Ocean's Breath Plateau got a dollar to my name and some hours to burn

he gave chase after sirmiq, though hadn't expected the hoof that would be tossed at him as it hits straight on his nose. ouch!
his own flag drops as he stops to pick up the hoof even through the sting of his nose. 
with it in clutch, he whirrs into a wild sprint after the seal hunter. his own chirps and huffs muffled by the hoof.

the sand that flew up so frequently into the air, however, deters him from getting too close. initiallly, anyways.
but he's caribou! born to forever follow the herds until he no longer can. akiak pushes himself. each little force he gave himself got him closer to running side by side with sirmiq. he had to be lighter — oh!
catch!
akiak tosses the hoof, having immediately forgotten it was in his grasp. if it doesn't lighten himself, then at the very least it would serve as a distraction in what akiak now decided is a race.