Sadly, there were no easy answers in this situation. This was a perfectly isolated rooftop, like a lone island among the tides, with no other buildings to move to within reasonable reach. There were no ropes leading to this pinnacle, no ladders or fire escapes, not even any real extended surfaces to grip for climbing. Since this odd fellow in the straw hat couldn't fly, and seemed a little dim besides, it might have been a miracle for him to have reached such heights in the first place.
Luffy didn't seem to mind, though. He was still smiling, looking perfectly content as he took every opportunity, every little break in the conversation, to look out over his lordly view of the city and gain an amazed shimmer in his eyes every time without fail.
He laughed immediately at Rikku's suggestion; not that he felt she was joking, but her perfectly frank comment was odd enough to strike his humor. "I don't wanna jump off from way up here. Who knows what might happen?"
No, it seemed he had a different idea in mind. Taking hold of the broad pole in the center of the rooftop, Luffy wrapped both hands around its solid, steady body, lacing his fingers together like an iron vice, then began to back away from it, inching towards the open edge behind him. Step by step, he kept looking back over his shoulder to see how far he had to go.
Amazingly, even after the length of his arms seemed to run out, he kept right on going, actually stepping over the edge, but at the same time, never lost his grip on the pole. His arms were actually stretching out, giving Luffy the range to pull himself further and further away from his own grip! Though it looked as if his limbs were getting tight, he kept right on pulling, until he was leaning completely off of the roof, with his heels braced on the very precipice. His arms had been drawn out nearly five whole feet! Keeping his legs straight, firmly locking them against the edge was the only thing keeping him from snapping violently forward, like a rubber band barely being held tight.
"This will definitely work!" he exclaimed assuringly. "...I think?"
Letting his legs go limp, Luffy shot forward, the tension in his long, lanky arms recoiling. The result? The young man in the straw hat literally exploded into a monumental burst of kinetic energy, one that sent him soaring across the height of the city skyline and into the far distance. Rikku and Stitch would be left there wondering just what in the world had just happened.
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Luffy didn't seem to mind, though. He was still smiling, looking perfectly content as he took every opportunity, every little break in the conversation, to look out over his lordly view of the city and gain an amazed shimmer in his eyes every time without fail.
He laughed immediately at Rikku's suggestion; not that he felt she was joking, but her perfectly frank comment was odd enough to strike his humor. "I don't wanna jump off from way up here. Who knows what might happen?"
No, it seemed he had a different idea in mind. Taking hold of the broad pole in the center of the rooftop, Luffy wrapped both hands around its solid, steady body, lacing his fingers together like an iron vice, then began to back away from it, inching towards the open edge behind him. Step by step, he kept looking back over his shoulder to see how far he had to go.
Amazingly, even after the length of his arms seemed to run out, he kept right on going, actually stepping over the edge, but at the same time, never lost his grip on the pole. His arms were actually stretching out, giving Luffy the range to pull himself further and further away from his own grip! Though it looked as if his limbs were getting tight, he kept right on pulling, until he was leaning completely off of the roof, with his heels braced on the very precipice. His arms had been drawn out nearly five whole feet! Keeping his legs straight, firmly locking them against the edge was the only thing keeping him from snapping violently forward, like a rubber band barely being held tight.
"This will definitely work!" he exclaimed assuringly. "...I think?"
Letting his legs go limp, Luffy shot forward, the tension in his long, lanky arms recoiling. The result? The young man in the straw hat literally exploded into a monumental burst of kinetic energy, one that sent him soaring across the height of the city skyline and into the far distance. Rikku and Stitch would be left there wondering just what in the world had just happened.