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Lost Conversations - Part 3
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

More of those missed conversations from the Firefly verse we wanted to hear but never had a chance.


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LOST CONVERSATIONS PART III 1. WHERE WE FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO JAYNE, SIMON, AND KAYLEE AFTER MAL LEAVES THEM IN THE BAR IN “Jaynestown” INT. BAR - NIGHT - LATER Jayne is still at the bar, surrounded by his admiring fans of Canton. Lots of cheering and toasts are in the background as Simon and Kaylee talk. They are on the wooden bench, both still drinking, both very drunk, speech slurred. KAYLEE To Jayne, the box dropping..whaddaya call him? SIMON (shouting) Ape thingy man! KAYLEE Ape thingy man! Kaylee starts laughing, spills her Mudder’s milk. SIMON Don’t worry, they got lots of that here. Lots of milk and mud. And Jayne Cobb, the Hero of Canton! And Kaylee, the prettiest mechanic this side of the galaxy! KAYLEE And to Simon, the nicest, most handsomest..... JAYNE (O.S.) Drunkest doctor I ever laid eyes on. Jayne staggers out of the crowd with a woman on his arm, both pretty soused. JAYNE (CONT’D) Doc, you are mightily pissed! SIMON Yeah, bet ya didn’t know I could drink you under the..under the... KAYLEE Bar? Table? SIMON Table! JAYNE Little man, they’ll be carrying you to the mud pit and I’ll still be draining the bar dry of milk. Any time you up for the challenge, name your terms. The woman is getting bored. She leans into him starts rubbing his back. WOMAN Come on Jayne, you said you was going show me the real reason they call you the Hero of Canton. JAYNE Yeah, right. ‘Nother time, Doc. This hero needs to get hisself some real action. You kids don’t do nothing crazy now, you hear. Jayne and the woman exit right heading to the rooms, he grabs her by the behind, she squeals and runs, and he chases her. SIMON Sometimes I envy him. KAYLEE What? Envy Jayne? SIMON Yeah, for him everything is so simple. You want something, you take it. No rules, no fuss, no worries. KAYLEE (laughing) Simon, ape thingy man! SIMON Ha! Me, the ape man! (quieter) Not much chance of that. She smiles at him, leans closer. KAYLEE I don’t know. Might do you some good to let loose once in a while. He gives her a sloppy grin. She looks like she’s waiting for him to take the next step, nothing happens, she sighs, leans back, drinks and her cup is dry. She tries to stand but can’t, falls back down as Simon laughs. KAYLEE (CONT’D) My legs ain’t working so good. I want another milk. SIMON Waitress! She comes over with a sassy look on her face. WAITRESS Ain’t you two passed out yet? Kaylee hands her the cup. KAYLEE Need milk. WAITRESS OK, its your funeral. Coming right up. You two need a room for the night? Kaylee smiles. KAYLEE Yes! Simon starts to come out of his befuddle drunkenness. He tries to stand, can’t. SIMON A room? WAITRESS Yeah, a room. For you and your lady. SIMON Oh. A room. Sure, why not? Kaylee looks at him in drunken amazement. WAITRESS Get your milk and then I’ll show you the room. Simon’s face gets very pensive. Kaylee slides over on the bench til they are touching legs. KAYLEE Simon, you really want to get a room? Cause we don’t have to do nothing. Its just a room. Don’t think we can walk back to Serenity in this state anyhow. I don’t even remember where we’s parked. SIMON No, don’t think I do...either. It’s... just... a room. His head starts drooping. He leans over and puts his head on Kaylee’s shoulder. She moves her arm around him, holds him for a few seconds, enjoying the moment. She puts her free hand under his chin. He’s passed out. KAYLEE Simon? He doesn’t answer. KAYLEE (CONT’D) That’s OK. Just too much to drink. Guess you ain’t used to it. Neither am I. We’ll get a room another time. Hell, we got two on Serenity just waiting for us to...well, just waiting for us. Just lean back a bit, honey. She slowly lowers him till he is on his back, against the arm of the bench. She leans over and slowly lies on his chest, eyes closed, moving her hands up his chest to his shoulders, lingering, moving slowly, a dreamy look on her face. KAYLEE (CONT’D) My doctor, this a mighty comfortable bed you have here. She looks at him, smiles. KAYLEE (CONT’D) He said I was pretty. She closes her eyes and falls asleep. The Waitress returns with the Mudder’s milk, shakes her head, looks at the bartender. WAITRESS What I’m suppose to do with these two? BARTENDER (O.S.) Let ‘em be. They’s Cobb’s friends. WAITRESS Sweet dreams. She puts down the milk and walks away from the sleeping Kaylee and Simon.

2. WHERE MAL TELLS THE CREW THAT SAFFRON GAVE HIM A BLOODY NOSE IN “Trash” INT. SERENITY DINING AREA Mal stands before his troops, all except for Book, Simon, and River. MAL Suppose you’re all wondering on how I got this bloody nose? WASH It is the topic of the day. MAL Ran into an old...uh, ”adversary” of ours. KAYLEE Who? MAL My wife. Lots of Chinese curse words follow this. ZOE That tramp better be taking a dirt nap, sir. JAYNE If she ain’t I’ll go back and do it for you. MAL She’s still breathing. (pause) Matter of fact, I took her on board. JAYNE What? That’s crazy, Mal! ZOE Can’t disagree with him, sir. Last time she knocked out you and Wash and left the rest of us for the scrapper. WASH Where is she? MAL In a storage bin in the cargo hold. Don’t fret, its locked tight. INARA Have you lost your mind completely! MAL Funny you should mention that Inara seeing on how you was just berating me for not trying to find work. ZOE What does Saffron have to do with work, sir? MAL I know you’re all sore about last time but hear me out first. She’s got a score for us. JAYNE (interested) What kinda score? MAL Don’t know yet, but she made it sound pretty big. Said she knows how to get in, get out of the place, got the layout, entrance codes, everything. INARA She’s a liar. She duped you again. MAL Time will tell. ZOE She can’t be trusted. MAL Ain’t trusting her. Just think we might do good off this seeing as Nishka took most of our profit off the Ariel score. But we gotta play her right, make like she thinks we ain’t talked on this yet. Last time she played us. I conjure its her turn. WASH That sounds fair. Doesn’t that sound fair? ZOE Still don’t like it, sir. If she knows where the goods are why don’t she take it herself? MAL It’s ain’t a one person job. She had another crew lined up but...I kinda ruined that on her. INARA What do you mean? MAL Seems she was Monty’s wife, too. She saw me and we tussled. Monty didn’t take kindly to having a lying wench for a wife and left her back on that rock. KAYLEE How many husbands she got? MAL More than two I’m betting. Had a new name too, Bridget. WASH This girl keeps getting more inter... Zoe shoots him a look. WASH (CONT’D) Hey, I didn’t fall for her last time! The head, I got kicked in the head, remember! MAL Ain’t no one falling for her this time. We do the job, play her like she played us, and we get the goods. KAYLEE What about Book, Simon, and River? Shouldn’t we tell them what’s gonna on? MAL We’ll let them in on it but Simon and River stay clear of her. She remembers them from last time and asks, say they got off somewhere. Don’t know if she knows who they are, but don’t want her getting ideas about collecting a big fat reward. Had enough Alliance trouble recently over those two. He gives Jayne a look and Jayne looks away real quick. KAYLEE So, what’s the plan? MAL That depends on Inara. INARA On me? MAL That is if you can stoop low enough to join us petty thieves. Everyone turns to her with big grins.

3. WHERE KAYLEE AND SIMON RECONCILE AFTER TRACEY’s FUNERAL IN “The Message” INT. SERENITY INFIRMARY Simon is checking River’s brain scans again, taking notes on a pad. Kaylee enters quietly, stands in the doorway, looks at him working. There is a slight sadness to her face and she seems like she wants to speak, but doesn’t. He feels her presence and turns. SIMON Oh, Kaylee. KAYLEE Hi. Didn’t want to disturb you. Working hard? SIMON Just checking River’s brain waves again. Seems like I’m back in medical school. So much to learn about what they did to her. KAYLEE She seems much better. SIMON It’s just the drugs. Nothing permanent. KAYLEE She’ll get better. You’ll see. SIMON I’m hoping. They go silent, a heavy silence. KAYLEE Uh, just wanted to say..uh, thank you...for comforting me at Tracey’s funeral, holding my hand and all. Just wanted...to..uh, touch someone, feel alive, if you know what I mean. SIMON Yes, I understand. You’re welcome. A long silence, Kaylee fidgeting, wanting to say more. KAYLEE Simon, are you mad at me? SIMON What? No, Kaylee. Why would you think that? She walks into the infirmary, getting closer to him. KAYLEE Just, you’re being so...formal around me. Not like before... SIMON Before I put my foot in my mouth again? At the carnival booth? KAYLEE Ah, yeah. You know, I was just mad a little. Things you say sometimes...I just don’t get you. SIMON Something they don’t teach in school is how to talk to girls or impress them. KAYLEE You don’t need to impress me. SIMON The women...I knew before...the society I lived in...language is an art. The use of subtle hints, indirect ways to convey meaning, was highly prized. KAYLEE Don’t mean nothing out here. SIMON It’s just taking me time to understand that. Hard to change a lifetime of behavior in a few months. So, once again, I apologize for my rude remarks. KAYLEE I guess I should apologize, too. SIMON For what? KAYLEE (quiet) Calling you a robot. SIMON Oh. Right. KAYLEE I didn’t mean it. I was just upset. You saying that to me, no post again, seeing Tracey there in that coffin, felt all alone in this big ‘verse. SIMON Were you attracted to him? KAYLEE Tracey? Yeah, for a brief moment. Before he put a gun to my head. SIMON I felt a little jealous. She smiles. KAYLEE Really? Simon puts down his note pad. SIMON Yes. (pause) What I meant to say, in the carnival booth, was that I didn’t want to be with anyone else at that moment. That you were the only woman in the ‘verse I wanted to be with. Kaylee’s eyes shine with affection. KAYLEE That was mighty nice. It looks like something more might happen when, over the intercom... MAL (O.S.) Kaylee! Need you in the engine room, pronto! It breaks the spell. Kaylee’s face clouds with frustration. She turns to the intercom panel, hits the button. KAYLEE (impatient) Be there in a sec, Capt’n. She turns to Simon. KAYLEE (CONT’D) From now on just say what you mean. That’s what I like. SIMON I’ll remember in the future. MAL (O.S.) KAYLEE! SIMON You better go. KAYLEE (frustrated) That ogre’s going drive me off this boat one of these days. She turns and leaves. SIMON (to himself) I hope not.

COMMENTS

Monday, November 14, 2011 7:09 AM

SHINYZOEKAYLEE


LOVED this!! Very well written, the last one was the best I think :D I really wanted a make up scene between Simon and Kaylee around The Message, he never should have turned away from the engine room!!


SIMON

(to himself)

I hope not.
^^^ that was SOOO sweet!:D


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