Inara couldn't see anything. It had been eight days since she said her goodbyes to Serenity and her crew. She'd only been away from them five days when, while shopping for a small, one-person ship on Paquin, she was struck in the back of the head by a blunt object and taken away. The blow didn't immediately knock her out, but it made her woozy enough that she couldn't see anything for a while. She could make out only a little bit - everything was very fuzzy - at the time she lost consciousness.

When she awoke, she couldn't see anything. She was lying on her back, her head throbbing. After feeling the large knot on the back of her skull, her hands began to explore her surroundings - she was sitting on some sort of thick, sturdy wood. To her left was a wall - same wood, about seven feet in length. To her right, the same. In front and behind, same wood, about three feet. As she went to stand, another bump to the head - less violent than the one before - sent her to the floor. She felt above her - more wood. She hadn't thought to feel UP on the walls surrounding her until now. A coffin. Makeshift at best, but it was doing its job.

Inara didn't panic. She wasn't thrilled with her situation, but further exploration of her new "room" resulted in the discovery of two items - a large bowl and what had to be a personal oxygen unit. Immediately, she began using it, making sure not to be wasteful.

She had no method of time measurement. She drifted in and out of consciousness, never hearing much more than the muffled sounds of a ship's control panel. "I'm on a ship. At least I know that," Inara thought. "What else do I know? In a dark coffin - maybe I didn't go blind. My captor has given me air and … a bowl. Thanks for the bowl. Sure I'll have fun with that."

After what seemed like an eternity, the box was opened. Inara didn't attempt to escape - she wouldn't have had the energy for anything like that even if she had tried. Her assumption that she was not blind was confirmed when she saw the inside of the ship, t