"She fought in the Unification War," Wash said. "With the Browncoats - the Alliance decided all the border planets needed to be Alliance. The Browncoats didn't like that idea much." It was still a little strange to have to explain things like that, but Kaylee and Jayne - and now Inara, he reminded himself - were the only people aboard who knew what he was talking about when he said 'Browncoat.'

"I guess it's not so surprising that after the Browncoats lost, Zoe and the Captain picked up Serenity and were on their crooked way."