foot

My foot continues to steadily improve. At this point, things that require mild bending of the arch, like walking on level ground, are merely a bit uncomfortable (although this discomfort accumulates over time/distance walked, understandably), while things that require more of that, like climbing up or down stairs normally, are still unpleasant. But there's been a steady progression as the pain ramps down, so that's good.

Yay normal non-mutant but definitely present healing factor!

Boot to the head.

If you're in need of a 'boot to the head' sort of short story, Sarah Gailey's new piece STET is there for you. The story is substantially told in the footnotes, so don't skip them.[1]

Gailey says they wrote the story out of spite, which seems fair as a motivation. God knows I've done constructive things out of spite.

[1] note: story discusses the death of a child.