"Noooo problem! Bring it on bring it on bring it on!" Tak-a-tak-a-tak-a-tak-a -- "From here to the eyes and the ears of the 'verse, that's my motto. Or, it might be if I started having a motto."
Mr. Universe has been acting like this the entire wave, but Wash can't bring himself to be irritated by it; any sign of life and energy beyond the crew is a welcome thing after stepping off of that planet. He rubs his palm with the pad of his other thumb and looks up at Mal.
"We won't be long," the captain says.
Two more keys clatter before Mr. Universe turns his attention back to their wave. "You're gonna get caught in the ion cloud around Dusinane," he warns, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk. "It'll play merry hob with your radar, but pretty pretty lights and a few miles after, you'll be right in my orbit."
"You'll let us know if anyone else comes at you?"
His smile is bright, guileless. Utterly trustworthy. "You'll be the first."
Mr. Universe has been acting like this the entire wave, but Wash can't bring himself to be irritated by it; any sign of life and energy beyond the crew is a welcome thing after stepping off of that planet. He rubs his palm with the pad of his other thumb and looks up at Mal.
"We won't be long," the captain says.
Two more keys clatter before Mr. Universe turns his attention back to their wave. "You're gonna get caught in the ion cloud around Dusinane," he warns, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk. "It'll play merry hob with your radar, but pretty pretty lights and a few miles after, you'll be right in my orbit."
"You'll let us know if anyone else comes at you?"
His smile is bright, guileless. Utterly trustworthy. "You'll be the first."