"What the hell just happened?"

"Mal, maybe we should deal with the situation in front of us."

Inara was holding River under her arms and steering her down the road towards the ship.

"Like you both being in love with each other?"

Simultaneously Mal and Inara both exclaimed, "Quiet River!"

This sent River over the edge, she just dissolved into a fit of giggles.

“How the hell did she get drunk?”

“Lets just get her back to Serenity. I’ll keep her in my shuttle tonight.”

“Gorram it, give her to me.”

Inara handed River over to Mal and he swung her up, carrying her back to the ship, laughing the whole way.

Jayne and Zoe hung back, Zoe was still trying to control herself, but the laughter kept busting out. Jayne finished his drumstick and threw it on the ground, with a little bit of resentment.

"They better bring back pie."

Zoe shot him the -Are you kidding me ?-look, but then succumbed to the ridiculous nature of Jayne's brain and shook her head. They followed River's laughter all the way back to the ship.

As Mal laid River on Inara's bed, she curled into a little ball, still shaking with amusement.

"River! This is no longer funny."

"You, young lady, are goin' ta have a lot of explainin' ta do in the mornin'."

"Every one knows everything now, not much more to explain," River went into another torrent of laughter.

Again, both Mal and Inara told her, "Quiet River!"

Mal ran a hand through his hair. Inara sat on the bed next to River and rubbed her eyes. The night had been going so well.

“Mal, let me get her to sleep. We will sort this out later.”

Mal looked to Inara and then left the shuttle.

“What a mess,” Inara muttered to herself.

At that moment, River leaned over the side of the bed and began to vomit.