Kaylee says 'you know, bao bei, you worry too gorram much.'
Kaylee is aware of Simon's ruthless streak, just like she's aware of Mal's. It was her body being negotiated over, after all, and Simon did rescue his sister, and he did come up with the smoothest and most lucrative job they'd ever done. She's seen him be ruthless, and she's seen him be dark.
Plus, in the history that I've kinda created for her, Kaylee grew up hanging around her father's business, which is where she learned to repair things. If he made his living building machinery, fixing broken stuff, creating/maintaining/housing equipment, whatever...that's all an environment that requires some cutthroat business sense. I've said that she slept around with racers, and that's another place where the men are pretty ruthless. And then there's Mal. Basically, men are supposed to be ruthless. They're supposed to be willing to put everything on the line to get a job done, and they're probably supposed to get you into occasional hostage situations (thanks, Mal!).
Does she realize that he's hiding it? Probably not. She just thinks it's not applicable in most everyday situations. And if she found out he was, she'd probably just kiss him and tell him that he doesn't really need to be that insecure.
Damn that social conditioning! I've been meaning to talk about it for a while because I doubt that being openly ambitious and capable to do just about anything was all that desired when he was a kid, so he learned to hide it behind passivity. And underneath that we have one very bright and razor sharp mind analysing everything and fitting it together for his own gain and the gain of those he loves.
It's not insecurity per se as much as a lot of social conditioning it into a more acceptable behaviour pattern. Not that passivity is really acceptable but it's fascinating to see the people who see through the facade and who don't.
Kaylee is aware of Simon's ruthless streak, just like she's aware of Mal's. It was her body being negotiated over, after all, and Simon did rescue his sister, and he did come up with the smoothest and most lucrative job they'd ever done. She's seen him be ruthless, and she's seen him be dark.
Plus, in the history that I've kinda created for her, Kaylee grew up hanging around her father's business, which is where she learned to repair things. If he made his living building machinery, fixing broken stuff, creating/maintaining/housing equipment, whatever...that's all an environment that requires some cutthroat business sense. I've said that she slept around with racers, and that's another place where the men are pretty ruthless. And then there's Mal. Basically, men are supposed to be ruthless. They're supposed to be willing to put everything on the line to get a job done, and they're probably supposed to get you into occasional hostage situations (thanks, Mal!).
Does she realize that he's hiding it? Probably not. She just thinks it's not applicable in most everyday situations. And if she found out he was, she'd probably just kiss him and tell him that he doesn't really need to be that insecure.
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It's not insecurity per se as much as a lot of social conditioning it into a more acceptable behaviour pattern. Not that passivity is really acceptable but it's fascinating to see the people who see through the facade and who don't.
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