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of this parkour stuff, before my mind latches onto this new information, and I curl up in a little ball. I should get back soon, anyway. It’s a new place, and since it looks like I’m staying longer than expected, I shouldn’t piss them off yet.”
    I hadn’t noticed how much time had gone by. The sun was only a few hand spans above the horizon; there couldn’t be much more than two hours of light left to the day.
    Jas flashed me a relieved grin. “You’re taking this rather well. I suppose there’s still plenty of room in my schedule to put you in your place.”

    We entered what I took for, at first, as an empty office building. Its bulk stretched up into the heavens, far past what any sane person would think to jump off. The adjoining buildings were slightly shorter than the next, providing a probable avenue, though only non-lucid pedestrians would consider it as such. Hopefully, this was a well thought out route. If it wasn’t, chances are I wouldn’t be very pleased with Jas’ organization skills and would make my sentiments known. Jas strolled through the lobby and to the elevator as if he owned the place, even flashing a smile at the aging secretary as he passed her. I fidgeted and watched the digital indication ascend numerically from zero until the doors opened, with a generic “ding.”
    “There’s nothing to be worried over, really.” Jas’ attempt to soothe my nerves failed.
    “Easy for you to say,” I muttered darkly, “you’ve done this before.”
    I was about to jump off a building. To another building, perhaps, but the fact is that has to qualify me for some kind of insane asylum. Granted, the whole thing sounded like a whole bunch of fun when you talked about it as if it was just around the corner, but not an immediate occurrence. The butterflies in my stomach attested to my nervous disposition, and tingles raced up my spine.
    The amulet interceded on my anxious thoughts. “ Relax. You’re giving me a headache. Your kind has accomplished more dangerous feats when out on a picnic .”
    How any medallion could get a headache, whether it was sentient or not, was worth a chuckle or two. My posture relaxed as my skittish nerves were soothed and my muscles loosened. And then I felt my stomach flutter in protest when I saw how high we were. When we reached our target height, we were fifteen stories high and about to hurdle off the precipice of a building. I looked to my left and examined Jas for any outward signs of stress. Impossibly, he wore a smile as if it had been etched permanently into his features.
    I soothed my nerves, exerting complete control over my body as we stepped into the corridor. At least my competitive nature still endured. I wasn’t going to be shown up by some no-good shape-shifter, especially when the first animal he invoked in my presence was a bunny . The walls were a deep gray, with doors spaced incrementally throughout the building. Our destination was apparent, denoted by the red “EXIT” sign hanging from the top of the ceiling. After stepping through the door behind Jas, I idly looked down between the gaps in the stairwell. Suffice to say that it was quite an extensive drop to the ground. As I climbed the last flight of stairs to the roof access, I decided there was no way I was going to back down from this challenge. Backing down wasn’t one of my strong points, anyway.
    As we neared the elevated brink of the roof, I took another gander at the scenery below. Cars drove by on the busy thoroughfare, oblivious to the two boys who were about to jump off a building. Though, I doubted many residents of this city would spare time from their hectic schedule of their technology-fueled world to glance skyward. At this hour, the streets were jam-packed with people, all of who were no doubt engaged in business of the utmost importance.
    The sound of cooing pigeons roosting at various points along the top of the building was most prevalent. There was the sound of running