Ask Nar Shaddaa The Slum-City Circuit

[Myrna Vel]

Clearin' the tunnels meant she had finally cleared free of the most dangerous... or so she thought. The moment she cleared free, she could smell the chem fires, and was immediately grateful for her helmet. What caught her off guard, however, was the lack of clearance.

"KARK!"

She careened to the left and right, narrowly missing a couple labor droids and some civvies; she could hear some cursing Huttese, but her heart was poundin', she could feel her breath comin in and she felt alive.

She let out a laughing yelp, following one pipeline after another; when Ken swerved, she ducked around, giving him an air kiss as she passed, and chuckled.

But even she knew to be smug about a lead was a sure way ta death; she kept her eyes on tha path, and soon reached the bottleneck.

She held herself close to her swoop, feeling it hum beneath as she would draw close to the final leg.

She was so close... she hadta make it. Her Da' didn' raise no quitter, an' she weren't gonna get lazy now.

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/Rolled a 20!

 

[Jahn Harlan]

Jahn was already losing control of his jumpspeeder as he left the tunnel and in a frustrated adrenaline-spiked mistake he went for a straight boost ahead without paying any mind to his surroundings. His focus was on the other racers, on the Zeltron, the girl and the Grysk, while it should have been on that trolley that came from the left.

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It felt as if time itself froze. The trolley hit the jumpspeeder just behind Jahn's ankle and within a second he had lost control completely. The chrome speeder bike slid out from underneath him and for a split-second it looked like Jahn flew ahead anyway, but he didn't. The impact was brutal and that he had lost so much speed in the tunnel was the only reason he was going to be able to one day recount the event. His thighs and but hit the tarmac first, friction burning away his racing suit and skin long before he transferred some of it to his arms, shoulder blades and lower back. All of it burning away, melting leather to flesh and scraping violently away at the back of his helmet until he finally managed to turn into a roll instead.

He then rolled for forty feet before lying face down and completely still on the tarmac. It was a miracle he was still breathing. Due to the intense wounds on the back, none of the droids and sentient workers dared to touch him. There wasn't going to be any noodles for Jahn tonight. In fact, he might never return to racing simply due to the trauma of the crash.

Luckily, though he was unconscious by this time, emergency services were quick to respond and with his spaceship as collateral they were able and willing to throw him into a bacta bath immediately.

/rolled a 1
/exit thread
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[Kai]

The baleful stare of the exhilarated Grysk looked in the rearview in time to see the unstable jump speeder. It wasn't the first time he had seen this and knew what was coming in the next second as Jahn lost control and wiped out. It was a dangerous risk that happened more often than people realized but hopefully he had been wearing a helmet.

Kenii's vehicle came into view and while Malakai didn't lose his forward momentum it was clear the young Zeltron driver was going to have some catching up to do. It was nothing personal but the morbid face of the dark sider turned to show a smug smile. But it didn't last long as he saw the last bit of Myrna's tail lights. Losing sight of the leader was never good and now he needed to try his best to catch up. "Damn gurl"

Malakai was glad to see that being on his home turf still gave him somewhat of an edge. He had been through here before and naturally taken it a little faster than he should have. But never at this sort of speed. "Is it just me or is this district livelier than normal. " He said with a slight hike in his tone as he swerved out of the way of a floating industrial loader droid the size of a bus. A low horn like sound came from the automaton as it gave off what sounded like an angry warning despite being a simple proximity alarm.

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roll of 11

 

[The Storyteller]

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The industrial sector of the race had proven itself to be a difficult challenge, leaving some racers stomping on their brakes, others crashing into trolleys, and even one Lepi getting blasted by a volley of steam from a burst pipe. Gangsters and crime lords mostly laughed at the pain of the drivers, with some of the gangsters even making some decent credits on the over under on injuries and wrecks.

But, the racing wasn't over yet. The surviving drivers found themselves in a straight shot that looped back to the initial starting location, it would require a mixture of speed, everyone would be walking away with credits, but how much would really come down to what place you found yourself zooming into.

 

[Kenii Starblazer]

All momentum he had, was gone in that instant. He saw Myr zip past him and he swore he saw Myr shoot a kiss towards him. His purple eyes narrowed as he growled, "Oh kriff off Dotty!" He called out, but knew she was gone. He hated being careless, and should have driven better, but there was no time to worry about that now.

Kai had passed him, but the other Zeltron had been no where in sight, and he knew the man hadn't passed him prior, so he must have crashed. Revving his engine back to life he would push on, hitting the straight away as he revved his engine. His speeder came screaming through the straight as the engine was revved to the max.

The time he had lost wasn't enough to catch his girlfriend, but it was enough to catch up to Kai, shooting him a small grin as he pushed past him a bit, but the engine was starting to putter and a weird cranking sound began to emit from his speeder as he began to pass the finish line, hitting second place. He'd come streaking to a halt, smoke omitting from the hood. "Ah kriff, she's done for.." He'd sigh as he sat back in his speeder, his face stuck with a sour expression.

/Rolled an 8, tied with Dara - (20 + 19 + 7 + 8) / 4 = 13.5 average round score, which puts me in 2nd.
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[Myrna Vel]

The final leg was like the smooth coast after a long drag. She couldn't believe it.

She made it.

She made it!

She felt herself fly over the finish line, could hear the cheers, and whooped out, twisting the bike and slamming on the brake to yank to a stop to the side. Ken was right behind her, or so she assumed, and sure enough she saw him, but something was off.

She yanked off her helmet, hearing the crowds about her, but it all dimmed once she looked at his face. Somethin' was off, she could feel it. An then she saw the smoke, and waited until Kai and the other racers would streak past before jogging over to him, brown eyes aglow and a wide grin on her lips.

"Babe! Oh my stars, that was awesome! You--" She seemed at a loss for words, but she leaned forwards, wrapping her arms about him and planting a kiss on his cheek, beaming happily. "We did it! We..."

She coughed as the wind changed, blowing the smoke their direction. "C'mon, hon, let's go fix 'er up with tha creds we got. But we made it! First and second, that's so kriffin' awesome!" Nothin' was goin' ta sour her mood tonight, until...

"Hey... what happened to the other guy?" She glanced about... and then one viewscreen, though flashing her face with... somethin' about swoopin'... showed those that crashed. Including a replay of the other guy.

"Oh, kriff..."

Somehow, she felt like it were somehow her fault. She knew loser oughta buy the noodles, but perhaps she could spare the treat an' a visit...

But first, she were in a celebratin' mood, an' keen to bring Ken in to the party. He was part an' parcel, after all, an' she was proud of them.

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/Rolled a 19!

 

[Kai]

Nearing the end of the race Malakai was feeling the buzz in the front of his head. Even though he knew his abilities were decreased with the drugs in his system that didn't stop him from enjoying himself. Even when he saw Kenii come along side and then pull ahead.

Malakai hit the accelerator to try and keep up. But the same sound from before came from under the hood of his rust burner. "Fiiiiiine" He groaned and didn't push the airspeeder to the point of smoking. But he definitely smelled something that would probably need some extra oil after this.

Kenii ended up beating him and even further ahead of the two of them Myrna had won first place. The rust burner came to a slowed stop near the Zeltron's ride. Stepping out of the ride there were cheers and excitement of the race. Most of the crowd was around the young redhead. Even though he had not won it had been fun. "Guess I'm buying the noodles."

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3rd place sorry for the late reply

 

[Kenii Starblazer]

Of course she was overly excited, she always was. But, really he was just dumbfounded on how she won, his eyes narrowed as he gave a puzzled look. "How in the kriffin' force fetchin' world did you come in first," he'd grumble with a huff, but such a sentiment melted as he felt her kiss against his cheek.

It was true that they took first and second, and that meant a truck load of credits coming their way. I kriffin' knew we'd be a great duo, but still..we gotta learn more.. He felt her eyes peering towards him, and it was true he blew such a big lead. He'd return the kiss as he pulled himself from his whip. "And..yes I'm salty as Crait..." He'd chuckle a bit as he took a look around the race track.

"You throttled the gas again on that speeder...that's why you stalled out when the race started..the rev system is busted on that thing," he'd explain as they walked towards where the other racers were. A wide grin on his face, the two baddest drivers in the galaxy were walking away with the riches and the spoils. Alright...I'll be humble.

He peered towards Kai, nodding towards the man, "That was some sharp driving back there."

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