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“Hey, I was watching that!”

“No, Jayne.”

“Aw, but Mal –“

“No.”

“I can keep ‘em for special occasions.”

“No.”

“Like when we got Reavers on our tail.”

“No.”

“’N’ I could carry ‘em with me everywhere.”

“Jayne, you remember what happened last time?”

“Um ...”

“You had to retile the bathroom.”

“Yeah, but –“

“No, Jayne.”

“Ni shi shenme dongshi, gou niang yang de.”

“I heard that!”

“You were meant to!”

“Septic vat needs doing. And sighing like that ain’t gonna make me change my mind. Nor’s the cow eyes. Or the lip.”

“Gorramit.”