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Isn't it nice when things have settled down? Will thinks so. Will also thinks riding her bike around a simulation of Heatherfield is nice, so she's doing that.

It's a lovely fall day, the air is just cool enough, the breeze is just light enough, and while Will is a little uncomfortable with simulated people, the city just looked too creepy without them - so random strangers are going about their simulated business, their chatter adding to the background noise.

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"I almost never get to eat strawberries," Kaylee admits. "They're my favourite food in the whole 'verse."

As they walk, and Will asks her question, she laughs a little. "Well, I dunno. It's just like... well, jobs we work, ain't exactly legal most of the time. But we don't make much money, just enough to get by mostly." She tucks her hands in her pockets, trying to think of everything that might interest Will. "So, y'know, we smuggle things, mainly. Our food's just processed protein, it's cheaper than real food. You can make it sorta food-like, but it ain't the same."

Oh, look, a simulated squirrel!

"Serenity's old, 'n kinda fallin' apart in places. But I keep her flyin'. This one time, we was stoppin' on Jiangyin, and one of the buffer panels just came right off! Had to jury-rig the thrust currents through the grav booster t'keep us a little off-kilter so's the hull didn't get burned through when we hit atmo!" Not that half of that will make any sense to Will, but...

"Oh wow. So food is pretty scarce?" Real food, anyway. "The future sounds . . . hard."

It does!

"Stacy's food is pretty bad too. I never eat in the cafeteria if I can help it. At least it tastes like real food here, even if it isn't."

She smiles at the tech speak. Will might not be an engineer, but she's more receptive to engineer talk, just by associating with so many machines. "I bet she really appreciates that. Serenity, I mean." Hey, she has no secrets anymore! "I, uh, know it sounds really weird, but I have magical powers and I can talk to machines."

She smiles, a little apologetic. "You probably don't believe me - I wouldn't believe me if I heard me talking -"

By the time Will's done apologising, Kaylee's already looking at her like she's quite possibly the coolest person ever. "You can talk to them?" she asks breathlessly, looking rather starry-eyed. "Oh... I mean, I say Serenity talks to me and all, 'cause I just know what she needs, but you can really talk to machines?"

Kaylee's a little jealous. But mostly she just thinks it's cool.

"Yeah, some of them are pretty fun." Will continues blushing slightly, encouraged by Kaylee's enthusiasm. She should have known a mechanic would be the best person to talk to this about. "My computer and my printer are sort of like an old married couple, and my fridge is sort of like a naggy butler -"

At that point, they draw up to the ice cream parlor, and Will chains up her bike out of habit. "If you like strawberries, you're gonna like this place. They slice real fruit on if you ask."

Will, really, she's going to be on cloud nine forever now. Well, for a good long while. "Real fruit? Can I get something chocolatey with strawberries on it?"

Because that would just be the best thing ever.

"Oh yeah. You could get even get chocolate with strawberries on it, or strawberry with chocolate chips on, or you could get 'em both together. Just ask for a scoop of each. You can get nuts, too, if you like those."

A pimply-faced red-haired boy is manning the ice cream stand, and Will goes to talk to him before he can speak. "Hi can I get a bowl of Rocky Road, two scoops, with whipped cream? Thanks."

((OOC: We're totally gonna pretend this isn't a month old, right?))

Kaylee hesitates, chewing her lip, and then steps forward. "Um, can I have a bowl with chocolate, and strawberries on top, and that... cream stuff? Xièxie."

The bowl is prepared and handed to her, and Kaylee takes the first bite with the full intention of savouring it. Which she does. And makes a little happy moan.

"Oh my god."

Will grins. "Better than moldy protein?"

Her Rocky Road has mysteriously appeared in her hands already. Hmm.

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