“Do you understand what this means for science?” says Hawthorne, fizzing with excitement.

Senji glares at him, probably. “This isn’t a fun project. How did you manage to give me frictionless skin?”

“Except on your hands and feet!” says Hawthorne. “A breakthrough!”

“I can’t sit down without an infinite wedgie.”

“The Slip ‘N’ Slide potential alone!”

Senji tries to rub the bridge of his nose and fails. “I liked it better when you only experimented on yourself.”

“You said we were drifting apart,” says Hawthorne, hurt. “This is a meta–”

“IT’S NOT A METAPHOR I WANT MY EYEBROWS BACK,” says Senji.