If there one--ONE--single thing that Landel's had over Serenity...it was the food. Kaylee loved the food here. Fresh fruit, vegetables that were actually INTELLIGIBLE as such, meat that wasn't from a can...even though being stuck here was NOT fun, the mechanic had to admit that it was a definite improvement from the processed protein they ate on Serenity.

She had eaten her meal with gusto, still trying to go through all that she heard today. People from hundreds of years ago...a mind reader like River...it was a lot to swallow, but Kaylee didn't want to let it dampen her appetite. She could ask the Captain ab

Soon, the now familiar voice at the intercom and the click of doors being unlocked heralded the start of Nightshift, and she ventured out. Kaylee told herself that she wasn't going to go very far...just hang around while she waited for the Captain and Inara and everyone else.

And she didn't go very far. Standing only a few feet away were several girls...the oldest of whom looked about River's age.

"Hey there."