Free Hugs, anyone~?

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Too much doom and gloom on the ship? Easily fixed, if you ask this mechanic.

There is a table in the mess hall, carefully set up just inside one of the doors, with a small sign on top reading, "Free Hugs!" Next to the sign, looking as smiley as she possibly can, sits Kaylee, ready to hug anyone and everyone who walks through the door.

Non-huggers beware, even you are in danger of some cheering up today.

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Sam spotted the table on his way in. Sure the glop kept the hunger at bay, and he couldn't help but notice that his was pinker than others', but there was something dissatisfying about it. But whatever kept him from becoming a bloodthirsty monster was a good thing.

"Free hugs?" he read aloud, a bit of a smile on his face. It was a really nice gesture given the current atmosphere.

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The mess hall, it seemed, was a great place to have chosen for this particular day of hug-giving. Plenty of customers.

"Free as free can get," Kaylee replied. "Care for one?"

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He smiled a bit more. Hers was decidedly infectious. "Sure," he said, stepping closer to her.

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After so many people fighting the idea of hugs, Kaylee was plenty glad to have one agree right off. She stepped up to him and wrapped her arms around him without hesitation. Have a happy hug, Sam.

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He enjoys the happy hug, Kaylee, and he's smiling when they separate. "Thank you, Miss." He pushed a bit of his bangs out of his face. "But what was your name? So I know who the pretty woman I just hugged is." He slipped into old, flirtatious habits, but it made things more fun.

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"Just glad to help," Kaylee promises. Really, so long as he's smiling, she's content with having obviously done a good job. "Kaylee'd be me. Kaylee Frye."

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"It's good to meet you, Ms. Kaylee. I'm Dr. Samuel Henderson, but you can just call me Sam." He even bowed a bit. Well, he was certainly putting his best face forward.

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"Sam it is, then." And isn't he the polite one? Proper manners and bows and all. "A doctor, hm? Got a crewmate of my own who's here, runnin' 'round the boat someplace--Simon Tam--he's a doctor, too, back home."

Pardon the Simon-rambles, they can't be helped.

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"Oh, I've met Simon. Our pods were near to each other. I guess it's a smaller ship than I thought." He shrugged a bit.

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"Glad to know he's actually interacted with other folks then. Tends to get quiet and cooped up in his own little world."

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"We're all guilty of that. We're all in this together, we should support each other. Get to know each other. Would you like to meet me down at the Drunken Dragon later?" There was the slightest twinge of pink in his cheeks. He was out of practice--No, he couldn't think that way. He was happily married, he was just making friends.

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"Gotta good way of thinkin'. Think you need to talk a bit more with Simon, see if you can't get him to realize that." She's laughing again, yeah. Making friends was her second favorite hobby, after all. "Wouldn't mind it at all. Been meanin' to step in and harass Kang a bit anyhow."

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"Great!" He smiled wider. "How about tonight after dinner?"

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"Sounds like a plan. Best one I've heard so far today, even." It'd be nice to have a little whiskey to wash the slop down.

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"Until then," he said, giving another dignified nod of the head. He went on his way to receive his slop. If this were actual blood, he wouldn't need to eat three times a day. Whatever it was, it was diluted.