I woke at exactly 5:07 AM, my internal clock pulling me from sleep despite having gotten only four and a half hours of rest. My body protested the early wake-up call with a symphony of aches and pains from yesterday's extreme training session, but it was manageable. Pain Resistance was doing its job, filtering the worst of the sensations, but the pain was still somewhat present.
Rolling out of bed carefully to avoid waking the others, I took a moment to assess my condition. My wrist was still broken, I could feel the bones grinding when I flexed it, but the acute swelling had gone down significantly overnight. My torn bicep had reformed into something resembling its normal shape, though I could still feel the damaged tissue beneath the surface. Overall, Physical Recovery Efficiency had done impressive work while I slept.
