After resting for another lunar cycle, we had been awoken my one of the medical individuals. “Alright, Mr. Harrison! My name is Amanda! I’ll be your physical therapist for this morning!” Their chipper, energetic attitude at such an early time of day made us feel… hostile. This feeling is… less desirable. We will try to avoid this feeling. The individual assists us into a wheeled chair. Fortunately, our practice using our arms, neck, and back have shown merit.

Once in this chair, the individual begins pushing us into the hallway outside of our curtained room. The entire facility seems to be colored blinding white. It is almost maddening how much the light reflects in this facility. We arrive into a room with odd-shaped metal equipment. Tools used to assist the body in calibrating to a higher muscular setting. We stop in front of an array of colored rubber coated metallic bars. They are vibrant and appealing to look at.

The individual lifts the smallest of the bars, handing it to us. “Let’s start light since you haven’t eaten anything yet.” We… haven’t eaten. Yes. Mortals require sustenance to function properly. Perhaps that is something that has made learning so difficult. We begin raising and lowering the bar from the arm rest on the chair,  to our face, then back down a multitude of times. If this is what mortals call… exercise… this is quite simple. The individual halts us, taking away the bar. “I think your arms are fine. Let’s try a light walk instead.”

The individual guides us to a spot with two metal railings and stops us at one end. “This one is easy! Just hold yourself up the bars, then walk forward!” The individual explains this as though it is common knowledge to walk and operate their arms simultaneously. We attempt to raise ourselves from the chair, stumbling back down. The individual then helps us to our feet. “Don’t worry! I got you!” This individual’s dedication to assisting us… it gives us a… unique feeling of warmth. We wish to explore this feeling deeper after we learn to move as a proper mortal.

We take hold of a bar in each hand, using our upper strength to carry our entire weight. However, this does not feel like our purpose here. We must rely on our lower half as well. As we begin to rest onto our feet, the bends of our legs wish to give way. “You can do this, Mr. Harrison!” The individual giving us words of encouragement seemingly invigorates us. This has no explanation. They are simply words, yet motivate us to strive to succeed.

We begin tightening our legs, holding them in place for a standing position while using the bars for balance. We’ve successfully achieved a standing position! Now, we must step forward! We lift one leg, using the upper part to raise, and the lower part to angle the bend to the location we wish to step to. We lower our leg to the ground, bracing it in preparation to press our body weight onto it. We slide our hands forward slightly. We then lift our other leg in a similar fashion to the first, reaching it beyond the first step we had taken.

Cautiously, we continue this process until we’ve made it to the other end of the bars. We’ve finally done it! We have walked! These are the steps to advance us into society to progress in our study! This excitement of discovery… this must be why mortals thrive to live! There can be no other explanation! It is only the start of our adventure! There is much more that can be discovered now that we are mobile!

We begin now!