Ellie is fast, able to apparently hop in a straight line - though some people glance up and mutter about thunder as she races by.

Ruby keeps up with her though, laughing, moving like a wildfire in a drought-stricken land.

It's her second day practicing. If she keeps up without giving herself away, that's good enough for now.

Ruby pulls ahead a bit when they get into the tangle of streets in the older part of town, rushing with the wind. She doesn't seem to be taking the race exceptionally seriously, but she does seem likely to win here.

Grr. She tries for a little extra agility on the corners.

Hard without overbalancing, but possible. She can catch up to Ruby's tail.

They get to a small park with a lake - Ruby splashes through, running over the water and laughing.

Water is conductive. She should be able to zip right through the lake and over to the other side.

She gains on Ruby doing that; Ruby doesn't seem to agree with water as much - they're quickly neck to neck, and the finish line is just a few bends away.

Almost there almost there-

Ruby's straining, next to her, muscles rippling under her smoking fur -

They slam past Ruby's dorm, completing the loop - impossible to tell who was ahead.

Ellie twists around into a halt.

Ruby slows down too, still laughing.

"That was fun!"

"Yes, it was. You're pretty fast."

"You're really fast! I've been training at speed for a while, and don't often meet people who can keep up with me."

"Lightning is noted for being quite speedy," she teases.

Heh. "So is wildfire, but I suppose lightning has it beat."

Smugly, "Yep."

Teasingly: "You still have quite the way to go before you best the master, my young student."

"Well, it's only my second day. I think I'm on track."

Still teasing: "I'll just have to get back on my game to stay ahead, then. Can't let a kitten overtake me."

"I'm not a kitten!"

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"What are you instead, then?"

"A normal cat. Fully grown and adult."

"Hmmm... 'Cat' doesn't have quite the same ring to it."