boyRiver's 'verse - Onboard Serenity - Saving Lacey

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Save her. Her being a girl named Lacey. It's what they'd told them about. Mornbein didn't know it but for him they'd gotten rather loud. The voices normally did. When he went through the cafe door he'd landed right in the cargo hold and noted the four guns pointed at some girl he didn't know. His own gun was suddenly raised and pointed right back at them.

"River?"

His eyes narrowed slightly at his big brother. "Put 'em down."

"No ruttin' way I'm takin' orders from..." Jayne starts but backs up once that gun is pointed at him. He knows how crazy moonbrain there is.

"Now." River says those eyes just watching them. Once the guns are down and the crew backs up he cants his head and looks at the girl. No, she didn't go squish. Her brainpan was still intact. "Are you okay?"

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It takes awhile, but finally, for now, there's no cry left in her. She sits there with her head on the table for a few minutes, then gives a huge sniff and sits up, grimacing in disgust as she wipes her nose on her hand.

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He puts a tissue near her but otherwise makes no move towards her. She's already startled him once.

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A startled glance of her own toward him, then she picks it up and uses it. "Thanks."

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"You're welcome." He states watching her.