A little vision of the start and the end

[ginger_firebird]

Who: Mantis and thine self

Broadcast: Video

Action: Bishop

When: Morning

[Exercise is a precious thing. It's the simple repetitive motions that make it possible to sculpt and tone just about anything. Mantis was never one to fuss around with heavy weights, though. The feed shows him sitting on the dining room table. His legs are stretched out before him and he's leaning forward at a fairly low angle, with his fingertips lightly touching the table's surface. Several slow and deep breaths issue through the filter of his mask and he sits up very slowly, shifting to sitting with his legs crossed. Little groans and grunts accompany him as he moves, and he rolls his shoulders a little as he sits up straight.]

So... I'm alive. [He's rested for what felt like days, but the exhaustion is all over his voice when he speaks.] I feel incredibly calm, considering what we went through on that planet. It felt familiar to fight for my continued existence. Not really pleasant, but it left me feeling alive in a way that I think I had missed.

[His arms start moving, trailing up over his head and then making their way back to his waist in careful movements.]

Obviously, we have more than a few wounds to lick and ships to fix, but at least we all get to have an interesting story to tell the next time we meet civilized people.