[Well, Tucker's well enough physically to bitch about everything; Wash is going to take that as a plus for as long as his patience lasts.]

[Probably not gonna be long. Like at all.]

Oh, is that where I am? Because the last thing I remember is collapsing that tunnel. Good to know you got out the other end. [There's an edge of sarcasm there, yeah, but for the most part that's the truth.]

[Melody the Necho Cat has decided that she does not like this new person's tone and leaps up onto Wash's shoulder, all the better to see the communicator and scold it. Hey! Quit being a jerk to her person!]