"Sorry, Kumiko.  Just 'cause the fourth wall's down doesn't mean I can actually kill anyone on the other side of it."  Thunder shrugged.  "Lucky me, my author decided to make me all<em>tabula rasa</em>.  And he metagames like a bastard, so I get to know Latin catchphrases even though I grew up as a lizard."<br/><br/>He threw an arm around Kumiko's shoulders companionably.  "Don't worry, though.  I've got your back as far as in-character problems go.  It's in my Code of Honor."  He nodded in Gill's direction.  "You, too.  Let me know if something's gotta get done.  You don't take a Humanity hit for things I do, right?"