Susanna's Story

By Jebbypal

Notes: After re-watching Trash, I became harassed by the idea of Saffron's life before Durran Haymer. Also, I felt like both episodes indicated that Saffron was much better educated than Serenity's crew which had to have a good explanation.

Spoilers for Our Mrs. Reynolds and Trash

Used the timeline provided at http://www.fireflyfans.net/referencelist.asp?s=timeline.

Chapter 1: The Roles We Play

Chinese Glossary:

Cao – fuck

Hundan – asshole

fuqin - father

laji - garbage

ai ren-sweetheart

Security forces the 'verse over are pretty much the same, she thought to herself. Of course, it wasn't like she had a lot of experience with them, but unfortunately she did know that those employed on the richer planets like Bellerophon were paid well enough that they were almost impossible to bribe.

"This one from Haymer's estate?" the sergeant at the front desk of the security office asked as she was dragged in by one arm.

The officer escorting her smirked. "Yes, sir. One Yolanda Haymer. Her accomplices left her shut in the garbage drone."

"Get her up to ID for the ret scan. We'll see if Haymer actually knows who he married," the sergeant ordered.

"Come on, I'm ready to get rid of the smell of you," her escort said as he pulled her toward the elevator at the side of the grey entrance room. After a short ride to the fourth floor, she found herself surrounded by white. Apparently the rich didn't see fit to provide enough funds for decorating. The first room they entered contained the retinal scan equipment.

"Sit her down and lock her in," a female technician in all white scrubs directed. The cuffs on her arms where released only after she had been pushed into an uncomfortably straight metal chair and her head strapped firmly against it. As soon as her hands were free, they were each cuffed onto the arms of the chair.

"Mind if I