Ned is a little embarrassed by how much difficulty he's having coming up with a suggestion. What does that say about him, as a person? He's never exactly been a seize the day guy - not really a seize the anything guy. Before he'd come here, his life was fairly simple: work, bake, keep out of trouble. Most of his pleasures in life were small ones: walking his dog, sitting in the sun on a nice day, get compliments on his pies from strangers. Is he really so boring that he doesn't even know how to have fun anymore?
So he thinks back to when he hadn't been this way, to when he was a kid, and everything seemed bright and possible and full of joy. Then he smiles a little, at the corner of his mouth. He stands up and nods in the direction of the park.
"I have an idea."
Ned leads the way; once they are in an open, grassy expanse (one that is beginning to acquire a bed of flowers as soon as Ned sets foot on it) Ned stops, taking a few steps away from Daneel so he has plenty of space.
"I know it sounds weird, but being dizzy can be kind of fun. We used to do this when I was a kid, and I figure, if you haven't ever, now's the change to go for it. I'll go first. Show you how it's done."
And with that Ned closes his eyes, flings his arms out and starts spinning in a circle in place, his smile widening into a luminous grin. It isn't very long before he looses his balance and topples over onto his behind, laughing out loud. For Ned, there's a kind of special thrill in losing control of his coordination like this. He's usually so careful in his movements, so deliberate with where he steps and puts his arms. To know he's somewhere safe, somewhere he can keel over without any terrible consequences is thrilling.
"You go," he chuckles, swaying where he sits, putting one hand to his forehead and cracking one eye open so he can watch.
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So he thinks back to when he hadn't been this way, to when he was a kid, and everything seemed bright and possible and full of joy. Then he smiles a little, at the corner of his mouth. He stands up and nods in the direction of the park.
"I have an idea."
Ned leads the way; once they are in an open, grassy expanse (one that is beginning to acquire a bed of flowers as soon as Ned sets foot on it) Ned stops, taking a few steps away from Daneel so he has plenty of space.
"I know it sounds weird, but being dizzy can be kind of fun. We used to do this when I was a kid, and I figure, if you haven't ever, now's the change to go for it. I'll go first. Show you how it's done."
And with that Ned closes his eyes, flings his arms out and starts spinning in a circle in place, his smile widening into a luminous grin. It isn't very long before he looses his balance and topples over onto his behind, laughing out loud. For Ned, there's a kind of special thrill in losing control of his coordination like this. He's usually so careful in his movements, so deliberate with where he steps and puts his arms. To know he's somewhere safe, somewhere he can keel over without any terrible consequences is thrilling.
"You go," he chuckles, swaying where he sits, putting one hand to his forehead and cracking one eye open so he can watch.