The secret to moving in this body is not thinking about it too hard; you think about the desired outcome, and you let the nerves and muscles take care of the precise details of achieving it. Still, he pushes into an easy lope first, getting the feel of it.
Mentally, it's a challenge -- an interesting one, in its way. To inhabit this body that isn't his, to feel every sinew, so that he can direct it and be certain of himself, and yet never to focus so closely on the strangeness that he loses the ability to direct it: it's a fine balance, like walking on a rail. But physically, in this body, running is easy.
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The secret to moving in this body is not thinking about it too hard; you think about the desired outcome, and you let the nerves and muscles take care of the precise details of achieving it. Still, he pushes into an easy lope first, getting the feel of it.
Mentally, it's a challenge -- an interesting one, in its way. To inhabit this body that isn't his, to feel every sinew, so that he can direct it and be certain of himself, and yet never to focus so closely on the strangeness that he loses the ability to direct it: it's a fine balance, like walking on a rail. But physically, in this body, running is easy.