<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/>Seeing Richard fumble for the words he had been prepared to say was a little amusing, Serenity had to admit, but she honestly cared for what he and a few of the other members of the crew had to say.  Richard was one of those that she valued his opinion on whatever topic happened to come up.  She nodded when he finally managed to start in on his own request after fleshing out the details of what she had said already, which despite her continuous arguments with Braxton, she would honestly try to make the effort to keep things more civil than she had so far with the man.  She did smirk a little since there was one thing she wanted to add to all this.  "You are wise in trying to keep the peace and in trying to make sure you don't try to dictate another person's beliefs as some would be foolish to do so in your position, Richard."  She lost the smirk and put a hand on Richard's right shoulder, reassuring him as sure as her voice would do so when she spoke again.  "I shall try, Richard, that's all I can do and that's all anyone has the right to ask anyone at any rate.  You are just doing what you think is right in your own way and anyone can respect that, including myself.  I thank you for your pure and simple honesty in this matter, Richard."<br/><br/>Letting her hand fall away, Serenity cocked her head to the side a little and chuckled lightly at what the man said next, finding some amusement from the image he conjured up in her head.  "I find it hard to imagine you retired on a tropical beach as an old man Richard.  Personally I see you on a ship like this the way you carry on these days.  But whatever makes you happy, that's all that really matters.  As for your working as you do, again all I ask is that you take some time to enjoy your own company, if not that of the crew themselves."<em>Or even me sometime.</em>Serenity thought to herself but she'd never admit it aloud most likely.  She did sometimes wish Richard would lose the professionalism he kept up around her but on the other hand she appreciated that he kept things simple as well.  It was....an interesting quandary, to put it simply.  "I shall let you return to your duties then Richard, but if at all possible, if you see Elfi, ask her to come to my shuttle for a time if she's able.  Beyond that, I will say a warning regarding our newest passenger.  Keep an eye on her.  There's something....odd about Isi, not dangerous odd I believe but odd all the same.  I think there's a history to her that she's not sharing if nothing else, but I think there's more to her than meets the eye regardless.  As I said, keep your eyes open is all for now unless you see something amiss yourself.  If I'm right, hopefully it won't mean anything other than she's just hiding from the law for petty theft or something similar."