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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 9, 2018 9:49:47 GMT -8
"Still here, Captain, not for much longer."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 17, 2018 21:15:29 GMT -8
"People change, she could very well be playing us for fools. We'll go, we'll check it out and hope she's not a scavenger. As a sign of good faith, we'll send the wave. Let's see if anyone's home."
Inara didn't believe Madison would have changed so much as Mal implied but she did not argue his point. It saddened her sometimes to realize how much distrust he held in people, not because of some unwarranted overly paranoid hang-up but because past experiences and people had caused it.
"This is Captain Malcolm Reynolds, we got your distress call. Are you still there Captain?"
"Still here, Captain, not for much longer."
Inara let out a breath of relief and looked to Mal, wanting to help by employing her specialty. "Would you mind if I answer? I could get a better read if I spoke to her directly."
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 18, 2018 10:46:51 GMT -8
[Temp-play by Lee-o]
"Would you mind if I answer? I could get a better read if I spoke to her directly." Mal decided it wouldn't be a problem, not like it mattered who answer the captain back.
"Go on," He waved her on, "Wash, open a channel... please."
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 18, 2018 10:49:35 GMT -8
"Would you mind if I answer? I could get a better read if I spoke to her directly." Wash smirked and flicked one of the knobs, waiting for Mal to give the a-okay.
"Go on, Wash, open a channel... please."
"See, that wasn't so hard." Wash fluttered his lashes before nodded towards Inara, "Go ahead," he mouthed.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 18, 2018 11:51:22 GMT -8
Inara collected herself and removed the amused grin that had taken her over at Mal and Wash's back and forth. "Thank you," she mouthed back to Wash before centering herself in front of the monitor.
"Madison, it's good to see you again," she began, giving a smile that was friendly and calming to match her tone. "We are on our way to you. Can you tell us what's happened so that we can ready what will be needed for repairs?" Inara purposefully left out the fact that they had a doctor on board as that doctor happened to be a wanted fugitive. She would leave that information for Mal to divulge when and if he came to the conclusion that Madison could be trusted.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 20, 2018 8:19:52 GMT -8
"My goodness, Mei-mei, it has been so long since I gazed at your face."
"Engine, fire, bad. You, rescue, niúbì."
"Honestly Jeb! Take Sal to the pod and get breathing... and you hush. Forgive him, we've been running on no sleep, we're dwindling down to our last bits of air. However, he is not wrong. As Jeb proclaimed in a rather exacerbated manner. Our engineer had been wounded in a fight, which festered and she has taken ill with weakness and fever. She is the only one who knows how to fix this ship and when the engine bursts into flames we couldn't do much but put it out. I have about ten maybe fifteen minutes of air left. We're retreating to one of our pods which has enough to get us through for a few days, I hope we can expect you sooner? If not I'm afraid we won't be catching up until our next lifetime?"
translations: niúbì = F**king Awesome Mei-Mei = Little sister
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 20, 2018 20:45:43 GMT -8
Inara smiled in fond memory back at the face from her past on the monitor. She heard the male voice just before she saw the person belonging to it move across the background with a woman in his arms. She waited patiently while Madison gave him orders then listened intently to the stats Madison provided.
"Everything will be fine," she reassured calmly. "We already have a lock on your signal. It's coming through loud and clear so I don't think we're too far from you." Inara turned her gaze to Wash for clarification, knowing Wash would have the best idea of a time frame as he was the one who'd not only found the signal but had been tracing and following it since.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 20, 2018 21:42:07 GMT -8
"See, that wasn't so hard."
"Madison, it's good to see you again, We are on our way to you. Can you tell us what's happened so that we can ready what will be needed for repairs?" Wash was tracking the signal and it wouldn't be long before they arrived to rescue them.
"My goodness, Mei-mei, it has been so long since I gazed at your face."
"Engine, fire, bad. You, rescue, niúbì." He seemed like a lovely man, Jayne and him would get along swimmingly.
"Honestly Jeb! Take Sal to the pod and get breathing... and you hush. Forgive him, we've been running on no sleep, we're dwindling down to our last bits of air. However, he is not wrong. As Jeb proclaimed in a rather exacerbated manner. Our engineer had been wounded in a fight, which festered and she has taken ill with weakness and fever. She is the only one who knows how to fix this ship and when the engine bursts into flames we couldn't do much but put it out. I have about ten maybe fifteen minutes of air left. We're retreating to one of our pods which has enough to get us through for a few days, I hope we can expect you sooner? If not I'm afraid we won't be catching up until our next lifetime?"
"Everything will be fine, We already have a lock on your signal. It's coming through loud and clear so I don't think we're too far from you."
"Don't worry, I'll have us there within thirty minutes or less if we really give her some gas. Get to that pod and we'll see you soon."
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 20, 2018 21:43:59 GMT -8
"See, that wasn't so hard." Mal smirked and stayed back to let Inara handle her... friend?
"Madison, it's good to see you again, We are on our way to you. Can you tell us what's happened so that we can ready what will be needed for repairs?" Mal listened in, wanting to keep a handle on this situation. He trusted Inara when she said Madison could be trusted but apart of him was cautious.
"My goodness, Mei-mei, it has been so long since I gazed at your face."
"Engine, fire, bad. You, rescue, niúbì."
"Honestly Jeb! Take Sal to the pod and get breathing... and you hush. Forgive him, we've been running on no sleep, we're dwindling down to our last bits of air. However, he is not wrong. As Jeb proclaimed in a rather exacerbated manner. Our engineer had been wounded in a fight, which festered and she has taken ill with weakness and fever. She is the only one who knows how to fix this ship and when the engine bursts into flames we couldn't do much but put it out. I have about ten maybe fifteen minutes of air left. We're retreating to one of our pods which has enough to get us through for a few days, I hope we can expect you sooner? If not I'm afraid we won't be catching up until our next lifetime?"
"Everything will be fine, We already have a lock on your signal. It's coming through loud and clear so I don't think we're too far from you."
"Don't worry, I'll have us there within thirty minutes or less if we really give her some gas. Get to that pod and we'll see you soon."
"We're on our way, hang tight." The woman looked familiar to him, he wasn't sure why but something about her.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Aug 20, 2018 22:04:37 GMT -8
(via comm)
"Your rescue will be greatly appreciated, Captain Reynolds. I should head with my crew to the pod, feeling lightheaded...We have so much catching up to do, Inara, I must hear all about your adventures."
(video ended.)
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 26, 2018 16:11:01 GMT -8
With the inability to place an affectionate hand on Mads' arm, Inara instead put her hand gently on the side of the monitor. "And I, yours," she said, her voice nothing but a calm, positive tone that said she wholeheartedly believed that soon, any signs of danger would be far behind them and they would be exchanging stories.
The monitor went black and the room was silent. The distraction aside, Inara was suddenly very aware of how near she was to Mal after having sidled in to hover over the main monitor. She swear she could feel the heat coming off of him and she was startled at how quickly her mind and body were reacting to him. This was not good. She blamed him for it, for keeping her from leaving at their last port but even before that, for continuous circumstances that led the ship and crew to places or jobs far from any suitable clientele.
Despite the swirling turmoil inside, none of it showed on her exterior. She needed to put space between them but she would not show weakness by hightailing it out of the room. Inara calmly and determinedly kept her ground as she turned to look him in the eye while addressing him. "I'll head down to the infirmary and inform Simon and Wendy." Using humor to further distract, she added, "I'll let you have Jayne," with an amused quirk of her lips.
As she stepped away, Inara placed a hand on Wash's shoulder and squeezed as a way of giving thanks, knowing that he was using his piloting skills to get them to her old friend as fast as they could.
***Inara exits to Infirmary and Common Area***
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Bridge
Sept 9, 2018 18:47:38 GMT -8
Post by Hollywood Heidi on Sept 9, 2018 18:47:38 GMT -8
Travel time of Serenity to Shadowheart passes.
Serenity has reached the disabled Shadowheart ship to assist with repairs and an injury.
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Bridge
Aug 24, 2019 14:18:59 GMT -8
Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 24, 2019 14:18:59 GMT -8
About a half hour passes.
During that time, Dex Wilde returned on the Shadowheart away shuttle to reconnect with his crewmates aboard the Serenity and Mal calls for everyone to collect in the Dining Area for a meeting with Dex volunteering to collect Wendy and River for the meeting.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Jan 11, 2022 11:30:15 GMT -8
*Enters from Kitchen, Dining, and Lounge Area*
The plan was underway and Wash made his way up to the bridge to keep the ship steady. The away team was about to away and he would astay. "Not one of my best," He mused out loud before he heard the familiar combat boots coming in behind.
"Telling yourself terrible jokes again, dear?" Zoe smirked and wrapped her arms around him from behind.
"It gets lonely up here, need some way to amuse myself. Up to hearing a few?"
"You get three."
"I'll take it!"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 16, 2022 12:42:49 GMT -8
(Via ship-wide comms)
The speakers momentarily crackled to life with Inara's usual serenely toned voice following. "Kaylee, I could use your assistance in the Common Area, please."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 5, 2022 15:43:27 GMT -8
***Inara, Simon, and Kaylee enter from Infirmary and Common Area***
Concentrating on keeping up, Inara waited until they slowed as they approached the bridge to finally get some answers. "Simon! What is going on? How did you get locked in the infirmary?" she asked with determination as she stepped over the threshold of the door, her full attention on Simon and ignoring the curious looks gained from Wash and Zoe at their hasty arrival.
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Post by Ariel on Feb 5, 2022 19:24:25 GMT -8
"Simon! What is going on? How did you get locked in the infirmary?"
Kaylee followed after Inara and Simon as he had quickly made an exit with no explanation. Or any sort of thank-you for breaking him free from his confinement whatsoever. Not that Kaylee had expected much from him, especially after the little outburst she threw once she found out he was enlisted to go on the mission. Nonetheless, she was still curious as to why Simon had been locked in the infirmary and how come he wasn't already aboard the mission shuttle. She looked upon Simon with upmost confusion, wondering what in the world had happened to this boy in the short time frame that they had been apart.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Feb 6, 2022 8:33:02 GMT -8
Zoe's hand was firmly pressed against her face as Wash wiggled his eyebrows at her. He had pushed it slightly but he stopped just as she was about to shoot him. "...you married me."
"I did." Zoe looked up at him, this fool of a man who she loved and smiled. "Never again."
"I make no promises, it goes against my nature."
"Kaylee, I could use your assistance in the Common Area, please." Wash gave a look to Zoe and then gave a shrug.
"Must be a short in something, Kaylee will fix it proper."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Zoe sat on the opposite chair beside her husband- cleaning her weapons. She had wanted to go with Mal but he was looking for a smaller crew and someone needed to stay behind with the ship- couldn't trust Jayne.
"Simon! What is going on? How did you get locked in the infirmary?" The couple turned to see Inara, Simon, and Kaylee making their way up the stairs to the bridge.
"We need to get you a comms system in that room." Wash added.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 27, 2022 5:05:14 GMT -8
(temp-play by DarkSideCookie)
Simon was still ignoring questions but, instead, continued his rush towards the comms, not even looking at anyone around. As soon as he reached it, he took the device to get connected with Mal and the others on the mission ship.
"Mal! Can you hear me?" Simon didn't wait for their captain to answer because he knew Wendy might be close, maybe trying to interrupt or even disconnect them somehow. She'd been convinced enough to lock him up, so he thought her to be capable of that as well. Still, Simon hoped this to be a one-on-one. "Wendy has no plans to leave that planet with you!" he stressed, although trying to keep his voice at a minimum. Yet again, not waiting for an answer, he - just in case - added: "Wendy, if you hear me, too: You don't have to do that! We ensure you protection, no matter what." He knew Mal would. He had done the same for River and himself once.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Feb 27, 2022 5:16:01 GMT -8
*** Jayne enters ***
Jayne had heard muffled voices coming from the floor leading to the bridge when he left his bunk after he had simmered down a little. It hadn't been the voices, though, that rose his attention but, instead, people calling out for Simon. Wasn't the doctor supposed to accompany Mal and the others... just like Jayne originally was?
"What's this party abou..." Jayne stopped in the middle of the sentence, watching Simon as he talked to Mal through the comm, then turning his look of confusion toward Inara, yet saying nothing at all.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Mar 9, 2022 7:33:15 GMT -8
via comms
"Please hold."
About a minute of silence...
"Just about to reach planet-side now, Doc. Either way we're about to head down to the planet, looks like you'll be missing this trip. Sit tight and we'll make sure Miss Carter gets back onto the ship."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Mar 26, 2022 15:22:48 GMT -8
Inara observed the conversation happening between the bridge and the comms on the away shuttle.
"Simon, what a nice surprise." Wendy's voice was casual and cheery with a friendly smile on her face. "Didn't think I'd get the chance to talk to you again. Sorry about the whole locking-you-in thing. No hard feelings?"
Wendy was playing it off casually and Inara resisted showing any amusement for the benefit of Simon's already bruised ego for having been locked up and forced out of the mission in the first place. Mal, on the other hand, didn't look amused at all as he set his intense hard stare on Wendy.
"Please hold."[/b]
They waited patiently as the comms muted and the screen went fuzzy with the word 'Hold' in place.
"Just about to reach planet-side now, Doc. Either way we're about to head down to the planet, looks like you'll be missing this trip. Sit tight and we'll make sure Miss Carter gets back onto the ship."
Inara caught motion and turned to see Book in the doorway. Only Book. "Where's River?" she asked in alarm. The rest of the crew was on the bridge and seeing as Book had been the only one not in attendance, Inara had assumed he'd been the one watching River. In all the chaos of the day and so many more people aboard, distractions were much higher than usual and the assignment of someone to keep an eye on River must have fallen through the cracks.
After a few quiet seconds of everyone looking to each other, there was an answer via the comms. "She's here," Wendy said on a heavy sigh. Considering the pause, the away mission team hadn't known they had a stowaway, which meant Wendy had tapped into her gift to glean that information. Inara was watching Wendy closely for the telltale sign of having used her gift. She relaxed and put her hand up over her mouth as if only in relief, very subtly tapping her nose along the way. She caught the immediate recognition on Wendy's face and saw Wendy quickly turn and walk away.
Wendy's voice sounded again, more distant this time. "River, come on out." "Why don't you say hey to the folks on the comms, ease their minds a bit."
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Post by Ariel on Mar 26, 2022 20:34:08 GMT -8
"Just about to reach planet-side now, Doc. Either way we're about to head down to the planet, looks like you'll be missing this trip. Sit tight and we'll make sure Miss Carter gets back onto the ship."
Kaylee tried not to show it externally, but she was filled with a sense of relief that Simon's reckless attempt to partake in a potentially dangerous mission had been sabotaged. Of course, at an unfortunate expense of him having been helplessly trapped. But at least he would be safe here on the ship than risking his life out there with the big guns.
"Where's River?"
A sense of dread squeezed Kaylee's chest, her worrisome gaze panned over her fellow crewmates and then finally over to Simon. A moment of panic was thankfully subsided by a confirmation from Wendy.
"River, come on out." "Why don't you say hey to the folks on the comms, ease their minds a bit."
The confirmation that River had been found alleviated some relief, but now a new nightmare loomed for the crew, especially for Simon, as his sister had now just become a stowaway on the very mission Simon was going to risk himself for. Kaylee couldn't take her gaze off of Simon, agonizing just how terrible he must be feeling in this very moment.
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Apr 1, 2022 7:20:46 GMT -8
Wash was still trying to wrap his head around what was happening. Then, "Where's River?" A few moments of silence, Wash just staring at Zoe with a heavy chest, "She's here,"
"gǒushǐ," This was certainly not part of the plan. Not only was Wendy fixing to leave them but River was now heading smack dab into danger.
"River, come on out." "Why don't you say hey to the folks on the comms, ease their minds a bit." Wash slowly turned to see Simon, wondering what he would do about this.
"Mal will keep River safe, Doc, he won't let anything happen to her," Zoe added.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 2, 2022 0:37:42 GMT -8
(via comms)
"Simon!"
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 2, 2022 0:52:35 GMT -8
(temp-play by DarkSideCookie)
While Simon had already been feeling an unease before, it all fell apart with Wendy's words, speaking of his sister being onboard the mission shuttle. And while everyone around him uttered their shock about it, he was standing still, with his eyes wide open in shock. No, no, no, no, Simon repeated only this one word, over and over again, in his mind.
It was only when he saw her on the monitor, saying his name, that Simon realized he was still frozen in place. Still, all he could do was stare at the monitor, at River, not being able to say anything. When had everything gone off course?
"Mal will keep River safe, Doc, he won't let anything happen to her,"
"I-... I- uh," he started stammering before turning his eyes away from his sister and instead towards the captain. "Never leave her alone." His voice wasn't more like a whisper. However, before Mal could have said something in return, Simon walked away from the monitors and instead to one corner of the room, covering his face up with his hands.
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Post by DarkSideCookie on Apr 2, 2022 1:11:53 GMT -8
Jayne had needed some time to absorb all the happenings and new information around him, but as soon as he had, his reaction was the only one that was completely different from everyone else's.
"Ahh- celebration time," he stated with a slight grin, wrapping both arms behind his head to give himself a good stretch. "We better enjoy the silence before it's over again."
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Post by Lady Lee-o on Apr 2, 2022 19:30:25 GMT -8
(via comms)
"I got the perfect babysitter, Doc."
"I got it from here. Zoe, you're in charge. If things go sideways you come rescue me."
~ ~ ~ ~
"Again I say, 'and risk my ship?'," Zoe smirks as she leans against Wash's seat.
(Communication ends)
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 3, 2022 13:19:40 GMT -8
(via comms)
"I got the perfect babysitter, Doc."
"Nothing will happen to River," came Wendy's adamant promise.
"I got it from here. Zoe, you're in charge. If things go sideways you come rescue me."
"Again I say, 'and risk my ship?',"
Inara started to make her way to her shuttle in order to change so she could assist Kaylee with Shadowheart repairs. She paused at Simon's side, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. "River is in good hands. Wendy is very protective of her. She'll make sure she stays far away from any harm."
It was the other three Inara was concerned over, Mal more prominently so, she begrudgingly admitted to herself. She was still hurting over how he'd handled things in the dining area, though she didn't wish a bullet to find him. A less life threatening karmic payback was more her style. Something more along the lines of accidentally slamming his knee on the console.
Inara caught Kaylee hovering nearby and knew she wanted to reach out to Simon. Inara gracefully stepped aside so that she may do so with a calm tone that said for her to take all the time she needed. “I’ll meet you in the cargo bay whenever you’re ready.”
***Inara exits to her shuttle***
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Post by Ariel on Apr 4, 2022 10:30:19 GMT -8
"Mal will keep River safe, Doc, he won't let anything happen to her," "I-... I- uh," "Never leave her alone."
Kaylee felt so helpless, watching Simon painfully remove himself from the small group around the monitor and process the multitude of emotions that she could only imagine he must be experiencing. There was nothing more she wanted to do than to hold him and tell him that River was going to be okay. Though, Kaylee knew that she was not in that kind of position to make such promises considering she had no control over the outcome of this horrific circumstance. And neither did Simon. Watching the agony eat away at him from the inside, Kaylee couldn't bear to stand on the sidelines any longer, and began to slowly walk over to Simon until she was standing closely behind him.
"I didn't want any of this to happen, to you or River. Simon," Kaylee spoke Simon's name in such a way that her voice could have practically formed a limb of it's own to grab Simon by the shoulder and turn him around to face her. She could hear her heartbeat emulate through her eardrums, practically sweating like her life depended on it as she addressed Simon privately for the first time since their fight. She wish that she could just read his intricately complicated doctor mind as she tried to make sense of how he was feeling, "Talk to me. Please."
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