A Sudden Twitch

Wait, hold on. Did my knee just bend on purpose? It totally did. I unlocked my stiff fingers, gave my left wrist a brisk rotation, and reached down to tap the utility pouch strapped against my waist. Genuine tactile click! I shifted my weight, pressing the sole of my right boot into the textured threads of the patterned rug below. Fully mobile, armed with pockets, zero dramatic soundtrack playing, but we can fix that later. I am definitely alive.