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Post-Attack with Mal.

Aug 13, 2005 17:00

"But I'll be here when you're done..."

The first conscious thought that occurs to Captain Reynolds is that he is very cold, and that this condition might be due to the fact he has no shirt on and is lying facedown on an examination table.

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flybywash August 13 2005, 22:59:42 UTC

"Hey, cap'n."

Wash's voice is quiet, but steady. It sounds like he's smiling.

"Welcome back to the land of the living."

bad_in_latin August 13 2005, 23:00:47 UTC

"Hrumph." Mal manages to - very very slowly this time - sit up to see his pilot.

"Thanks."

flybywash August 13 2005, 23:03:50 UTC

Definitely no mistaking the smile this time. Wash stays where he is, though, leaning against the doorframe of the infirmary as he watches Mal.

"You doing okay? Aside from the, uh." He gestures. "Giant piece of metal that Simon recently had to vacate from your back."

bad_in_latin August 13 2005, 23:06:27 UTC

"Right side still feels weird," Mal admits. "I 'magine that's more from whatever the Doc had to do to me than anything else. Won't be using my right hand steady for a bit, I think."

Mal will not admit at the moment that this is more from nerves.

"Had a weird dream while I was out. Several, actually."

flybywash August 13 2005, 23:10:23 UTC

He raises his eyebrows.

"Well, we did have a lot of extremely weird gŏushĭ happening while we were less your esteemed presence, sir. Maybe you picked up on the weirdness vibes."

bad_in_latin August 13 2005, 23:15:49 UTC

Mal chuckles softly, but continues.

"I can't explain it even. The whole sky went red, and everythin' under me had been green gone dead and brown. Then the sky started comin' toward me like I owed it somethin'."
A pause, and Mal rubs his face to rid himself of the image.

"Funny what blood loss does to a man."

flybywash August 13 2005, 23:21:20 UTC

Wryly, "I had a giant talking blob of mercury that tried to eat us. And, sadly, I can't even claim blood loss or sleepiness as an excuse."

Now he does step into the infirmary, approaching Mal's bed.

bad_in_latin August 13 2005, 23:23:06 UTC

Mal torques the corner of his mouth a bit and ushers Wash in to take the stool next to the bed.

"...We made it. Wo de ma."

Mal doesn't add anything to that statement, as if he is scared to.

flybywash August 13 2005, 23:27:17 UTC

Wash's face breaks into a bright, shining grin.

"Yeah." Soft. "We made it."

Beat.

"Xièxie nĭ."

bad_in_latin August 13 2005, 23:29:25 UTC

"Now what the hell are you thankin' me for, Wash." Mal's breath hitches for a second and Mal speaks through it anyway. "I ain't done nothin' anyone else here did."

If Mal's eyes are getting bright, it's all those painkillers he's on. Definitely.

flybywash August 13 2005, 23:38:39 UTC

A shrug.

"I don't know," he says, casually shifting his feet onto the lowest rung of the stool as he wraps his hands around the seat. "Maybe 'cause some grumpy old húndàn told me about all these wacky things a captain does to make sure his crew gets out of danger and peril okay. Ain't like I'm giving you all the credit here, the last thing we need is the captain turning into an insufferable egomaniac on us, but...."

He looks down.

"Everybody's still here. I'd call that a thanks-worthy victory."

bad_in_latin August 13 2005, 23:43:44 UTC

Mal's face slowly builds into a smile, as though he had almost forgotten how. He opens his mouth to probably say some words of thanks or kindness, when---

"What the hell do you mean everyone's still here? I saw River, Roland, Anthy and Tom in the hallway. The explosion."

flybywash August 14 2005, 00:52:53 UTC

"Well...."

Wash scratches the back of his neck.

"That's the funny thing. You know that Opening trick Tom can do? Seems he did it right before everything went to hell on you."

His smile dims.

"I -- I don't know about Roland or Anthy, but River and Tom both made it back okay."

bad_in_latin August 14 2005, 00:57:20 UTC

River's okay. River's okay.

"That's...that's shiny." Mal's vocabulary escapes him at the moment. "Simon must be relieved." Mal's never seen Simon as unable to handle himself in a situation given the right push, but he wouldn't want to come between him and his sister.

flybywash August 14 2005, 00:59:29 UTC

"Just a little bit, yeah."

Amused now. He shifts the stool a little bit closer to Mal.

bad_in_latin August 14 2005, 01:03:52 UTC

Mal's head begins to feel a bit swimmy again, so he leans himself against the table, which he had just folded up into a seating position. Taking extra care to not mess up the doc's good work, he eyes Wash carefully.

"I was ready, Wash. To die. Over on the station. Would have been easy enough."

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