Owen gives him a look and says, "Oh god. Please. Stop looking like this is a funeral. We're having a drink, not mourning the dearly departed."

I can totally hear the snark in this comment (along with a possible rolling of the eyes) - it made me laugh out loud! Also, I love that the team, together, can be so cunning and sneaky even though they get at each other's throats sometimes.

I loved your reference to Firefly (episode Out of Gas) where Mal has to shoot himself up with adrenaline with that big-ass needle. That made me squee just little, though the whole needle thing makes me cringe!

Excellent story! I'm saving this in my memories!