Baby Boomerang

[Malcolm Reynolds]

*Malcolm stepped into the dining hall, watching the kids slightly. He wasn't sure really how to interact with them, but it didn't matter.

he had been sulking in the pilots chair, but after a while, he realised he really didn't feel liking doing that. So he headed back to the dining hall where everyone had been. He noticed immediatly when he stepped in that Simon and River were gone, but he didn't let that phase him much.

He took a seat by Kaylee, snatching her cup from her, taking a drink from it*

[Kaylee Frye]

*Kaylee had been in mid sentance when Mal took a seat by her. She glanced towards him, raising an eyebrow, her sentance cutting off. When he snatched up her drink she gasped*

Cap'n! *She reached out, smacking his arm playfully*

[Jayne Cobb]

Jayne looked up when he heard Kaylee's exclamation. She had been talking about something, what it was he wasn't sure because he was busy cleaning up a bit. Mikey, Murray and Lex were actually helping too, which was welcome, since it left less work for him to have to do.

"Done sulkin' yet?" he asked, a small grin on his face.

[Mikey Cobb]

Mikey set a stack of plates down in the sink and looked up Mal entered the room. She smiled as she watched the interaction between him and Kaylee.

She turned to Lex, who was putting the cups on the counter. "I think we should seriously take what he's offering. It would be nice t'get a change of pace from the day to day, you know?" she whispered.

"'Sides," she added. "I ain't never been off-world before and it would be nice t'see the 'verse. You could get some smugglin' tips from the Captain and my Dad too. Become a real honest thief."

[Lex Sutherland]

"That's a bit of a contradiction in terms, darlin'," he whispered back, brushing a strand of hair back from his eyes. "But, you're right. We'd have a better chance to make something of ourselves if we left."

He looked over at Murray and said, "You wanna go with them yes?"

[Murray Archer]

*Murray gave a slight smile. She had been pretty quiet about the whole ordeal and she shifted as she dried off a plate with a towel. She gave her shoulders a shrug* Sounds nice enough 'pose. *She wasn't going to say she was afraid to go off Persephone, afraid to get to close to the core planets.

And she wasn't going to tell Mikey No to something she knew she wanted to so much. She smiled* Yeah...I like it *She whispered*

[Malcolm Reynolds]

*Mal gave a slight chuckle, handing Kaylee back her cup. He shifted, resting his arms on the table, his gave moving to Jayne. He nodded his head slightly*

'Pose. *He smirked a bit* No point in it really *He glanced down at the table*

[Kaylee Frye]

*She took her cup back, guarding it protectivly, occasionally glancing in Mal's direction, as if he was going to take it again.

After a few moments she raised it to her lips and took a drink*

[Jayne Cobb]

Jayne chuckled a bit. "First time in the last few minutes somethin' ya said made sense."

He looked over to where the three kids were huddled at the sink, talking about something. "What're you three gabbin' about over there?" he asked loudly and as parenty as he could muster.

To his surprise, it didn't sound all that unnatural.

[Mikey Cobb]

"We're talkin' 'bout the offer you mentioned earlier, Dad," Mikey responded as she looked up.

She wrapped her arms around Lex and Murray's shoulders and said, "Looks like you're gonna be stuck with three teenaged thieves. You should be lucky we're on your side." She winked a little at that.

Mikey looked at Mal and said, "Xie xie, Captain."

[Lex Sutherland]

Lex nodded. "Yes, thank you very much, Captain."

"Before we fully move into your boat though, any outstanding rules we need to know right away?" Always the one for details, Lex knew that if he asked this question now, anything the Captain might try and put on them later could be questioned. He wasn't trying to be underhanded, he was just being smart.

He didn't want them to end up on some dictator's ship. As nice as the Captain appeared, Lex knew that appearances could be decieving.

[Malcolm Reynolds]

I'm not big on laid out rules. More common sense thing 'an anything. But...primarily just listen. Don't think that just because you've lived on your own for god knows how long that you'll be able to do whatever you want. I don't take to rough housin' durin' a job well, as a warnin'.

*He thought for a moment, leaning back against his chair, arms crossing* Don't touch the engine without Kaylee's permission. She don't look it, but she'll try and take you out you 'urt Serenity. Don't mess with the dinosaurs on the control panel...don't touch Jayne's weapons. Mostly just privacy in general...*He glanced to Jayne* 'Nything else?

[Kaylee Frye]

*Kaylee nodded when he meantioned the engine.

When he looked to Jayne, she nudged him slightly* River...*She whispered*

[Malcolm Reynolds]

Oh...right. *He reached back, stroking his hair gently. He took in a breath* Ya'll met Albatross earlier...just a warnin' on her. She...has these outbursts...on occasion. Don't let them scare you...just let us deal with her and it'll be fine. She's a good girl...that's all ya' need to know.

*He glanced back to Jayne, wondering if he had missed anything*

[Jayne Cobb]

Jayne snickered a bit at the 'Don't touch Jayne's weapons' rule. "Hell, I coulda tol'ya that." He turned a bit more serious and continued. "But yeah, don't touch my weapons. 'Specially the grenades. Don't want t'come back here an' find half the ship gone and a scorch mark where one o'ya used t' be, jus' cuz yer curiousity got the better o' ya."

"And as far as weapons goes, I figure I should bring this up now. If you got any weapons or weapons trainin' of yer own, let Mal know and he can decide if you should be armed or not for any runs he might want t'let you in on."

"I can't really think of anythin' else," he added. "'Cept maybe 'Don't go in our bunks without our permission', though I would take that t' be a given in any case."