"Yeah, I'm decent," he called over his shoulder, still staring at the lake. He was in the grips of the kind of deep curiosity that wouldn't let up, the kind of curiosity that made people do intensely stupid things like build a giant slingshot to shoot themselves out of. Not that he'd done that. More than once. "Hey...d'ya think I can jump the lake?" He eyed the other end, trying to size up his chances.