[holo] if you tell me where you're going i'll tell you where you're bound

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

Simon is dragged into Taxon mid-eyebrow raise. "Yes, of course, captain." There's no mistaking the sarcasm in his tone. "And would you like me to--"

He breaks off, looking around. It only takes a moment for his expression to shift from barely contained irritation and impatience to worry. "River?"

That worry is slowly ratcheting up into panic. "Mei mei, answer me."

When no answer is forthcoming, Simon sags just a little, his face going grey. They can't have captured them. There had to have been a warning of some kind; it's not as if the Alliance can simply... take them, without anyone realizing. He has to push away the thoughts of what they did to River, the havoc they wreaked on her mind; if anyone could do it, it would be the Alliance. But he can't have failed her again.

"Tiānsà de èmó," he mutters, panic hardening into anger and resolve. If the gŏushĭ bùrú Alliance is behind this, he'll find a way to get her out, again. He'll do anything to keep River safe.

Glancing around, he sees the tablet, and slips it in his pocket before heading down the steps and towards the door.

Comments

[voice]

[slasher-slayer.livejournal.com]

More people that speak Chinese.

[Cassie muttered to herself, rolling her eyes.]

You're not Chinese, are you?

[voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

[HOSHIT Hi, Cassie, this is Simon straight up freaking the fuck out. Good thing you can't see him.]

I-- no. What?

[voice]

[slasher-slayer.livejournal.com]

[If only she could see it, she'd be laughing her fucking ass off.]

Just wondering. Lot of people have been coming through here, speaking fluent Chinese when they're not Chinese.

I take it you're from some crazy spaceship time where Earth went the way of the buffalo, the Dodo, enter another fucking extinct animal here.

[voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

[And then Simon would sulk. It's better this way.]

...Other people? [His glimmer of hope just got a little shinier.] What other people?

[...Though with his luck, it's Jayne. Or members of the Alliance. His father, God forbid.]

That's a reasonably accurate summation, if-- wait. Are you saying you aren't?

[voice]

[glowingseer.livejournal.com]

You're... uh... looking for a river?

[voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

[The strange, random voices-- and the startled jump that follows them-- are very quickly going to become annoying.]

No, I-- a girl. She's my sister.

[voice]

[glowingseer.livejournal.com]

[Whoops! Sorry about that.]

Oh. Huh. I thought... well, seeing as this place doesn't have a river - unless you call a strip of Sunnydale beach a river, which it so not is - then I... am rambling. Sorry.

[voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

[At least no one is punching him. Or shooting at him. Those are much worse.]

Don't worry about it. It's an understandable mistake.

[voice]

[biverbam.livejournal.com]

[OHGOD SIMON! She'll just be bolting out of Serenity just now, heading for the Sanctuary. Not a long run, all things considered, even if she's running past nonsense and crazy and religious nuttery.]

Simon! Don't move, don'tmovedon'tmovedon'tmove. There are nets but I have scissors so don't move I'll cut you out.


[Disclaimer: She doesn't actually have scissors.]

[voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

Riv-- River!

[He's pushing at the door now, stepping outside.]

I'm not moving, mei mei. I'll stay right here.

[She sounds mostly coherent. As coherent as she ever does, these days. And they're probably not real scissors, but still-]

Don't run with scissors, River.

[voice]

[biverbam.livejournal.com]

[She's too busy to Face at him for that last bit, what with the occasional "oof" as she runs through small crowds of Extras.]

On my way, can't move can't think they don't think Simon they don't it's nothing fluff and...

[And the whud of doors opening and closing in the Sanctuary, then she's speaking through pants as she pads her way through the lobby and cranes her head around to see which hallway to go down.]

Said I'd find you. I'll find you don't hide. This isn't--

[Then she's running again down a hallway to the right, full tilt.]

Isn't a game, Simon.

[holo]

[skyfrome.livejournal.com]

"Would I like you to what?"

Yes, Mal can pick up on theoretical sarcasm, even if it wasn't technically directed... directly at him. Obviously he has to be slightly facetious in response, just for the sake of tradition.

[holo]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

Holy shit it's a tiny Mal! That asylum theory is... well, better supported in some ways, relegated to impossible in others. Insane Malcolm Reynolds may be, a genius he is not.

"Medical supplies. I--" Simon sags further against the wall, pulling the tablet out of his pocket to poke at it. He's made contact with River and the captain, and apparently Kaylee is here as well. This is very very unsettling. "I'm sorry, I'm slightly confused."

[holo]

[skyfrome.livejournal.com]

Mal isn't insane! He's just somewhat less than stable. Maybe.

"No call for apologies Doctor, I'm used to you being confused." Wouldn't it be more unsettling if he wasn't giving Simon a hard time though? This is Mal's version of 'comforting'. He's stationary at the moment, standing arms-folded as he regards tiny!Simon.

"In this case you got every right to be though-- anybody told you where you are yet? Your sister's here someplace."

[visual]

[erudite-watcher.livejournal.com]

"Tiānsà de èmó," Giles repeats, more slowly then Simon. "I'm not terribly good with the Asian dialects, but doesn't that mean something about monsters?"

[visual]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

This time, Simon doesn't even jump! Progress.

"A little stronger than that, but yes. Essentially." And that's all Giles will be getting for now. 'When the situation calls for it', like he told Kaylee. Plus, it seems odd to have your first conversation with someone be about the non-family friendly thing you just said in Mandarin.

[erudite-watcher.livejournal.com]

"Essentially is close enough." He doesn't mention that the only reason he was able to get that close was that his limited Chinese revolved around describing demons, vampires and evil.

"Forgive me, this must be strange, talking to someone strange on the tablet. Perhaps it would help if I introduced myself. I'm Giles. Welcome to Taxon."

[voice]

[intuitivewiccan.livejournal.com]

[This is all too familiar for Tara: the startling disorientation that accompanies an arrival to Taxon. And yet, that frightening arrival seems like such a distant memory for her now.]

...don't worry, it's...it will be okay. Who's...who's mei mei?

[voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

Right. Of course. Everything is perfectly... okay.

My sister. River.

[voice]

[intuitivewiccan.livejournal.com]

I-I guess it's not completely...okay, but...it could be worse? I-I mean, there could be...bad things. [She stops before elaborating because everything she's saying doesn't sound like much of a comfort at all.]

River? She might be here...

[Voice]

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[Fairly chirpy, oh Brigitta] Hello there! Don't worry, you haven- Okay, so you might have been kidnapped, but we haven't actually seen them around yet.

[Voice]

[adpartesdolent.livejournal.com]

...Comforting. [Yes, that was the vocal representation of 8| ]

Re: [Voice]

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

Well, at least you aren't getting horribly tortured [And that was the vocal representation of :|]

[visual]

[lilgreasemonkey.livejournal.com]

Hey Simon, have a Kaylee looking at you in shock (random arrival ack!) and joy (yay someone from the crew!).

"Simon!"

[ooc; I missed this because of Comic Con -_-; I hope you don't mind backlogging ;;]

[voice]

[traveling-rose.livejournal.com]

River?

I know there's a River Tam 'round here. [she only screamed bloody murder at Rose once -_-]


[ooc; no ... I'm not spamming. what gives you that idea? XD; /flees]