But he had a problem that night, that being that his hat was missing. He started the search by checking every inch of his bunk. Finding nothing, he proceeded to stalk the ship, intent on retracing his steps. He needed to find it, so that he might be on his way to dreamland sometime that night. But after checking every place he had been that day - twice over, in a couple of cases - he was forced to admit defeat. He told himself that he'd just have to try to sleep without his hat for once, and to continue the search when he was more rested.
When he returned to his bunk, the door wasn't open, and so he had no reason to suspect anyone had entered. But Jayne hadn't seen the predator that had been stalking him with nefarious intent. As he dropped down his ladder and his eyes wandered to his bed, he noticed two things. First, his hat was suddenly on his bed. Second, said hat was being worn by the moonbrain, who was reclining in what would have normally been a most ordinary position except for one important difference.
She was naked.
"Now Jayne can have everything he needs to sleep well!" River chirped, grinning from ear to ear.
Jayne could offer only one reply.
"Gulp..."
