014 [Location: Jack's Cabin][Visual][Locked to Inara and Jack]

[valaunbound]

Vala is dumping her things in Jack's cabin. He doesn't know about this yet, he's out blowing things up. It'll be a nice surprise for him! She'd spend more time putting her own personal stamp on the place, but she has an agenda, that can come later if he'll still have her after what she's about to do. An agenda that she hopes won't be necessary, but she's pretty much resigned to the fact that it will be.

She opens up the tablet and 'accidentally' cc's Jack in on the private message to Adria Inara, making sure the background image is not ambiguous in any way. It's definitely his cabin. Also he knows that the message doesn't match with her feelings towards Inara. Two reasons to bring him running.

"I think we should talk Inara. We didn't really get chance to talk at the time, and I'd rather get some closure on this whole nasty affair. I mean obviously, if you don't mind that is. Perhaps we could meet somewhere, start over? I'd like to be friends."

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[hearts-of-gold.livejournal.com]

Inara has been, quite frankly, hiding. Once Daniel let her loose, the shuttle was returned to Serenity and profuse apologies were made to Mal and River in particular for things she didn't remember, she has stuck to her hermit routine again ever since for fear that she would run into people who had a score to settle with that Adria person.

People like Vala.

She smooths out her skirts and her expression before she responds, trying to be pleasant and friendly but she is frankly so relieved to hear her words that she doesn't pick up on all the little tells that something might be off about her offer that she otherwise might.

"I would like that, I really would...I don't know if I can apologize enough for what happened. You...weren't hurt, were you?"

[Location: Jack's Cabin]

[islegendary.livejournal.com]

That may have been the fastest Jack has ever left from one location to another. Seeing his cabin clearly in the background of that message is what did it. He dropped everything and didn't bother to open up his tablet.

He just went home. Cursing under his breath when he got to the door and pushed it open, "Let's pretend you're telling her the truth for just a second... Why--Why are you doing it here?"