Wouldn't say "rankled"...more "felt out of character" though I dunno if Inara would be aware of Mal's former piety, so the joke works fine if Mal's just yanked Inara's chain.
And yay to realistic portrayals of Simon! The poor schmuck needs a person to champion him once and a while ;D
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Date: 2011-06-25 08:01 am (UTC)And yay to realistic portrayals of Simon! The poor schmuck needs a person to champion him once and a while ;D