Grouse Thicket i've kicked around a lot since high school,

@Lucy

things were slightly easier now that koro toro had food in his belly; the worst of his ataxic episodes had subsided that morning, and with his tired muscles renewed, traveling was slightly less difficult. he would always show some semblance of disorder, but had lived long enough to recognize when his body was close to giving in, and right now, things seemed just fine.

not great, but just fine.

he had made a little progress into the thicket, but had to rest - god, his body really could get the better of him. he found a patch of sunlight in the snow and with a sigh dampened down the ground -- or he tried to -- but the curious circumvention of his hind leg made organized stamping difficult, and after a while he simply collapsed into the snow, closing his eyes as warm sunlight pooled his senses.