EXPECTATIONS (04) Part (03)
Friday, July 1, 2011
Mal and Inara meet the buyer. Night operations.
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EXPECTATIONS (04)
Part (03)
Follows . Precedes . The series so far: Mal and Inara meet the buyer. Night operations. | * * * Kaylee sat on Serenity’s topside, repairing the helm driver. She glanced up from her work and saw the new supercargo, Mr Neumann, walking toward the ship. He was carrying a travel valise, a small crate, and satchel. Looked like he had his hands full. As he neared the ship, he hailed her. “Hey! Miss Kaylee,” he called, setting down his valise and the crate. “Hey you.” “I’m the bearer of good tidings. Mr Holden was able to rustle up a cortex feed for you. I’ve brought it along.” He opened up his satchel to reveal a piece of equipment. “Do you need any help installing it?” “Well, thanks. If you don’t mind handing me the tools when I ask for them. Set your gear in the cargo bay and come on up.” A few minutes later, Ip Neumann climbed Serenity’s side and joined her. * * * Mal waited in the cargo bay, dressed in his best suit. His only suit, come right down to it. He’d worn it to that shindig on Persephone, when he’d fought the duel with that 混蛋 húndàn Wing. He’d carefully mended the waistcoat after getting stabbed, and the bloodstains had mostly come out. He’d only worn the suit one other time, when Inara had accompanied him to that shadow puppet play to meet that filthy 混蛋 húndàn
That is assuming I am correct of course.
The women in Mal's life all seem to be keeping things from him, I wonder why that is?
Inara’s a skilled negotiator; she makes a great compliment to Mal’s more confrontational style.
Love this description of Mal’s dress suit: “meet a 混蛋 húndàn” suit.
"You can't take the sky from me!"
“Patience shot me,” he answered, and resigned himself to another hour of tedium.
Possibly the best exchange between them I've ever seen.
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