Note - the first three lines are taken from the episode "Out of Gas". Also, standard "these characters don't belong to me" applies.

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“You offerin’ me a job?” Asks Kaylee with a girlish grin.

“I believe I just did.” Replies Mal.

“I just gotta ask my folks....don’t leave without me!”

A few moments later after Mal reflects on what just transpired between his current mechanic and a prairie harpy, Mal interjects “best I go with ya.”

“Sure thing…shouldn’t take us but more than 15 minutes to walk over there.”

While the brain trust of the tattooed man ponders why Mal would need 2 mechanics, Mal and Kaylee make their way to Kaylee’s folks house.

“Pappie!” Shouts Kaylee as she enters a dirty room that resembles a mixture of an old parts depot and a chop shop.

“’sthat you swee’pea?” replies a robust gentlemen who is on a rollerply under a half-completed hovercraft. “Where ya’ been? Hankerin’ around with that no good gwang zhu dang of a tattooed rat I’ll bet!”

He slides out from under the hovercraft, wrench still in hand, laughing up a good laugh. He starts to get up and looks over at Mal. “who’s this? Some new fancy doctor you got all girly for? Zhang zhung phang it all girl! You know I ain’t approve of no goodie-goodie doctors in my shop!”

“I ain’t no doctor sir, just a man lookin’ for a top notch mechanic for my ship” says Mal, hoping to change the subject.

“Well, I’m too old to be of any use to you son, so you best be on your way,” says the round man.

“I ain’t come here for you sir, I came to ask for your daugh…”

“ask for me daughter! Well son I hardly know ya, and by the looks of ya, I don’t wanna. I didn’t spend 8 years of my life building engines for Blue Sun to earn my freedom, come out here, and see my daughter marry some fancy-schmancy fool like you!” Pappie says with a smile. He turns around and in the process winks at Kaylee.

Kaylee instantly blushes and spurts out “but Pappie, I love this one! You always cha