A Rustle Against the Marker
Floor... wait, fuzzy ground. I twitched. Or leaned? A sharp crinkle inside my neck—it turned! Not flat anymore, definitely rounded. Next to my arm, a grey marker cap was resting in the carpet pile. I nudged forward, tapped the smooth plastic tip with my hollow cuff. Tap. It rolled just a millimeter. Moving works. Things roll when nudged.

