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UPDATED: Monday, July 31, 2006 05:16
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Monday, July 31, 2006 12:45 AM

AKREDHEAD


Has Zoe ever called the Captain "Mal" to his face?


I can't seem to recall of any instance.



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Monday, July 31, 2006 12:50 AM

PHOENIXROSE

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I'm pretty sure she has always called him "Sir" to his face and "The captain" when speaking of him to others. Except once in War Stories when she said "You mean Mal?"

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Monday, July 31, 2006 1:32 AM

AGENTROUKA


I really don't think so!



... God, I love their weird relationship.

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Monday, July 31, 2006 3:45 AM

ASARIAN


Quote:

Originally posted by AgentRouka:

I really don't think so!



Think harder. :) Think Jaynestown. Zoe to Mal:

"Mal, Bernoulli's chompin' at the bit. Says he wants his merchandise yesterday."


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Monday, July 31, 2006 3:51 AM

AGENTROUKA


Quote:

Originally posted by asarian:


Think harder. :) Think Jaynestown. Zoe to Mal:

"Mal, Bernoulli's chompin' at the bit. Says he wants his merchandise yesterday."


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Cool. I guess there really is one example of everything in the series. ;)

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Monday, July 31, 2006 5:01 AM

RIMGIRL


Please don't flame me but if Mal was a Sargent in the war, I don't think Zoe would call him "Sir" easily. He works for a living. She might have made the switch to Captain but Sir wouldn't be so automatic.

Do you think Zoe was his Corporal?

I too love their relationship, especially her implicit trust in him and his decisions despite their different schools of thought.
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Monday, July 31, 2006 5:09 AM

ODDSBODSKINS


was mal supposed to be made a brevet captain sometime during the battle of serenity valley? (worries me slightly that i know that, or, think i do) so the sir may have come into effect then


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Monday, July 31, 2006 5:14 AM

MSG


Sir might be more out of respect than as a title... but if he was a sergent there's no way she'd call him sir:)

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Monday, July 31, 2006 5:16 AM

ASARIAN


Quote:

Originally posted by RimGirl:

Please don't flame me but if Mal was a Sargent in the war, I don't think Zoe would call him "Sir" easily. He works for a living. She might have made the switch to Captain but Sir wouldn't be so automatic.



Hi rimgirl (nice name, btw),

In the Army it's customery to address your superior officer as "Sir". As in (Kaylee): "Yes Sir, Captain Tightpants." :)

EDIT: In a deleted scene from Serenity a display lists Zoe's military name as "Corporal Zoe Alleyne". So, as a Corporal, she would automatically call him "Sir", as a matter of protocol.


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