“Safe”
In this episode: Simon Tam (14), Mal Reynolds (11), Zoe (6), River Tam (6), Book (4), Gabriel Tam (4), Jayne Cobb (3), Kaylee Frye (3)
[In a flashback, a young River plays behind a couch while Simon works on a computer pad.]
We got outflanked by the Independent squad, and we're never gonna make it back to our platoon. [pauses] We need to resort to cannibalism.
That was fast. Don't we have rations or anything?
. . .
[River glances at her brother's homework.]
That's wrong.
It's from the book, River.
No, the book is wrong. This whole conclusion is fallacious.
[Simon and River whine about getting a dedicated "source box".]
I will not have it in my house. But, since your mother's already ordered you one, I guess I should give up the fantasy that this is my house!
[In the present day, River is violently refusing to cooperate with Simon's diagnostic tests.]
So, she's added cussing and hurling-about of things to her repertoire. She really is a prodigy.
It's just a bad day.
No, a "bad day" is when someone's yellin' spooks the cattle. Understand? You ever see cattle stampede when they got no place to run? It's kind of like a… a meat grinder. And it'll lose us half the herd.
She hasn't gone anywhere near the cattle.
No, but in case you hadn't noticed, her voice kinda carries. We're two miles above ground and they can probably hear her down there. Soon as we unload, she can holler until our ears bleed—although I would take it as a kindness if she didn't.
The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems.
See, morbid and creepifying, I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.
[Simon steps in a cowpie as Jayne drives the cargo of cattle out of the ship.]
About time you broke in them fancy shoes. Hyah! Get along!
You know, they walk just as easy if you lead 'em.
I like smackin' 'em.
. . .
Next time we smuggle stock, let's make it something smaller.
Yeah, we should start dealing in those black-market beagles.
They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see sky, and they remember what they are.
Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
I'm very sorry if she tipped off anyone about your cunningly concealed herd of cows.
Does it seem every supply store on every border planet has the same five rag dolls and the same wood carvings of... what is this? A duck?
That's a swan. I like it.
You do?
[Kaylee strokes the swan carving.]
Looks like it was made with… you know, longing. Made by a person really longed to see a swan.
Perhaps because they'd only heard of them by rough description.
[Simon whines to engineer Kaylee about life on Serenity.]
It's fun, being forced to the ass-end of the galaxy. To get to live on a piece of luh-suh wreck. And we eat molded protein! And be bullied around by our pyen juh duh jiou cha[o] w[r]en of a captain. That's fun.
"Luh-suh"?! Serenity ain't "Luh-suh".
This is the last time. Last time with cows. Hey, there was an idea regarding beagles? They have smallish droppings?
I believe so, sir. Also, your disreputable men are here.
Better go take their money.
[Shepherd (preacher) Book has been shot.]
That's... that's quite a lot of blood, isn't it?
Just means you ain't dead.
'Fraid I might be needing a preacher.
That's good. You just lie there and be ironical.
We're lost. Lost in the woods.
Knew a man who had a hole clean through his whole shoulder, once. Used to keep a spare hankie in there.
[Jayne, in the process of ransacking Simon's belongings, pretends to read Simon's journal.]
"Dear Diary: Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. [flips page] Today we were kidnapped by hill folk, never to be seen again. It was the best day ever."
Did you have a good time at the D'Arbanville's ball?
What are you-?
River thought it was duller than last year. But since we don't know anyone named D'Arbanville, I'm having trouble judging.
Cap'n'll come up with a plan.
Well, that's good. Right?
Possible you're not recalling some of his previous plans.
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