A Matter of Leverage

The clear peg holding my back offered stability, yet it restricted forward trajectory. I flexed my knees, shifting my center of gravity until the peg released with a soft click. Free of the stand, I stepped onto the textured surface of the desk pad. Ahead lay an elevated black plastic barrier—the edge of an inverted mechanical keyboard. I reached out with three blunt fingertips, testing the resistance of an angled keycap. It yielded under minimal pressure with an audible snap. A mechanism of cause and effect. I rested one hand against the edge, noting the perimeter of this elevated sector.