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Monday, October 17, 2005
Mal
You gonna ride shotgun, help me fly?
River is in the copilot's seat, looking intently at the screens and buttons.
River
That's the plan.
Mal
Think you can work out how to get her in the-–
She is flipping switches without even looking, as the ship hums to life. Her engines fire up and tilt. She lifts gently off the ground. Mal looks slightly, only slightly non-plussed.
Mal
Okay, clearly some aptitude for the...but it ain't all buttons and charts, little Albatross. You know what the first rule of flyin' is? Well, I suppose you do, since you already know what I'm about to say.
River
I do. But I like to hear you say it.
He looks out at the rain on his windows, at his screens, taking her up as he says:
Mal
Love. You can learn all the math in the 'Verse, but take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
River also looks out into the sky.
River
Storm's getting worse.
Mal
We'll pass through it soon enough.
(My favorite scene from my absolute favorite movie of this year.)
Thanks to Eddie, Val and Shawn for getting me out to the theatre. Without you three I may never have gotten over my Joss Whedon aversion.
Posted by Matt @ 11:18 AM |
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