. The Captain followed, trying unsuccessfully to look like it was a matter of indifference to him whether or not Inara had appointments. Zo
Especially interesting how you're having Inara hide what's going on with her (creates drama with Mal AND keeps her characterization squeaky clean!), and the ending is just the right kind of cliff-hanger!
I'm glad you're addressing Inara's condition; it's hard to ignore at this point, unfortunately its become canon:(
looking for more
Byte: Actually, I don't have the RPG handbook. I worked that out myself ;-) Blue Sun has a big role in my story arc, so yeah, I did some thinking about what they're up to. Glad you like it.
Platonist: Modelled on the structure of the episodes. Thanks! :-)
And yeah, :-( about Inara's condition, but it seems to be part of the canon, so I've taken it into consideration in constructing my stories.
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