008 愛 Video

[notquitegeisha]

[The feed starts and there's Inara sitting at a desk, practicing Chinese characters. She pauses and looks to the tablet.]

I'm not sure if any have looked at the board lately, but it appears as though Desmond, Maria, Altair and Ezio have all left.

[She glances down at the paper before her and sighs.]Though it is sad to lose friends, I do hope they

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[aint_comin_back]

[Someone still feels like a barely warmed over pile of... something less than complimentary. Even so, he answers. Maybe he's bored. Can't be too bored, though, if he dragged himself over to the pawn shop that morning.]

People come and go all the damn time here.

[audio]

[aint_comin_back]

Matters enough that you asked.

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[notquitegeisha]

It doesn't really. [Stop confusing her with your sometimes caring attitude, Mal. It's not nice.] I'm just tired of it all.

[audio]

[aint_comin_back]

You ain't the only one.

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[notquitegeisha]

I suppose I'm not. [There's a pause, and a shuffle of papers.] I just need to find a way to deal with all of this, so it won't drive me mad.

[She lets out a wry laugh.] I'm sure you have better things to do than listen to me ramble on. Thank you, for your concern though. [It really means a lot to her, more than she's willing to say.]

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[aint_comin_back]

[He snorts.] I took to runnin' a gorram police force and a pawn shop.

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[notquitegeisha]

Yes, you've always had a knack of involving yourself in the most interesting things. I'll give you that much. [There might be a small trace of admiration somewhere in there.]