Decoding River's letters from 'Safe.'

POSTED BY: asarian
UPDATED: Friday, March 6, 2009 09:21
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Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:29 PM

No problem, Asarian! Like I said, it was fun. *g*

"I love my captain."

V

Sunday, March 12, 2006 4:55 PM

Ok, now I just feel stupid for asking what am I missing here? I knew that she was writing to Simon in a type of code, somehow in the way she worded her messages and the obvious bad grammar thrown in somehow, but what to make of it other then what Simon figured out?

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ASARIAN

Sunday, March 12, 2006 11:27 PM

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Originally posted by V:

Ok, now I just feel stupid for asking what am I missing here? I knew that she was writing to Simon in a type of code, somehow in the way she worded her messages and the obvious bad grammar thrown in somehow, but what to make of it other then what Simon figured out?

Well, that's just it. :) Instead of just Simon telling us about the code, we get a glimpse at the actual code; and instead of just hearing about the way she worded her letters, we now really got to read part of one.

To see corroborated what Simon has been saying, from a still off a vid-cap of one of her letters, is, to me, quite a thrill. Just like little errors in a film tend to take away from the experience, so little details, like this, that really match the story, really add to the River experience.

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

ASARIAN

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 9:42 AM

With the advent of Firefly on Blu-Ray, I thought I'd repay River's letters a quick revisit. This is what I can put together so far (the stuff in bold is new; the earlier paragraphs are a compilation of what I, and others, already found earlier): Spelling error are observed "as is".

Dearest Mother and Father,

I hope you both are well and doing fine. Things are okay here at the school, and I am doing well in school. My teachers and proffessors all say it is so. I have missed the familier surroundings of home quite a bit more than I thought I would.
My thoughts often wander to the grand time we had last summer at the lake. It was warm and sunny, and the lake, the deep blue, cristal clear waters just made those summer days melt away. We all had such a good tyme swimming and boting, and all cooking and sleeping at the caben.

I find (?) did not want it to end. Having the whole family there really meant a lot {to} me, Simon, and I would gather (...) the daytime for that, evenings {are} for cooking and keeping warm.
I am reluctant to wr...
much, cause it all...
Love,

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

ANOTHERSKY

Friday, March 6, 2009 9:21 AM

Mei-mei writes in cursive.

Therefore, cursive survives into the twenty-sixth century.

My sixth-grade english teacher was victorious.

anybody want to analyze her handwriting? I doubt they were that thorough, however. :D

Going for a ride.

Another Sky

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