"We're in Heinlein's orbital coordinates," River says absently to Galadan.
In other words, by current planetary orbits, prohibitively far from Mary's last known location of Aberdeen. Milliways would be significantly quicker even if River convinced Mal to leave right away -- which she could probably do, but this is easier.
Her father gets a bright smile -- quick, and confident, and more than a little startled.
River knows she's capable here, and she wasn't going to accept any attempts at vetoing, but she still expected her father to take longer to come to terms with it.
And -- well. It's different, to know you're an adult, and to know your parents realize it too.
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Date: 2011-10-27 03:36 am (UTC)In other words, by current planetary orbits, prohibitively far from Mary's last known location of Aberdeen. Milliways would be significantly quicker even if River convinced Mal to leave right away -- which she could probably do, but this is easier.
Her father gets a bright smile -- quick, and confident, and more than a little startled.
River knows she's capable here, and she wasn't going to accept any attempts at vetoing, but she still expected her father to take longer to come to terms with it.
And -- well. It's different, to know you're an adult, and to know your parents realize it too.