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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Okay, so he's not wearing a shirt. But he's got his pants and gun belt on, weapons all secure so there's that at least. And he's pissed as he glares at the damn device. ]

This ain't mine.

[ Pause. Shrug. The device is tucked into his pocket. ]

Takin' the gorram thing anyway. If folks're gonna be dumb enough ta leave their things with mine, I ain't lookin' ta give it back. Nice lookin' anyhow. Sell it fer somethin'.

[ Pause. There's shuffling as he puts on his shirt. ]

Right. Got 'em all.

[ Pause. ]

Now where's the gorram ship?

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Pause. ]

Where'd the ship go, then? You ain't done lost it, did ya? All m'guns were on it and I need them things.

Why don't they like it? They got gold on it?

[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Pause. He smiles a bit. ]

Y'are cute. [ Then he gets serious again. ] Predator? Them things that're gonna attack me? They ain't Reavers are they? Them things aren't human.

[unofficial_ambassador]

[Oh, great. This is exactly what they need.]

Jayne. Are you still on the ship?

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[be_in_my_bunk]

Dimensions? That a fancy word for space 'er somethin'?

[ Aw, slightly sad face, Kaylee. Just slightly though. May not be noticeable. ]

Guessin' he might.

[video]

[erranthero]

Actually there is. We use it to issue warnings and keep in touch. Better that than get blindsided by the next weird storm or whatever kriffing bizarre thing happens next around here.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[The flicker of emotion is missed with the distraction of trying to put this in words Jayne will understand]

It's like... a whole buncha different 'Verses. Most of 'em are pretty alike. But also kinda different.

Jayne, there are folk here from Earth.

[Video]

[threesovereigns]

[Zevran is not a frequent member of the welcoming committee that seems to form around new arrivals on the network, but the elf is nothing if not capricious and something about Jane and his priorities suggests entertainment can be found. Thus, a comm call pings in with a view of what probably looks like some core dandy wealthy enough to have his ears modded to points. The elf's found himself a sunny rooftop where the wind takes care of most of the summer's heat, and a bottle of wine is helping to soothe away the rest.]

And what kind of 'something' would you be selling your new find for, ser? I must commend your ability to grasp the market of this world so rapidly.

[Audio]

[outer_npcs]

[Humans. Always in such a hurry to get away.]

You cannot breach the boundaries between realities unaided. Even if you were capable, you wouldn't survive attempting to traverse the breach.

[Video]

[catchingflies]

Sure, sometimes. We had a riot a couple weeks ago. There were bone monsters before that. An' we went time travelin' before that.

[As he talks, he counts things on his fingers.]

It's kinda quiet, right now, though. I guess that's cuz of the curfew or somethin'.

[iwanttosettheworldonfire]

[She was being facetious, but she'll ignore that for the time being while she covers the more important issue of what's likely to eat you.]

Reavers? No... Assuming you and I mean anything like the same thing by reaver. We're all brought here from, uh, very distant places sometimes.

[She's thinking of her least favorite kind of feral ghoul. Which would be easy enough to explain, but many worlds theory... less so. At least if she wants to be pithy.]

[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Pause. He's still getting use to this communicator. ]

Nah, ain't at the ship. Don't know where it's at. Done lost it. Woke up in one of them weird box things like we'd found that crazy girl in, 'cept they ain't the same.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Lengthy pause. ]

That ain't possible. Ain't no more earth. How anyone comin' from there?

[video]

[be_in_my_bunk]

Warnin's? There trouble here?

[ There's a smile. He likes trouble. ]

[Video]

[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Jayne pulls the device back out, but takes a moment. Hell, he's still trying to get use to it. This whole thing, really. ]

I'm needin' some guns. Ain't got much right now. Left most of 'em on my ship and it ain't here.

[Audio]

[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Okay, he caught about half of that, but he may have gotten the jest of it. ]

Well if you ain't payin', I ain't stayin'.

[Video]

[be_in_my_bunk]

[ As the list grows, Jayne smiles. ]

Ya get that kinda trouble 'round here a lot?

[be_in_my_bunk]

Good. Ain't nothin' right 'bout them Reavers. Rapin' and skinnin' and killin' like that - ain't normal. Don't matter what them videos said 'bout 'em bein' human 'fore. They ain't.

[ He's not happy about them, alright? He's got a few issues. ]

[iwanttosettheworldonfire]

[Killing, sure, but skinning seems elaborate for them and she's pretty sure raping is well beyond the complexity that ferals can manage.]

Yup, what you're calling Reavers isn't what I'm calling Reavers.

[She didn't really think he was from home, but he did have sort of a Wasteland attitude. Too bad.]

I think I'm glad I haven't met yours. See, the ship you're on picks people up from different, uh, worlds, I guess. We've got space aliens, people from unexploded earth...

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

'Cause there are places out there where it's still there. Or times, some of 'em are from pretty far back. I know it sounds totally kuangzhe de, but a lot of people here come from places that ain't like home at all.

[Audio]

[outer_npcs]

You do not have a choice in the matter.

[unofficial_ambassador]

Ah. You're on a ship called Salvation. We're very far from home.

[video]

[erranthero]

[Kerra chuckles]

Of course there is. What planet doesn't have it's share of troubles after it's very own apocalypse?

[Video]

[threesovereigns]

[Zevran smiles then, although the expression has more in common with a lazy cat than with honest delight. He reaches over and shifts the angle of his communicator to show the rifle resting beside him and the brace of what appear to be local pigeons beside that.

I can appreciate a man's fondness for keeping his weapon where he can get his hands on it at will. [Because life, apparently, is not worth living without innuendos.] Alas that the worth of your device will not get you as close to one as you would like... I assume you wish the gun to fire?

[Video]

[catchingflies]

Enough, I guess. It used to be worse, back when the Outer Authorities or whatever liked to shoot us, but I guess they're friends now, or somethin'. That happened cuz of the time travel stuff.

[Todd finally pauses, and asks:]

Who're you?

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Pause. ]

That ain't right.