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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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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[There's a lot of motion in the background]

Comin' to find ya. Short answer is she ain't on this planet. Verdana, ain't on any of our charts. Not anyone elses, neither, 'cept the locals.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Blank stare. ]

How it ain't on no charts? It's all charted, ain't it?

[ Pause. ]

Mal get us lost in the 'verse?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Ain't the cap'ns doin'. Salvation don't work like any ship I've ever seen before. She grabs people 'cross dimensions. Wash'd probably say it sounds science fictiony.

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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.

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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.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Lengthy pause. ]

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

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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.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Pause. ]

That ain't right.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[She shakes her head]

But it's how things are here. Been here over a year now.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

But that ain't even possible.

[ He's gonna slowly process that. ]

Then how we gettin' home? If the ship ain't here then... we gotta steal this one, right? You tryin' ta figure out how this gorram thing works?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[That's not the half of what needs processing]

Ain't so much stealin' as salvagin'. Me, Kaidan, Tony and Andros are tryin' to get her flyin' again.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Silence. ]

I supposed ta know who yer talkin' about?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

No, they're folk from the pods from other places. You'll meet 'em soon though. They're good people.

[Of course, Kaylee considers most people to be]

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[be_in_my_bunk]

All folks're good to ya. Don't mean they're gonna be good ta me.

[ Most people would shoot at him. To be fair, he probably deserves it. ]

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Just gotta be nice to 'em is all.

[Because that's the advice you give Jayne]

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[be_in_my_bunk]

I'll be nice to 'em if they pay me enough.

[ Well, at least he's honest. ]

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

You're really you.

[The voice doesn't come from the communicator though. Which is reinforced when Kaylee walks right up to Jayne and hugs him.]

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ He glances at her when she approaches, not surprised at all by her presence there. Then she hugs him. Well that was... different. But he ain't complaining. He hugs her back. In a manly way. No girly hugs. ]

Ain't use ta huggin'. Actin' like you ain't seen me for awhile.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[She was going to have to explain this eventually...]

This is gonna sound completely kuangzhe de, but... it's been years.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Silence. Long silence. ]

What?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[That was about the reaction she expected.]

Been here over a year. And a year somewhere else before that.

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[be_in_my_bunk]

[ Looooong silence. ]

But... I just seen ya. Ain't been years fer me.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

That's where it gets weird. Salvation grabs folk across time too. There's folk here from Luke's world who're from hundreds of years before him. And about ten years ahead.

[She flashes him a reassuring smile]

'Course that means once we get her workin', we can get everyone back to right when they got took from.

[Assuming whatever caused Salvation to grab them in the first lace wasn't still a problem, anyway.]

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[be_in_my_bunk]

... the hell is Luke?

[ The smile isn't that reassuring. ]

Time... that mean we got great-grandparents walkin' 'round this gorram place?

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Could happen.

[She keeps right on smiling]

Remember what I said about it bein' years?

[She figures there's no sense in dancing around this one. No way any reaction can be worse than the captain's.

Well, maybe if Simon showed up, but that's a whole mess she doesn't even want to start imaginging.]

Luke's my husband.