Rubber slides

Overview
Rubber slides are a type of footwear in Our Worldly Woes.

Description
Full-rubber build. Slides tend to be more comfortable than flip-flops because of a large, wide strap over the top of the foot rather than a small strap between the big and index toes. Better built than Foam flip-flops but still cheaply made and noisy. Feet are exposed to the elements in these but will also dry faster because of their open nature.

Characteristics

 * Slows top sprinting speed a bit, unless worn often, in which case it will only be hindered slightly. However, movement is noticeably faster in these than in both kinds of flip-flops
 * Besides most socks, this footwear has the lowest water resistance out of any footwear, along with Foam flip-flops, Rugged flip-flops, and Sandals, though their fast drying time offsets this
 * 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
 * Noisier than Rugged flip-flops but quieter than Foam flip-flops
 * Slightly higher quality construction than foam flip-flops, but of worse quality than Rugged flip-flops
 * Unlike Foam flip-flops and Rugged flip-flops, these can be worn with socks to muffle noise

Health conditions:

 * Stubbed toe can randomly be acquired from wearing these
 * Foot fatigue can be acquired faster from wearing these than other footwear, but slower than if wearing Foam or Rugged flip-flops

Strategy
Rubber slides share a few of the limitations that both Foam flip-flops and Rugged flip-flops have, but have one important advantage over both: they can be worn with socks. This seems trivial, but wearing socks with slides muffles the "flip-flop" noise quite effectively. Not perfectly, but enough to warrant consideration. This piece of footwear, though offering slightly more protection than both kinds of flip-flops and allowing for faster and potentially quieter movement, has hardly a step above the fragility rating of Foam flip-flops, due to its shared cheaply-made nature. This means Rugged flip-flops are better built than the both of them. It is important to note that though Rubber slides can be made much quieter by wearing socks, they are similar in noise value to both Foam and Rubber flip-flops when not wearing socks. This piece of footwear is actually considerably lighter than Rugged flip-flops, and only barely heavier than the foam type. Given that the drawbacks of wearing these still make going barefoot tempting, remember that they will still offer a vital barrier between broken glass, contaminants, and conduction from the Earth. Besides the fragility value and the slightly noisier movement without socks, Rubber slides outclass both types of flip-flops. However, wearing these to face the perils of the city is still a death sentence, and better equipment obviously should replace them at first opportunity.

Item exceptions:

 * This is an outer layer piece of footwear - meaning no other footwear can be worn over it.