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[gonna_live]

They're in the cargo bay. Not Serenity proper's cargo bay. They're in the Milliways garage.

Kaylee's let Mal use the blowtorch. He's not drunk this time, and she wants him in a good mood.

Over a break: "Give you one of my cookies if we can talk about something." Kaylee holds out a snickerdoodle.

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[bad_in_latin]

"You don't have to bribe me to talk."

Though it helps.

The snickerdoodle is not long for this world.

[gonna_live]

Kaylee was pretty sure of that, but there's a trick she learned from Eddie Dean: it's hard to be bitter with something sweet in your mouth.

She takes a seat on the closed (and fat, on wheels) tool chest, and places a hand next to her. "Come on." She's not really smiling.

[bad_in_latin]

Which...doesn't inspire much confidence in Mal, but he sits anyway.

"Mmm?"

It's a better starter than What happened?, and it gives Mal time to snatch another cookie as reinforcements.

[gonna_live]

Kaylee sits with her hands clasped together on her knees. Her shoulders hunch a little.

(She thought long and hard about to put it.)

"Simon's got a job offer. And we'd like him to take it."