I'm gettin' a little weary of this attitude, Wash.
[chuckling] Are you? Well, I'm so very sorry, sir. I guess the news that we're all gonna be purple and bloated and fetal in a few hours has made me a little snippy.
. . .
[The conversation escalates to a shouting match.]
What do you expect me to do, Mal?
Whatever you have to! And if you can't do it from here, then get a suit on and go outside on the side of the boat—
And what?! Wave my arms around?
Wave your arms around, jump up and down, divert the navsats to the transmitter - whatever.
Divert the— Right! Because teenage pranks are fun when you're about to die!
Give the beacon a boost, wouldn't it?
Yes, Mal! It would boost the signal. But even if some passerby did happen to receive, all it would do is muck up their navigation!
Could be that's true.
Damn right, it's true! They'd be forced to stop and dig out our signal before they could even go anyplace.
[Mal stares at Wash. Wash stares back, realization dawning.]
Well, maybe I should do that then!
Maybe you should!
Ok!
Good!
Fine!
[Jayne walks in on Mal and Wash arguing.]
Hey! [they both turn] [What the] guay you two think you're doin'? Fightin' at a time like this. [pause] [You'll] use up all the air.
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