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[Yeah, he probably stands out like a sore thumb in or around these surroundings. He doesn't mind that so far. He stands out in or around most of Inara's surroundings, let alone Inara herself. But if he thinks about that too much he'll just get broodier than usual.
When she comes over to him he pretends to be interested in a particular tree. Very interested.] Trees like this remind me of that guild place I rescued... stole you from when The Operative was about.