She had a few girlfriends back when she was growing up, but Inara's the first who's really like a sister; and aren't they just, the glamorous worldly jei-jei looking after her considerably wetter-behind-the-ears mei-mei.
It was a rarity to find the crew docking where they'd actually catch the leaves changing, but whenever they happened to stop, Kaylee loved to admire the oranges and reds and yellows; they reminded her of her not-Serenity home.