<div align="center"> Natasha (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=87320.msg3855975#msg3855975)<br/></div><br/>Talking helped. Those silent exchanges were a<em>lot </em>worse.<br/><br/>The silent look Jayne gave Natasha was what Natasha had known before. A challenge still it was familiar.<br/><br/>They would have a mock fight, such thins were good for staying in form. Most assumed those like Natasha had skills which would beat men like Jayne but it wasn't true in practice. Natasha likely had better technique, more training. Better at avoiding being hit, more flexible absolutely. Better training in pressure points but there was two things those like Jayne were good at which made all the difference. Firstly they were experienced in taking blows and still keeping focused, that cant be taught that is experience only hands down. Secondly when those like Jayne hit, they hit hard. Training or not, receiving a full blow from someone who was strong which connected a hit wasn't something you walked away smiling about because you have a black belt in this or that. It was something that changed everything in a heart beat. Natasha was a black belt in Akido but if Jayne did connect, it would be lights out. Game over. For Natasha to win she would have to do many or hit absolutely perfectly or do several blows. Her winning was dependent on more things it was that simple. Still training with another, fun or not was needed to stay in form, and this ship didn't have those holographic training program things alliance ships did.<br/><br/><strong>"I'm slowly figgering out how you all manage to get but or stay on top of things. May be a while"<br/></strong><br/>Suggesting she would need time to work things out usually was a disarming thing for those used to being surrounded by more intelligent people owning conversation topics.  It may be who she was closed to was Jayne, pride aside all friendship options helped once you cut ties with any you had, anything else was important.<br/><br/><strong>"Jayne I would like to regularly spar with you, to stay in form. I may fight differently, and likely will hate you every time afterward walking away bruised and battered, but its the only way I can keep ready for when it counts with others keen on doing worse"<br/></strong><br/>Getting used to being beaten up by Jayne ? Hmm.<br/><strong><br/>"Just don't tell me I can't kick, or use grappling nor hit me directly square in the face, side on I will manage, stomach or whatever fine. But well I like my nose how it is even if Simon could fix it in minutes, minutes without being how it should be is enough for me to be a little tentative for keeping a schedule for another chapter of it"</strong><br/><br/>It was obvious to all Natasha was more than a little taken by Reena, if pride was lost not managing hiding it well perhaps some could be salvaged by managing it amicably.<br/><strong><br/>"As far as versitile goes, its more me worried about proving to be so as I am sure you all have already simply being here"</strong>Natasha spoke slowly. Keeping her facial expressions as neutral as she could.<br/><br/>More than smuggling. Hmm. Really ? Like what ? Natasha looked confused. Each time alliance ship descriptions brought up firefly's by her computer "smugglers craft" flashed constantly. But of course it wasn't true of this ship. -This- ship revealed<em>Miranda</em>. Famous to some, infamous to some also. Smugglers were ones trusted to do what was right in a way that was not to normal standards, but not bad enough to be ones all ethics were dismissed for. Some shade of grey not quite like most others.<br/><br/>Natasha noticed that Reena's face seemed to flatten talking of where she had slept.<br/><br/>Perhaps someone was forced to sleep in a corridor for an evening, one who didn't deserve to ?<br/><br/>If so who ?<br/><br/>Time will tell, they will show themselves, likely not in a positive way but still one thing at a time.<br/><br/>Still food was a common interested voiced by both.<br/><br/><strong>"If I can cook then no need to hang around until others make it. Raw ingredients is enough, and you dont need many if they are the right ones. With a decent freezer it doesn't have to be fresh for it to be worth it. Perhaps not restaurant quality but better than what most ships offer, either way I would like to try my hand at it, credits I have earned have to be good for something right?"<br/></strong>