on the way to the causeway | early afternoon | thursday | august 27

[death_and_pies]

Ned had shipped a few of this things ahead of him so, as he and Kaylee walked towards the causeway now, all he had was a backpack on his back and Digby by his side. He knew this wasn't the end, not really, but it still felt like an end he hadn't ever wanted to come to

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[weefeetbigboots]

Kaylee was doing whatever she could to fill the silence. "An' don't you get on none of those rickety lookin' machines. If you look at it an' think, 'Kaylee would wanna take this apart an' make it run better,' then don't you get on it. An' don't be too afraid of strangers, but don't trust 'em too much, neither. An' make sure you eat every day."

[death_and_pies]

"I won't, I won't, I'll try, and I will," he said, thinking he'd answered every question of hers in there. "I promise."

[weefeetbigboots]

"An' call me every day an' tell me how you is," she added, "an' send me things that you break 'cause I'll fix 'em better an' you can't trust everyone but that don't mean to avoid people!"

[death_and_pies]

"I know," he said, ducking his head, "and I will. I promise. I'll send you broken things and I'll be...social. A little social."