This is one of those problems that they never teach you in Basic. "How to comfort your space ho girlfriend and be happy she might quit being a space ho at the same time" is not exactly required material.
He wishes it had been, now.
"I said on Persephone that I don't have cause to stop you from doin' whatever it was that you wanted, and that's true here. I can't...I can't be the one to ask you to give up what you've done all your grown life." As much as I might glee at the thinking of it.
"Is there...there somethin' in the middle o' all this?"
Mal can hardly believe he's suggesting to think of something besides being an active companion for Inara, but he can't be the reason why she does this. He's bright enough to know she'll bring it back on him later if he is.
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This is one of those problems that they never teach you in Basic. "How to comfort your space ho girlfriend and be happy she might quit being a space ho at the same time" is not exactly required material.
He wishes it had been, now.
"I said on Persephone that I don't have cause to stop you from doin' whatever it was that you wanted, and that's true here. I can't...I can't be the one to ask you to give up what you've done all your grown life." As much as I might glee at the thinking of it.
"Is there...there somethin' in the middle o' all this?"
Mal can hardly believe he's suggesting to think of something besides being an active companion for Inara, but he can't be the reason why she does this. He's bright enough to know she'll bring it back on him later if he is.