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Free Hugs, anyone~?

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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Dean just shrugged, and wouldn't answer her first question. He never was very good at believing in himself, or even thinking much for himself. Too busy looking out for others.

"Maybe. Our luck's never been all that great though. Doesn't matter, got other things to focus on. Still want to give the Ohm the beatdown they got comin' to them."

She let it slide for the moment, though she made sure to remember it for later--there would be more self-confidence boosting in the near future.

"It's somethin' to start with."

"Yeah trying to focus on that, and some of the opportunities around here. Kyle Katern, one of the newer Jedi guys around here was mentioning something about commandos. Got appeal."

Anything to distract his thoughts. Better than brooding. Just shove the thoughts down and away.

Kaylee knew that trick pretty well. She played it on herself all the time, in more situations than she cared to admit.

Instead of answering, she just squeezes his hand again. Just let him know there are people there to help him out.

Dean glanced down at their hands together, and his thumb slid out to slowly draw circles over her hand.

"You're really special, you know that?" He finally said a few minutes later.

She was fine with that, with just sitting there for a few minutes.

"Not so special," she promised. "Just think different, is all."

"You are. Hard not to smile around you." And even with how dark his mind was, the corners of his mouth were tugging upward a little.

Kaylee laughed, "Naw, that's just that super special power us future folks got." All two of them that could make people smile. Gorram, she missed Wash some days. Every day.

"Nah, I mean it. You're uh...I mean I... ah shit," Damn, he's good at sweet talking random girls to bed, but somebody he really likes. Whole different story.

Bit harder to talk to someone you actually know and hang out with on a regular basis, Dean? "It's alright, y'know. Don't gotta try to explain nothin'."

Yeah there is that. Especially when it's a cute girl you're not just trying to get in her pants, but are considering something more meaningful.

He ran his free hand through his hair, "Yeah but I want to. I mean, shit, never been good with this. But I really like you."

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It wasn't that it was hard to reply to that statement. There was definitely some kind of connection between the two, but Kaylee always did have trouble telling real things from fake things. Simon's being awake brought up a whole 'nother batch of questions, too. Dean or no Dean, feelings were still there, and it was hard to get past that little flip her chest did when he was around.

But here was Dean, laying himself out for her, and whether it was true or just her lacking the heart to tell him otherwise she really didn't know. "I'm pretty fond of you too, Dean."

Ok... that was... Well better than he feared. He thought it was going to be Cassie all over again, and he didn't want to go there. Fond of is good right? Sure, it's not great, but hey it's something. And he wasn't sure what this was, or really if anything. If his world comes back, there was that looming future and he might not even survive. Or hell the Ohm could cut him down instead. Dean didn't know.

"You are?" Though was his only answer to that. "Uh, ok, that's good. Heh... well, hell I'll take not being completely shot down as an improvement over the last time I tried this."

Oh, that just made it worse. Even if he hadn't been recently rejected, the sting was probably still there. Kaylee knew pretty well what that was like, and with the rejection she suffered constantly from Simon? Having someone actually admit to caring for her was nice. More than nice.

"It's the car that does it, really." She's clearly teasing. Teasing's easier than thinking about the conversation. "Selling point, right there."

Dean recognized the dodge, how could he not when he's done the same? Deflect with humor, cover up how you really feel. So he shuttered his own emotions again.

"Yeah my baby's always been a chick magnet. Especially with that engine of hers."

It wasn't that she was dodging ~~okay she was~~. Simon's being awake just made everything insanely more complicated than it would have been otherwise. Kaylee didn't even know why she was having so much trouble with it. Dean was right here in front of her, willing to step up. There was no telling if Simon would ever do the same. Why not go for it then?

"I'd still take you over the car any day. And it ain't just fond, Dean, I really...really like you too."

Dean's features relaxed a little, and he exhaled some of the breath he hadn't even realized he'd been holding.

"Yeah?" Small grin at that, and his thumb drew more circles over her hand.

Kaylee liked that reaction much better than the first. He wasn't just joking around, not if that breath was any indication.

"Shi a," she grinned back, before leaning up to give him a light kiss. Yep, definitely liked that too.

[[ Translation: Yes ]]

Yeah, Dean's a bit different about people he sincerely cares about. For one thing, he's shyer, and more nervous. He's not used to putting things out there because he had been hurt. Furthermore, if he was still hunting and had the Apoclypse still over his head. (Almost does if they get their world back), he wouldn't even consider the possibility. Usually chalked up to anything serious just not being in the cards for him.

Dean grinned, and kissed her back, his free hand coming up to touch her cheek.

He broke away to whisper, "You're gonna have to teach some of those just so I know you're not secretly cussing me or anything." Small chuckle as he spoke that part however. That he was joking around.

Yeah, but what's life without a few risks, right? Alright, so Kaylee had never really been the one for getting out there and fighting, and probably never would be, not with that Deer In The Headlights syndrome of hers. Still, it didn't stop her from taking chances with the crew of Serenity, and it wasn't going to stop her here.

She grinned lazily at him as they pulled apart, the slightest bit smug. "That's half the fun of it, though..." Yep, definitely teasing. "Don't worry, won't cuss ya out unless you really deserve it."

Dean gave a small laugh at that, "Yeah? Is that so?"

He still might look into phrases, especially if there's fun insults and cuss words to say. He could sneak around saying them to Sammy without him knowing.

"You'll know it if I ever do," she promised, "but if you'd really like, I can sit down and teach ya some. Jamie's already been beggin' for lessons. Wouldn't be too far out of the way."

"Sure, I'd like that. Thanks, Sunshine."

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Free Hugs, anyone~?

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DAMMIT DEAN. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DODGE, TOO :<

Takes one to know one? :D?

ffffff just you wait, mister. Just you wait.

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