Having revealed Lilja Darkstar's whereabouts, Kimiko demanded, "Now pull Fumi out and let her catch her breath. Much more of this and she's done for!" "True, that," Sonja replied, "If 'twere only yer scurvy partner!" The mechanical arm lifted the struggling body. "Yer can stop teh wigglin' now, Flossie!" The figure relaxed and although dressed as the air pirate Fumiko, a strange non-human creature was revealed. "Flossie 'ere 'tis a clank covered wid a ready dummy; skates right along teh edge o' teh law pro'ibitin' teh creatin' o' clanks what cannae be separated from natural folk. Made teh fool o' yer o' certain! Yer stuck yer blade in 'er an' none teh wiser!" The pinned air pirate groaned in frustration. "Where's Fumi! The clank is wearing her clothing! Is Fumi still living? We'd not made you for a killer!" "An' may'aps I'm not..." Molly's art notes: Set up and rendered in Poser 12.0.1029 rendered with Superfly/Cycles 2 and tweaked a bit in Photoshop. Attempting a dark, foggy night continues to be challenging to me, to say the least. The air pirates are based on the Dawn and V4 mesh with modifications by Tempesta3d. Sonja Steelsinger is based upon La Femme with modifications by Afrodite-Ohki. The Steam launch and Ready Dummy are by Cybertenko. The Steam Carriage is by ADH3D. The overall scene is by BlueTreeStudio.