Her eyes flickered as he remembered an exchange from not that long ago.

Mal looked up into the unreadable eyes of River Tam. As he began a small stirring in the air told him that he was not alone. With detail he spread his soft cloths under the guns and small instruments of cleaning and precision. He didn’t have much money to spend at all-hence, the regular weapons maintenance. He wasn’t one of her wet-behind-the-ears clients with too much money to spend. He did not stop it completely because he would never have wanted to give Inara the impression that she could manipulate his behavior. Every well-bred petty crook knows - the small concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.'Īfter her words, Mal avoided his cleaning ritual when others were likely to interrupt him. Inara had questioned him about it, and then joked when he explained the very practical reasons for cleaning his weapons in the kitchen. It was something better done alone as others did not know or understand what that was for him. They were his treasures in a way, and his regular cleaning of them had taken on a ritual quality. Serenity’s Captain made his way to the table in the kitchen where he spread out his guns. The Shepherd, on the other hand, was likely to be meditating over his Bible, and River was hopefully asleep in her room. Jayne was sleeping with Vera, though that thought didn’t have the same sensual image as the activities of the other crew members. Mal guessed that Zoe and Wash were having their own meeting of the flesh, and if his hunch was right, so were Simon and Kaylee. Inara herself was away conducting business.

Their daily rhythms had coincided with those of the moon they were orbiting where Inara had gotten a client. The various crew members were separately busy as it was near time to sleep.

'This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.'Īt the moment nothing was unpleasant as Mal was walking away from the piloting controls to the ship’s galley. Notes: Words in italics are actual dialogue quotes from episodes. Is it a possible recipe for unpleasantness?ĭisclaimer: It belongs to Joss, Fox and ME Summary: A late night in Serenity’s galley with Mal, River and guns.

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