-{★}- Optimized for vast resistance to friction, the clothing that clad the young male provided a stark contrast to his pale features and ashen hair; it’s length billowed behind his figure as training shoes struck the ground with a calculated speed. An unwritten path lay itself before his feet, unexplored roads and alleyways stretching for miles beyond his line of sight; heart thrumming eagerly to explore, to enjoy the wilderness, the greenery.
A two-week holiday to be spent training and relaxing in unison; time to grow to understand himself more, to work on flaws in his fitness, in his stamina, to gain strength and ultimately; speed. The ultimate goal was to return home better than he had left, but resting was just as important.
Feet struck the concrete of a wall, using its smooth edge to partially run along, to drop to the ground from the rooftop of which he had been running across previously and to continue along at street level. It seemed that there were few strolling the streets near to the beach that morning, fewer people to have to dodge, to avoid, to slow him down.
Vaulting over a seemingly low wall, the young male found himself strike the sand a few feet below, the friction of the new surface much different to the comfortable smoothness of asphalt. Like the wind, it was simply another item to conquer, to understand, learn from and ultimately use to his advantage.
Launching himself over several bars with acrobatics and athleticism, the male skidded himself to a halt; eyes immediately darting to his watch of which had been timing his pre-positioned lap of the streets. A short smile and an elongated breath afterwards, he raised his vision to see a young male glancing in his general direction;
“Good morning.”