Weight and Balance

Internal alignment confirmed. I lay flat across the thick floral weave of this carpet, my dorsal plates resting against the coarse pile. Moving was not an impulse, but a calculated check of joint articulation. I engaged the left knee hinge, drawing the leg up three degrees until the footplate pressed firmly into the woven threads. The resistance was elastic, yet stable. I held the rifle steady against the fabric, measuring the friction of the floor. My frame responds. Center of gravity established.