BREAK OUT (05) Part (01)
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Serenity’s new supercargo has a secret.
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BREAK OUT (05)
Part (01)
Follows . Precedes . The series so far: Serenity’s new supercargo has a secret. | * * * Mal and Inara sat side by side on his bed with their backs against the bulkhead. They held hands, their fingers caressing each other as they talked. One of the best things about being together, Mal found, was the companionship, not in the capital letter sense of the word. Inara, simply by asking, got him talking about some things he hadn’t thought on in years. Turned out his life hadn’t always been all bleak and tragic, after all. He just hadn’t thought about the fine and shiny things in so long. Now she had him telling one of the shiniest stories of all, though it hadn’t seemed that way at the time. “…so the three of us saw we were right by the local swimming hole. And it was a mighty hot day, and we were tired and sweaty after all that walking…” “So you went for a swim?” Inara prompted. Mal nodded, with a twinkle in his eyes. “Now you see, Indian Brook was the prime swimming hole for the entire Northside—everybody went there,” he explained. “Families with the little ones, grannies, grandpas, and all. So it was a proper family swimming hole, strictly suits-on, you understand.” “I take you had not brought along your bathing suits.” “That’s more thinking ahead than anybody could rightly expect fr
"You can't take the sky from me!"
Love Simon's and Kaylee's quarrel, and thank you for flirty Kaylee and jealous Simon, perfectly in character.
And Jayne, with “top 3 percent” quip, hilarious, interesting development with Ip's work.
Inara really doesn't like to talk about herself, does she, I wonder if that's part of Mal's attraction. She's a mystery.
This section was great fun to write.
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