"Ooof! Lay off the cheesecake, sister," came from underneath the Isabellabooty, in an underneath sort of way, and whatever the Tanuki that had broken Lucas's fall might say was drowned out the by wall-shattering thunder of a shell from the steambot landing somewhere nearby, shaking the earth and sending a massive plume of smoke and dust into the sky.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the slender Tanuki managed to dislodge the Dog and spring back onto her feet.<br/><br/>"Yeah, thought so.<em>Weeeeee're</em>in range. Nice town, love to visit later, time to go."<br/><br/>She brushed off her blue tabard, gave Lucas's ample charms an openly appreciative glance, and (once she remembered to look up at Lucas's eyes), something of a smile.<br/><br/>"Player?"