"That's...that's shiny." Mal's vocabulary escapes him at the moment. "Simon must be relieved." Mal's never seen Simon as unable to handle himself in a situation given the right push, but he wouldn't want to come between him and his sister.
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"That's...that's shiny." Mal's vocabulary escapes him at the moment. "Simon must be relieved." Mal's never seen Simon as unable to handle himself in a situation given the right push, but he wouldn't want to come between him and his sister.