Who Are You in the FF 'Verse?
POSTED BY: nuclearday
UPDATED: Sunday, April 16, 2006 16:57
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Oh, just thought I'd throw another idea or two up here for the frell of it ;) Still have no idea how I'd fit into the 'verse other than as Reaver victim #4, or the guy who had a crush on Kaylee before she left her homeworld on Serenity. (Or possibly, with my luck, the chump who unknowingly put together the Academy pamphlet that convinced River to sign up :)
Here's one though, but I must warn it's entirely silly and against the grain of the show: The constant passenger, or: "Who's that guy on the couch?"
My first appearance is during a heated argument among the crew during one of the galley scenes. I walk by in a bathrobe and some fluffy slippers, pour myself a cup of (space)coffee and go to read the newspaper on that comfy couch across from the infirmary. This causes everyone to look at each other and wonder when exactly it was that they decided to take on passengers again. The crew each assume someone else brought me on board, but don't have the heart to bring it out into the open as I always have plenty of cash to pay my fare. (It's my story, I can have money if I want gorramn it! :)
I seem to have no destination, and go for episodes at a time without being seen. Either I'm abnormally calm under pressure or just completely under the impression that Serenity is a first-class cruise-liner as none of the scrapes and near-disasters Serenity flies through seem to phase me a bit. (Though sometimes I spill my coffee.)
Sometimes, however I am a boon to the crew as the voice of reason and stater of the obvious. Or maybe a bit like a male version of Guinan (without the crazy hat) from Star Trek TNG as someone you can talk your problems through over a nice cup of joe. "Oh, you need a whozzawhatzit for the humdingy or Serenity's dead in the water with a fleet of Reavers closing in? Yeah, I borrowed that for a filter for the coffee-maker. Here you go."
... so, yeah. Reaver victim #4 is I :)
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I would be an apprentice Companion, job-shadowing Inara as part of my training. But in the course of the episode, we would discover I'm not quite what I seem to be...
No more spoilers, though -- I may yet write this one up :)
Indigo S.
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Originally posted by nuclearday:
Here's one though, but I must warn it's entirely silly and against the grain of the show: The constant passenger, or: "Who's that guy on the couch?"
My first appearance is during a heated argument among the crew during one of the galley scenes. I walk by in a bathrobe and some fluffy slippers, pour myself a cup of (space)coffee and go to read the newspaper on that comfy couch across from the infirmary....I always have plenty of cash to pay my fare....I seem to have no destination...
The first character I thought of while reading this description was Kramer from "Seinfeld", LOL.
-Jonestein
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Nuclearlady, that was hilarious! Great thread. And here I was thinking of getting some sleep.
Ahem, not that I've put a lot of thought into this, but I would be a reoccurring passenger. Since the crew knows me from before River and Simon, they trust me and will still give me a lift between outer rim planets, especially since they need the money. I would be a geologist independently contracted by outer rim planets to find mineral resources. Selling raw materials to the Alliance would help impove conditions on the border planets, but I would be competing again the Alliance, which tends to strip planets and leave the inhabitants even worse off. I started out taking any transport available, but eventually found Serenity. They help me haul all my equipment between planets, and I try to throw some legit work their way.
I would have to be Zoe-tough and Simon-smart to run my own operation on backworld planets. The crew would respect that, and the fact that I was trying to help the borderworlds. I would have grown up on a rim planet and been educated in the core, which allows me to relate to most of the crew. In payment for my education I had to serve the Alliance in the war and I did things Mal must never find out. I would definitely spend some "quality time" with Jayne. 
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nuclearday wrote:
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The constant passenger, or: "Who's that guy on the couch?"
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Cool idea. Kinda surreal. Maybe you appear on the show after Joss "takes it to darker places."
Even more fun(?): Get yourself taken aboard every time they land at Persephone, but the getting-off is never shown. From the crew's reactions you'd conclude that they're either surprised to see you or taking it in stride -- depends on the desired effect on the fans.
Lots you could do with this concept....
(Can't you just hear Wash in Trash saying about YoSaffBridge, "What's she doing on this ship?")
bun
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Originally posted by Aerin:
Nuclearlady, that was hilarious! Great thread. And here I was thinking of getting some sleep.
...I would be a geologist independently contracted by outer rim planets to find mineral resources.
That one made me think of the prospector and his wife that Mal mentions in Out of Gas. (From the Inara flashback.) So a little bit of added credibility there. Such a creative bunch of 'coats. Once again, Joss ever finds himself in a bind, I'm sure I know where to find some guest actors.
Oh, and it's nu_clear_day btw.
(Though looking at it, I can see it's an odd handle that's easily misread. I ever get myself a wife, that'll be her screen-name lol :)@FloralBunny: lol good idea. I walk on the ship like I belong there, and Wash does one of those silent questioning things like in the opening of Trash as Mal walks on with the tissue up his nose ;p River's the only one who knows the score, of course, but she's unfortunately too cryptic to make any sense.
Also, figured out how I save the day in an episode. The whole crew is once again captured and locked in their bunks. Bad guys think they've won the day and things look bleak... I of course am overlooked :) Manage to avoid the guards, reach the crew compartments and let everyone out. "Bit of trouble, eh? Hmm... yes, I wondered why I never got my wake-up call. Now do you suppose I could get a couple clean towels? And what's the status on the continental breakfast?" :)
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Great chracter Nuclearday.
I'd be a shadowy type. No real explination of what I actually do I just show up now and then. Sometimes I'm with a 'crew', sometimes I'm alone. There are shady dealings and mysterious people involved. I'm pretty good with a gun but my weapon of choice is anything sharp (knives and swords and whatnot). I know more about the history and literature of Earth that was than Simon and Book combined. I go by a different name every time I show up and I'm quite good at breaking in (and out) of places. I grew up in a high class family on a core world but I joined up with the Independants during the war and I have diffinatly spent some time on the Rim. Badger is afraid of me.
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Aye, Kayna, you've spent some time in lockup, but was it as much as you claim?
Heh.
I love nukie's extension of the Mystery Passenger concept.
If you ever encounter the Bluebell, look for me.
bun
-- bastards singed my turtle --
----- why's the rum gone? -----
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My character would be J. Passepartout, (twenty g's to whoever can tell me what that name is from) and run my own ship, called either the Passepartout (which means "passes everywhere" in French) and a man who once fought for the Alliance, but left after "seeing both sides of the war." Unfortunately, Mal doesn't feel the same way..J. is an enigma, and many theorize he was once a "Stealth," those select group of bombers who annihilated entire Independent colonizations during the war. Of course, this causes the crew of Serenity to despise him for the lives he's taken. His whole life changed when he met Book, who showed him the way.
Moi Passepartout
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