~/dev/opensource/rbx doc$ cat try_static_scope.rb
class StaticScope
  def to_s
    puts "parent: #{parent}"
  end
end

class Fruit
  def initialize(name)
    @name = name
    puts MethodContext.current.method.staticscope.to_s
  end
end

pineapple = Fruit.new("pineapple")
~/dev/opensource/rbx doc$ ./shotgun/rubinius try_static_scope.rb 
parent: 
Attempted to access field of non-reference.
An exception has occurred:
    Attempted to access field of non-reference (null pointer) (ArgumentError)

Backtrace:
               StaticScope#to_s at try_static_scope.rb:3
               StaticScope#to_s at try_static_scope.rb:3
               Fruit#initialize at try_static_scope.rb:10
                      Class#new at kernel/bootstrap/class.rb:16
              Object#__script__ at try_static_scope.rb:14
       CompiledMethod#as_script at kernel/core/compiled_method.rb:210
            Compile.single_load at kernel/core/compile.rb:240
    Compile.load_from_extension at kernel/core/compile.rb:312
              Object#__script__ at kernel/loader.rb:190