A Sudden Clatter

Stiff plastic? Tch, not anymore. A sudden prickle surged through my limbs, snapping the numbness away. I jerked my left foot up, breaking free from the studs beneath me with a sharp, hollow click. Balanced high up on this curved white hull, I leaned forward and rapped my curved hand against the nearest white stud. It vibrated right back through my arm. Good. My perch, my rules.