slow mo running on a beach

Urgh it was so much hotter down here than it was further north but he supposed that would work in his favour. As he waded into the shallows within the sandy ring, fish scattered away from his paws. Not that he hadn't expected that already. He had actually come in an attempt to catch some crabs. He had tried it once before, and he was sure this time he would know what he was actually aiming for, so the boy held his breath and dove beneath the waves.

Everything was kinda blurry under the water and the salt water stung his eyes, but he spotted the rock with legs skittering sideways across the ocean floor. He paddled closer, having to squeeze his eyes shut against the sting at the last moment, but it was fine, because his jaws closed around something solid, and he knew crabs had hard shells. Rotating his body he pushed off the sandy ground, breaking the surface with a triumphant grin, water droplets flying and glittering in the sun. He had caught one! and he paddled towards the shore confidently.

It was a rock again, but the realisation hadn't quite sunken in yet.

"speech".