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Simon stared up at the man and blinked.
�Say that again?� He wasn�t sure if he heard right. Wasn�t even sure if he wanted to hear right.
Jayne hemmed and hawed and took the bobble hat off his head, turning it over in his hands.
�Listen to me, you gorram��
He stopped short as a fierce hand poked his ribs and he scowled at the girl by his side who gave him a get-on-with-it look.
Jayne bit his tongue. �I wanna ask your sister out ta dinner, dong ma?�
River smiled proudly and ignored the rest of the crew who were as shell-shocked as Simon.
�Ok.� She grabbed Jayne�s hand and pulled him away not waiting for Simon�s answer, figuring that asking was enough.
Simon stared after them.
�NO. This must be what going mad feels like.�