First Assessment

Silence. I took a breath... and felt balance return to my plastic heels. Below on the green base, frozen figures stood locked in confrontation. I did not rush. Slowly, deliberately, I tested my right hand, turning it downward against the stud underfoot. Solid. I nudged a single loose stud beside the tiered wall to test gravity; it dropped into the shadows below without a sound. Everything is still. I remain perched, watching every angle.