<div class="floatright">(http://www.sugarsugar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/asian-sugar-baby.jpg)</div><strong>Name;</strong>Serenity Sun Kwan<br/><strong>Occupation;</strong>Companion<br/><strong>Location;</strong>The Line, Companion Shuttle, currently heading to Shadow.<br/><strong>Tagged;</strong>Richard.  Open.<br/><br/>She wasn't sorry for what she had said to Braxton, but she was sorry for causing such a ruckus all the same.  She should have known better as she closed the Cortex station up and covered it up just before Richard knocked on her door.  "Enter."  She said simply, looking over her shoulder and seeing who it was.  She offered a little smile in greeting before standing from the stool she had sat upon earlier and turned towards the former rancher.  "It's good to see you Richard, regardless of why you've come to my shuttle."  She said in all honesty, nodding her approval of his presence if nothing else could be said of the man himself.  Borderline workaholic or not, she felt comfortable around Richard even if he kept their association on a purely professional level.  Maybe that was for the best, but even so, Serenity did often wonder if he worked himself too hard at times.  She took a step forward, closing the distance between them just a little without actually getting too close to where he'd be uncomfortable she hoped.  "I know why you have come here, Richard, and I would still hear what you have to say since you're one of the more reasonable people on the Line I've come to respect if nothing else.  Let me say first however that I apologize for making everything as tense as I might have done when I left.  It was....to be blunt, rather stupid and irresponsible of someone, especially of my station as Companion.  As you can understand I hope however, it will most likely always be the way it is between myself and the Captain, and I will not apologize for sticking to what I myself believe in.  I'm sure we can agree on that if nothing else."  She stated rather than asked, looking away to the closet where she kept her most precious possessions.  She sighed heavily before facing Richard again.<br/><br/>"If I might be so bold to say however Richard, as I've said once before, I find that you work entirely too hard without taking the time to give yourself some time to rest.  While that's not entirely a bad thing, the way you make sure the work is done before you take time for personal comfort, there is such a thing as doing too much work for others and not taking time out for yourself.  One of these days I fear that you'll end up worse off because of this.  I simply ask you consider what I've said if nothing else, Richard."  She finished, hoping her heartfelt advice would be taken as such since Serenity was good at what she did, and reading people was a normal skill for Companions to possess.  "I could try to manipulate you into doing this, but I would not dare to risk what level of companionship we have already, even if you desire to keep it purely professional.  I've known you and the rest of the crew for a month so far, and I have come to care for all of you to some degree, even the annoying Captain Braxton Early himself, gorram him to the black and back."  She cursed but a small smile graced her face all the same despite how she felt about most of what he did.  "Listen to me ramble without letting you even speak your piece.  Please, say what you wish Richard, and we'll take things from there."