august changed into his costume and covered his hands in chalk before twirling the silk around them, lifting himself up. he climbed higher and higher, being sure to watch his prosthetic leg. once he found himself to be high enough off the ground, he twisted his body to pull the silk around his abdomen and legs. after getting a tight enough grip, he let himself unravel from the hold of the silks, but caught himself with his legs, cautiously keeping a tight hold of the aerial silk.
his breathing was heavy, yet he smiled to himself after realizing that he had finally done the most difficult trick for him to master. as he swung to and fro in the air, he pulled himself up and slowly tightened a knot in the two strands of silk. with a nod to himself, august licked his lips and tested the newly-made ring. he sat within it and pressed a button on his special prosthetic to lower himself to the ground, grinning.
"yes!" he cheered, fistbumping the air. august jumped off the silks and moved over to replace the prosthetic with his normal one, fixing his hair.