Give and Take

[moonchildfic]

Title: Give and Take
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Pre-Nate/Sophie, hinted pre-Dean/Eliot
Verse: Steal The Sky
Fandoms: Leverage, Firefly, Supernatural
Summary: Three times Dean was caught taking care of Eliot, and the (many) time(s) Eliot took care of Dean.
Notes: This is after the Things They Carried arc and happens over the course of the first three

Comments

[lmx_v3point3]

Oh, by the way? I love you.

[moonchildfic]

Aww, and I had almost started to doubt that. Clearly I need to be more stedfast in my faith.

Rereading that sentence it becomes clear to me that somewhere around four in the morning I start pulling out the "English-Lit Major" words and/or showing that I really need to get more sleep.

In any event a post-post beta is still a beta and betas are always welcome though since it's already posted there's no rush.

Or you could simply satisfy my curiosity as to what caused you to declare your love for me.

Again, I think sleep deprivation is addling my mind, but this is my post-finals sleep strike. I shall see through until dawn. Even if I'm starting to feel like I need a disclaimer.

[lmx_v3point3]

ROFLMAO. :D I shall go and beta and illustrate with appropriate explanations. :D

[moonchildfic]

Glad I amuse you so.

In any case that would be most appriciated.

[andrea_ze]

Loved it. Period!
Thanks.

[jesco0307]

You know, this verse is really growing on me. I never actually watched Firefly, so I had some problems following in the beginning. But I love this so much, I just read every piece multiple times, that helps a lot.

Only the fact that Eliot has just a limited amount of time left makes me really sad.

[randomstasis]

Will comment for real later, but something that always bugged me about Firefly is- in most sf, long-term voyage ships have a hydroponics lab, to produce fresh food and convert CO2-oxygen. (Most plants just need light and water;) Also, canon Eliot grows his own food. Just a thought?

[moonchildfic]

That's a pretty good idea but in Firefly it's been established that fresh food on ships is rare and that CO2 to Oxygen is a function of the ships life support (Out of Gas is partially about what happens when that system goes off line afterall). There's also the fact that the ship is a stealth-transport class. It's designed to be small and quick for flights between planets, not long voyages.
Also the drama, but that speaks for itself I think.
Thanks anyway though! I may eventually have Eliot steal a section of the hold for a garden (or as much of one as he can get).

[randomstasis]

That's exactly why it bothered me so much in Firefly- the no-brainerness of it made it seem like TV logic to create false drama. Kind of like Buffy's crowd not having cell phones;D

You'd think after a couple centuries of fresh food being rare on ships and nearly as hard to get on the hardscrabble planets of the Edge, the lightbulb would go on and they'd do the obvious. (they'd have to be doing it on the stations anyway)
Then, Out of Gas cinched it in my mind- their systems and cash flow for restocking are dodgy anyway, so they should have some independent auxiliary, and although hydroponics couldn't replace ships recycling systems, it's always designed to take some of the burden off!

And, after a wakeup call like this situation, where one of the crew can't survive on rations- again, wouldn't one of these brilliant minds come up with a no brainer solution? (wouldn't need a big space-high density greenhouse systems already exist, btw;)

[moonchildfic]

There are some issues with the concept. For one thing as we've seen in various episodes (Out of Gas, The Message, The Big Damn Movie) turbulence can get pretty violent. People get knocked around a bit. Plants that get violently shaken can get large parts broken off and killed and that's without the danger of something running into them

[supertailz]

Hi, I just discovered this 'verse and I wanted to drop by and say how freaking fabulous it is. I really hope you continue, but even if you don't, this has been a true pleasure to read!