Jayne is working out in the cargo bay and knows she's watching him. Gorram girl is crazier than ever. Jobs in the core weren't helping her mental state. And Mal's recent change to dictatorship wasn't going to improve matters.
River is standing on the lowest rail of the catwalk right above him and leaning over, her long hair hanging.
Jayne sits up, and grabs a towel. The instrumental starts, as he stands up and walks up the stairs to her. He stops a few feet away.
"Birds fly this high Jayne. Have you got a head for heights?" River asks, spinning daintily on the rail so her other foot rests across the walk way on the other rail, and she's facing him.
Jayne starts to sing at her, slowly walking forwards.
"Raven hair and ruby lips
sparks fly from her finger tips
Echoed voices in the night
she's a restless spirit on an endless flight
wooo hooo witchy woman, see how
high she flies
woo hoo witchy woman she got
the moon in her eye
She held me spellbound in the night
dancing shadows and firelight
crazy laughter in another
room and she drove herself to madness
with a silver spoon
woo hoo witchy woman see how high she flies
woo hoo witchy woman she got the moon in her eye
Well I know you want a lover,
let me tell your brother, she's been sleeping
in the Devil's bed.
And there's some rumours going round
someone's underground
she can rock you in the night time
'til your skin turns red
woo hoo witchy woman
see how high she flies
woo hoo witchy woman
she got the moon in her eyes"
River jumps down, presses herself against Jayne, and he, who has heard of the 'special hell' just as much as Mal, mutters, "Gee this is special," as he kisses her.
Life in the Fast LaneZoë catches sight of River and Jayne up on the catwalk. She frowns at them and glances around to see if Simon or Mal has seen this yet.
"He was a hard-headed man
He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for ransom in the heart
of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had one thing in common, they were
good in bed
She'd say, 'Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red."
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind, mm
Are you with me so far?
Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took
all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills.
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up
in the race
Out every evening, until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired
to fight about it
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, uh huh
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for the worst.
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine
ring. We've been up and down this highway;
haven't seen a goddamn thing."
He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash."
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around
and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane"
Zoë finally settles on pretending she hasn't seen anything but yells, "Jayne! You in here?"
Jayne's head appears over the railing, he looks flustered. "What?" he growls irritably.
Blackout.