"Heard wouldn't be the word I would use, being that I know what has happened and what will happen, along with what should happen and what could happen and what would happen if one thing went another--but oh, you don't want to hear about all that. I stood here on purpose. I wanted to see what that moment of impact was like. Curiosity got the better of me, you could say, and it let me down. Not as exhilarating as I thought. Pity. Perhaps I shall have to indulge in one of those amusement park rides people seem to adore so much."
He eyed the girl and noted the tears. Emotion and sad emotion at that. He never handled that well. Q knew how to handle yelling and lectures and even being hit, but this? This was new.
A frown, a lift of his hand and a snap of his fingers and the bike was all better, set back up on the stand.