((Eww, cats. My dog at least knows to go OUTSIDE.))

Karuka shouldn't have even known what a boomerang was; in her time, Australia hadn't been discovered yet. But she CERTAINLY didn't know what a football was.

The sheer randomness and effectiveness of her distraction distracted her as well, and she watched the unusual display. When the ball spiraled in toward her, she snatched it out of the air, and when the man started rushing toward her, she threw it to some hapless drunk. Predictably enough, the bulky man nailed the drunk and a flurry of curses ensued.

Karuka used the opportunity to leave.

I think I'll not have a booze in this town again. Gotta be something in it...