A Decisive Tilt

Joints locked. Then, a click. My neck moved. Tilt left, tilt right. Full mobility confirmed. Directly ahead lay a flat white paper covered in pencil marks. I stepped forward, one footplate at a time. Tap. The surface shifted beneath my toe. Across the paper stood a large orange figure, entirely stationary. I paused, testing my balance, and firmly anchored my feet onto the edge of the sheet.