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gonna_live ([personal profile] gonna_live) wrote in [community profile] milliways_bar2009-01-13 08:51 pm
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Kaylee's been in Milliways most of the day, working in the garage on her and the captain's project. She did promise. And she can try to keep her promises.

She's still exhausted. That's why it's a cup of coffee in front of her, and at the bar, her chin's in her hand.


[miniscule tag: cameron "i'm a creepy damn robot" phillips THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS, Heavy Weapons Guy]
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[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Mal Reynolds," she says; she's mimicking the rise and fall of his voice as he told her, and it sounds a little off. "Spaceship captain." A beat. "He tells jokes."

Cameron does not think they are funny jokes.
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[personal profile] gonna_live 2009-01-14 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
"And they're bad ones," Kaylee says, relaxing a little. "Real bad."

[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," Cameron agrees, in the same clear, precise tones. She sounds more like she's announcing the subject of a presentation than insulting Mal's sense of humor. "Real bad."
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[personal profile] gonna_live 2009-01-14 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
"...he didn't tell you the dirty one about the duck and the snake, did he?"

[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
She cocks her head again: a short, sharp gesture, like a startled cat.

"No. He didn't." After a moment's pause -- "What is it?"
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[personal profile] gonna_live 2009-01-14 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
"It ain't somethin' I repeat in polite company," Kaylee says firmly. "Or in public."

[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Her head tilts further.

"I don't understand. Ducks and snakes aren't sexually compatible."
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[personal profile] gonna_live 2009-01-14 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
"That's part of the punch line. Which I'm not gonna give."

[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Because it isn't polite," she guesses.
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[personal profile] gonna_live 2009-01-14 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
"That's right," Kaylee agrees.

The World Almanac does not seem to know much about courtesy.

[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Sociology textbooks tend to allocate more chapters to it.

"Only nonsexual jokes are appropriate for public spaces." Today she has learned something new! "I understand."

She reaches for the capsule again, dismissing the matter of duck/snake sexual compatibility, and slips it into her pocket. The next thing she asks for is even smaller, and looks a little a computer chip.
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[personal profile] gonna_live 2009-01-14 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
"That's... good," Kaylee says, encouragingly. "So..."

"Where're you from?"

[identity profile] veryscaryrobot.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Red Valley, New Mexico. 1999." After a moment's pause, she says, "My dad sells tractors," and her face and voice grow suddenly animated.
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