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[imshinycaptain]

[Kaylee's smile dims some, but it's still soft. Her mother had been worried, but if her father was unflappable, even in the face of trumped up civil charges of one kind or another. It was kind of ironic; all the troopers would have had to do was go to one neighbor or the next to find something wrong.]

Well, they wanted a rise outta daddy, and he hardly gave them any mind at all.

[Kaylee has her own suspicions about why they tried to hassle the Fryes, out of everyone, but it wouldn't do any good to air them.]

We're not goin' anywhere. It'll take more than that to scare Fryes off.

[seenitbefore]

Good. [ This time the smile lights his whole face - he's not the type to outright grin, but it's that kind of look; and the smile, the sudden emphasis, makes the one word into applause. ] Good for you.

[imshinycaptain]

[It's kind of a strange response, but understandable. She knows very little about the dark-eyed stranger, but if he's the sort who is praising them for a little bit of resistance, he can't be all bad.]

You headin' anywhere exciting soon?

[seenitbefore]

[ He drops his gaze quickly, and shakes his head. ] Just back to the grind, you know. [ Then, irrepressible: ] Why? Somewhere you're interested in?

[imshinycaptain]

[She looks at him for a long moment, with a slight smile.] Well I like hearin' where people are goin' and what they're gonna do when they get there. I've only ever been here.

i aten't dead

[seenitbefore]

[ He glances back up at her, curiously. ] That bothers you?

good, I am, but my ghost knows how to use the internet

[imshinycaptain]

[Kaylee's not exactly the shy type, but the interaction has gone from fun and flirty to something a little more serious.] Dunno. Maybe?

[She gives it more consideration.] I like hearin' the stories but some things aren't the same like that.

how seasonally spooky!

[seenitbefore]

No, that's true. [ A half-smile. ] Some things the story is better.

[imshinycaptain]

[She mirrors the look.]

Maybe it's better I gotta be here just fixin' everyone.

[She says it, but it sounds a little bit like the opposite.]

[seenitbefore]

[ He tilts his head, studying her face, dark eyes soft and intent. ] Where'd you go? If you were going somewhere?