When Inara had seen the fliers for a proper gathering, she was of course, reminded of the event that led to Mal dueling with a sword. And it seemed that the village had that exact event in mind, as the same dress she'd worn then suddenly appeared in her closet. She can take a hint, and she dresses, finding a suit for Mal in his closet. And, after ( Read more... )

Dean was in heaven, okay not really because heaven was full of self righteous dicks but this was as close as it would get for him. Well besides lifetime membership into the Playboy Mansion but this was a close second. He could probably quote every single Clint Eastwood movie and sure as hell could Young Guns ( Read more... )

The Shepherd had convinced her that it was safe. No Alliance. It
looked like Persephone, but no one was going to drag her back ( Read more... )

Yesterday, the change to the village had been...cute, if annoying at work. Today, Angela was jumping at every shadow, searching the sky with a sort of breathless terror she couldn't shake off. She'd dreamed last night. Normally, things were so mundane in the village her dreams were, too. She knew when someone was going to call in sick, knew when ( Read more... )

Serenity. Home. It was as simple as that. Wash was determined to spend as much time on her while she was here. He'd spent long enough in the village to know that things were fleeting, and there was no guarantees that she would stay.

He walked between the bridge, with his dinosaurs still sprawled over the console, the galley, the flowers painted on ( Read more... )

Unification Day. He'd gotten Zoe's text and had planned on doing exactly what she figured- going out to a bar and getting really drunk. The Firecracker seemed like it would do ( Read more... )

(timed to after sundown)

Being four hundred years old meant Jerry had seen a lot. But nothing exactly like this.

He stood outside the Eagle's Nest, watching, wary even for him, eyes moving, watching people, watching the ships, listening to people speaking Chinese.

Something told him he needed to be ready. For what, fuck if he knew.

When she'd woken up and realized something had changed in the village she had not been concerned initially. Then as the village began to wake she realized... home. It was home outside. There was a much larger amount of Chinese in her head for one thing, and a quick glance out of her window confirmed it. Her reaction, unlike that of pretty much ( Read more... )

As soon as Zoe got Book's message, she'd gone outside to look. Opening and closing her mouth, she'd wandered a bit until she saw the park and did a complete double take. Serenity. Serenity was in the park, just sitting there ( Read more... )

( Cut for spoilers to 'The Shepherd's Tale )