Firefly drabble
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writercon100 prompt "Con":
Complete Control
The trick isn't playing them. That gets you paid, sure, but it's not what makes it worth it.
Con artist. Her training didn't cover etymology, but her latest husband has a dictionary in the nightstand. She finds it under con man; says it's about misusing confidence. Sounds about right, though she has her own definition.
Saffron blows a last kiss at another unconscious sap who still thinks he played her, thinks he married a simple pioneer-moon girl and will wake up with only what she lets him keep. Knowing she can do anything. This is what makes it worth it.
writercon100 prompt "Con":Complete Control
The trick isn't playing them. That gets you paid, sure, but it's not what makes it worth it.
Con artist. Her training didn't cover etymology, but her latest husband has a dictionary in the nightstand. She finds it under con man; says it's about misusing confidence. Sounds about right, though she has her own definition.
Saffron blows a last kiss at another unconscious sap who still thinks he played her, thinks he married a simple pioneer-moon girl and will wake up with only what she lets him keep. Knowing she can do anything. This is what makes it worth it.
