>>5131609At a loss for words for once in your life, you watch as your friends march towards Boris’ foot and <span class="mu-i">MERGE</span> with it! Stupefied, you feel all hope drain from you as Boris grows taller with each friend he absorbs! When his head sits comfortably above the clouds, your co-worker gives you that horrible, gut-wrenching, smug grin of his!
“<span class="mu-s">THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME, HUH STAN? HOW DOES IT FEEL KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING, EVEN FRIENDSHIP, IS TEMPORARY?</span>”
Before you can respond, Boris leans his massive head in closer! “<span class="mu-s">SERIOUSLY, TELL ME–I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW THAT FEELS! BECAUSE OF ALL THE FRIENDS I HAVE! BWA HA HA HA! HOME RUN!</span>”
Feeling your lower lip begin to tremble, you feel a profound emptiness spread through you as you stare out towards the horizon where the void of space is just barely kept out by the few layers of Earth’s atmosphere. H-how does it feel?
You take a deep, clarifying breath as you wrestle with the giant’s words. It feels-
<span class="mu-g">BLZOOOOOOOOWWW!</span>
…<span class="mu-i">Tingly?</span>
You and Boris both freeze as a wave of green light washes over you and swiftly shrinks the latter to his normal, but still somewhat tall, size! Collapsing onto the pavement, you watch in horror as your fellow janitor spits each of your friends out of his mouth like a pitching machine! As your friends land on the pavement one by one, you feel the distinct tingle of static electricity around you as a circular metallic object descends with a teeth-rattling drone!
Peering through the green light with squinted eyes, you can just barely make out a humanoid shape descending from above–one clad in some sort of officer’s garb?
“<span class="mu-s">MINNASAN–KONNICHIWA! HISASHIBURI DA NE?</span>”
Your heart skips a beat. Then another! Touching down on the pavement with a graceful ‘<span class="mu-i">click</span>’, the owner of the immaculately-shined riding boots in front of you turns your way and extends a hand clad in elbow-length gloves whiter than snow! “<span class="mu-s">STAN-CHAN… YOU’RE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE DAY WE FIRST MET…</span>”
“Wh-what the hell is <span class="mu-i">THAT?!</span>” Boris squeaks as he begins clawing at the ground for a way out!
It’s <span class="mu-i">HIM</span>, you whisper… <span class="mu-g">UCHUUJIN GAMUGO!</span> You <span class="mu-i">KNEW</span> he was real! Gently rapping his knuckles on your head, <span class="mu-i">PROFESSOR</span> Gamugo laughs at you in a soothing voice.
“<span class="mu-s">OF COURSE I AM… BAKA!</span>”
…You just <span class="mu-i">LOVE</span> it when he says that word…
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