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*Joss is the greatest! I just borrow his awesomeness of Firefly/Serenity.

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When the girl returned, the intensity of her smile could’ve powered Serenity for a month. The sheer power of it lit up any room she walked into and the crew would later find her contagious optimism would infect even the most cynical person.

The captain watched as she bounced into the cargo bay. She wore the same floral dress, apparently she’d packed her things quickly. A green backpack with small flowers all over it was slung over her right shoulder. He couldn’t help but wonder how someone stayed in such a cheerful mood on such a small planet.

“Nice to see you again, uh,” Mal suddenly realized he hadn’t even asked the girl her name, “I’m sorry, never did catch your name. My name’s Malcolm Reynolds.”

He extended his hand as she replied,

“My name’s Kaywinnet Lee Fry. But my friends call me Kaylee. It’s real nice ‘ta meet cha. She’s a real fine boat.”

Kaylee almost shook his arm off she was so excited, not to mention more ’n a little nervous. Mal was having somewhat of a hard time keepin’ up with her. He was used to Zoë’s collected matter-of-factly way of talking.

“Make sure you tell Zoë that when you see her.” Mal replied with a smile.

A look of confusion flashed across Kaylee’s face and Mal realized she hadn’t the faintest clue of who he was talkin’ about.

“Zoë’s, first mate. You can meet her in a few. Lemme show you to your bunk.”

Kaylee followed Mal. She let her eyes dance across Serenity’s passageways as they made their way through the s