Just read this one today, and I thought it was a light-hearted fun romp, until the end. What really kicked it up for me was Jeanne's story... just a woman trying the last thing she could think of to connect with a father she'd never known. And Drake starts off looking pretty scummy, but throughout the story, he does the right thing several times, and those choices help Jeanne get a little closer to what she's trying to do.
It also reminded me of "Firefly" in the best way; not so close as to be a deliberate takeoff or re-imagining, but taking the message and the spirit of Serenity into a different 'Verse. If you can't do something smart, do something right. Drake definitely did.