Progress

Well folks, it's been two months since that day. You know what that means!

I got my casts removed earlier today, and, ugh, it turned out that my legs were a pretty unpleasant sight. I don't really feel like describing it. Anyway, after further examination, Cheryl said some immobilization was still necessary for a little longer, but I can bear weight this time.

So she put me into these aircast orthopedic boots of some sort, which can be taken off when needed (like showering, which I really miss, by the way), can actually be walked on, are decently comfortable, and, well, to be honest, I guess they look kinda cool. XD Still wish I could wear back my own shoes right now, though, but oh well.

You know, I was pretty nervous at first, 'cause the other day I accidentally dropped my foot on the ground while getting onto the couch, and, well, I ended up spending a few minutes curling up in pain. It was that bad.

So it was kinda dramatic when I was asked to finally let my feet touch the floor for the first time in two months, as I had to take a deep breath before letting myself drop from the examination table. And (insert Also Sprach Zarathustra's DUN DUN! here)...it wasn't that bad. Granted, it stung a bit, but it doesn't feel like I'm breaking them all over again.

So yeah, it feels awesome to be finally standing up again. Almost forgot how it was like! As for walking, I'll need crutches for the next few weeks, because even though my bones have knitted back together, my leg muscles have weakened until they feel like jelly. :S I'll have to rebuild them before I can get anywhere.

That aside, I guess I don't have to tell you how I or Sonic feel, huh? :D

Would you believe it, though, that a part of me thinks I may have recovered a little too fast? 'cause I was planning on getting that wheelchair prototype done before this. You can see what I've managed to make so far on my Facebook page. And, you know, I gotta say, being in a wheelchair myself has been an interesting experience, and without it I don't think I would have gotten the inspiration to create this. Just seems a bit funny.

It was some good hands-on practice while I was recovering though. I'll be heading to GUN likely some time this week, where I can work on even bigger projects. I'm feeling really excited. Can't wait! But first thing's first though, gotta see what they offer that can help can fix the Tornado. I probably still won't be able to participate in the actual technical work, but I can guide the others at Edwards on how to do it after picking out the best materials. I trust them.

Oh, yeah, one more thing. Alan has managed to arrange for me and Sonic to get US citizenship some time soon, don't ask me how he did it, though he did say something about how the government wasn't exactly going to say no after what we've done.

So that led me to a really interesting question: how are we going to set our birthdays? I've done some calculation and remembering, and it turns out my ninth birthday is in a month, and Sonic's two months, if following the amount of time we both have experienced personally.

But do I actually set it as nine? I asked for help from Alan, who's the only person to have gone to Mobius and back, meaning he can actually compare the rate at which time passes on both planets. (Well, Robotnik too, but we can't exactly ask him now.) Earth time passes by twice as fast according to him, so from Earth's perspective I'm actually going to be eighteen soon. So should I put that instead, in order to perhaps make it easier for me to get privileges I would otherwise be denied because of being too young? Or should I just prove I'm an emancipated minor (fanciest term I've learned in a while, heh) and just put my actual biological age?

Just trying to be honest, that's all, but apparently it's not even clear how do I actually do that on this issue 0_0 So what do you think?

I guess that's all for now, bye!