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[ The video is blurry at first before eventually focusing in on a gentleman in suspenders and what can only be described as some kind of cowboy coat. Leather duster? Whatever. Despite the apparent old-fashioned getup, Mal looks relieved when he gets the comm to work. Feels relieved, in fact. ]

… Well. Least the comm tech’s familiar. Can’t say as I tend to send many messages out all public-like, but this seems t’be a special occasion.

[ And he is desperately grateful for that familiarity. He adjusts his suspenders a moment before putting on a neutral smile. ]

Evenin’. The name’s Malcolm Reynolds. Uh - Firefly captain. And since that likely don’t ring no bells, that’d be my spaceship. I’m guessin’ that ain’t something anyone’s seen hair nor hide of here, but I’d surely appreciate anyone who might have a thought to it. Don’t hardly seem fair for this so-called righteous governin’ force to go takin’ our property. Anyone else get stuck with that particular hand? Or any chance of there bein’ a chance it’s been stowed away somewhere hard t’find?

Because I surely get tetchy all land bound an’ all. Don’t hardly do me no favors to keep me out of the sky.

[ All neutral still - since, y’know, the government has to be listening in on this too. Wouldn’t do to advertise a break-in right up front. Just a good citizen wanting to not go crazy in a new world…

While he figures out how the hell to drop off the grid as fast as possible.

After a few choice conversations, he adds the following message: ]

Anyone know a good bar to get drunk in?

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Thank you.

I met who kid who told me he didn't, but I wonder if that's true. The whole point in being relocated here appears to be to give us some sort of power. It strikes me as a huge waste of time to bring someone here for no reason at all.

S'a huge waste of time anyhow. I wouldn't help 'em no matter what they gave me.

To be honest, I'm still not sure what they hope to gain from it at all. No one I've met is working with the government.

Nobody at all? S'a comfort, that.

[ He smiles. ]

Or it could just mean that I don't tend towards those type of people. Take your pick.

Either's good. I like both options.

Then cheers.

Though, it does make you wonder what the point of all this is.

Of bein here y'mean?

That, the powers. The whole thing feels a bit like a science experiment.

... That it does. Makes me wonder what all's been done to us.

I'd prefer not to think about it, but I have a feeling it's going to come up sooner or later.

[ He looks none too pleased at this, but also somewhat resigned. He'd dealt with the government before, he could do it again. ]

'course it will. Government like that don't take kindly to its experiment goin' outside its bounds.

No, they do not.

[ Solo's look is very clearly one of experience - but he's spared from explaining himself when their drinks arrive. He smiles holding his up. ]

At least we still have this.

I'll take every scrap I can get right now. Gānbēi.

[ He takes a good long swig to start out with. ]

[ Solo does the same. ]

Any this place? I imagine being grounded on a world like this wasn't on your to-do list.

Surely was not. But s'nice havin' all the fresh food I can lay hands to, and cheap.

Is food that hard to come by in space?

[ There's some amusement in his voice. Talking about space still feels odd to him. ]

Food, not so hard. Fresh fruit an vegetables ... Moreso.

I suppose I can understand that. What do people eat when they're not on Earth?

Protein with vitamins, mostly. Big slabs of it. An' canned things.

[ Solo makes a genuinely horrified face. ]

That doesn't speak highly of the future. Assuming we're all to end up in space.

'spose that depends on how well things're goin' here. In my version've things, we ruined things real bad.

Was it nuclear?

Environmental. Used up.

When? How long did that take?

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