Ask Event Skimboard Racing

[The Storyteller]

Cloud City - Bespin
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Today is the day, the Galactic Skimboard Association is hosting a race on Bespin and it's open invitation to all. Racers would start on a landing platform at edge of the huge station.

Racers would find that the race track is essentially around the widest area around the Cloud City, skim surfing above the clouds mid air, there would be many checkpoint bouys set up for the race.

Slowly, one by one, the skimsurfers would be assembling, readying their skimboards, and soon the race would begin.

OOC: See thread here for details on how this will work. Also open to all characters from any factions!

Spoiler: Course + Key

Green marker = Starting Area
White Line = Race course
Grey = Posting Round marker.
Black Line = Finish Line

Spoiler: Previously Interested

@Mr. Teatime

 

[Aden Archer]

Today is the day, the skimboard race. It's open to any to join and the fighter pilot has joined in. There is a big pot for whoever gets first place. Aden really like skimboarding when he was younger and used his occasionally every now and then. Aden always liked going fast, whether it's in a starfighter or skimsurfing.

Now, Aden, wearing some protective armor just for the race, would step unto the starting area where all the other races are assembling. He would lay his skimboard down and activate it, now levitating on the ground in his starting position. Aden would then then step onto it.

Camera droids would be buzzing all around the race circuit, Aden feels a bit nervous knowing he'll be on the holonet with people all over the galaxy would be watching at home.

Aden would check his chrono, the race is almost about to begin, once the announcer gives the three two ones, they are off to the races.

 

[Zayn Talis]

Zayn was beyond hyped for race day. Skimboarding was a hobby that the Padawan had picked up from his older brothers as a kid back on Corellia, and was something he had carried with him even during his time at the Jedi Temple on Yavin. He fanatically followed the competitive scenes, and this game - with its open invitation - was his opportunity to actually put his skills to the test.

He stepped out into the the starting arena before the races, his personal hoverboard tucked under his left arm. It was one of the few decently expensive things that Zayn owned, and it was a possession he prized above most others. The Padawan wore protective armor designed for the tournament, but opted to go without the usual helmet. His hair was styled in its usual sidefade, while the collar of his armor dipped down low enough to flash just a hint of the tattoos inked onto his neck.

The Padawan flashed Aden a grin before his raising hand in a two-finger salute. Unlike the other man, Zayn had no qualms about having his mug plastered across HoloFeeds across the galaxy, every bit as confident and bold as he was in most things.

Zayn watched as one of the camera droids swooped down close, getting an up-close-and-personal shot of the Padawan for the livestream being broadcast for billions tuning in. Without a moment of hesitation or ounce of shame, Zayn raised his left arm and flexed his muscular bicep. He flashed a wide grin, throwing in a wink before the camera droid floated off towards the rest of the contestants.

With that, the Corellian planted his board down onto the ground and activated the repulsors, causing the board to levitate a few inches off the ground before Zayn stepped up onto it - preparing for the first round to start.

@The Good Doctor

 

[Maura Starwalk]

There was not a soul on Yavin who could keep Maura from signing up for this event, Grandmaster Voran included. Was Maura familiar with skimboarding? She'd certainly gotten her hands on one. Was she any good at it?

"WATCH OUT!" Maura's voice cut across the air as she barreled toward Zayn as he flexed for the camera, her arms flailing around as she tried to shift her weight to slow the board down. Her front foot moved too far forward, causing the tip of the board to make contact with the ground. The repulsors shut off automatically and caused her to shoot forward. She thought quick enough to tuck into the fall, which let her push off the ground when her hands made contact with it and bounce back up onto her feet.

"I'm okay!" she declared with a grin as she hurried to fetch the skimboard and tucked it under her arm. The rainbow-haired menace-of-a-thirteen-year-old turned to immediately grin at the older padawan, her black eyes flicking between him and the cameras. "I did that on purpose so you know what not to do!" she giggled as she let the board fall back to the ground.

The answer was no, she wasn't any good at skimboarding, but she also wasn't terrible at it. Until about twenty-four hours ago, the kid had never touched a skimboard. Luckily for her, she had a wicked sense of balance. The issues came in when she tried to be fancy about things.

"Are you ready to lose?" she excitedly whispered to Zayn as she properly stood on her board, raising up to regard him with a wicked grin. There were other people here, but she'd decided he would be her main competition. She knew he was a Jedi like her, after all, and he looked like he'd be more likely to give her a reaction than the other dude.

The girl wore protective gear like the rest of the racers, but she'd chosen a suit that was entirely black. It made her rainbow hair stick out, and if she wanted to be remembered for anything, it was that. "'Cause against me—" Maura cocked a thumb toward her chest. "—you don't stand a chance!"

tags: @Altaris @The Good Doctor

 

[Soleil Altan]

Not one to be outdone in a competition, Soleil floated onto the track aboard his board. Clearly a slightly out-of-date Blackwell model that'd been tricked out to hell, its thruster at the rear strongly resembled the business end of your standard-issue PIPE after some modification. His course snaked lazily toward the other competitors, some camera droids catching his face- it'd been on the holonet before, plus a specific flavor of Emryc Energy.

One of which he'd downed before the race, naturally. On the approach his board sped up a little and then rotated 180 degrees while Sol flung himself up and forward into a spinning flip, landing on his reversed skimboard, now moving in reverse. He drifted backward, floating in a semi-circle around and in front of the flexing Zayn. One dark brow raised, giving his posing an approving look-over. Sol jerked his chin upward in greeting, flashing a wink and grinning with cheeky confidence.

Then his path took him to stop in his proper starting position, facing forward. He also wore competition armor, over which was a jacket with Emryc Energy emblazoned on the back. A one-time sponsorship for the race! Even so, Sol was here to win. Also, there was a short, rainbow-haired agent of chaos nearby. He liked her style, looking at the hair and flashing a thumbs up. Aden- disguised by his helmet- got a palms-down hand gesture that meant 'relax bro'. The dude was giving Sol nervous vibes, a bit stiff or something.

Sol lowered goggles over his eyes and lowered his stance, in position and ready to start the race.

@The Good Doctor @Altaris @lizziie

 

[The Storyteller]

The racers have assembled and it's time to get the race started. The starting lights that have been red are now changing. Going from red, and slowly diming one row at a time. Once the final set of lights is gone, the lights would be all green.


"GO!"

@Altaris @lizziie @Mr. Teatime


OOC: Be sure to remember to roll and post in 48 hours :) Have fun!

 

[Aden Archer]

So the other racers have assembled. First Zayn Talis arrived, he had admittedly a really cool looking skimboard, Aden's own looks plain by comparison. The other looks like they could use it very well too, are they a professional? Next was a rainbow haired younger lady, and she looked like they were ditzy.

The last arrival of note was Soleil, who had a logoed jacket. Wasn't he on Hutt Ball not too long ago? Aden was really confused with his gestures. He would briefly take off his helmet and be visibly puzzled with his gestured muttering 'what'. But upon seeing that the lights were changing on the starting lights, Aden would then put his helmet back on and engage his mag boots and prepare his stance.

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♬ race theme ♬​

The race would start, Aden would blast off with his skimboard. He would find he's off to a good start as his skimboard would accelerate quickly, in short order he'd be lifting off and into the air. Aden isn't looking backwards, he is focusing on what's in front of him. He would move as far to the left as he possibly can while darting forward. While turning that corner to get on the main course, he would surely be ahead, right?

After turning the corner, he would pass through the first set of checkpoint buoys and then he'd keep to the left of the course as he would make his way through the first 1/3 marker. He was hoping this trick would give him the lead by cutting through and keeping left, even if a slight one. Aden would then scan his surroundings briefly once to see where the other racers are at to keep tabs on them.

Going this fast is fun, it's almost like flying a starfighter. The need for speed is real. Hopefully he'll be able to win. As he would be skimsurfing, he can just feel the wind.

Roll: 15/20

@Altaris @Mr. Teatime @lizziie

 

[Zayn Talis]

Zayn was feeling damn good in that moment - a mixture of confidence and adrenaline coursing through his veins. His flex and playful wink for the cameras had earned the Corellian Padawan a round of loud applause from the crowd, the sound of multitudes screaming his name causing a wide grin to tug at the corners of his lips. It was a sound he could certainly get used to.

Of course, his attention was quickly drawn away from the crowds and the arena by Maura’s sudden entrance to the scene. He watched as the rainbow-haired girl damn-near crashed, though impressively avoided eating shit in front of the cameras and bounced right back onto her feet. “Not a damn chance.” Zayn whispered back to Maura when questioned if he was prepared to lose, flashing her a wicked grin. He recognized the rainbow-haired girl from his time at the Jedi Temple on Yavin, both from her colorful hair that stuck out like a sore thumb in any crowd, and whispers from the victims of her frequent pranks. “You’re on.” He said, that streak of playful competitiveness bleeding right into his voice.

Zayn briefly glanced up from Maura and to Aden, nodding his head in greeting to the other guy.

Zayn looked next to the dude on a skimboard that floated right infront of him. Hazel eyes snapped down to fixate onto Sol, catching the Acolyte winking in his direction. It took Zayn only a split second to remember where he’d seen that face - rapidly connecting it one of the recent Huttball champion’s that had been plastered all over the HoloNet. He jutted his chin in a ‘what’s up’ gesture of greeting, flashing the dude a grin in return.

With all the contestants at the ready, Zayn focused his attention right ahead. The moment the signal ‘go’ was given, Zayn activated the forward repulsors on his skimboard and darted forth - zipping past the starting line and onto the course. The Corellian crouched low on the board, keeping himself towards the middle of the race track as he picked up speed. It didn’t take him long to pass up both Maura and Sol, leaving the two of them in the dust as he started to round the first corner. He glanced back over his shoulder just before he turned, flashing the rainbow-haired girl a competitive grin.

He passed the first out of three checkpoint buoys, hazel eyes He could tell he was trailing behind Aden for the moment, but certainly not by very much - and if he got his way, not for very long. Zayn leaned forward on his hover board, attempting to pick up speed to bypass Aden and continue towards the next checkpoint.

@Mr. Teatime @The Good Doctor @Mr. Teatime

Dice roll: 14/20

 

[Maura Starwalk]

Maura's grin only widened when Zayn accepted her challenge. How cool would it be if she beat him? It would be awesome! The bragging right would be off the charts!

Maura was so caught up in her thoughts, that when the starting sound went off, it took her a few moments to shake back to reality. "Oh shit, we're starting!" She kicked her board into motion and braced herself, knees bent and body positioned forward, as her skimboard began to pick up speed.

Unfortunately, since she was late to leave the starting line, she was in the back of the pack for now.

Dice roll: 8/20
tags: @The Good Doctor @Mr. Teatime @Altaris

 

[Soleil Altan]

Using his older board was a risk, but that didn't mean Soleil wasn't going to try. He leaned forward, repulsors whirring to send the skimboard off after the others. It was slow to start, more gliding along than rocketing at the beginning, ending up in a position just behind Maura. Last to go around the first corner and target buoy, Sol didn't seem discouraged.

Instead, his back foot hovered near a foot pedal by the rear, waiting for a good opportunity to test out something fun. Whether it worked or not was probably up to luck, but what was the point of competition if you played it safe the entire time? Trying out ridiculous tactics was half the fun for the Wrean Sith.

With Aden and Zayn in the lead, Sol kept his eyes mainly on them, watching for an opening to pass.

@The Good Doctor @Altaris @lizziie

Dice Roll: 6/20

 

[Aden Archer]

♬ race theme ♬​

As Aden looked back, the rainbow-haired young lady and the Hutt Ball champion were behind... However Zayn was very closely trailing him. One wrong move from Aden and he could lose his very narrow lead. Not seeing much options, he would keep his keep his stance, he would be very frequently shifting his eye sight between what's in front of him and keeping an eye on Zayn right behind him.

Aden would try and block him as much as possible. If Zayn veers left, right, up, down, Aden would attempt to make the same movement, keeping right in front of him in order to stop him from getting past him as he would be flying to the 2/3rds marker. But that's not a foolproof plan...

Roll: 13 (Lap Total: 28)

@Altaris @Mr. Teatime @lizziie

 

[Zayn Talis]

The race was well and truly underway now, and Zayn kept his head entirely in the game. He didn’t bother to look back over his shoulder to check what happened to Maura or Sol, but he knew that they were trailing behind him by quite some distance. Aden, on the other hand, had managed to maintain a small lead over the Corellian Padawan thus far. A lead that Zayn intended to seize.

His eyes narrowed ever-so-slightly as Aden moved his board to block Zayn, swerving in front of him in order to keep the Corellian from passing. Unfortunately for the pilot, it wasn’t going to be enough to maintain his lead.

Zayn continued to lean forward on his board and pick up speed, keeping himself against the left side of the arena as he rapidly closed in on Aden’s rear. Just as it looked as if Zayn was going to collide into the back of the other racer, without warning, the Padawan swerved his board and climbed horizontally onto the outer wall of the arena. He crouched down low and grabbed the underside of his board as he darted by on Aden’s left, glancing back to flash the man a playful wink as he did so.

As soon as he was in front of the other race, Zayn brought his board back down onto the racetrack - continuing past the second checkpoint buoys after claiming the lead.

@Mr. Teatime @The Good Doctor @lizziie

Dice roll: 19/20

 

[Soleil Altan]

Sol's skimboard was- speaking technically, here- not fucking revving up like it was supposed to. Clicking his tongue irritably, the Wrean stepped lightly on the rear pedal to give it a bit more juice in the hopes of getting it moving. It worked!

Sort of. He was moving a little bit faster, but still behind the two in the lead by a good margin. He hoped some control circuit hadn't shorted or something as he maneuvered around a buoy and continued trying to rev up the turbines. Otherwise, he was going to be behind most of the race instead of zooming around.

At least his board wasn't on fire or something. That was a plus, although it didn't keep him from looking annoyed as he watched Aden and Zayn continue their lead.

@The Good Doctor @Altaris @lizziie

Dice Roll: 7/20

 

[Aden Archer]

Aden saw Zayn pass him despite his best efforts, Aden would look back briefly to see that Sol was... still lagging and the rainbow haired woman isn't in eye-sight anymore?

Anyways, Aden would then try to figure out a way to get past Zayn... it wasn't coming to him. He'd trying to go lower and see if he can use the momentum to build up his speed and then see if he could get past Zayn while staying close to the left as possible. If this works, he might be able to get the lead bac before crossing the finish line, then the next lap will begin. Or he will settle for getting closer.

Dice Roll 13/20 (Lap Total: 41)

Spoiler: OOC: Event Host Note

@Mr. Teatime @Altaris

Yes, we all dropped the ball on posting in 48 hours. Lets do 72 hours, if we are still interested in continuing.)

Also, after this posting round, lap 2 will start

@lizziie

 

[Zayn Talis]

Zayn kept his gaze ahead - still feeling pretty good after snatching the lead from Aden. Maura and Sol were still lagging behind, and for the moment the Corellian wasn’t too concerned about either of them. Admittedly though, the Corellian kind of hoped that the rainbow-haired girl would somehow catapult herself back into the lead and spice things up.

Of course, the Corellian wasn’t able to savor his lead for very long. While he kept a straight path, Aden managed to catch up from where he was lagging behind - once more starting to pass the Corellian up - zipping ahead just as they crossed the finish line. A curse immediately escaped from Zayn’s lips, eyes narrowing ever-so-slightly. He didn’t linger too long on it, though - his attention directed towards the next lap around the arena. There was still plenty of time for him to reclaim the lead.

@Mr. Teatime @lizziie @The Good Doctor

Dice roll: 8/20

 

[Soleil Altan]

Suffice to say, Soleil wasn't going to win this one. While he hadn't been knocked out of the competition, his board was simply not cooperating with him. In fact, it gradually began to slow down, indicating his worry over a short circuit hadn't been total nonsense. As he petered along, his hands got stuffed into his pockets and he adjusted his stance to something less dynamic, a grumpy frown plastered on his face.

He didn't like losing to begin with, but a malfunction? Hot shit is what that was. Sol messed with the foot controls in an attempt to bypass the problem so as to prevent him working with motor assistance scooter speeds the entire event.

Dice Roll: 2/20 oml

 

[The Storyteller]

Lap 1 Total Score
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• 1. Zayn @Altaris:​
  • 41​
• 1. Aden @The Good Doctor:​
  • 41​
• 3. Soleil @Mr. Teatime:​
  • 22​
• 4. Maura @lizziie:​
  • 8​

"The people watching through the repuslorlift stands and at home on via holoscreen are excited for this race! Aden and Zayn are both neck and neck with each other! Both losing some, and gaining some but they are both keeping pace with each other. They are zooming past the other two racers who seem to be having some difficulty. The Hutt Ball Champion Sol is still staying afloat, although barely. Although Maura was facing more challenges with her skimboard malfunctioning and shutting off altogether, but they have just now got it working."

"So, lap one is finished and now we are moving onto Lap 2! This is still anyone's race! Will Aden or Zayn get first place? Or will Sol or Maura surprise us all with an upset! Keep watching!"


@Mr. Teatime @lizziie @Altaris

 

[Maura Starwalk]

Maura went from being at the back of the pack to really being at the back of the pack. Her skimboard began to sputter and whine, and soon she was on the ground rather than in the air.

"Aw, c'mon!"

She was able to get it working again by the time everyone came back around though. With determination set in her brows, Maura burst into the sky again to join the rest of them, this time going at a decent pace.

roll: 13/20
total: 21

 

[Aden Archer]

So after all that they Aden and Zayn were both neck and neck, neither one able to get the advantage over the other. The rest were... lagging behind on the other-side of Cloud CIty. It's possible they catch up but for the moment Aden is concentrating on making sure he has lead over Zayn. With lap two that means they are almost half way done with the race.

"Come on" Aden muttered to himself as he would look for ways to get a more decisive lead. He was going as fast as he possibly could and didn't see any tricks to let him further his lead as he could think of.

Roll: 16 (Total 57)

@Altaris @lizziie @Mr. Teatime

 

[Zayn Talis]

There was a look of raw determination etched into Zayn’s face as the Padawan eased into the second lap around the arena - the knowledge that they were at the half-way point in the race front and center in his mind. He glanced over to catch sight of Aden as the other guy continued to glide just barely ahead of him - a sight he hoped to change before too long.

As he passed, Zayn glanced back over towards Maura to flash the rainbow-haired girl a wide, cheesy smile - that bit of friendly rivalry bleeding into the Corellian’s expression as he glided past his fellow Jedi. He craned his neck back a bit further, spotting Sol somewhere back there. While the dude might’ve been good at riding Pipe, maybe Skimboarding wasn’t his specialty.

Regardless, Zayn rapidly turned his attention back to the racetrack ahead of him - eyes narrowing and brows knitting together with renewed focus. While he attempted to keep a steady pace behind Aden - neither slowing down or picking up enough speed to pass him - Zayn began to veer his board off to the right side of the arena - hoping to position himself to pass Aden at the next opportunity.

@Mr. Teatime @lizziie @The Good Doctor

Dice roll: 14/20
Total: 55