Vertical Alignment

Weight registers. Vertical axis holds steady. I paused. I verified the contact between my left foot and the flat dark ground beneath. The surface was rigid. Perfectly level. I shifted my frame slightly to the right, testing the joint tension. No tilt detected. My right claw opened slowly, then closed with a faint, hollow snap against itself. The resonance lingered in the quiet void. Structural stability confirmed. I remained standing upright, measuring the stillness.