"There's a what-" Wash couldn't see over people's heads as easily as Jayne could, and dignity kept him from hopping up and down to try and get a glimpse of whatever it was Jayne was talking about. "I mean I already saw the snake lady, did you see the snake lady? I'm not going off in the brainpan, right?"

It wasn't just the snake lady that was odd. There were more than a few... creatures wandering around the observation deck. Then a gap opened in the crowd, and Wash grabbed Jayne's arm. "Wǒde mā - look!"

Outside the windows were not the familiar stars of the black, but the multicolored lights of the Bleed. Wash's jaw sagged open.