I don't meet many mythical creatures, but it usually holds for the diverse and sundry monstrous species of the universe. There are some interesting species on the dune planets that you have to run from in a very particular way, though. [Wait, he's getting distracted. He gets to his feet and starts making his way through the garden. He manages the walk-and-talk well without running out of breath. Either it's the alien biology or the fact that he used to be in The West Wing: Gallifrey Edition.] It isn't a problem if you run faster than they do, but for whatever reasons, most things that try to kill you are just fast enough to keep on your heels. And if you're wearing bad shoes and twist an ankle, that's the end of it. Which is why I always pick my best footwear when I take Bernice to an auction.

[ooc: To his advantage, he canonically can pull of a 'nonchalant stroll' that somehow keeps pace with a cybernetically enhanced human running at full-tilt. The gentlemanliness remains preserved even when speed is called for!]