Day One - Town Exploration

[shiny_captain]

Who: Malcolm Reynolds, Zoe Washburne
Where: Outside the dorms
When: Early afternoon
Rating: PG
Status: Closed/Finished
Summary: Leaving Sarah and Hammer, the pair head to the business district to get a bite to eat.  They head to Red Tavern, and are immediately wary of Raven.  They discuss the unnerving nature of their new setting, and tuck in to their

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[xiong_shashou]

Giving him a slidelong glance she shook her head. "Glad that you isn't you, sir," she offered up after a moment, "Wouldn't be so comfortable livin' with the hair flippin' and girl chasin'."

The encounter had been amusing as all hell, but thinking on it in all seriousness, was mightily confusing. Neither Captain seemed to have been previously aware of the other's existence, meaning the Captain with the ridiculous gloves was either a great actor, somehow brainwashed to think he was his own person... or he was, and there was a different, more pompous version of Mal in some other 'verse that had found himself here. Given that her Mal didn't even remember what's been past recently, she had to stop and wonder if he wasn't a different Mal from the one she left, too. He seemed like the same man she'd known for years and she certainly knew him better than anyone else on any world spinnin', but still. It was an uncomfortable notion.

"Fair notion," she agreed to the suggestion of food, the salmon from the night before seeming eons away, "Where

[shiny_captain]

"Not rightly sure," he mused, "Though I figure if we head in the direction o' the shops we'll come along somethin' soon enough."

He made out in the direction of the shopping area, pausing to ensure Zoe was right behind him.

[xiong_shashou]

She was about to point out that there had been an informational packet along with the room letter but realized that since neither of them had it along it was unnecessary, and set off alongside Mal for the business district.

This place seemed normalish enough compared to the last - significantly less tree houses and more traditionally constructed houses and store fronts, and the scenery was certainly breathtaking enough. A large mountain range loomed in the distance, sharp peeks disappearing into the misty clouds that encircled them, but beyond that the sky was an unblemished light blue which complimented the rolling green slopes and orchards of the town. They walked in silence part of the way before she felt compelled to speak.

"As creepifying as the circumstances are, this is the prettiest patch of dirt I can recall bein' stranded on."

[shiny_captain]

Mal found he had to agree.

"Beat's some ruttin' Core planet somethin' fierce," he affirmed, "Although the locals are gonna take some gettin' used to, I reckon."

As he said this, something with wings lumbered past them. He tried not to gawk, but it was hard. He weren't used to strange creatures just millin' about an' no one takin' notice. He just hoped he didn't run into anythin' looked like a Reaver; given his recent enlightenment, he weren't likely to take that too terrible well.