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Title: Do We Trust Her? TtH2 Prompt: #70 Late Summary: Mal discusses Buffy with part of his crew. Do We Trust Her? It was late as Mal sat at the dining table with Zoë and Jayne. The rest of the crew had gone to either their duties or bed, and River was showing Buffy to her new quarters. It was strange that River had instantly trusted their new arrival, but the girl had unerring instincts. “Well, what do you think?” Mal asked, referring to Buffy’s story. “I think she’s nuts,” Jayne said, taking a drink from his mug. Mal looked over to his second in command. “Zoë?” “It’s complicated, sir.” “How so?” “Buffy don’t make a lot of sense. We’ve seen a lot of things out here in the black, but nuthin’ like vampires or demons. The closest thing would be Reavers and they were people once,” she said. “But?” “But River has taken to her like no one else,” Zoë replied with a shrug. “As close as she and Kaylee are now, it took a while for her to allow it. Buffy is a different matter. It’s like they’re long lost friends.” “Noticed that, too, huh?” Mal asked, pouring himself another cup of coffee. “That girl has never taken a shine to anyone like that ‘afore. Not even her brother.” “Don’t mean she ain’t crazy,” Jayne pointed out. “Hell, I’d be more worried ‘cause Crazy does like her.” Mal frowned slightly. “But River ain’t about to trust someone who’d turn on us, so I think we might be able to believe that she thinks she’s telling the truth.” “Sir?” “It’s clear that Buffy ain’t in any shape to do us any harm at the moment. She seems to be just as confused as the rest of us,” Mal said. “She’ll be fine.” “If you say so,” Zoë said in a tone that clearly said she thought he was wrong but wasn’t going to comment further. “Mal…” “That’s final, Jayne. It’s too late for my brain to try and sort all of this out. Let’s just see how this goes,” Mal said firmly before heading off to his own bed. Previous Part Serenity Menu Home? |
