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[simon_doctor]

After Kaylee's conversation with Mal, Simon's a lot more uncertain about how this one is going to go.

But he's twice as certain as before that it's necessary.

It's late at night, and he's hoping to find Mal on the bridge.

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[bad_in_latin]

He doesn't. Close, though.

With all the requisite clanks and thuds, Mal's bunk hatch tilts back of its own accord and Mal climbs up the ladder into the hallway.

[simon_doctor]

Simon turns around in the bridge doorway.

"-- Captain," he says, and stops.

[bad_in_latin]

"Aaah, Doc gorram it!"

Mal clutches one hand over his sternum as if staving off some kind of heart palpitation.

"Stomp about or somethin' next time, dong ma?"

[simon_doctor]

"I -- duibuqi. Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you."

Oh, what a perfect way to start this conversation.