this is only half-baked meta. if that. more like, it's just cake batter instead of a nicely decorated meta cake.
but I always thought this was interesting! it's from the pic series where Hikaru is swimming with dolphins and Umi is in her ballet gear (IIRC?). I always liked Hikaru's cause it shows her love of animals and the happy positive playful energy that dolphins have. Umi's speaks about her poise and grace, both very "water" things, and IMHO kinda shows another side to her, a different kind of energy than her outbursts or her fencing (both the ballet and fencing show that she's very good at maintaining control and being aware of her body, something one wouldn't know from first meeting her in Cephiro...)
Fuu is participating in a run. it's not uncommon for air-associated characters to be runners, it's something that is kind of part of that whole concept of the element. but Fuu never struck me as much of a runner so this illustration was always kind of odd to me. it's such an extroverted and freeing sort of energy to me, whereas she has a quiet countenance and seems to always be attentive and deliberate. I think going for a run wouldn't help clear her mind like it does for many runners; I think she gets that better from something with more focus, stillness, like archery. "free" is a pretty common air association but I never really applied it to her.
anyway,
all that (christ, I'm almost as bad as Down) just to spew my actual headcanon about this. I don't think she's much of a runner. she enjoys jogging now and then for exercise, but not when it's hot/humid in the summer. but once a year in the spring, she does something like a half-marathon (13mi/21km). just to challenge herself and get herself out of her comfort zone. I said in a previous meta on this thread, a lot of her growth in the s1 anime is about her getting out of that comfort zone where she
knows what she's capable of.
though I guess in a couple years she should make it a full marathon to keep up that challenge :b
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