fandomhigh | Introductory Superhuman Physics, Period 4 [9-16]

"Good afternoon," Jean-Paul announced. "Housekeeping: your syllabus is on your desk. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. I will be holding office hours on Wednesdays if you would like to speak to me more privately about anything. Now." He clapped his hands together enthusiastically. "Down to business. Today's topic: Flight. No wings. Flight with wings will be next week, and if any of you have wings I have not noticed yet, please speak to me after class or in my office hours. Or if you know someone with wings who might be willing to provide a practical demonstration, please send them my way. Additionally, lest you think I am quite mad for suggesting one of you might have wings I have not noticed, I know a man with a twenty-foot wingspan who can fold them down to be unseen under a suit jacket. But I digress.

"Last week we discussed gravity. Gravity is critical. It keeps the Earth in orbit, and keeps us all from flying off into space by simple dint of jumping." Jean-Paul, whose feet were on the ground for once, jumped up once and came back down to demonstrate. "To work against gravity, most people must exert force via their muscles. And yet..." he slowly rose until his feet were a good two feet off the ground. "I, and some of you, can act against gravity by doing this. Your assignment for the day is to break up into groups and discuss how this is possible. There are no wrong answers; scientists have been arguing over this for years. However, do please try to use logic and what you know of physics in formulating your hypotheses."

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Francine took a moment to process the flood of information, then smiled. "So you've got a secret identity, like Ratman?"

"No no no. Ratman is a vigilante. Half of the time he's actually breaking the law and is even wanted by the police in some versions. Some have him working secretly with the police force, but that's not really accepted in all circles as proof that he's a hero. Some will argue that he's even the reason some of the bad guys ever show up and remember, he never even started fighting crime until it affected him personally." Momoko shook her finger. "I'm a superheroine of justice. I actually work for Tokyo City - the Mayor sends us out on a lot of our assignments and we even have to do PR stuff. I only have a secret identity so that no one knows who I am or who my family is."

It was a good thing Francine was naturally a slow talker anyway; it made her catch-up pauses seem not so obvious. "You do PR stuff but you have a secret identity?"

"Oh yeah. But not as me, as her. We do stuff like commercials for recycling and attending benefits and ribbon cuttings and stuff. There are even action figures of us! That's what happens when you're a good guy!" Momoko tilted her head.

"So if you don't have superpowers in your world, you probably don't have evil villains giant robots, ghosts, or demons running around, huh? At least I hope you don't. Or maybe you have magic in your world and that takes care of them?"

"Nope. No ghosts, no demons, no giant robots. Not in real life," Francine replied, shaking her head. ".....You have action figures of you?"

"Yep. Well, of her, who is me, I guess, but not really because that's the point of a secret identity."

Momoko was curious now. "Your world sounds nice. Is it like this one? Normal? Mine is. Well, except for the superpowers and the monsters. Or are there, like blue trees and grass that burns like lava or something? Maybe all the boys look like giant frogs with garlic breath?"

Francine snickered. "Some of the boys act like giant frogs with garlic breath..."

"In the regular way, or do they REALLY act like giant frogs? Hopping and knocking over buildings and stuff? Cause wow, that would get annoying."

"....No, just in the being slimy way." And yet she still thinks Chuck Bass is a sex god. Oh, Francine.

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