when would the crew get combat fatigue???

POSTED BY: wytchcroft
UPDATED: Saturday, November 17, 2007 01:39
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WYTCHCROFT

Saturday, October 20, 2007 6:54 PM

we know they would be pretty burnt out (and getting over injuries) post BDM (in fact they seem a bit that way from the start!!), so that would be a low point... but if Firefly had carried on as a series (as we hope it will)... how often would the crew need enforced RnR??

Mal and Zoe at least (and maybe Jayne) would be well trained enough to know you can only be combat active for so long - and Simon would have strong opinions i'm sure.

just wondering - since theirs is more a lifestlye than an organised time-scaled tour of duty (something zoe may have grown up with and got used to and potentially miss) it's hard for me to say...

but some shows have demonstrated the delitorious effects of constant action/tension on a crew/team/gang (etc) - personalities and motivations can get real fried... and a quick trip to 'Paradise in Space' of somekind might not be enough...

hope this makes some kind've sense... ???

CRUITHNE3753

Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:49 PM

I think there is a couple or more weeks between the episodes (definately two between Shindig and Safe), so it's not like an onslaught of one thing after another. Plenty of time to chill.

WYTCHCROFT

Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:02 PM

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Originally posted by Cruithne3753:
I think there is a couple or more weeks between the episodes (definately two between Shindig and Safe), so it's not like an onslaught of one thing after another. Plenty of time to chill.

i would agree - except the assumption within the show seems to be that they are working between episodes - the wobbly headed dolls - the opening of our mrs reynolds etc... - and if Better Days is set between episdoes then the rnr amount shrinks again...

STILLFLYIN2

Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:06 PM

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Originally posted by wytchcroft:
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Originally posted by Cruithne3753:
I think there is a couple or more weeks between the episodes (definately two between Shindig and Safe), so it's not like an onslaught of one thing after another. Plenty of time to chill.

i would agree - except the assumption within the show seems to be that they are working between episodes - the wobbly headed dolls - the opening of our mrs reynolds etc... - and if Better Days is set between episdoes then the rnr amount shrinks again...

Out of Gas starts with the assumption of a long, quiet round about trip to the next destination.

It's probably a mix of slow times and busy between episodes.

MERRYK

Saturday, October 20, 2007 9:37 PM

Hmm, I think they got plenty of rest. Yes, every time we saw them in series/movie something was going bad...cause it'd be boring to watch them in anything going too perfectly. But they talk about "weak tea" jobs, and boring legitimate ones such as the wobbly headed geisha dolls.

But even if the majority of jobs had something exciting—not anywhere near an impossibility given Mal's track record with clients and plans—without faster than light travel, it takes days to get places. Assuming about 50-75% of their jobs are action related, with an average of three days in between, I'd say they're probably fine from a psychological and medical standpoint.

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RIVERFLAN

Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:12 AM

MerryK, I couldn't have said it better

They might get eaten by nerves, though, waiting to finish a job (the pilot, anyone?)

And I don't think they have faster-than-light travel. That would probably be to sci-fi-ish for Joss.

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NCBROWNCOAT

Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:18 AM

At least they get to play hoopball on those long boring stretches.

There would be regular duties too, cooking, cleaning, maintaining Serenity herself etc. Lots to keep yourself occupied and your mind off everything else.

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SHINYSEVEN2

Sunday, October 21, 2007 12:23 AM

Except, that in an army, there's a command structure and other units that can be rotated in. If Jayne needs a vacation, Mal can't call HQ for another merc. (Although it might make an intriguing fic if he were to, say, ask Badger to lend him a goon, and wackiness ensues.)

RIVERFLAN

Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:26 AM

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Originally posted by shinyseven2:
Except, that in an army, there's a command structure and other units that can be rotated in. If Jayne needs a vacation, Mal can't call HQ for another merc. (Although it might make an intriguing fic if he were to, say, ask Badger to lend him a goon, and wackiness ensues.)

Cool; I'd like to try that one out

Do you know if Badger is confined to one planet, or does he move around a lot? And could you give me a name of a planet he's been on? I'd appreciate it

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SHINYSEVEN2

Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:53 AM

I just pulled out my Official Companion. It doesn't really say where Badger's HQ is in Serenity-the-Pilot, but I assume that when Kaylee is recruiting passengers at Eavesdown Docks, Mal and Jayne are confronting Badger at about the same time so presumably wherever Eavesdown Docks are. And although Badger's HQ is kind of ratty, it also looks fairly permanent, apple-peeler and all.

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