Requested by @AcolourfulFlounder
"Y'a know testy, maybe if you didn't always have your nose in your book then you wouldn't seem like such a nerd to the rest of the cast!" Fan laughed and fell against the tree behind them. The spring to summer breeze blowing through. The waves of the ocean made a calming sound as they crashed onto the sand and drifted away.
"You know Fan, maybe if you didn't call me a nickname that is a shorter name for testicules I would talk to you more." TestTube set the book down and looked over to Fan who was holding tightly onto a root. "You know I can make you some weighted boots right?" Fan looked up to the vial full of green liquid. "Really? I-I mean like I have almost blown away like five times now!" Fan jumped on but was stopped by his hand holding onto the root. TestTube laughed and got up from her spot below the tree.
They grabbed some 'trash' from the island and started to make the boots. Piece after piece they made a pair of weighted boots.
"May I ask why you just now need these?" Test Tube looked up to Fan and half smiled. "Oh well, it's just windier here then back there. Probably because we're on an island." Fan looked around awkwardly before looking down at the final product in front of him. The boots weren't the prettiest but He was sure they'd do the work.
"Go ahead... try them on Fan." TestTube nudged them toward him. He grabbed the boots and slid them on, making sure to tighten them up properly. Fan stood up from the spot that they were sitting at and faced the wind.
The boots didn't work
He was able to walk opposite of the wind's direction but it was almost impossible.
"How did it not fucking work!" TestTube looked distressed and disappointed. "Almost none of my experiments have failed me. I mean like this should be easy. Just make some weighted boots? Seems easy... NO!" She stood up and started to walk away before she was stopped by a hand grabbing onto her.
"Do you think that scientists make one mistake and drop the whole thing? No. They keep trying until it is completel! I mean like was the Television made in one day by one guy? Probably not. Everything takes time. Small projects or large projects. If you fall, get back up!" He smiled at her with his stupid grin.
"I guess... thanks Fan but just give me a bit of time." She smiled and walked back to the tree and her book.
"Are you ready to try again?" Fan stood in front of her causing a shadow to take her way from her spot in the book. "What...? Oh! Yeah sure. Do you want to hand me the boots?" She reached out and helped him take the boots off.
"Now, I actually want to conduct a few experiments." She grabbed a notebook and pen.
They were now probably on the fourth pair of boots before TestTube started to notice that it wasn't the boots that were failing.
"How had I not seen this!" She said it as though she had just solved world hunger. "It's not the boots that are failing, Fan. It's because you're a fan! She stood up quickly and rummaged through the pile of trash they had collected over the time. She finally pulled out a belt and strapped it around Fan, making sure it wasn't too tight. "Now try!" She pushed him forward.
His steps were just like the ones back at the old sight. They were no longer careful and wobbly. Test Tube had a look of astonishment pasted onto her face as she jumped up and hugged Fan just as tight as the belt around him: not too tight. "Finally! I have no idea how I was unable to see it! You're a fan!" She laughed as she let go of the red paper below her.
The week went on as though normal. Normal other than fam wearing a belt. TestTube reading or working on something and Fan goofing off as they waited for MePhone to announce the next challenge.
The sky above them was dark and full of stars and planets as far as the eye could see. They laid back first on the soft grass that covered the island.
"Hey TestTube?" Fan waited for a response. "You know Fan, maybe it's my turn to ask the questions." She laughed lifting her glass body up from the earth below. Fan looks shocked at her response. What question could she possibly have for him?
"What do you think about when you look at the stars?" She smiled and fell back in her spot. "Well all I think about is the Prime Shimmers and The Egg." Fan sighed and looked at the sky.
"Yeah. Well I think about that too... but also how small we are. I mean like we're nearly nothing in this universe but we're also everything. Isn't that weird?" She laughed, "I probably sound so stupid right now."
They laid there for a minute. Taking in all the un-awkward silence.
"Yeah... I guess you can look at it that way." Fan smiled grabbing TestTubes hand and interlocking her fingers with his.
A/N I'm currently sitting on my science class floor writing this cuz my teacher through a fit and stormed off #quirky
