KYR, CYRA, TICK, and TOCK have made a Science Squad together in the expanses of ZHAN’s old workshop.
CYRA: Kyr, do you want to know how to make a potato light something up?
KYR nods.
CYRA: Okay! (throws a potato at the light switch)
ALL: Welcome to the Downside Up Science Squad!
TOCK: Today we will teach you how to science!
TICK: First, you ask a question. Kyr will demonstrate.
KYR (writing): What do Peeps do in a microwave? Because human flesh is a lot like Peeps’ marshmallowness, this experiment will prove useful.
TOCK: Then you construct a hypothesis! Make sure it’s biased and totally not backed by background research!
CYRA (overflowing with confidence): I believe that this peep will lay an egg since the bird species likes to reproduce in warm climates. As they say, the early bird catches the warm!
TOCK: Egg-xactly!
KYR plays laugh track.
CYRA: Now you can continue with an experiment!
TOCK puts a Peeps in the microwave and warms it up for a couple minutes.
Everyone except TICK watches the Peeps, waiting to see if it will lay an egg.
TICK: Tock! I need your help, Mommy!
TOCK (still watching the microwave): I’ll be right there!
TICK: No really, Tock! I need your― (screams)
TOCK (Concerned): Tick? (rushes over)
TICK: Ahhhh! That feels better!
TOCK: What happened?
TICK: I laid an egg! Isn’t it wonderful! I feel like a mother egret!
TOCK: Hooray!
KYR comes over to see.
The three stare at the egg intently.
CYRA rubs her hands evilly behind them, leaving the workshop.
The egg starts to crack.
TICK: It’s my offspring! I can’t wait!
TOCK: (puts a hand on TICK’s shoulder) We are parents now, Daddy!
TICK: I’m the mother this time!
TOCK: oh yeah.
The egg hatches, LUR rolling out.
TICK: AHHHHHHhhh! IT’S AN EMU! THIS IS NOT MY CHILD! TAKE HIM AWAY!
JOHN: (bursting from the wall) Never fear, John is here!
Bubble sounds come from the microwave.
Everyone looks at the microwave.
SQUAWK! The Peeps explodes everything.
~~~END
CYRA: WHY IS EVERYONE STILL ALIVE?!
PEEPS (in a deep voice): I don’t know.
CYRA: GAAH!
~~~END A SECOND TIME
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