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[Dictated very evenly, though it's somber.]

Kaylee and John Marston's gone on home.

Sorry to anyone who knew them.

[... Not what he was expecting to hear.

Then again. He's been so wrapped up in whatever he does all day that he hasn't even been checking on Kaylee after her loss, or John after he came back. So overall, it's not a surprise he missed them.]

Here's hoping.

...'Cause of Paris?

I heard a few things.

Kaylee got home, I'm sure of it. Wouldn't want to be away from her ship any longer than needed.

[Spike isn't sure at all, but he'll keep it to himself. (Shocker.)]

Yeah.

Doubtful?

I wouldn't be the one to know.

No, you wouldn't be.

Right. [Just call him Mr. Pessimistic. He doesn't know why he brought it up.]

[A low growl, something like a sigh. He hadn't known John, but he remembered Kaylee.]

Sorry.

Hm.

They'll be happier there.

Yeah. [That's good to hear. Not everyone had happy fun times to go home to.]

[Yep well she doesn't know the situation back home with John, but he maybe gets back with his family. And hey Kaylee is definitely happy! She just makes an agreeing noise]

[Quietly]

Kaylee's gone?

Yes, I'm sorry.

Just now? I mean, did she just leave?

[It bothers Fred even more, somehow, that she might not have noticed. That she let herself get distracted]

Just recently, yes.

[Give or take a day or two- but who needs to know the details]

Darn it, Kaylee.

[That's not for anyone at all, really. And Fred will never stop thinking it's important. A part of her will never not be convinced there's some sort of clue in the math. She just hasn't been smart enough to find it]

She'll be alright back home, if that's a comfort.

No, it is. It does help.

[And it did. Fred knows better than most that isn't always the case]

Good.

[Yep well in this case she's happy with her ship! ]

Thanks. For letting me know, I mean.

It's no trouble.

[ That somberness? Meet sadness and fear turning hysterical ] No. No. Can't be gone. NO.

River?

Where are you?

A room. It's blank, nothing there but a child. It has a name.

Your room?

Yes. It says River.

On my way.

[She's heading there!!]

Not moving.

kaylees gone?
aw drat

Knew her?

not very well but yeah
she was making a robot for my moirail

Moirail?

its a troll thing
sort of like a fated partner but without the concupiscent tone of matespritship

Ohh ... [she can just HEAR the pouting] Oh, Zoe. I - I'm sorry.

It's alright, she's back with her ship and John's with his family.

Yeah, she ... really did talk about Serenity a lot. ... I sure do wish I could see it, someday. It sounded like it was really somethin'.

[a soft amused sound]

She's not the fanciest ship in the 'verse, but she flies well.

I never thought that anything had to be fancy on the outside to be any good. [she can probably hear his smile] You should've seen our company car before I fixed it up, back home ...

...what're we going to do now, Zoe?

Keep on goin', sir. She's probably back with Serenity.

It just don't seem right. This place hand picking folk, messing with their heads, and then just spitting them back out-- We can only hope she's back.

Imagine we'll ever head back ourselves?

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