"Oh, god, it laid eggs>? Nobody mentioned eggs... you're totally sure you got them all?" It's not that she doesn't trust the crew, but a series of brief and horrible visions are playing out in her mind's eye. "What was Wash's genius plan?"

There's a weird sort of lump in her throat. Something about what he said, and the way he says it. He doesn't look like he's been sleeping that well, either.

"It wasn't quiet in the desert," she says, looking away. Maybe coloring slightly. "Lonely, though."