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[bad_in_thelatin]

By my reckoning it's been almost a full year that I've been stuck in this City. A whole gorram year. Haven't got a clue how long it makes back home - some folks said back when I got here time may pass differently in this place. It's still twelve months too many to be stuck earthbound in one and the same spot. For the longest time, it was just River

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[truthreader]

Fish need to swim, birds need to fly. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.

[bad_in_thelatin]

Well, look who's come out of hiding! Nice to see ya around too, albatross.

...So now you're swearin' in latin?

[truthreader]

Wasn't hiding, just lost myself. The mind's a labyrinth, and I forgot the string and breadcrumbs to lead me out.

Nescio quid dicas. Motivational speaking.

[bad_in_thelatin]

I see. Well, you seem to have un-lost yourself, now. And you make as much sense to me as ever before, which is little. So I reckon things are more or less as they should be.

Motivation for what?

[truthreader]

Everything in its proper place, in boxes back where they belong. Except us.

For you, of course.

[bad_in_thelatin]

That's exactly our problem. I'm workin' on that issue.

Oh. Right. Thanks. I'm sure I'll need motivational talk I can't understand a word of.

[truthreader]

Wasn't an issue issued only to you. Everyone needs to help with the puzzle, or we'll never find the pieces.

We'll all be fine. Fang xin. Simple enough?

[bad_in_thelatin]

Yeah, but... I'm the Captain.

Yes, actually, xie xie! ...You sure?

[truthreader]

I'm the resident crazy girl and witch. Occupations don't always have to bring hazards.

Nobody's ever sure. But being sure won't change what will be and won't be.

[bad_in_thelatin]

Captain's got the duty to keep crazy girls belonging to his crew out of hazards.

Que sera, sera, you're meanin' to say? Well, I could've told you that.

[truthreader]

We've been in crazier hazards than this.

Then why the worrying? Need to find you a way to stretch your wings.

[bad_in_thelatin]

Have we? Gonna go crazy my ownself if we're stuck on ground for much longer.

Ain't my wings that need strechin', it's Serenity's. Need to figure out how to get her to fly again.

[truthreader]

We all will if you keep dwelling on it. And Kaylee won't like it if you kill the ship.

[bad_in_thelatin]

....Wasn't gonna! Was just goin' to take a little peek. Sides, it's my ship!

[truthreader]

Your ship to break?

[bad_in_thelatin]

Won't go broke just from lookin'.

...Fine. Whaddya suggest then, genius?