Miss
Title: Miss
Series: Finding
Sub-Series: Firefly 100 series that picks up after Jayne and River are together.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Post-BDM
Characters: River and OC interviewer
Disclaimer: Firefly owns me, I own words
Notes: Follows Watch. As always
razycrandomgirl supports and nourishes the muse and
bookaddict43 nudges me to try harder. May their love and support be rewarded! All Jayne/River stories are in the same storyline...
Concrit is like air....amazing how you miss it when it is not there.
Previously: Firefly100 Org post
Miss
“Have you ever killed a man?”
“Cessation of biological functions required for life?”
“Yes”
“42 instances.”
“That seems quite a lot.”
“Circumstances required lethal action.”
“And if they hadn’t?”
“144 personal contacts where less than lethal force was required.”
“144?”
“Only quantifying contact by hands or feet. Range increase would result in a greater numerical value.”
“Do you know how many people you have personally injured that way?”
“Yes.”
“Would you care to share.”
“Am determining the cutoff criteria for quantification.”
“I see...What drove you to use lethal force?”
“Compelled by alterations to internal structures limiting inhibitions.”
“That is quite an admission to make.”
“Honesty is always the best course.”
“Indeed. Would you call yourself a murderer?”
“No. Failure of internal fail-safes belongs in the hands of others.”
“That is an interesting statement to make from someone admitting to 42 deaths by their own hand.”
“Understanding causality allows for alteration of actions to limit repeat occurrences.”
“Do you see yourself killing again?”
“Denying possibility of necessity for lethal action would reveal a disingenuous intent.”
“Are you good at killing?”
“A well-crafted and honed instrument performs its functions as designed with few flaws.”
“And are you an instrument?”
“I don’t miss.”
Series: Finding
Sub-Series: Firefly 100 series that picks up after Jayne and River are together.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Post-BDM
Characters: River and OC interviewer
Disclaimer: Firefly owns me, I own words
Notes: Follows Watch. As always
razycrandomgirl supports and nourishes the muse and
bookaddict43 nudges me to try harder. May their love and support be rewarded! All Jayne/River stories are in the same storyline...
Concrit is like air....amazing how you miss it when it is not there.
Previously: Firefly100 Org post
Miss
“Have you ever killed a man?”
“Cessation of biological functions required for life?”
“Yes”
“42 instances.”
“That seems quite a lot.”
“Circumstances required lethal action.”
“And if they hadn’t?”
“144 personal contacts where less than lethal force was required.”
“144?”
“Only quantifying contact by hands or feet. Range increase would result in a greater numerical value.”
“Do you know how many people you have personally injured that way?”
“Yes.”
“Would you care to share.”
“Am determining the cutoff criteria for quantification.”
“I see...What drove you to use lethal force?”
“Compelled by alterations to internal structures limiting inhibitions.”
“That is quite an admission to make.”
“Honesty is always the best course.”
“Indeed. Would you call yourself a murderer?”
“No. Failure of internal fail-safes belongs in the hands of others.”
“That is an interesting statement to make from someone admitting to 42 deaths by their own hand.”
“Understanding causality allows for alteration of actions to limit repeat occurrences.”
“Do you see yourself killing again?”
“Denying possibility of necessity for lethal action would reveal a disingenuous intent.”
“Are you good at killing?”
“A well-crafted and honed instrument performs its functions as designed with few flaws.”
“And are you an instrument?”
“I don’t miss.”