Anna laughs. "Well, the helmet was a joke, but I'm good either way." She follows Lance up, taking his hand and pulling herself up on the lion's back. "The edge of the solar system, huh? So does that still count Pluto where you're from, or did you guys demote it too?"

It's a dumb question that matters very little, but she's still kind of interested in the answer. She rests her hand on the lion's body, tries to feel that life energy thrumming through it. It's close to her own situation, right? Connected to something alive and mechanical, and the connection proves that Lance is alive, too. It's not a hard parallel to draw.

"We don't have to head that far either way. We could just take her for a spin around the wilderness and see if any of the beasts out there are looking bad enough to need hunting, or something."