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Oct. 25th, 2005 11:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flybywash[Not too long after this.]
Nighttime's coming up planetside. Shuttle Two's out on business, leaving the port dock well and clear.
A Firefly has all kinds of safeguards to prevent the inner door from opening when the shuttle's not docked, but there are just as many emergency overrides programmed in there, too. It's a matter of ten seconds' work to pop the door and step out.
The new extender and thruster look unnatural, gleaming as they are next to Serenity's familiar tarnish. Wash moves carefully, crutches squeaking against the metal. He should probably be tethering up just to be safe, even on something as mundane as this, but that isn't a thing he's looking to affirm right now.
When he reaches the curving wall of the port thruster, he shifts his balance and reaches out, putting his palm flat against the engine.
It's still faintly warm from touchdown. He smiles.
In silence, he eases himself to a sitting position, legs dangling over the edge of the extender, and sets the crutches aside as he watches the sunset.
Nighttime's coming up planetside. Shuttle Two's out on business, leaving the port dock well and clear.
A Firefly has all kinds of safeguards to prevent the inner door from opening when the shuttle's not docked, but there are just as many emergency overrides programmed in there, too. It's a matter of ten seconds' work to pop the door and step out.
The new extender and thruster look unnatural, gleaming as they are next to Serenity's familiar tarnish. Wash moves carefully, crutches squeaking against the metal. He should probably be tethering up just to be safe, even on something as mundane as this, but that isn't a thing he's looking to affirm right now.
When he reaches the curving wall of the port thruster, he shifts his balance and reaches out, putting his palm flat against the engine.
It's still faintly warm from touchdown. He smiles.
In silence, he eases himself to a sitting position, legs dangling over the edge of the extender, and sets the crutches aside as he watches the sunset.
