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[badinlatin]

Mal is physically feeling better since the last time he was in the bar.

Mentally, not so much.

But at least he has his present for Kaylee knitting to work on.

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[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

There's another woman nearby, knitting. It's hard to scowl and knit at the same time, thus she is not angry looking at all.

"This is impossible!" She finally yelled out to the room in general, deciding another cookie was preferable to continued knitting.

[badinlatin]

Mal, holding a knitting circular loom and pretty much flying through his project, is looking inordinately smug at the sound of Aeryn's frustration.

"What're you workin' on so hard, then, Aeryn?"

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

Now that the knitting has been placed down, he gets a glare for his troubles.

"Christmas present." Aeryn muttered. "Stupid human tradition." Best not to ask why she's bothering with such a stupid human tradition, she may not have an answer.

[badinlatin]

The glare does not perturb Mal in the slightest, and he holds up his loom to show her.

"Same as me. You should really try these things; they're a lot easier."

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, he may get a lot of them.

"What is it?" There's slight interest in her voice. Aeryn leaned over to see better.

[badinlatin]

"'S a hat loom. They make knittin' in circles real easy, but you can do flat things with 'em too."

Mal's a quick study, and holds up a scarf he finished making last night.

"'M makin' a hat to go with it."

The fact that the hat will be bright orange and yellow to match said scarf is probably obvious.

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

Not to Aeryn. In case you hadn't noticed, she doesn't lend much to colour. The sweater she's knitting is a tasteful black.

"Is it some kind of curse? All soldiers must knit?" She asked quite seriously.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hey Mal."

There is a Guppy.

"Sorry about the other day. I was out of order."

[badinlatin]

Mal nods, not really one to mince words.

"Shi a. But it's air through the engine."

Mal loops another row around the pegs of his knitting loom.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy nods. "Thanks. How are you feeling?"

[badinlatin]

"Better. Well enough to get some projects out o' the way, anyhow."

Mal holds up the knitting loom in better view.

"For my mechanic for New Year's slash Christmas slash to get her off my back."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy smiles. "I'm sure she'll love it. Seems to be a new trend, I saw Aeryn wielding knitting needles earlier."

[badinlatin]

"Aeryn did seem to be wantin' to stab something with 'er needles; I suggested her usin' a loom like I am."

[and-far-away.livejournal.com]

Sharpe is sitting not far off, and nods a greeting.

[badinlatin]

Mal gives a short salute back with the hook he is using to flip loops over the pegs of his knitting loom, and gestures to the empty seat beside him.

[and-far-away.livejournal.com]

Sharpe makes his way over.

"Hey, Mal."

[badinlatin]

"Wei, Sharpe," Mal returns, smiling. "How're you doin' nowadays? Ain't talked to ya for a spell."

[and-far-away.livejournal.com]

"Ah, not so bad." He has a new scar or two visible, especially the one around his eye, but doesn't mention them. "Yourself?"

[badinlatin]

"Enh. Nothin' too excitin'. I'm kinda sort o' gettin' married, and I'm teachin' myself how to knit a hat. Doin' alright recently."

Yes, he is aware that those two things don't really equate.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

There's a head-tilting, eyebrow-raising Jack nearby.

"Hey, Mal. What're you doing?" he asks, approaching Mal's table.

[badinlatin]

"Knitting."

Duh.

Mal is being difficult, say sorry.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack's middle name is "difficult".

Still with the eyebrow-raising. "Doesn't knitting usually require two needles, not some kind of...pegboard?"

[badinlatin]

A small grin.

"'S a loom. Helps ya do circles and hats and such. I'm makin' a hat for Kaylee. And yes, usually knittin's with needles, but there's no reason on makin' things harder than they have to be, right?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"True. Christmas present?" he asks, not entirely certain if they still have Christmas in five hundred years.

[badinlatin]

"Sort o'. 'S a New Year's present in our 'verse. We're about six weeks ahead o' here."