First Grip

Perimeter check: quiet. I was lying flat across dense, textured terrain of beige fibers. My joints unlocked with a faint click. I tested motor function, closing my right metallic fingers against the textured pile beneath me. The grip responded cleanly. I pinched a single woven loop between two fingertips, testing resistance, then released it to brace firmly against the ground. Stature calibrated. Movement is fully operational.