it's called freefall

It was hard to say how Ophie felt about this place. The cold didn't bother her as much as it did everyone else, but the steep lopes of the Col and the deep snow that coated the ground made getting about hard for her. Like her legs would give up on her if she took too many steps in quick succession. She imagined it was on purpose, sort of, putting her on patrol to make her lose some weight but it didn't seem to be working. She didn't feel or look any better from as far as she could tell. Just the same old porky Ophie.

She put the fat in Fatalis.

Except something was different today. She tipped her ears forward, catching a call she hadn't heard in...forever, it felt like. Was that? Noo, it couldn't be? Why was Kaija here? Hurrying along as fast as her hot dog limbs would allow, she near skidded to a stop at the edge of the woods, panting and exhausted from her brief trot  her eyes widened. Yep it was her!

"Kaija! Hello-I"A lot of huffing and puffing followed suit, like she was trying to blow the loner over. Breathing was hard, and the air tasted cold. "What are you-we moved up north. Live in the mountains. Hello!"