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“A Pound Of Gruff”: Humpty’s Journal, Pg. 6
Not sure who makes a better entrance: Humpty or the sheep.
If you have trouble reading the text, here it is:
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Yep. That Red Cap is smart, but what he didn’t know is that I’m not just an undead egg man who can change size. I’m an undead egg man who can change his size AND — for a short time — what I’m made of.
I don’t actually like to do it because it’s more painful than being made of my usual shelly self. But this time it’d be a ton better than being splattered everywhere, out of action until I reformed an hour later. Jack’d be outta time by then, so I sucked it up — as usual — and turned myself to rubber. I thought that’d be the best thing, because I wouldn’t crack up and, hey, nothing’s wrong with bouncing!
Er… Except I ain’t ball-shaped.
Ever try to bounce a rubber egg? It’s like trying to bounce a rubber football. Depending on how it lands, it can bounce ANY direction.
Wouldn’t’cha know? I bounced the exact opposite way I needed to go and straight into some poor lady’s third story window! She ran out screamin’. At least I only bounced once before switching back.
As I was picking bits of me outta the rubble, there was a green flash of light in front of me and the sheep just appeared outta nowhere! Wondered where the bah-bah wandered off to. She spoke this time, instead of words appearing on her wool.
“A pound of weakness and no more
Will it take to complete your chore
No blood, no flesh, no bone, no soul
Will it take to blast this troll.â€
Now, I’m not the smartest cookie in the jar but I took that to mean we needed Jack’s fire to defeat the troll. Again, not afraid to admit me and riddles don’t exactly mesh so I put my hands on my hips and glared at the sheep.
“How the heck do ya measure a pound of fire??”
And that sheep just looked up at me and blinked. Like, she blinked and was gone.
Darn magical teleports.
“That was no kinda answer!” I yelled at nobody.
Oh well. Time to find the others and get back into the fight.
I didn’t know Humpty could change a person size. Even if it’s for a short time.
Maybe the riddle means for Humpty and Jack to combine their powers to stop the troll ?
I also did not know that Humpty can become rubber to soften his landing. What an interesting power, but what happens if he’s holding something with him ? Will it bounce with him ?
I would guess that it depends on how tightly they are holding on. I wouldn’t recommend trying it, though. If he can’t predict where he goes, there is no guarantee that he won’t flip in the air and land on top of the person/thing on the next bounce.
I am guessing it works like the Spell of Modesty placed on the Gargoyles, where anything Humpty considers personal property (clothes, shoes, “cigarette”) will turn to X with him, but not items he does not consider himself the owner of.
Good point:) And I am very familiar with your reference, ser! *grinz* But, alas, Humpty cannot change other things into _x_ along with himself, at least not so far as we’ve seen. If he were to land on his “cigarette” mid-bounce, it would be destroyed just like crushing it under one’s foot. His shoes/gloves, etc. however are a part of him and cannot be removed. Thus considered, they change with him.
Ooooh, so Humpty’s “clothes” are actually part of his body? Interesting.
Reminds me of my cousin’s egg-shaped bouncy ball. We had a lot of fun throwing it against the wall and trying to catch the rebound.
Marcus> Yep, Humpty can do that:) We saw him change size here and here to fight the Choco-mech piloted by the Candy Man:) He hadn’t a chance to show he can change his material make-up yet but he can:) One of those things not quite mentioned that likely came with his shard upgrade after the Candy Man fight:)
Pointe4Jesus> Exactly:)
MacareuxMoine> Yup!
A pound of fire is easy. Gasoline!!!! :D
rofl:)
Or coal, or magnesium, or powdered aluminum, or pretty much any substance that burns very hot at one pound of mass.
Awesome:)
Ya know, a magnesium fire would be easy to draw. Big blank white page. Its like drawing a polar bear in blizzard.
:D