Inara's Secret

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UPDATED: Tuesday, August 3, 2004 02:41
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EVILTOBZ

Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:45 PM

interesting ideas, but we are told that inara has been with the crew for about 8 months at the point where the show picks up, so inara would have been on serenity before river was taken from the institute/lab thingy - the way that simon talks about the make-em-look-dead drug makes me think that she may have been out for a week or so, but certainly not on the scale of months. in a more general sense though, there may be a possibility that she has some nefarious evil going on but with more of a broad remit than get river. maybe just an infiltrate some important browncoats and gather information thing.

i didn't like the whiole inara is dying concept when i first read about it, but watching the dvds through again it does seem possible, but again that might be a bit of subtl misdirection from the jossmeister. still, come the BDM or at least BDM 2 or 3 we should have a better answer to the whole inara thing.

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LAILING

Friday, June 25, 2004 2:24 AM

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Originally posted by eviltobz:
interesting ideas, but we are told that inara has been with the crew for about 8 months at the point where the show picks up, so inara would have been on serenity before river was taken from the institute/lab thingy - the way that simon talks about the make-em-look-dead drug makes me think that she may have been out for a week or so, but certainly not on the scale of months.

Hmmm...You're right, I'd forgotten about the timing. Ok, so maybe it's not River specifically that Inara was after; maybe she's supposed to find any/all of the escapees, or, even better, those behind them - the ones who are getting the "students" out of The Academy. In fact, that's probably even more important to Blue Sun at this point - to find out & probably eliminate whoever is behind the escapes.

DEANNAMAY

Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:40 PM

Inara isn't really hiding from anyone, she arranges to have clients on prominant worlds. She is still part of the Guild. I don't think she is on the run, but perhaps did tick off someone powerful, and they suggested she leave her snug little House, give up chance of being the house Priestess, and go off-world as a punishment. Perhaps she chose that, rather than kill a client with that syringe. Perhaps looking at the syringe was her way of reflecting how different her life would have been if she had not have made her previous decision.

I also think, and have no evidence for this, that she cannot have a child. Therefore feels she cannot have a family, so she stays in the business. She said when she had her physical that it was the same as last year. I think after knowing Simon, and seeing what a loyal, stand-up guy he was, if she were dying, she would have consulted him. Of course, they may not have had time to do this.

CAPTAINHARBATKIN

Sunday, June 27, 2004 12:44 AM

Hey, it's obvious that Inara was born male,and is a male-to-female transexual. That explains the problems with the formal organization of Companions, why she left suddenly, why she sees a doctor regularly. The syringe contains the hormones that make/keep her a woman.

And, if someone is trying to kill her, finding out that the luscious babe you paid a fortune to spend the day with is, in fact, a MAN, why that will push all kinds of buttons for some people. Probably a big cheese for Blue Sun, right?

THAT will keep Jayne out of his bunk for a while...

Did I mention that most of us appear to need to add a few more layers to our tin-foil beanies? Twisted WAY TOO TIGHT, guys...

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VEARSTWIN

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:01 AM

I don't think that her secret is that she has a medical background. I that she was just scared in 'Out of Gas' and she didn't want to hear how they were going to die.

"Jayne's a girl's name."-River

SHINY4004

Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:24 AM

I just finished watching the commentaries on the DVDs (that talk about clues), and I have to say that my theory is that Inara is taking something to keep her from aging. She makes lots of references to "running from something" and "not wanting to die at all" and even Nandi says that Inara "still looks the same" etc. I think instead of her dying, which on the surface all those quotes explain, she could very easily be talking about staying young and NEVER dying. I honestly don't think she's a junkie either because they joke on the commentary and say "she's a JUNKIE!!" and then they laugh. I still think there has to be more to it though then just stopping herself from aging, cause it's way too one-dimensional for a Whedon show. :)

"Oh I'm going to the special hell."-Mal

JUSTANOTHERMUDDER

Monday, July 12, 2004 7:43 PM

I was under the impression that the reason Inara left was becuase she fell in love with a client and being the strong willed and very independent person that she is, she left not wanting any restrictions on her life... which is becoming a problem again with Mal. (How could you not love that man?!?)
If there are going to be any 'nefarious' schemes, I think Book will be involved- not Inara.
The not aging thing is intriguing, but her line of not wanting to die at all isn't much to go on. I mean, who wants to die?

Edit: I spelled something wrong.

"We have done the impossible. That makes us mighty."

BUDCLARE

Monday, July 12, 2004 9:50 PM

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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
and that Companions are not allowed to have lovers (War Stories deleted scene).

War Stories deleted scenes? Where? Where? *whines pitifully*

Ahem. In response to the thread in general, I doubt very much that Inara is dying, although I do find the idea somewhat appealing.

I don't know about the rest of you, but if my life depended on regular injections of medication, I'd go with something a little more practical than that syringe she had. Disposable syringes would be good, or at least having several of them, so they can be sterilized in batches rather than needing to sterilize the damn thing after every use.

Then there's the matter of the medication. She'd need a regular supply from a dependable source, and she'd need enough to last awhile, in case of emergency.

She had...one vial. Maybe she had some more stashed somewhere, but...that package she got in the mail couldn't have been it. Tracy's crate was sitting at the post office for a week before it was picked up, and the only reason it wasn't longer was because the guy sent Mal a wave. Inara's package could have arrived the previous day...or the previous month. Mail service is clearly not very predictable, so it's not suited for the transportation of vital medicine. I wouldn't trust them which my medication, anyway.

I haven't a clue what the syringe is for, but I'm pretty sure it's not medicine.

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RIJRUNNER

Friday, July 16, 2004 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by Shiny:
I think she's dying. Evidence:

- "I guess we're all running from something"
- "I don't want to die at all"
- Syringe could be medicine that slows the progress of her disease/condition...in the script to the Message, she receives a small package and hides it before anyone else sees it -- possibly another dose of her medication
- Annual companion exam might also have included a visit to her doctor regarding her condition
- When River reads Inara's mind, Inara says "I'm a big girl, just tell me." I believe this is something she said in the past...to her doctor who was hesitating about telling her how bad her condition is.
- Would be a big reason she's afraid to get too close to Mal

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Sorry. Not seeing this. Even if she were dying, why would she leave the best medical facilities to live on a rundown freighter full of shady characters?

The River reading her mind and the whole "I'm a big girl now", I took to be along the lines of "We're not kids, if you want me to stay, ask. Tell me why you want me to stay." It was a battle of pride between Inara and Mal.

I can only get that she is doing something that the Companions would not approve of and that she could not hide if she stayed. She still maintains the form and contacts with her profession unlike her friend in Heart of Gold.

Has she ever said anything positive about the way the companions are run? She says a bit about the form and the training, but she is very reticient about the organization itself. Odd that, considering that she is still on good terms with organization, although she left what appears to have been a good position.

SHINY

Friday, July 16, 2004 10:09 PM

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Originally posted by rijrunner:
Sorry. Not seeing this. Even if she were dying, why would she leave the best medical facilities to live on a rundown freighter full of shady characters?

It's terminal and untreatable. Would you rather sit in a sterile hospital for the rest of your life, or run around on the border with Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, and Jewel Staite?

"I left my heart in Seren-ity Val-ley..." <-- the farthest I've ever gotten in writing filk. ;)

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