Gobo laughed at the noogie, but before he could even begin to push back she'd released him. Smiling, he rested his tail along behind her, almost automatically; in a way it was, a natural gesture of affection for him, no matter who it was.

"Thanks. Your company would be really great to have down there." He smiled at her, lingered, realized he was lingering and why and then looked away with a bit of a cough in his throat. "So. Further down?"