OOM: On Serenity

[awesome_lilly]

The party in the infirmary has broken up now, and after Susan and Alain trade looks that seem to be of the Are you going to end up gagging him if you stay here any longer? variety, it's Alain who walks out with Lilly and Kaylee. They chat idly in the corridor by the couches for a moment, before Kaylee excuses herself to go find Simon. She walks off, and Lilly smiles at Alain. There's no one else there now, so she slips her arms around him for a quick hug.

"So, you're really okay then?"

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[awesome_lilly]

"...Maybe?"

She eyes him, with perhaps a hint of a pout.

"You're not going to tell them, are you?"

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain Says Nothing.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly eyes him some more.

"Yeah, speaking of reassuring? That isn't."

Lilly thinks it's possible that if she distracts him, he won't remember to tell them. As plans go, it's flimsy. As excuses to kiss him go... still flimsy.

Luckily, she can always fall back on the Book. Lilly 1:1, yo.

She stretches up and kisses him.

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

It's a light kiss, and a brief one. Wrong place, time, and decidedly wrong mood for anything more.

But he kisses back, quick and gentle.

[sai_delgado]

It's at this point that Susan comes out of the infirmary, having left Cuthbert dozing in order to go after more coffee.

She'd not expected to walk up on Alain and Lilly so. A wide-eyed stare of surprise before she ducks out of sight into the corridor, and then she turns around and hastens quietly away, back to the infirmary.

Coffee can wait until later, say true. Also conversation, it'd seem-- but she means to talk with Lilly now, as soon as may be.

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain's a gunslinger.

Which means he's been trained to be observant since he was very young, and to be especially observant to the presence of people around him.

Which means he glances up sharply at the corridor, just in time to see a flash of blond hair as Susan ducks back out of sight.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly catches Alain's glance and turns her head, but Susan's already gone. She looks back at Alain, curious.

"What're you looking at, Al?"

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain looks rueful.

Succinctly, "Susan."

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly blinks.

"Oh."

She laughs, a little, and then hides her face in his shoulder. Her voice is muffled, but at least somewhat amused.

"Well. I guess that takes care of the whole downlow thing we were working."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Resignedly, "Yer-bugger."

Amusement is creeping into his voice too, though.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly hasn't heard that one before, and it turns the amusement into laughter.

"Yer-bugger? Whatever that word means, I love it!"

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

He blinks down at her. More amusement, now.

"Means... you bet. Or yes, of course. From the Callas -- I picked it up from Eddie."

[awesome_lilly]

"Yer-bugger," Lilly repeats, beaming. "Awesome."

She looks up at him, still laughing.

"So, usage would go something like, 'Susan's going to want to talk to us, isn't she?' 'Yer-bugger!'"

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Lilly's still holding one of his hands. His face is now buried in the other.

He's laughing a little, though.

"Yar."

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly pats him on the head, then uncurls herself from his side and stands up.

"Well, I have to be going. Have fun keeping an eye on Koosh and talking to Susan. I'd love to stay and chat with her too, except... well, better you than me, really."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain, shockingly enough, does not look particularly convinced by this argument.

Although neither does he look particularly upset by it, and he just shakes his head as Lilly scampers off down the corridor in the opposite direction to Susan.