( despite being new to this world and all on her own, the closeness of the other woman didn't seem to bother inara at all. in fact it gave her an opportunity to full observe the other and all of her details.

the bright pink ends of her hair, the butterfly tattoo on her chest, and the way she seemed to present herself. she didn't want to assume but there was something about this woman that almost spoke to inara. as if the two had something they bond over—

but for now she focused on her answer. her name was maria and she had been here almost half a year....and was she the one dating henry? it was time to investigate. )

That's quite a long time, I hope you'll be able to provide me some tips on surviving the missions? But there's something else I wanted to ask you.

( as she said that, she subtly shuffled towards maria's direction, knees tucking away her legs yet still getting closer. )

Do you know a man named Henry?