AMDOBELL

Wednesday, 18 July 2012 17:27

You seem to have ended this partway through a sentence. Not sure what went wrong then but up to that part very engaging. I was waiting for Inara to flatten Saffron. Very sad when Zoe didn't knock her out when she was caught by River. Also if I was Mal I would have asked River about what Saffron was up to and where she had hidden her toys. Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"

NUTLUCK

Wednesday, 18 July 2012 18:10

At least River seems to have a plan to deal with Saf, with the help of Ip and I am sure using bluehand signs against someone likely is a added bonus. The rest just need to let River or Simon deal with Saf, but of course they won't. Where would the story be if Saf was unable to accomplish at least some of her goals. Though I somehow doubt Saf will like the aftermath if River is the one that catches her in the end.

BYTEMITE

Wednesday, 18 July 2012 18:39

Secrets and lies on top of deception, on top of malice. If River wants to have another talk about mythology, I might suggest one about a serpent and an apple.

ZOESMOM

Thursday, 19 July 2012 13:52

In the cortex dramas, the secret ductwork is always clean and spiffy, but the crawlspace on Serenity is filthy, and probably full of snags and head-bumpers...that figures! I had to laugh at the contrast. And Ip can control her with a wave of his hand, who knew? So why does Saffron know Blue Sun secret hand signs? There are some interesting possibilities there.

BYTEMITE

Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:03

I was wondering about that too.

EBFIDDLER

Friday, 20 July 2012 01:29

Thanks for your comments. Ali, the scene with Zoe and Inara forms the substance of the next chapter. Right, Nutluck, if the crew left Saffron to River and Simon, they'd handle her, but where would my story be then? ;-) Bytemite...ah, yes. Layers upon layers of deceit here. ZoesMom -- I always wanted to know where those lost socks got to. I think Bytemite put spacebugs in her version of Serenity's crawlspace -- wish I'd thought of that myself! ZM and Byte -- we'll find out more about Blue Sun eventually (can't wait to find out, myself ;-) )

BYTEMITE

Friday, 20 July 2012 05:04

Something tells me we'll eventually find out why Saffron is the way she is too.

M52NICKERSON

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 13:56

Mal letting his conscious get the better of him. He is an easy mark, isn't he? Most would lock her back in the crate.

Another good chapter EB.

ZOESMOM

Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:45

Throughout this story, I have enjoyed the little snippets of Saffron's perspective. I would really like to find out what her motivation is and how she sees the world. Is she bad for the sake of being bad (like Niska), or is she some kind of misdirected do-good-er (like the Operative), or a habitual criminal (like Badger), or perhaps something else?