It's that time again...

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There are few things in the 'verse Kaylee can't stand. One of them, obviously, is that wonderful little group made up of people like Early and Niska. Another is insults to her ship. Possibly the biggest thing on the list, though, is seeing sad and lonely people, mostly because she knows there isn't much she can do to help outside of offering a friendly smile and shoulder to lean on.

Or, in this case, offering free hugs.

Once again, Kaylee has settled herself down at one of the tables in the Mess Hall with her 'Free Hugs!' sign. Even if hugs aren't wanted, the mechanic is also perfectly willing to lend an ear for a nice chat or just some company for a little while. Anything to boost morale.

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[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

Excellent, another taker. The mechanic waved back with an extremely smiley, "Kaylee Frye's me," and looked the approaching Hoshi over. She seemed like a good new addition to the crew, nice and friendly.

"Free as they can be. Only requirement is you give one to get one."

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"I think I can abide by that," Hoshi replied with a cheeky grin on her face.

With no hesitation, she wrapped her arms around Kaylee. "There! Now you have to give me one."

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Kaylee thought it was a pretty fair trade, at least. The hug was gladly accepted, and returned full-force as soon as Hoshi asked. It was nice, having someone so accepting right off the bat. She didn't mind coaxing the more nervous people out of their shells, but sometimes it was a small relief to have someone who had no problem jumping right in.

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After some time in the hug, Hoshi stepped back and practically beamed after it. Hugs were good for making your mood better, but it wasn't as if Miss All Smiles needed them -- she practically radiated a good mood.

"So, do you wanna tell me more about yourself, Kaylee?"

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, good hug, even for the hugger.

Kaylee settled back down on her bench as they separated, and nodded for Hoshi to join her. "Could if you'd like, but it's all engines and technobabble. Wouldn't mind learnin' some about you neither."

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Hoshi sat back, next to Kaylee and smiled. "Oh, I don't mind hearing about engines and technobabble. Go ahead."

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"Well then!" Kaylee was definitely alright with that. The mechanic launched into a condensed story of her work on both Serenity and Stacy, and left plenty of room to answer any questions Hoshi might have had.

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Hoshi listened to what Kaylee had to say, definitely engrossed in what she said. She even leaned forward a bit from the seat she was sitting down in.

"Was any of it hard, either here on Stacy or the Serenity?" That was her first question, but she did have a few more to give to her, in which she asked them all when there was breather room.

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Kaylee loved having an audience who seemed to appreciate the work level that went into these ships. Hoshi was the perfect mix of curious, too--not so much that it was overwhelming, but just enough to make a mechanic feel comfortable.

"Not hard, necessarily, but time consumin'. Gotta teach folks, and you're always learnin' yourself, especially on a livin; boat that normally wouldn't exist back home."

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Hoshi never minded being that audience that Kaylee loved. She was still a very curious girl about various things, including machinery and engineering.

"I can imagine how many headaches you might've gotten, too," she added on with a small chuckle.

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"All depends on the day and who I'm workin' with," Kaylee laughed. It was only partially true. Most people in Engineering were fantastic. Really, she got more headaches from going back to Serenity to listen to Jayne rant on about anything he could for hours than she did from Engineering.

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"That makes sense. I'm kinda into mechanics myself," Hoshi said, displaying her beyblade itself. It didn't look to be all too mechanical at a first glance, but it was still very detailed oriented and well made.

"This is my beyblade, Seraphiel AV4!"

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Kaylee blinked down at the device, leaning closer to get a better look at it. It wasn't any tech that she recognized, and that definitely excited her. Probably best to start with the basics...

"What's a beyblade, then?"

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"It's a customizable top that can be built to your specific needs when you beybattle," Hoshi explained simply, definitely starting off at the basics of it.

Somewhere in her mind, she wondered if she should write down a guide or a manual of some kind when it came to beyblading.

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Oh, right. Of course. Suddenly, Kaylee felt very much like she imagined Jamie to whenever she was explaining engines.

"...and what's a beybattle, exactly?"

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"It's done with two or more people. Both bladers do what they can to survive the longest in the dish and can unleash attacks to make the fight just that much harder. The one who has their beyblade knocked out of the dish first loses," Hoshi answered, a smile on her face from all the times she was in the matches themselves.

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Kaylee had a feeling this explanation was going to take more than just one session. She settled back against the table, waiting for Hoshi to continue in her descriptions of beyblading and its rules.

"And this is what you do back home?"