RP: Badger's Betrayal" or "Adventures in GunRunning" ACT 5
POSTED BY: CapnRahn
UPDATED: Thursday, January 22, 2004 13:39
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Book's Move Supplemental
Book to Zoe
"Then we both have the same uneasy feeling. Wash heard something on the radio about Thorne, but we're unsure what it means."
Book goes to the door of the bridge, then turns back to Zoe.
"We need to keep an extra close eye on this Thorne... and the other passenger might not be just coincidence. I hate to sound untrusting, but we've dealt with one shady passenger after another."
Book turns to leave.
"I'll go set those new passenger rooms up near mine, right now."
EM
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Rowan’s Move:
Location: Serenity’s Boarding ramp, on the way inside.
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River says to Kaylee:
But, I don't...she won the nine ball game...
River almost looks confused.
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ROWAN (to herself) The cue stick case.
Touching the black leather strap crossing her chest that secured the case diagonally across her back, Rowan relaxes. If the girl is living on the ship, she has to have seen a pool game in one of the ports once or twice. That has to be it. Someone said something once about space dementia – how it can cause paranoid delusions at the drop of a hat. Rowan smiles at herself – at what Kaylee would call silliness - realizing she has been in space long enough to have gotten more than a little delusional. Not that there certainly isn’t reason for it, but to suspect that even 16 year-old girls are agents for the Alliance? That is a just a little over the top.
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Inara: I will be in my shuttle, Rowan, if you would like to come for some tea. I am sure we have much to discuss.
Inara nods her head to Rowan, and smiles serenely at Mal before heading up the stairs to her shuttle.
Mal: [Gives Inara a 'well, la-dee-da' look. Staring hungrily after her as she ascends stairs.]
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Rowan accepts the companion’s generous invitation with a single nod of her own. Curious, she turns to look at the fella in the Independent brown coat and decides she’s now in the presence of Serenity’s captain, who also happens to be the companion’s—Inara’s landlord. It also isn’t lost on her at all that under the guise of aggravating him, Inara is also flirting shamelessly, which, if Rowan understands the occupation correctly, is not something they normally have to do. Not so very different from the kind of flirtation Rowan herself implements when she’s hustling a mark.
And then there’s the look in the captain’s eye. The kind of yearning that goes beyond a man’s basic attraction to the elegant sexuality suggested by a companion. No, there is something running much deeper in this one, and Inara chooses to respond to it by trying her best to put him off.
ROWAN (to herself): That is what I would definitely call interesting. Now what, I wonder, would happen if these two just said to the ‘verse with it and gave each other a real chance?
Thinking briefly of Xiang, Rowan swallows back a quick sharpness in her throat as the captain speaks.
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Mal: [Looks at Rowan.]Says: "Well Miss. I see you've met some o' my crew. Is there something I can do you for?"
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Rowan gives him a half smile.
ROWAN: "Might be something I can do you for, captain. If you are - captain, that is.
EOM
I draw, therefore I am
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Book's Move
Location: Passenger Area
Book makes up a room for each of the new passengers. He decides to set up things for Rowan, (whom he has yet to meet) next to Simon's room. (indicated on the map with an R) Book sets up Thorne's room across the hall from himself. (indicated on the map with a T)
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Kaylee's Move
Location: Engine Room
Kaylee thanks River for helping her carry supplies back to her lair.
"Why don't you go check on Simon, River? Make sure he's still sleeping."
As Kaylee begins to putter around, putting stuff away, taking stuff out, she thinks about how she wound up here. The Captain sure was nice to offer her a job doing what she was born for.
Almost without effort, she's back on her parent's farm, arguing with her dad. She's all of 8 years old.
"Dad, the thing's not gonna work. It doesn't like what ya done to it."
"Kaylee-girl, what in the Sam Hill do ya mean? Gorram thing needs a'couple whacks wit' this here hammer and she'll be right as rain."
Rolling her eyes, she replies, "Da, don' hit it, 'k? Gimme a minute."
She stands still and closes her eyes. Turning her head ever so slightly, a smile crosses her features.
Opening her eyes, she says, "Ya jus' need ta move this here dohickey to that there openin', then put some o' this stuff in tha pan there, and...see?"
The machine starts to hum nicely as she works on it. Her father stares at her.
"Damn, Kaylee-girl, but ya got talent! Comere, sweetheart." Her dad engulfs her in a huge bear hug.
Laughing, she says, "I'll check tha other machines, too, Da, 'n see what's wrong wit' 'em."
The now-grown Kaylee smiles as she remembers the exchange. She misses her family--especially her dad--terribly, but knows that she left them in much better shape before she left. She begins to hum the song from the party on Persephone as she gets down to the business of fixing her girl.
End Move
BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."
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MAL'S TURN:
[Aware of Rowan's scrutiny, Mal quickly hides the yearning he has for Inara, so evident on his face. Feeling a tightness in his throat, Mal clears his throat, swallows hard, and forces himself to smile at his unexpected new arrival.]
Responding to Rowan:"Oh, juh jen sh guh kwai luh duh jean jan! Sheh-sheh! Something you can do for me, huh? Yep, I'm the Captain of Serenity. I'm for sure and for certain of that."
[Mal looks at Rowan suspiciously. Thinks "Ok, what's she selling?"]
Says to Rowan:"Think I got all that I need though. I'm thinking, whatever you can do FOR me has already been done TO me by someone else, I'm sure. Now, unless there was something else, I've got a ship to run and cargo to deliver on New Hikido! So, xei-xei, but no thank you. Have a nice day bao bei!"
[Mal turns on his heel. Thinking to himself "Well, that's that! Now to pick up that cargo."]
END TURN.
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Thorne’s Move:
Thorne shoulders his duffle and walks slowly toward Dock 4. He has plenty of time, and doesn’t want to draw any undue attention. “Back to the Valley again.” He thinks. “last time pays for all.”
{Flashback: Thorne and his father on the front porch of the family main house in Serenity Valley. Nighttime.}
“Roosevelt, I can’t believe this. The Alliance has given you your rank, your training, your whole life. How can you quit them and support these rebels? “
“Not rebels, father. Just folk that want control of their own futures. And the Alliance isn’t what it was when I joined. Things I’ve seen lately...I can’t stand by and let it go on”
“If army life isn’t for you any more, resign your commission and come back to the Valley. You could manage the new farms. I’m getting on and could use the help. Just come home, son.”
“I can't now, father. I’ve got this to do. When it’s over I’ll settle down and we can grow some crops together. Don’t tell the family I was here. If it gets out it’ll just bring you trouble.“
{present}
“Never even got to say goodbye. And trouble came anyway.”
Thorne walks on towards Dock 4
EOM
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Book's Move
Location: Common Area doorway
Satisfied that he's finally done something useful, Book leaves the common area and walks up the steps leading to the cargo bay just as
Mal says to Rowan:
"Think I got all that I need though. I'm thinking, whatever you can do FOR me has already been done TO me by someone else, I'm sure. Now, unless there was something else, I've got a ship to run and cargo to deliver on New Hikido! So, xei-xei but no thank you. Have a nice day bao bei!"
Book sighs and waits on the edge of the new-comers vision to see if she concinves the captain otherwise. Mal turns and begins to walk away.
Book thinks to himself,
"Perhaps getting a room ready for her wasn't so useful after all."
EM
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River takes Kaylee's advice, and goes to check on Simon. She tries to move him, and she fails. Shes says over the intercom:
Help is needed. Please come.
She looks down on Simon, and says:
We are all dreaming.
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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!
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MAL'S TURN
[Still waiting on Rowan's response, Mal hears River's voice come over the intercom.]
Says to River over intercom:"I'll be right there Xiao mei-mei!"
Says to Rowan:"I got a matter to attend to. Why don't you go on with your pitch while I look into this? Walk and talk, yeah?"
[Mal keeps on walking toward Infirmary without looking to see if Rowan's following.]
[Mal arrives at Infirmary, sees River and the unconcious form of Simon.]
Says to River:"Wu de ma! River, what happened to your ge ge? Was he feeling sick earlier nien ching duh?"
[Mal proceeds to check Simon's vitals. Heartbeat, pulse, respiration, etc. Having had some medic training in military.]
END TURN.
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On seeing Mal do all this she starts to laugh.
Ge-ge needed to sleep.
She stops laughing and smiling.
The voices in his head won't stop. He asked me too.
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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!
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