Simple sandals

## Overview

Simple sandals are a type of footwear in Our Worldly Woes.

## Description

A true minimalist sandal. A low profile but tough and grippy sole attached to the foot with hook-and-loop straps. The cord going between the toes is reminiscent of flip-flops, but the straps holding it to the ankle make this a sandal. Extremely lightweight compared to other sandals and definitely other shoes, but with the level of protection of a flip-flop, essentially. It's simple appearance suggests fragility, but the trusted brand that produced it vehemently claims otherwise.

## Characteristics

* Slow top sprinting speed only slightly and actually allows for a slightly longer sprint duration than is possible with barefoot, if inexperienced with barefoot running
* Besides most socks, this footwear has the lowest water resistance out of any footwear, along with Foam flip-flops, Rugged flip-flops, Rubber slides and Sandals, though their fast drying time offsets this **\*footwear drying rates are synonymous with the feet wearing them. Feet always dry faster than any footwear so wearing wet footwear means wet feet until the footwear has dried\***
* Small chance to cause tripping when running or sprinting. This may cause superficial injury to both character and item, make a loud noise, and slow the character for a few moments until they get up
* With the feet more securely in place, the noise level is substantially minimized when compared to other open-toed footwear
* Premium materials make these sandals durable and resistant to hard use
* Unlike other sandals, these cannot be worn with socks to muffle noise further, due to its design

### Health conditions:

* Stubbed toe can randomly be acquired from wearing these
* Foot fatigue can be acquired faster from wearing these than other, more supportive footwear, but slower than if wearing Foam flip-flops, Rugged flip-flops, EVA slides, and Rubber slides.

## Strategy

Sandals have a distinct advantage over flip-flops: the strap holding it securely on your foot. This makes for quieter walking, faster running, and a significantly lowered chance to trip - when compared to flip-flops, at least. When compared to most other footwear, however, these tend to not measure up. Even other sandals tend to have better properties and features than these. The bare-bones design makes the toes and tops of your feet susceptible to injury. It's a sandal so expect absolutely no weather protection from wearing them. The only thing it can be counted on in that sense is to save the soles of your feet from hazards and cold floors. Lack of protection aside, these sandals are extremely lightweight. They can function as a backup shoe when other footwear need to dry, and an added bonus is that they themselves will dry extremely fast. The ankle strap means you can now run freely. Maybe you can't wear socks with them, but they are already quieter than flip-flops. They are durable and won't come apart from one misstep. Overall, these are not the footwear to ensure your long-term survival, but they will get you miles further than wearing flip-flops, slides, or nothing at all.

## Item exceptions:

* Cannot be worn with regular socks
* This is an outer layer piece of footwear - meaning no other footwear can be worn over it.