"Mmhm. Land was for cows, most times, but they got spooked on occasion by the ships, so other times it was crops. Had a lot of ships comin' through. Part of what got me my job on Serenity, learnin' all I did from my daddy." That, and the knack she seemed to have for it all. "No such thing as a normal family, don't think, but yours sounds like a shiny one."

Kaylee raised her eyebrows at Tom, laughing. "Brothers do that, whether they're older or younger. That familial instinct or whatnot."