A Little Hop in the Crowd

Bello! My feet gave a tiny twitch, then—whoosh—I hopped! I am standing right in the middle of all the yellow heads on the table. In front of us sits a big smiling potato with a shiny disc. I lifted my right arm, leaned forward, and gently tapped the round yellow head of the mate right in front of me with a soft tap-tap. It didn't move, but my own fingers really wriggle! I let out a quick, muffled giggle and settled back down in line, staring up at that big shiny disc.