Day Twenty-One - Enablers. The Lot of You

[unrivaledgrace]

Who: River, prodding Mal (and Jaime)
Where: Mal's room in dorms
When: Morning
Rating: PG-13. I imagine there will be some swearing.

Status: Closed / Completed
Summary: River wakes Mal and Jaime up a bit earlier than they'd like to ask for permission for Kyle to come back with them to Serenity. After a brief quibbling of details, River departs and

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[shiny_captain]

It was roughly the third time around before Mal levered himself out of bed and stumbled tetchily to the door, wrenching it open and gazing sleepily to River.

"River," he noted very observantly, "Somethin' wrong?"

It wasn't 'what the hell do you want?' but it was one step removed. He wasn't so keen on being woken up before he was good and bloody ready.

[i_find]

Jaime made a noise of intense protest when Mal left the bed. She curled up under the covers, peering curiously toward the door. When she heard who it was though, she frowned slightly.

Was something wrong?

Lifting her head, she reached for the nightstand where the letter always was, only to find ... no letter. Well that was ... huh.

Leaning over the bed, she peered around for it, but it was proving to be a fruitless endeavor. Then she rolled her eyes at herself. "Where's the letter?" she asked around a yawn ... but when she felt no pull, she frowned.

Well that was ... huh.

[unrivaledgrace]

"No," River responded, tilting her head curiously to watch Jaime's actions before she refocused on Mal. She had a purpose for being here. "I wished to discuss something with you," she informed him, her head bobbing slightly. She noted his attired and his sleepy state - it was still too early. She thought that was rather silly, but perhaps he had been up late doing... other things. She glanced to Jaime again.

"Is this a bad time?" she said, somewhat stiffly. She would really rather not delay this much longer. Several muscles in her back shifted as she twitched a little in annoyance. She was really only asking Mal out of courtesy anyway - it was his ship. But she would smuggle Kyle on if she needed to.

[shiny_captain]

Running a hand through sleep mussed hair, Mal nodded and moved out of the doorway to usher River into the room. Well, if he had to be up anyways. Sighing, he moved to put on a shirt so he could discuss things rationally without thinking about what he was or wasn't wearing.

"It's a fine time," he replied, "A mite earlier'n I'd like, but it's fine. What did you need to discuss?"

He did wonder what it was exactly that bore waking him up for.