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Oct. 2nd, 2006 11:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
e_delmarEnnis ain't never been one for reading, like Kaylee does. And even if his hands weren't a mess, knitting still wouldn't be his thing. But he's got some wood, and he's got a knife. And even if the damn thing'll end up looking like a shaved log, carving gives him something to do, and the lounge is at least a small change of view from the bunks.
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Date: 2006-10-03 02:49 pm (UTC)She smiles brightly. "It's a nice change knowing that I don't have to report to anyone any longer."
Oh, what a good liar she is.
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Date: 2006-10-03 02:50 pm (UTC)Nah, not even almost.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:04 pm (UTC)Her voice might quavering just a tiny bit.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:11 pm (UTC)The gentle touch causes the tears to start to slip down her nose as she grasps his hand tightly.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:18 pm (UTC)"I wanted to be a sophomore."
And it's not a non-sequitur, not really.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-03 03:25 pm (UTC)"Drove to school every day in a broke down piece of shit, weren't nothin' else we could afford. Wanted to be a sophomore. junior. senior. Get some piece of paper says I ain't useless."
He shakes his head, frowning like he ain't sayin' quite what he means.
"I liked it."
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:28 pm (UTC)More tears slip down her cheeks. She's crying for herself, for Ennis, for all the ways the universe is unfair.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:32 pm (UTC)A cough, two, more. When he's done, he puts his handkerchief back in his pocket.
"Got me a job, though, and a wife 'n kids."
And maybe the rest of the story ain't quite full of hope and happy fluffy dreams, but he does what he can, and Inara ain't him.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:35 pm (UTC)She squeezes his hand tightly, the tears slowing to a trickle. She's incredibly grateful for this - she knows how hard it is for Ennis to open up.
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:40 pm (UTC)"And Jack."
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:46 pm (UTC)"Thank you, Ennis. I think that I have needed to do that for a while now." She reaches back out and takes his hand again, looking at him firmly. "And thank you for sharing that with me."
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:52 pm (UTC)If you can't fix it, you've gotta stand it,
and he clears his throat uncomfortably, nodding at Inara. When he looks up at her, there's something that's not quite a smile on his face, but his eyes are kind.
"You'll be alright."
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Date: 2006-10-03 03:59 pm (UTC)"You are quite a man, Ennis Delmar."
She stands and gives him a smile, then heads back towards her shuttle.