The calm way he shrugged and asked, “do what?” made it pretty obvious how natural it really was. He jumped off the railing and back onto the ground facing Zack.

“Oh!” He laughed. “I guess sometimes, I just can’t help it. The body’s just meant to move, you know?”

He meant that, wholeheartedly. He was an athlete and a traceur. This was his idea of fun, and it just made him feel good to be up and about. Mostly up. (Plus, with the American Ninja Warrior finals coming up back on his home world, a little extra practice wasn’t going to hurt!)

“I’ve seen at least one that looked like a dingy old pocket watch. Hopefully the machine will have something you like.”