The Unpopping of River Tam

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River found herself in the not unfamiliar state of being utterly disoriented.

This is not logical; there is not enough butter on Serenity to bathe in.
And yet, to spite the illogical bend of the situation, here she was, covered in butter. Did they even have butter?

And, surrounded by popcorn.
There is not enough popcorn on Serenity to fill a room.
This was a highly illogical situation. A distressing one.

"Simon?" she called out, tentatively. She didn't expect an answer. That... was far more distressing than the popcorn.
Don't be irrational, she thought. It was sound advice.
"Simon?!" She called again, louder. Of course, no answer, but she was allowed to be irrational once in a while. But only for a few seconds. If Simon wasn't here, he was obviously elsewhere, so elsewhere she would go. She stepped out of the popcorn room, and dripped down the unfamiliar hallway.

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Kusuriyuri watches her, hiding a slight smile at her actions. "Perhaps, it may be that you were here before?"

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"Seems highly improbable. I don't forget things." she bent over and peered at him, then following him to the hallway leading to the bathrooms.

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"Saa," Kusuriyuri allows the comment to pass. From what he has been able to learn, those who were once popcorn are unlikely to truly recall their actions from their previous time in this place. An oddity he'd yet to fully understand.

He gestures to the door of the bathing room. "This is their baths," he says. Of a passing house elf, he politely requests robes for the girl for when she finishes bathing. "Should you need anything else, they can assist you, or you may find me," he offers. "My room is down this hall," he gestures, pointing directly at his door.