As the horizon stretched, seemingly into infinity, the girl simply could not avert her gaze. Without a single cloud in the skies, a beautiful blue hue painting the view, the still water sparkled as if it was full of gems waiting for someone to pick them up. Only the smallest of waves would paint their shapes onto the sand, Fina feeling her feet slowly sink into the delicate material. A feeling entirely new and unlike anything she had felt until now, despite heeding the advice of the one who welcomed her into this world and often walking bare of any footwear.
Squatting down, she simply could not help her tail as it slowly drew shapes in the sand with its movement, as excited as she was. At first, she was reluctant to visit the beach as she figured there would be little excitement to be found here. If it was to have an adventure, the west seemed to be the place to go instead, perhaps even the north if she felt like braving the dangers of a crystal-covered land. Yet, when she finally decided to explore the coast, she had discovered its many beauties rather quickly.
The cool breeze from the sea washed over her, exhaustion from the heat fading away. With the water wetting her feet, it was all too pleasant to pass up on. But even as the girl would stand back up and walk a few steps forward, she'd be stopped. Her body might have gotten acclimated to the temperature, but one big problem prevented her from going any further - she knew not how to swim. Of course, renting a boat was always an option, but that was something else entirely!
Back in the physical world, her condition had prevented her from ever being able to learn how to stay afloat the same way most people would. The rare few occasions on which she visited things like pools or aqua parks were all under strict supervision, with swimming rings keeping her above the water's surface. She needed none of that here, in a world that gave her a body that could move like any other's, if not better. What she lacked, however, was a teacher. If she simply leaped into the waters and tried to thrash her limbs about to see what would happen, things could turn dire in mere moments.
And so, for the time being, the feline would be content simply walking alongside the beach, leaving footprints in the wet sand with each new step, head turned to the side and gaze fixated on the endless horizon which promised so much that she could not even imagine it all. There was a kind of beauty that no landmass could ever offer, a sort of primal desire to explore the place from which ancient life came. Surely, she would be able to dive into this primordial cradle yet?
@Cleo Looker
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