He managed to take a breath, but only one word came out. "Book?"
"Huh?" Jayne, who had been thoroughly wrapped up in Cat's naked display, felt his jaw drop even farther at the sight of the once dead shepherd. Zoe, on the other hand, seemed to look past him, waiting for someone else.
"Yes, Mal." The white haired man smiled knowingly.
"You're ... you're dead."
"In this 'verse, yes," he replied, "but not in all of them."
-- The Bouncing Ball Ch 16 by Angellemarcs