CILLIAN VS. XAVIER VS. RHODANTHE

[rhodanthe]

[atrb=background,http://i52.tinypic.com/5v3w2s.jpg,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,435px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true] take what you want steal my pride build me up or cut me down to size shut me out but i'll just scream Im only one voice in a million and you ain't taking that from me She felt the back of her hovercraft, causing her to stumble about. She leached forward, her hovercraft's engine humming loudly. She gritted her teeth and took the blow, her hovercraft shaking back and forth. She glanced behind her, and huffed angrily. She grunted, glared at the cat lad, and went back to focusing on passing Cillian. Xavier will just have to be dealt with later. She managed to successfully move her hovercraft over to the right, air resistance meet forcefully. She revved up her engine, the roar deafening. She managed to speed up her hovercraft, the piece of junk surprising her. Within seconds she had caught up to Cillian. Face to face with the older racer she stuck out her tongue and waved to him cheerfully. "Suck it." she called, putting her hand down, and passing the other hovercraft. With a successful dance, Rho had claimed her first place once again. She glanced behind herself, a wide grin placed on her face. Oh she liked this feeling, and man was she going to keep it like this. Plus in the back of her mind, she didn't like the fact that both of them were so close behind her. Attacking wouldn't be that hard to do. Revving up the engine, she was going to put as much space in between them as possible. She heard the familiar hum of the engine, it's deafening cry sounding much like a plea to stop. Rho didn't pay any attention to it. She pushed her hovercraft to the limits, hoping, just hoping her piece of crap wouldn't fail. If she could get as far as she could, she would have this race in the bag. Then she could laugh at them the next time around, and become totally awesome. Oh the joys of winning. ACTION 1: accelerating(gaining larger lead) 4 dice.

idek about this, but I had kalla asked about this, and pasc said if I wanted to gain distance, that accelerating for four dice was completely acceptable < 33.

[XAVIER]

That worked nicely! He was pretty sure there was a saying about things being successful, too, but he couldn't remember at all. Unfortunately, he didn't get the reaction he wanted. He was just ignored... again. Seriously, how much did it take to make someone attack back in these races? But... if it almost worked the first time, then why not try it again? he thought cheerily. Before attempting to hit Rho's hovercraft again, he quickly looked to his side and waved to Cillian.

"See ya at the finish line!"

Without further ado, Xavi sped up, trying to match Rho's accelerating vehicle. With as much force as he could, he tried to ram his car into hers, again trying to drive her off course. It hadn't even occurred to Xavi that the finish line would be coming up soon... these races were always far too short for his liking.

ACTION:: Ramming -- 4 dice

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,440px,true] I want it now give me your heart and your soul I'm not breaking down I'm breaking out Cillian turned and snarled at Rhodanthe as she passed him, fumbling with the steering controls and forcing himself into the inner lane. No, no, no, this is not happening, I do not lose-- The rush of wind over his ears was deafening, and time slowed as adrenaline seeped into his brain. His heartbeat pounded like a drum just behind his head, and he was so intently focused on getting back at the little bitch that Xavi's attack very nearly caught him off-guard. It did, however, make him laugh -- he ignored Rho's taunt and rebutted with his own, shouted back across the roar of the engines. "Is that an invitation?" (He also stuck out his tongue, but we'll not get into his more childish antics.) Now tied with the pink-haired catboy, he raised an eyebrow and nodded at him. Missing Xavi's rather kind-spirited shout, he decided to stick out his tongue once more before slamming once more on the accelerator. His own 'craft jumped forward to match Xavi's maneuver, and he hurled the nose of his hovercraft at Rho's tail. If they were lucky, perhaps one of them would hit and send her spinning of the track into a giant fireball of doom -- he smiled at the thought, but kept himself focused on the race. ... After all, this was a short track, and they'd be nearing the finish soon. Losing wasn't on his to-do list this go-'round. "Alrighty then, let's rock this bitch~" ACTION ONE: ramming - 4 dice last chance to lose control Firstly, firefly makes for good muse!music. Secondly. OMG WHY ARE ALL MY POSTS SO BAD I DON'T EVEN Thirdly: .... Mean girls ftw.

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RHO'S ACCELERATION:
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XAVIER RAMMING RHO:
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CILLIAN RAMMING RHO:
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Just as Xavier and Cillian were about to double team Rhodanthe and ram her, Rhodanthe was able to accelerate and get out of there in time. Xavier rammed into Cillian instead, causing 10 damage. Cillian's HP is now 90, Rhodanthe's is 80, and Xavier is still at a 100.

ORDER: Rhodanthe is in the lead, with Xavier behind her, and Cillian bumped to the back.

[rhodanthe]

[atrb=background,http://i52.tinypic.com/5v3w2s.jpg,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,435px,true][atrb=cellpadding,0px,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true] take what you want steal my pride build me up or cut me down to size shut me out but i'll just scream Im only one voice in a million and you ain't taking that from me Okay, now this was frightening. As both of the other racers decided to come up on each side, she glanced left to right worriedly. She pushed her hovercraft even more, the humming turning into a hateful buzz. She turned her vision to in front of her, hoping the metal machine would move faster. She wanted to scream at it at the moment, yell about how it was so fucking slow and other nonsense. The serious face she had one, plus the gnawing on her bottom lip didn't allow for her screaming. Somehow the hovercraft understood the idea, and at the last second pushed forward, right as Xavier and Cillian decided to make a Rho sandwich. She let out a sigh of relief, her hands still tightly wrapped around the handles of her wheel. She slowed peeled away her fingers, relaxing her hands slightly. There was no way she was going to lose her first place spot trying to ram them back (even if the thought struck her, and she would much rather go out in a bang) considering Veradux told her not to do anything dumb. That only left trying to push this thing to it's limit, or maybe taking extra care to not let them pass her. With the limits being reach on the speed her hovercraft could reach, she decided to just drive defensively. She eased off the acceleration, and positioned her hovercraft closer to the edge of the track. She looked behind her, judging up the situation carefully. Cillian wasn't much of a thread anymore either. She just needed to play her cards carefully now, she'd have other chances to destroy them in the future. ACTION 1: defensive driving 4 dice (could I use five though, since I have five dice and all?)

[XAVIER]

At the last millisecond, Rho escaped his attack. Xavi looked forwards, towards his lost prey, and didn't even realize that he completely forgot to stop the sideways momentum of his hovercraft. Luckily, Cillian's vehicle was there to stop it, resulting in Xavi nearly getting knocked out of his seat! The brief collision shook the Chimera to his senses and forced him to set his sights back to the track. The finish line was approaching fast! When did it get so close?

Xavi could try to ram Rho again, but that didn't work last time. What was that quote he had recalled earlier? He couldn't remember... Oh well, it was time to try something different! Ramming people time and time again was starting to bore him... The engine of his hovercraft was already starting to strain. Honestly, these things had no life, no soul! You'd think they'd at lest try to get decent vehicles for the first race of a person's career! Despite the insulting insufficiency of this worthless piece of metal, Xavi pushed it's limits, boosting the acceleration to risky levels. If he could just pass that one vehicle... he could pass the finish line first! Then he'd get a shiny trophy, and Xavi absolutely loved shiny things!

ACTION:: Passing -- 4 dice

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Stupid smile plastered across his face as he hurtled towards Rhodanthe, he barely noticed as Xavi's 'craft swerved dangerously close to his own. Jerking away at the last second, he lost control and slipped off the accelerator -- Xavi slammed into him and his 'craft shuddered with the harshness of the impact. He was very nearly launched out of his seat, held in only be a rather worn belt that bit into his shoulder and neck with enough force to break the skin (let alone bruise).

"Augh! Someone must have fixed the race," he decided, "There's no other reason for such a glorious example of a man as myself to not be in first." Yeah, yeah, that was it -- someone probably slept with the judge to get ahead --

Did that mean... Rhodanthe slept with the judge? Were there even judges for races? What if the judge is a ladyyy -- or twooo ladies-- He shook himself, as though the physical action would rid him of the thoughts now distracting him from the race (which it did, strangely enough), and he pulled into the inside curve before slamming on the accelerator.

The engines shuddered and whined, and he was quite sure he smelled smoke -- but as this piece of crap wasn't his, well. He couldn't be bothered to care.

"Coming through!" he called, moving to pass whoever ended up in front of him.

ACTION ONE: Passing - 4 Dice

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RHO'S DEFENSIVE DRIVING:
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XAVIER PASSING RHO:
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CILLIAN PASSING XAVIER:
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Reroll for Rho and Xavier!

RHO'S DEFENSIVE DRIVING:
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XAVIER PASSING RHO:
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And there you have it, folks! The first race of the season! RHODANTHE MONTOYA takes first place, with CILLIAN O'CONNEL coming in second and XAVIER close behind in third!