001 // you are the moon

[diomedea]

Who: River Tam and YOU
Broadcast: Fleet-wide!
Action: SS First Breath
When: After the shuffle!

[River is eating her dessert and thinking to herself. And then, suddenly, she smiles.]

Little planet, your moon is here. Calling to the home star, zero one zero one, she is safe. He is a small planet but he has so much gravity, he pulls her, safe, safe, sleep now shh.

[And then she looks into the camera with a smile.]

She can dance here, it's safe, far away from the watchful eyes, the sterile hands that grasp and pull. They drag her under, but not anymore. Can't cross the verse, the veil, the plane, like a curtain between the players.

She is safe here, little albatross. She can fly now.

[And then she tilts her head a little and laughs happily.]

Hello!

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[diomedea]

She's the moon.

[She said it softly, and then twirled around him, laughing softly.]

See, she dances, back in orbit! Hello, sir.

[pompous_today]

[Simon gathered River into his arms when she was done twirling and held her close, sucking in and letting out a deep breath. She was here, and real, and solid.]

He wishes both of them were back in their proper star system, but he's still glad she's here. I would have been lost without you.

[diomedea]

[River smiles and wraps her arms around him, laughing softly because of the happiness that wells in her heart.]

She doesn't know what to do without you.

[And then she tries to sort her thoughts into some sort of order. She buries her face in his chest.]

Everything will be okay. We have each other.

[pompous_today]

[Simon closes his eyes, running his fingers through her hair.]

Always. If nothing else, he will always have her, and she will always have him. [And he suddenly wonders-] ...Which ship did you end up being assigned to?

[diomedea]

Irrelevant and unnecessary.

[His question, that is.]

I'll be here.

[pompous_today]

I am sure we will be able to find room for you somewhere. [Because he should have figured she'd want to stay nearby as much as she could.] Are you going to go and visit the other ships, too? There are a lot of interesting people here.

[diomedea]

Hmm.

[She nods, and then presses a soft kiss to his cheek, touching his face with her hands.

Simon, her dear Simon. She always loved him more than she loved their parents, and she deeply and terribly regretted that he gave up everything for her, as much as she was infinitely grateful that he saved her.]

I will go see, look in the little houses, eyes in the portholes.

[pompous_today]

[Simon smiled at that, brushing her hair behind her ears.]

I would tell you to stay out of trouble, but I am not sure it's possible for either of us to do that. So just... call me if you need me, okay? I think it will do you good to explore this place.

[diomedea]

I will never be too far. You worry too much.

[She smiled softly, using the tone she reserved for when Simon was being exasperating.]

She can't blame you for it. But she will be safe.

[pompous_today]

[Simon recognized that tone, and gave her a poke on the nose.]

I would rather worry too much than too little. And you keep me real, anyway.