I actually thought I was helping out.<br/><br/>Lance doesn't have to deal with the fuel cells because Sue did.<br/><br/>Lance can have a nice, sexy scene with Sophie in engineering, which I would think is the more important and fun part.  While it could take only a minute to get the handcuffs off, I imagine both Lance and Sophie would take advantage of the situation and make that time last a lot longer.<br/><br/>It would be a nice parallel to Keri and Sue's scene.<br/><br/>After the ship lands, Sophie and Lance could stay in engineering, since neither would really have to deal with the cargo, which would be something Sue and the other grunt-types would.<br/><br/>But hey, if you really want to deal with cargo instead of Sophie, go for it.<br/><br/>Added:<br/><br/>I basically set up a chance for Lance to have some fun with Sophie.  With Keri resistant to Lance, I figured Lance could use some fun time with Sophie.<br/><br/>You can incorporate elements of my posts into yours.  In engineering, things get flirty between Sophie and Lance.  Sue comes in with the fuel cells, but doesn't notice anything amiss.  He drops the fuel cells off and heads to the bridge, leaving Sophie and Lance alone again.  Sophie and Lance could even have a side thread if the action gets heated enough, the way Serenity did and Keri/Sue will eventually.<br/><br/><br/><br/>