#geaks

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Mark gave up on not laughing about five seconds into their adventure, when Gyro tilted the wrong way immediately and ended up on his hands and knees on the floor of their living room.

Gyro huffed and sat back to frown at Mark. "You said you would catch me," he said.

"Well, yeah, but I didn't think you would fall that quickly! I wasn't ready!" He grabbed the hoverboard from across the room and placed it once again in front of Gyro. "Come on, try again. This time, for real, I'll catch you."

Gyro stood up and eyed the hoverboard with even more suspicion than before. "Are you sure?"

"Of course. Come on, it's easy. Do you want me to show you again?"

Mark started getting up onto the hoverboard, but Gyro shook his head. "Please, I don't need to see you being good at this anymore." He kicked the hoverboard lightly, as if testing its sturdiness. "I don't get how you're so good at it."

"Aww, is that what this is about? You can't stand not knowing how to do something I can do?" There was no malice in Mark's voice, though, and he gestured again for Gyro to get onto the hoverboard. "Get on it, then. You'll figure it out."

Gyro sighed. "Fine." He set one foot on the hoverboard, and stayed in that position for a bit, as if getting used to the feel of it.

"You ready?" Mark stood behind Gyro, and placed one hand on Gyro's waist. "I've got you."

Gyro took a deep breath, then took his other foot off the floor. He lasted all of two seconds on the hoverboard before the hoverboard went forward and Gyro went backwards, right into Mark's arms.