River blinked in confusion. ”Better than what?” She asked absently, moving to start kissing her again.

Kaylee started to giggle a little at that. ”Better than too much noise, I mean.” She explained, finding it endearing that them kissing had made River lose her train of thought so completely.

River seemed to understand then, but none the less pushed her over onto her back and started kissing her again. ”Better than anything…” River spoke just softly between kisses.

Kaylee let the makeout session continue for a while, because, honestly, she felt like she needed it right then too, but before long, better sense and the realization that they were in fact making out in a room full of dead bodies, made her make a sort of whining noise and reluctantly push River away.

”Why are we stopping?” River asked, clearly disappointed.

”We’re in a room full of dead bodies, and you need a bath. Me also, but you first.” She told her with a sort of fond smile.

”Oh…” River replied. ”That makes sense then, I guess.” She said, reluctantly sitting up and looking out at the room.

Kaylee got up to sitting too and moved over beside her girlfriend. ”Are you all right…? You know, after… all of that?”

”…My right elbow hurts.” She said softly. ”I used it to hit one of the hollow men in the head. It was… necessary.”

”…That’s not what I meant, and I think you know that.” Kaylee replied, taking River’s hand in hers.

River was silent a moment. ”It was necessary…” She finally said. ”And I helped them, to escape.”

”Escape?” Kaylee asked softly.

”From life.” River replied, looking over, a little unsure, to Kaylee. ”To some people, it’s a prison… even if they never meant it to be.”

Kaylee was silent and River got up, walking towards the mass of bodies at the hatch. ”I’ll take this part. Some of the traps might still be dangerous…” She said softly, Kaylee very deliberately watching as River stepped over and around the corpses her traps had killed, making her way down to where the hatch met the ground and picking one of the corpses up in her arms. ”I think we should bury them, in proper graves, don’t you?” She asked, not turning to meet Kaylee’s eyes.