Chapter 172 Chapter 172 [VIP]
Megan said she was only angry with him, which made Arthur laugh. Could this be proof that she was special to him?
But why doesn’t this count?!
They both knew it well. Arthur couldn't help laughing. This time he took Megan's hand and led her forward. The float parade would not be held in the downtown area. The city government had already released the news. As in previous years, the event would be held on the main roads in Gotham City. You know, this kind of festival event will definitely attract a lot of people, and the GCPD will also send people to maintain order and ensure safety.
They took the subway and then changed buses. Taxis were too busy and too expensive to be cost-effective. For the last stretch of the journey from the platform to the event venue, many people around them had the same destination as them and were heading together to join the larger group ahead.
Before squeezing into the crowd, Megan spoke again: "Dad, all I see are legs." Now there are only a few more people, and Megan can only see legs. If she squeezes into the crowd, her forehead will only be as high as other people's waists. But she can already anticipate and try to prevent certain things from happening.
But Megan thought of a way. Seeing that her father had not responded yet, she showed her skills herself. She climbed on Arthur like a pillar and wrinkled his clothes. But what could Arthur do? Seeing Megan trying so hard, he carefully caught her, then squatted slightly. Megan changed direction and lay on his broad back. When he stood up, Megan's field of vision became wider.
Arthur is 1.85 meters tall. In order to accompany his children to play today, he wore a pair of low-quality leather shoes he had bought some time ago, which also had slightly higher heels. So when Megan lay on his back, her vision was higher than that of most people, except for the children who were also carried by adults or sitting on their necks.
Megan put her hands on Arthur's shoulders and tried to look into the crowd. She saw that the middle of the road had been deliberately left empty. The float had not arrived yet, but the people in front were dressed differently. Many people wore rabbit ear hairpins or garlands, and some people piled high decorations on their heads. There were also people dressed as clowns and doll costumes in the crowd. There were also many other strange and unique shapes that Megan could not describe, but she liked this lively atmosphere.
She said, "Dad, there are monkeys."
She has watched quite a few cartoons, including "Journey to the West" from China. She likes the monkey named Wukong, and also found the live-action version to watch. The monkey in the drama version is more vivid, and the costume of the Monkey King is very majestic and handsome. So when she saw someone wearing Sun Wukong's headgear, she recognized him at once and took a second look.
"Wukong looks like a golden monkey." She was speaking incoherently, speaking childishly again. "If a stone can turn into a monkey, then what am I?"
Before Arthur could reply, the man wearing the Monkey King mask came over. The mask must have been custom-made because it moved when the person inside made expressions. He heard her words, raised a hand and waved at the child, saying, "It's not a golden monkey, it's a macaque."
The man even imitated the Monkey King's tone, jumping up and down like a macaque, scratching his head, and then raised his hand towards Megan in a monkey-like manner, "Little girl, I guess you are a star, hahaha!"
Megan nodded, clapped hands with the man and said, "Thank you, Wu→kong↘." It was always a bit awkward to speak foreign words, but she was very satisfied with herself.
Then Arthur started talking to the man dressed as Sun Wukong, while Megan continued to look around. Suddenly, she saw a team slowly coming from the end of the street. The voices of people around burst out, and everyone turned their attention to the wide road. The people scattered on the periphery also gathered around tacitly.
The float parade is coming.
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Meghan likes a lively atmosphere, but she still has to eat lunch at noon. Arthur originally suggested going to a restaurant and then coming back to continue participating in the Easter activities, especially the hat parade after the floats, where all kinds of strange styles and aesthetics can be seen. They interacted enthusiastically with the audience, but Meghan didn't want it.
After walking out of the crowd, she got off her father, took his hand, and walked in the direction she remembered to go back. After thinking for a while, she said, "Dad, I'm a little tired after playing." But according to the pills the clown prescribed for her, even if she played crazy all day, it would not have any impact on her spirit. So why was she tired?
As soon as they walked out of the main street, they saw someone handing out Easter eggs in the shop next to them. Megan said she was a little tired, but still went to get the eggs with great interest. When she got them, she found that they were not boiled eggs, but a toy. After unscrewing the plastic shell, Megan took out the small toy inside, which was a rabbit thumb sleeve.
She tried on each of her fingers and found that the thumb covers were too big to wear and would fall off if she moved a little. So she pulled Arthur's hand over and put them on his fingers in one go, but they seemed a little tight.
Arthur squinted his eyes helplessly and said, "Remember to look at your feet when you walk, okay?"
There was a staircase right in front! Megan took a look and then looked away, continuing to crack Arthur's fingers until she was about to get on the bus to work.
There were not many people in the car, and they sat together in the back seat. Arthur asked patiently and concernedly, "Are you tired from playing yesterday and don't want to play anymore today?" He knew the child's movements too well, and knew everything that happened to her every day. He took good care of her, fearing that she would be hurt.
Megan said 'hmm' and a smile appeared on her face. "Yesterday, Richard, my friends and I went to try hot air ballooning and skydiving."
Arthur said in a low, sighing voice, "You're not afraid of heights, kid." This reminded him of some past events.
The little bear smiled at him proudly, "I'm not afraid of heights... Standing on a high place and looking down, or jumping down, there's so much wind." She felt the wind and also felt freedom, as if her whole body would melt in the wind, pouring down on the leaves and grass, rippling the water surface, and carrying the leaves to fall on the water to create tiny ripples.
"When the parachute opened, it felt like there was a balloon tied to my body, and I was like a dandelion." She spoke slowly, holding her face, as if the slightest breeze would scatter her like a dandelion.
Megan was always pursuing freedom and danger. When she talked about the things she liked, her green eyes were bright and shining. Arthur looked at her gently, and love flowed from their similar green eyes. Finally, he stroked the child's fluffy hair and whispered, "As long as you are happy, Megan, then they are all good and right."
How could a good father like Arthur have any objection to her behavior? He only hoped that she could find more things she liked and loved, and go out into a wider world. He saw with his own eyes that his wish was being fulfilled little by little.
As for the friend Megan was talking about, it was obviously the new bird. Arthur knew it clearly, but he didn't ask any further questions. He had known for a long time that they were good friends. Megan had tried to hide this good friend from him, but this little thing was too insignificant and Arthur didn't mind.
Easter was on Sunday, and on Saturday, Megan, Richard and Jason tried hot air ballooning and skydiving.
Jason had suggested the new game, but if the two kids wanted to try something dangerous, who would vouch for them? Jason knew Bruce was busy lately, and Alfred would definitely disapprove of them going hot air ballooning and skydiving. Megan refused to give up, saying, "I have someone. Just bring him along and we can go."
When Megan said the man's name was 'Richard', Jason was still wondering if she was related to Dickie Bird, but then he thought about it and knew that it was impossible. Megan had never mentioned Dick - Jason had told Megan about his family relationship a long time ago. If she was playing with Dick, then neither of them could have kept it secret from him.
Then on Saturday, Jason met Richard Long, a man he had not only seen in the Batcomputer's database, but also in real life.
The information of this world-class martial artist has been stored in the Batcomputer. Although he has retired, the Justice League has contacted him and started training many young superheroes. He is also the martial arts teacher of Batgirl/Oracle Barbara Gordon.
This meeting was quite unexpected for both of them. Although Richard was Megan's teacher, he only paid attention to her physical and mental condition most of the time and rarely asked about her daily life. He didn't expect that Megan would play with Jason.
Standing between the two children, Richard maintained his usual calm demeanor, but a certain suspicion remained within him. Given the Joker's attention to Megan, didn't he know about her social life? But judging by Megan's appearance, she seemed to have never been stopped from playing with Jason. Her expression was filled with a sense of ease and calm.
If there is a conflict between her father and her friend, Megan will undoubtedly choose her father, but she does not feel entangled or awkward, which means she has not made a choice between the two.
In any case, the Joker gave her great freedom.
So when he faced Jason, he did not tell him about Megan's identity. If the Joker wanted to do something to Robin, he would have done it long ago, but he didn't do it now, which proved that he had not yet planned to launch a conspiracy against Robin. If Jason knew that Megan's father was the Joker, what would happen next would become completely unpredictable. Moreover, he keenly noticed that Jason was only surprised when he saw him, but did not wonder why he became Megan's teacher. Maybe he knew it in his mind and no longer paid attention to this matter.
As the guarantor of the two children, he received training with them before riding the hot air balloon and skydiving, spending half a day on this. In the afternoon, the venue staff also analyzed the wind speed and direction before igniting the hot air balloon and letting a skydiving instructor accompany them into the air.
When they first took off, their parachute bags were placed aside. The two children lay on the edge of the basket to look at the scenery and whispered to each other. Jason said, "It's a nice day today."
Megan watched the hot air balloon drift further and further away from the ground, while some clouds and mist drew closer and closer to them. She reached out her hand, but couldn't catch anything. She only felt the strong wind and humidity in the air. She asked, "If we skydive, will we land in the same place?"
Jason's eyes suddenly widened, but he promised seriously, "I will try my best to fall next to you, and I will not leave you." He pinched Megan's fingers, and then Megan pulled her hand out and tried to put her hand on his hand, but Jason didn't let her succeed, and they started playing like this.
After the hot air balloon drifted for a distance with the wind, the coach asked them to put on the parachute packs and checked for everyone whether the parachute packs were secure and without any obstacles. When they arrived at the estimated parachute jumping point, Jason prepared to demonstrate to Megan first because he was worried that she would be scared. Richard would stay behind so that he could react quickly if an accident happened.
"Are you scared? Do you want me to..." While he was still talking, Megan was already climbing the hanging basket, and she flipped up in one go.
"I jumped—"
The naughty bear wasn't afraid; she was ready to jump the gun. She quickly fell out of the basket, and Jason didn't pull her back. Megan was a naughty bear, so what? She always paid attention to her own safety and wouldn't intentionally injure herself. Jason had already warned her enough; he trusted Megan to remember the key points of skydiving and believed she could do it.
So he flipped out as well, staring closely at Megan's movements in the air. She opened her arms, and the wind blew her hair, which was not tied up in front of her forehead, back and across her chest.
Megan heard a loud sound of wind, and at a certain moment it seemed as if the whole world was quiet.
The wind made her cheek hurt a little, but Megan was prepared. She kept falling, and when she heard a "bang" sound above her head, she instinctively knew that someone had opened the parachute, so she also pressed the button. As the parachute opened, her falling speed gradually slowed down.
It was Jason who opened the parachute first. Even though they were not at the "death distance" for parachuting, he still opened the parachute. He knew Megan would do the same.
Megan understands her friends' concern and she will respond accordingly.
Richard was the last one to land, and when he landed on the ground, Jason was already unpacking Megan's parachute.
——Because of this kind of play, Megan felt tired after just playing for the whole morning the next day.
Arthur knew it all, but he didn't care how she played. As long as she didn't get hurt and come back to cry to him, it would be fine. He took Megan back to the two-story building. But at this time, Megan jumped behind him, pressing his body forward. Not only did she not think she had done anything annoying, she also asked, "Dad, when will you come play with me?"
The clown lifted her down effortlessly, but he was still confused. "Am I not playing with you today?"
Megan looked up at him and said, "What if we go skydiving together?"
Her good daddy: "Then I won't be able to stand you, and I'll kick you down." Did he have to continue to coax this child after playing with her? The clown sneered softly, and the smile on his face returned to its ferocious state. He walked upstairs, and Megan followed him relentlessly and bumped into him.
"Oh, you're lying kid, but I want to go play with you."
The clown turned around and placed his palm against her head. He said slowly and unhappily, "I thought you and your friends were having so much fun that you didn't want to leave."
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