Inara knows about Book the whole time
POSTED BY: Succatash
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 07:15
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I think Inara will eventually quit her line of work and become something like Face on the A-Team. And future love spats with Mal will go like, "I USED to be a whore!" (after he calls her a whore).
And Mal starts paying her, because she's pulling great con moves for the team. Their relationship blurs and the issues of money vs. love vs. whorin' and stealing make for a good story. Especially after we learn she's already slept with Book in the past! Companion's honor forbids Inara from telling Mal who Book really is since Book's identity is protected under Guild law.
Of course, Mal points out that she's not a Companion anymore. Or is she?
Will Inara reveal the truth about Book?
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Here's what happened.
During the war, Inara and several other companions entertained Alliance soldiers at a masquerade party. All the companions wore extravagent costumes.
Inara had sex with Book at this party, though he wasn't called "Book" back then. She remembers him, but he does not recognize her.
Guild law prevents her from revealing this information. She is not allowed to kiss and tell.
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Quote:That's crazy! Inara wouldn't lie to Mal. She met Book for the first time in Serenity.
Originally posted by Succatash:
Here's what happened.
During the war, Inara and several other companions entertained Alliance soldiers at a masquerade party. All the companions wore extravagent costumes.
Inara had sex with Book at this party, though he wasn't called "Book" back then. She remembers him, but he does not recognize her.
Guild law prevents her from revealing this information. She is not allowed to kiss and tell.
Joss Whedon wouldn't make Inara a traitor! Your ideas are bulshit! And also, he said he was in the abby, so how could he be in a war?
Try again, dumb ass.
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Quote:She's not lying, she's just not telling. It's a Guild thing. It's a likely clue that she doesn't think Book is a danger to the crew. He just has a secret, and it's his right.
Originally posted by Succatash:
That's crazy! Inara wouldn't lie to Mal. She met Book for the first time in Serenity.
Joss Whedon wouldn't make Inara a traitor! Your ideas are bulshit! And also, he said he was in the abby, so how could he be in a war?
Try again, dumb ass.
I don't understand your comment about the abby and the war. And I don't appreciate being called a dumbass.
I wish someone more favorable would respond. I don't have time for games.
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I think it's a very interesting idea. I think I prefer the thought that Book knows she knows though. What if he's keeping an eye on her, that would make that whole scene in her shuttle in "Serenity" a strange strange mind game.
ooooh! shiny!
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When Book cries at Inara's feet at the end of Serenity, it is very touching and real. I'd like to maintain the integrity of that scene and still make this a plausable idea.
So, was Book crying crocodile tears? My original prediction was that Book knew her too, but then how could this scene be real?
Maybe Book had a bad day, and a bad day before that, and it was easy to cry.
In the Serenity episode, what made him walk from ship to ship, before Kaylee picked him up? What the hell is he doing?!!
A really cool TV movie called "Book" would be so very nice right about now. And the movie could end the very minute Book starts walking and smiling towards Serenity.
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She's not lying, she's just not telling. It's a Guild thing. It's a likely clue that she doesn't think Book is a danger to the crew. He just has a secret, and it's his right.
I don't understand your comment about the abby and the war. And I don't appreciate being called a dumbass.
I wish someone more favorable would respond. I don't have time for games.
Yep, it is a great idea, not dumb at all. Obviously Book hasn't been in an abbey forever. My guess is that he went there to atone for his sins as a member of the Alliance crushing the browncoats. This would make an encounter between him and Inara in his previous life not so unlikely. Lots of juicy character dynamics then if Inara is bound by honour to protect Book's identity but Mal starts to get wind that Book was once his enemy.
I'm going to go rewatch Serenity to see if this theory doesn't make their initial meeting too wierd and unlikely.
Keep up the juicy speculation!! :)
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I will accept your hypothesis briefly. (Anything to get you to stop arguing with yourself, Succatash.) I think it more likely that Book would remember Inara from some past meeting, when he was an officer in the Alliance army and she was an up-and-coming Companion. He would have looked completely different (probably no hair, no mustache, and a totally different way of carrying himself -- a different aura, even) and Inara maybe thinks he looks familiar but hasn't put her finger on it yet and isn't trying too hard because she meets so many people. We can blame that on the aura-thing.
WE WILL FIND OUT, SOMEDAY. Don't beat yourself up over it. Be patient.
"Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity?" Zoe, War Stories
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Not to upset the Buffy fans, but I say Joss give up "The Ripper" miniseries idea and and make one called "Book" instead.
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