I was driving home a few nights back on a winding island road when I saw two fawns making a break across the road. I actually really dislike deer (shockingly enough) but I'm not about to begin hitting them on purpose, so I slowed to a stop. A car coming the opposite direction slowed to an almost-stop, and bumper-punted one of the fawns - the other having retreated directly in front of my car. Deer are stupid.
The fawn was alright, and scampered into the woods without delay. All its legs were working, etc etc...I imagine it woke up to a nasty bruise but not much else (car only going about 20-25km/h when it hit the fawn's backside). The other car pulled over, so I thought I might as well follow suit.
A middle-aged woman got out and began scanning the roadside grass for a body. I told her that the deer was fine and that I had seen it scamper away, but she had the idea to inspect a roadside copse for a corpse (of course). After an unsteady start, she made a leap down a grassy ditch towards a gravel walking-path. This wasn't a great idea.
She landed more or less on her stomach/face, having made a miscalculation of sorts. At this point, all I hoped is that the woman wasn't unconscious...which she somewhat happily reported as she got up and brushed herself off. It took a small bit of self-control to not giggle at the absurdity of the situation, but after doing a second round of ascertaining her continued health I bid her adieu and went back to my car.
All this for a deer! I don't know why we don't just eat more of them, as I had venison in New Zealand and it was delicious.
Oh, and I'm moving to Seoul, South Korea in 53 days.
