Who was that dweeb, and what was he doing on Inara's shuttle?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 21:55
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SHINY

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:29 PM

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Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
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Originally posted by Kizziecstars:
where's all that stuff from?
The shooting script of War Stories: one version is available on the Wiki http://www.fireflywiki.org/109.html

Its significance, of course, is to emphasise the weakness of the Councilor's status, which brings us close to topic. Serra appears to be establishing a network of people who have potential for power rather than those in the first rank; the politically embattled, the young, the nouveau riche.

Ohhh...that's an interesting thought. Of course Atherton Wing doesn't fit the profile, and it's not clear she knew about the Councillor's weakness given that she tried to solicit her aid...

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

BLEYDDYN

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:40 PM

Very interesting theory. Does make me wonder if that's Inara's policy or Guild policy.

--Bleyddyn

PURPLEBELLY

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:55 PM

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Originally posted by Shiny:
... Of course Atherton Wing doesn't fit the profile ...

From this perspective, Wing is nouveau riche - socially inept, possibly uneducated by the standards of the elite, and shunned by its nobility.

PURPLEBELLY

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:58 PM

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Originally posted by Bleyddyn:
... Does make me wonder if that's Inara's policy or Guild policy ...

Or possibly a task given to Serra by the True Alliance faction?

Only Purplebelly believes this

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CHANNAIN

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:49 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
One thing still perplexes me. In the pilot, Inara has a stupid whiny AND clingy dweeb as a client.
"Cheat us out our fun...", she shoulda smacked him. She certainly couldn't have picked that one, could she? It wasn't like they were on a small planet with a limited number of possibles, now. What a loser.
Any thought on this, people?

Just thank the girl for a great time, dummy Chrisisall

Like you've never been young and stupid? I'm thinking he was a first-timer if you know what I mean by FIRST...

He was probably the son of someone VERY influencial on Persephone. A girl does what she can to survive in the big bad verse, even grapple with a dweeb from time to time.

Funny thing about being a companion - it's more about pleasing the client and giving them their money's worth in order to obtain repeat business. I only hope that his getting all embarassed doesn't mean he won't recommend her.

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NICOLACLARKE

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:34 PM

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Originally posted by Bleyddyn:
Very interesting theory. Does make me wonder if that's Inara's policy or Guild policy.

And this is even more interesting. I'd always assumed Inara had gone loose cannon, was fleeing something - but what if she was sent out to do some grassroots work for the Guild, making contacts? Gauche, naive, easily swayed people with money to burn... young, soon-to-inherit sons in particular. (An older generation might be more canny, and perhaps put off by her mode of transportation).

I wonder if it's possible to invest in the Guild as an organisation, and if so what the Guild wants the cash for? I imagine it gets plenty from its day-to-day operations, it could only be seeking extra for something big. Obviously, not all her choices fit the profile - but then, there have to be some perks in the trip for her, too. But many of them do.

She didn't bank on falling head over heels for Tight-Pants, though.

PURPLEBELLY

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:11 PM

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Originally posted by NicolaClarke:
... what if she was sent out to do some grassroots work for the Guild, making contacts? ...

Or possibly distributing whatever is in those mysterious syringe boxes?

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:41 PM

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Originally posted by Channain:
Like you've never been young and stupid?

I've been both, and the latter far too many times.

Actually that was a very effective and well directed scene; it made us feel his akwardness and insecurity in the face of this lovely woman, and let us into the sometimes not so joyous moments of Inara's profession when dealing with younger clients and hurt feelings.

I called him a loser to see if anyone would come to his defense, and maybe get a lively thread goin'. It worked.

Been there Chrisisall

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:15 PM

While Inara might 'prefer things w/ a few miles on them', she certainly does tend to favor breaking in the young,dweeby sons of affluent, powerful men.

Curious, that is.

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SHINYSEVEN

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:55 PM

Dude, that's why they call it "work."

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