Killing Me Slowly - Part Three (of Five)

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Title: Killing Me Slowly
Part: 3 of 5
Author: chosenone
Summary: “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Entire Crew
Pairing: Gen, some Mal/Kaylee
Spoilers/Timeline: after end of series, before the BDM
Word Count: 9,790 (1,902 this part)
Disclaimer: The story is mine, the ‘verse and its characters are not.
Author's Note: I started this story way back in March, intending to finish it for April’s Shakespeare Quote challenge. Unfortunately, life got complicated and in the way and it took me until now to finish. Hope you enjoy it anyway.
Author’s Thanks: Big thanks to my betas, browncoatrebel and hopemadeflesh for the once-over and the advice. All remaining mistakes are my own.

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Read the first two installments first!

Part One

Part Two

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"…So I think that the combustion coil on the G-56 is complete lese that they’re trying to pass off as some superior model when everyone knows that the coil on the F-32 has a better design and has been used for more than 50 years. But…um…what do you think, Mrs. Frye?”