It's Love That Holds Everything Together

Principle #8: 

The Lost Principle of CARE

 

 

 

The Operative :

Stand down.

Stand down. It's finished.

We're finished.

 

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The Operative :

It's not over, you know.

I can't guarantee that they won't come after you.

The Parliament.

Your broadwave about Miranda has weakened their regime.

They are not gone and they are not...forgiving.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

That don't bode especially well for you...

giving the order to let us go, 

patching up our hurt.

 

The Operative :

I told them the Tams were no longer a threat, damage done.

They might listen...

but I think they know I'm no longer their man.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

They take you down, I don't expect to grieve over much.

Like to kill you myself, I see you again.

 

The Operative :

You won't.

There is nothing left to see.

 

 

Sir, we have a Green Light.

Inspection's pos and we're clear for up-thrust.

Think She'll hold together?

 

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

She's tore up plenty. But She'll Fly True.

Make sure everything's secure.

Could be bumpy.

 

Always is.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

Taking her out...

Should be about a day's ride to get you back to your girls.

 

 

Right.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

Ready to get off This Heap, back to civilized life?

 

I, uh...

I don't know.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

Good answer.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

So, you gonna ride shotgun with me, help me fly?

 

Pilot RIVER TAM :

That's the plan.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

Think you can work out...

 

Okay.

Clearly some aptitude for the...

 

It ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross.

You know what the first rule of flying is?

 

Well, I suppose you do,

since you already know what I'm about to say.

 

Pilot RIVER TAM :

I Do.

But I like to Hear You Say it.

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

 

Love.

 

You can learn all the math in the 'verse

but you take A Boat in The Air that you don't Love, 

She'll shake you off just as sure as The Turn of The Worlds.

 

Love keeps Her in The Air 

when she ought to Fall Down,

 

Tells you She's Hurting before She keels.

 

Makes her a Home.

 

Pilot RIVER TAM :

Storm's getting worse....

 

Captain MALCOLM REYNOLDS :

....We'll pass through it soon enough.