taxonomites | 06. [Taxon Forest; Accidental Visual] Burning down the House.

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06. [Taxon Forest; Accidental Visual] Burning down the House.

If anyone is paying attention to tablet transmissions, they may see a shirtless Casey exerting himself with intense physical labor. He's hacking at a tree with a fire axe and with a vehemence which is not exactly pleasant to watch. Behind him, in the background and slightly off to the side is what looks like a pile of debris, stacked into a makeshift bonfire.

There may be some noticeable bits of furniture in that pile, don't ask him how he dragged them there.

There may also be evidence that he's been drinking heavily. Probably because at some point he pauses to take a swig from a half empty bottle of Johnnie Walker, black label.

Message at your own peril.

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You can't really blame the girl. It's not like she's gotten anywhere with anyone in the last ten months. Her taking some enjoyment in the show isn't gonna hurt anyone, except that it's like watching an older Jayne prance around and Mal would never approve, but still.

"Don't flatter yourself that much," she laughs. "Just 'cause it's nice to look at don't mean it's popcorn-worthy."

"Well, I guess I'll settle for nice, anyhow." He shrugs, and kinda grimaces because he spends so much of his life avoiding attachments, that it's easier to avoid all of that attraction bull-crap. Look where it's got him so far. Gwen's gone, and it's like she was never even here. Still, he knows Kaylee's well liked and so...

"What happened to that Stark guy? Wasn't he oiling your engine?"

"Nice ain't bad at all. Can think of plenty of things that're nice." She won't list them out for him, because they all seem to want to come out sounding like Dinner With the Family or Walks on the Beach. Not expanding on that one, nope.

"Tony? Can't say he is or was. Not to say there ain't some flirtation that comes right along with him, but he's a bit wrapped up in work right now. Understand a good amount of work myself, but play ain't bad either."

He gives her a terse grunt. "If you knew me, you wouldn't think I was nice." Still, he's amused by her lack of restraint in eyeing him up. "His loss, then. And yeah, play has its place. Never had that much time for it before I came here. Now it seems all I got is time on my hands. Which...is why I'm constructively being destructive."

Oh my, Kaylee, a drunk Casey is pretty damned talkative.

Kaylee shrugs. "I dunno. I know plenty of people who've told me the same, and I still think they're nice. Everybody's different, y'know..." Look at Mal, as an example.

"At least it's a useful kinda destruction. It'll give you plenty of firewood when Taxon throws the weather around again."

Have a cynical smile. "Yeah, everybody's different. Except when they're not."

He cocks his head at her.

"I guess you missed the part where I'm tearing all of this down so I can throw it on my bonfire back there."

"You're probly plenty nice in there, and until I see otherwise, that's what I'm gonna believe." So there.

She zooms the view of her tablet in on the fire a bit. "What's it for?"

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