A Click in the Dark

Silence. Then... a faint hum in the joints. My fingers twitched, unprompted. The ambient light was faint, tracing glowing yellow edges along the curved framework nearby. I slowly extended one hand forward, testing the tension in my wrist. My fingertips brushed lightly against the glowing yellow outline beside me. A low, smooth rattle answered the contact. I tilted my chin downward, steadying my posture, listening intently as the quiet settled back into order.