Simon says:<br/><br/>Simon had made a quick group introduction as the ladies were gathered at the table looking at something which, to Simon, appeared to be some ornate acrylic decorative daggars or something, though he wasn't especially interested at the moment.  Kaylee had responded with a cheerful but still- distracted "Hello" and little wave before returning her attention to where it had been.  Interesting that she was no longer greeting him in that way she always had before, like.. well, like a schoolgirl with a crush.  Though it had sometimes made him uncomfortable in the past, he also revelled in the knowledge that someone felt that way about him.  And now, he was beginning to wonder where the relationship would lead now that the magic seemed to be waning and all they had was the sex.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=87328.msg4275569#msg4275569">Quote from: EroticWinged on 18-02-2011, 14:27:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">“So, what’s our destination?” he said, directing the question to Simon as the captain came into the mess.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Simon's professional background had made him the sort of person who didn't like saying "I don't know" in response to a question or challenge.  He hesitated a moment, as if trying to figure out an alternate response which would say the same thing.  He was about to break the news to the Shepherd that he hadn't a clue when he saw the Captain coming through the door.<br/><br/>"Ah, there's the Captain.. Mal, I believe you already know<em>Shepherd</em>.. Howlett."  He hesitated a moment, making sure he remembered his last name correctly.  He'd started to say "William" but wasn't sure if "Willie" was just a nickname or if it might be his real name.  Just one more reminder of the difference between his society and everyone else. But the way he paused after saying "shepherd" might have been deliberate.  Simon's attitude had just changed to one of being back in control as the situation just gave him some element of control over the captain's emotions.  He had already heard Mal refer to the man as Shepherd, but wanted to bring the point home again to see if he could elicit some sort of negative response, knowing Mal's feelings toward men of the cloth.  Aside from sex with Kaylee, this was as fun as it would get for the uptight core-world surgeon.   "Shepherd, perhaps it would be best if we all heard it from the horse's mouth.  So, Captain, where are we going?"