Kids, don't try this at home.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Tsuruya surveys the landscape around her. Green goop, as far as the eye can see. She looks down over the edge from the top of the Ermis Suites. It's down there too.

Good.

There's a slow smile that spreads on her face. Then she turns around, spreads her arms wide, and... falls. Backwards.

...

About thirty seconds later, she bounces back up, laughing her ass off as she lands neatly back on the top of the building. And then springs even higher from the green stuff there.

SOMEBODY'S enjoying herself.*

Comments

[has_a_blog]

Dave glances out his window just in time to see Tsuruya zip past.

Going up.

A minute later he's on the roof figuring out what the fuck.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*What the fuck is a certain green-haired beauty bouncing around like she's on the world's most powerful moon jump.*

Hiya Dave! Wanna try it? This is pretty fun! Ahahahahahaha!

[has_a_blog]

I'm fine here.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

You sure? You might not get another chance!

[has_a_blog]

We don't even know what this shit IS.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Bouncy, green, and probably gonna be gone in a few days. I say why question the stuff?

[red_dwarf]

[Jr. looks out of his window and waves to Tsuruya as she bounces back toward the roof.]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*She waves cheerfully as she passes. Then waves again coming down again. Then waves again going back up, laughing.*

[red_dwarf]

That looks like fun!

[So of course he runs up to the roof to join her.]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

It is! Hey, let's see who can bounce highest! Ready, go!

*Boooooooing*

[red_dwarf]

You got it!

[And he gleefully launches himself off of the roof.]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Much bouncing ensues! Truly, we have two mature and sane teenagers here, folks.*

[red_dwarf]

[Oh definitely. Except that Jr, is actually 27 even if he doesn't remember this. After all, why not take advantage of all this bouncy stuff, right?]

Ahahaha, this is awesome!

[trustycrowbar]

[It was the first high-speed woosh and receeding giggles past his windows that caused Gordon to look up from the pile of scientific scribbles on his desk and blink. By the time he was convinced he hadn't just been hearing things and actually gone out onto the miniscule apartment balcony, the green-haired girl is on her way down again.]

Tsuruya?! What the hell-- [Is all he can get out before she's out of earshot.]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Here she comes again!*

Hiya Gordon! I'm having some fun with

*A few seconds later, going down:*

the green goop that's all on the ground!

*And again, going up..*

You should megas try it! For SCIENCE!

[trustycrowbar]

Tsuruya, there's nothing scientific about--

[He glances down as she falls again. Wow, the goop really IS everywhere. He has a good idea of the stuff's bounce properties already, but if it's really THAT shock-absorbent that could be stupidly useful. She's doing a pretty good job of testing it herself but still...]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

It's a practical demonstration! AHAHAHAhahahahahahaha!

*insert joke about the havok engine here* =V

[trustycrowbar]

...

[Okay, assessment time: Cons, he could a-frame himself on a fence and face internal bleeding or land on a goop-free patch of land and completely lose the use of his legs... pros, this could be fun as hell.]

...

[Well, at least he's smart enough to take his glasses off before jumping the railing.]

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Now THIS is how you do research! Wheee!

[trustycrowbar]

[We'll spare the loss of dignity that comes along with describing someone as flailing and yelling as they soar through the air like a majestic eagle on crystal meth. Suffice it to say that about fifteen seconds later he's climbing back over the edge of the roof and laughing like a madman.]

Whew... okay... if this were any more fun? It'd probably be illegal somewhere! I don't believe it; even after a fall from five stories up this stuff still absorbs the shock enough to keep a human body in one piece! Terminal velocity? Hahah! NOT WITH THIS STUFF.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Tsuruya is taking a break as well. Wee hee!*

Yeah! Better make sure you gots your samples early, though! Weird stuffs like this seem to just kinda go away by itself after a while! I've seen it happen more than once!

[trustycrowbar]

...You have? [The voice echoes across from one part of the roof to the other. He can just make out a blob of green over there on the other side and is assuming that to be her hair... in hindsight, maybe it wasn't such a good idea to leave his glasses behind after all.]

Wait, what ELSE have you seen that's disappeared after a few days?

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Um, lessee... there was that nifty carnival that was here the first few days after I showed up. Then there was all that spooky stuff around Halloween. I guess you could say the moon drop thing counts too, except that kinda went a bit more crazy than the others.

[trustycrowbar]

Moon... drop? [His eyebrows climb.]

That's a figure of speech or anything, is it? You don't actually mean the moon dropping? That just doesn't happe--no, no wait, forget I said that... I should know better by now.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

I think it might have something to do with some of the crazy Gods or whatevers looking over this place. It was pretty scary for a bit, I admit, but it turned out all right! And it was a heck of a way to ring in the new year! Talk about the ball dropping!

[trustycrowbar]

[He sits at the roof's edge, shaking his head. Huh. He seems to have grown surprisingly comfortable with high precarious ledges over a matter of a few minutes...]

Gods, huh... Nngh, 'm gonna reserve judgement on that one. But now I know just what caliber of crazy stuff to expect. Man, no wonder we've got a bunch of superheroes running around here.

[nomen_est_numen]

Shen happens to look out the window just in time for something to whoosh by, giggling, headed for the sky. And then back down. He makes it to the window and opens it, sticking his head out and staring.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

oh noooooo LOOK OUT!

*Better pull that head back in, she's heading up right back at you!*

[nomen_est_numen]

He does just that, flinching backward so hard that he topples over with a loud thud and an affronted "WARK!"

Enjoy these moments of befuddlement, world at large.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*She comes back down. Thumbs up!*

Good reflexes!

*Down she goes again.*

[nomen_est_numen]

"Er, thank you..." he calls back down. "What are you doing?"

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Up she comes*

Having fun with the bouncy stuff! It's so bouncy, you can jump off a building onto it! Hahaha!

[nomen_est_numen]

"I can see that..." he yells up after her. "...but what for?"

Poor Shen, it's like he has no concept of fun....

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

Why not? It's FUN! You should try it!

[nomen_est_numen]

He watches her go plummeting down and then sailing back up before answering. "I..." Something pokes the back of his brain but he can't identify it and he shakes his head before continuing. "I don't know if I've ever... that is--"

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

You've never had fun?

*She passes. Back in earshot:*

That's no good at all! Everybody needs fun!

*And again.*

Or else, life just ain't worth livings!