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[badinlatin]

After Mal's conversation with Dream, Mal is heading outside with Tequila.

He wouldn't mind company.

And his mun promises to be more creative with the threading than with the entrance post.

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[unique-moments.livejournal.com]

It's cold outside!!

Luckily, Samantha has a scarf. Two scarves. She hands one to Mal as she opens the door for him. "Going outside?"

[badinlatin]

Mal accepts the scarf happily, winding it loosely around his neck.

"That I am, Samantha - goin' t'see my horse, make sure he's down for the night."

[unique-moments.livejournal.com]

"Horses?" Samantha squees. "I love animals. You know, I've never been to the stables here."

[badinlatin]

It's hard to keep a smile off of Mal's face when someone seems that excited about horses.

"You can always come out with me; see for yourself."

Mal walks two steps outside the door, turning to wait for Samantha.

[unique-moments.livejournal.com]

Samantha grins and follows, shoving her hands in her jacket pockets. "S'cold outside."

Thank you Captain Obvious.

She blows 'clouds' into the air, grinning left and right.

[badinlatin]

Mal nods at the meteological account and thus makes quick work of the walk to the stables, holding the door open for Samantha to walk through first.

Mal leads the way down to the last stall on the left, where Tequila - a brown gelding with a white blaze across his forehead - stands, coming forward to meet Mal's outstretched hand.

[unique-moments.livejournal.com]

Samantha stands back, watching Mal and the horse for a moment, her grin fading to a smile. She tugs her scarf around her neck, tighter, and looks around.

She loves horses.

[badinlatin]

Mal, with a quick motion of his hand, waves Samantha closer to the horse, placing her palm across Tequila's ears and guiding it down along his face.

[unique-moments.livejournal.com]

Samantha giggles and pets the horse, some far off memory coming to the top of her mind. "What's his name?"

[gonna_live]

After a moment, there's crunching of footsteps in the snow from behind him.

Even if you're sick...it's snowing. And Kaylee's wearing that nice warm duster Mal gave her. And two sweaters and a scarf.

And Simon really doesn't have to know that Kaylee went outside. Right? Right.




She really does look remarkably shifty.

[badinlatin]

Without really looking behind him, Mal grins despite his concern.

"Ain't you supposed to be in bed somewhere recuperatin'?"

[gonna_live]

"...maybe. Ain't you supposed to be captainin' our boat?" Beat. "And how'd you know it was me?"

[badinlatin]

"You walk light," Mal starts, finally turning around. "Plus you're one o' like three folk that come in here that don't say 'hello' or some such as soon as you're in earshot."

Mal's Observant, yes.

"...And I wanted to come see my horse."

[gonna_live]

"Well." Kaylee grins as she walks up next to him. "I won't tell anybody you're out here if you don't tell Simon I'm out here."

Sniffle.

[badinlatin]

"I think I can keep it quiet."

Mal attempts to keep a smile on for Kaylee, but it slips for a second, as if a thought crosses his mind that he can't really explain. Or share.

[gonna_live]

She slips her arm through his. "Haven't seen you for a bit -- didn't want you gettin' sick. Everything okay?"

[badinlatin]

"...been thinkin' on Lilly. And Susan."

My dead blonde girls.

"Just miss 'em, 's all."

[righthandwoman.livejournal.com]

Snow + horse + captain outside = first mate making her way outside as well.

"So, this the horse I've been hearin' about?"

[badinlatin]

Mal almost bounces to see Zoe outside.

"That it is! Zoe, meet Tequila. Tequila, Zoe."

Tequila, for his part, looks mildly enthused to meet her. Maybe she has Snacks.

[righthandwoman.livejournal.com]

Zoe? Snacks? Never.

Pay no attention to the bulge in her pocket.

She raises one hand to stroke Tequila's nose, smiling. "Ni hao."

[badinlatin]

Tequila pushes against her hand gently in response, illiciting a smile from Mal.

"Now that he's healed up, he likes everyone."

[righthandwoman.livejournal.com]

Zoe's hand moves to the horse's neck. Her other hand dips into her pocket, coming up with half a carrot.

"Guess I won't need this to make friends with, then. Shame..."

[badinlatin]

Do horses give looks like 'Giveithere'?

Maybe.

With a politeness bordering on eagerness, Tequila cranes his neck to reach for the carrot.

[righthandwoman.livejournal.com]

Zoe sighs, put-upon-ly.

"Oh, alright."

Still stroking Tequila's neck with one hand, she offers him the carrot.

[badinlatin]

The carrot is not long for this world, apparently.

"I don't think you needed it before, but he'd prolly let you ride 'im, you keep playin' nice to him and all like this. 'Course, I ain't even ridden him yet, so I'd have to see how it plays out, but." Mal slows down. "If you ever wanted to."