Disclaimer – Everything either does belong to Joss or it should. I’m just borrowing his shiny ‘verse for a while.

The 21st Lancers belong to the British Army so I’m borrowing them too. I hope they don’t mind

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Serenity/Granite Gorge – Going nowhere (Fast) – 2520AD

Jennifer marched into the Infirmary Cally in tow. She looked more than a little annoyed.

Steve greeted his wife. ‘Good morning Honey. I thought you were going to keep the children in the Shuttle?’

‘I was but then I overheard a conversation between Cally and Claire-Marie and I thought it was best to separate our eldest from the other two’

‘Why? She wasn’t swearing was she?’ Steven asked glaring at Cally.

‘No I wasn’t swearing. I was only talking’ the girl told her father.

‘It’s the subject that concerned me’ Jennifer stated ‘would you like to tell your father or will I?’

Cally shrugged ‘Go ahead’

‘Well apparently our little angel here is perfectly aware of why she and her siblings were being locked in the shuttle’

‘It’s just in case the screams over on Granite Gorge get too loud’ Cally said ‘The Captain and the others are only holding an interrogation I don’t see the problem it’s not like he doesn’t deserve a beating anyway and we do need the information’

Steven stared at his daughter ‘Violence is not a good thing Cally’ he told her ‘it may be necessary sometimes, but it’s a last resort’

Cally rolled her eyes ‘I know that Daddy but if he doesn’t talk they’ll work him over until he does. That seems reasonable to me’

Steven shook his head. This could not be a good environment for his children.

‘It gets worse. Tell your father what I overheard you saying to your little sister’ Jennifer told her daughter.

‘I was only trying to teach her some useful information’

‘Which was what?’ Steven asked.

‘Interrogation techniques’ Cally replied.

‘Be more specific Cally or I will’ Jennifer told her.

‘Well I once heard that a good way to make a man talk is to wire electrotrodes to hi