”There’s wisdom in that.” River agreed. ”Yītiān jǐn chíxù zhème jiǔ.” She spoke as she disappeared back out of the maintenance tunnel hatch.

Kaylee just shook her head a little and smiled, River’s playful innocence lifting her spirits as it usually did. So she got herself tuned about in the small space and crawled her way out. When she poked her head out, she saw River packing up a picnic sack. ”You’re all full of useful things about you, aren’t you?” She asked.

”Better than a Swiss army, that’s me.” River said distractedly, packing things in some precise order it seemed.

”Who’re these Swiss people?” Kaylee asked.

”Pacifists.” River replied.

”Why they need an army then?” Kaylee asked.

”It’s a mystery.” River told, tying up the picnic sack neatly and getting to her feet. ”And mysteries are for fools and lonely philosophers who can’t be bothered to learn how to swim right.”

”Well that makes sense at least.” Kaylee smiled.

River walked over to her and touched her side. ”It didn’t bother you, crawling in the demons’ nest all morning?” She asked, running a finger down her ribs experimentally.

”Only a’ little. Water’ll help.” She met River’s eyes. ”Thanks for asking.” ’Demon’s nest’, it was a name for it River’d come up with around the time the fire happened. Kaylee was discovering that was one of the tricks to understanding River, that she seemed to like to come up with her own names for things that were all her own for some reason. They always had a kind of odd logic to them though. She’d kind of made a game out of trying to keep track of all of’em.

”Asking’s easy.” River replied, holding her eyes without blinking. ”Your eyes have stars in them. And sky.”

Kaylee smiled a small, soft smile. ”Yours have fallin’ water an sunshine.” [An words all a shimmer.]

”Then we have an understanding.” River kissed her lightly on the cheek, turned, and walked away towards the ship’s hatch with the things she’d packed for them.

Kaylee touched her cheek and felt her skin heat just a little. ”Wait up, you.” She said, going and grabbing some of her things quick and heading out after River.

River was standing out in the clearing around their ship waiting for her. Kaylee shook her head a bit and came up beside her.