Post-Attack with Mal.

[badinlatin]

"But I'll be here when you're done..."

The first conscious thought that occurs to Captain Reynolds is that he is very cold, and that this condition might be due to the fact he has no shirt on and is lying facedown on an examination table.

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Mal quickly attempts getting up - too quickly - and immediately falls back down on the table, pain zipping through his right side.

Once it passes through Mal's head that he should look around this room he's in, he might see Simon's meticulously-ordered medical supplies throughout this sterile room.

And the person about to enter into it.

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[flybywash]

"Of course not, sir. I'd never do that. I've learned my lesson well."

By which he really means: not at all. As evidenced by the innocent expression on his face.

And, a shrug. "I got some time, I bet I'll come up with something."

[badinlatin]

"For right now," Mal peers at Wash with a strain in his voice, "how 'bout I sleep, and you not fly us into a moon?"

Not that Mal thinks Wash would. But it's a comforting feeling to get back into a routine of back-and-forth. Normal.

[flybywash]

Wash laughs. "Okay, Mal. I'll get right on with that not-crashing."

Carefully, he pats the captain's shoulder as he stands.

"Sleep well."

And exit one pilot, stage right.