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Post by fierano on Feb 20, 2007 2:23:04 GMT -5
Glimmer half-saw that coming and had aligned himself mid-spin so that he slammed into the wall by his side and not head/bumper on. Still, it was a jolting experience despite the fact that his Merc genes had him built like a Panzer. "Ach verdammt!" he cursed from the pain...though he was still facing Kamui. "I...I'm sorry...I mean it..."
He doubted that she'd buy that even though there was sincerity forced through his famous monotone by the pain...
I don't suppose you had a tire in helping her find out? Glimmer asked...before he felt some pain surge straight through his axles...Just a thought...
"Damn, that Exan is angry at you. Although we will take action should she come drastically harm you...We advise you to use more caution in the future."
((By "helping her find out" he means that El Bandito probably relayed the information to Kamui somehow...))
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Eddie smiled and followed Annie. He thought he heard someone crashing out on track...but that was probably just him...
((Sorry, I just fell asleep. z.=.z Now I have to head to the gym. I'll try to poke on with the computers there. Djen kuje.))
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Post by Reiji Neko Mitsukai on Feb 20, 2007 2:31:27 GMT -5
She fetched a can for him and place it in front of him.
"Well," said the other Pontiac as he focused his attention on the Toyota. "I see what I heard about your 'warm welcome' to the Piston Cup series was right. Then again, Hicks always has been a jerk."
Anastasia motion towards him with a tire while looking at Eddie. "This is Richard. He's the team owner, sub-CEO of UltraShine Deluxe Paints, and my brother. Ricki, this is Eddie Kuramoto."
(I should probably think about going to bed in a half an hour, so if I'm not on when you get back, that's why.)
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Post by ebonyviper on Feb 20, 2007 2:36:35 GMT -5
(((((OOC: So very tired... have to go to bed now... Goodnight, guys...)))))
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Feb 20, 2007 2:41:32 GMT -5
"Really," Kitt asked. "And may ask, what it is?"
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"I understand, she was sick." Phoenix said. "It's not like it was my last race, and there'll be plenty of races for you guys to watch."
(((I go sleep now. Work again in the morning. G'Night.)))
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Post by fierano on Feb 20, 2007 4:01:05 GMT -5
Eddie reluctantly took the can and forced a smile. "Richard...nice t-t-to meet you..." he stuttered. Although he could probably trust Anastasia (more than other racers anyway) he started to wonder if the same could be said about her family, especially since they were the team owners.
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Feb 20, 2007 7:02:50 GMT -5
<<I didn'. But I be thinkin' I kno'w 'ow she did..... she haz ah goo'd frien'd on da forc'e, now dat I think ov it. Ee' probableh fill'd 'er in....>> said El Bandito.
Kamui yanked out her Blade-fan and angled it at Glimmer.
"AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TRUST ANYTHING YOU ACTUALLY SAY? THIS WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME I CAUGHT YOU LYING RIGHT TO MY FACE!" Kamui snarrled.
<<Uh-oh! Tru'zt izzue. Now dat'z dang'rouz terrehtoreh. Kamui didn' 'ave ah totalleh happeh chil'hoo'd, lad. She 'ad 'er tru'zt abuz'd so maneh tim'ez..... ev'n by 'er own paren'tz. She'll reak't loike dis if she feelz 'er tru'zt haz been abuz'd.>> said El Bandito.
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Kyoshi pulled her anntena away.
"So cute. Kawaii! Aragatau! Aragatau gosaimasu!" said Kyoshi.
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Post by fierano on Feb 20, 2007 7:17:53 GMT -5
I know the feeling, sir. I know the feeling.
Glimmer actually looked intimidated by the Blade-fan, especially when at this given moment there were very few if any witnesses if she decided to slice him cleanly in two. Even his legacy in its current state wouldn't be worth jack-scrap if he were killed right now.
"You think you're the only one with trust issues? I didn't read that little slang out of a dictionary, you know...I learned it from someone who wanted me to trust him. And look where it put us...." he replied. "I barely even know the only people I can trust..." which the Managers trusted would translate to the Swarm of Team Pennziere...
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Post by Reiji Neko Mitsukai on Feb 20, 2007 7:38:46 GMT -5
(Quick post... have to get ready for college)
Richard nodded and smiled at Eddie. "Likewise. Annie's told me a bit about you; sounds like you two got the same kind of welcome into the series. Except Chick only gave her the time of day enough to send her to the hospital."
(Will be back tonight.)
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Post by fierano on Feb 20, 2007 7:46:20 GMT -5
"S-s-so I've heard..." It was then that Eddie felt the need to get honest. "I don't want any p-p-pity though...I want to earn my rep-p-putation..."
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Post by Reiji Neko Mitsukai on Feb 20, 2007 8:20:45 GMT -5
"As any respectable racer would," agreed Richard. "I'm glad you're doing it the honest way, rather than just taking out the competition."
Anastasia merely watched the two men interact. Richard would be around a lot more now, and she earnestly hoped they could get along- maybe even enough to be friends.
(Need to go to college now! See you tonight!)
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Feb 20, 2007 8:22:50 GMT -5
<<Den werk wit whot yeh kno'w. Yeh bo'th aren' az diffr'nt az yeh'd loike ta believ'...>> said El Bandito.
Kamui still kept her Blade-fan angled at Glimmer. This was indeed a delicate situation.
"You know.... I've been lied to a lot. Even my own parents lied to me when I was little. I knew I was different from the other kids but didn't know why. My parents just said 'because I was special.' It was only until the truth came out at a race in Halifax called The Dustpan 500 where I figured it out. And I figured it out from a man who is my enemy along with the enemy of many. He was a murderer.... an abuser.... and I figured out the truth from him. Even if I did forgive you now, what's stopping you from finding some weird loop hole and doing it again? When I let my guard down even for a little while, you tried to kill me or have some other nasty plan waiting in the wings. The only reason why you looked like a hero out in Miami when you PIT manuvered Norman was because even with my eyes close, I knew what you were really doing and used it to my advantage. If I didn't, you wouldn't be seen that way. Maybe 'hero' is more credit than what you deserve. But whenever I let my guard down.... whenever I even invest a little bit of trust, there you are like a dirty shammy out to abuse it again," said Kamui in a low growl.
(OOC: This is also a major referance to the Main Cars RP. The person Kamui is refering to is a creep named Sam Diamond. He was once a champion in his own right, but he indulged in drinking, he was incredibly arrogant and other nasty perks which got other racers killed in intoxication-based accidents (Hence "murderer") and got him banned from every track in North America. So he took up coaching.... but with the alternate motive in mind to start off a racing line of his own by taking advantage of 7 women racers. Shrike - the tuner woman from Halifax, Kamui - the Shooter racer from British Columbia, and Darcy - the Superbird throwback girl from Manchimiti, Canada were at the top of Sam's hit list. But when Kamui was five, Sam told her the "embelished" truth about her kind which caused her to lash out at him. This also caused Sam to chase after her all over the place until she ducked in behind something leaving Sam quite winded and embarrassed infront of the other racers. So Kamui appearing on his hit list was one part wanting her genetics and the other part for revenge. However, in the Main Cars RP, Kamui managed to help put a stop to him.)
~Kamui.EXE
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Post by fierano on Feb 20, 2007 8:42:25 GMT -5
"My parents told me they loved me even though I was half-Beamer. And almost everyone had to put up with it only because they were high-ranking politicians in a country struggling to move on from wars, divisions and intolerance. They - my contemporaries - knew what I was, and they would've sent me to the concentration melters if they were still running. My parents' influence kept them from laying any more than verbal insults on me, but I knew they were all out for my oil. And unlike you, with your superpowers and weapons techniques...it was a miracle that I didn't suddenly break down or spontaneously combust despite my mechanicals."
It was a history he'd recited several times before, but it was all true.
"You might not have heard of a spectacular crash at the Hockenheim track before the millennium, and that would be understandable. They wanted to put me out of my misery, and that couldn't have been a better opportunity. They wanted me to go out like the flicker of a spark plug. But I didn't let myself die there...I learned that there were people I could trust as long as I was loyal. I trusted them and they helped plant the foundation of my success. We both know that our successes came from our trust in others...but certainly not each other."
It was then that he sighed.
"I'm sorry for what I did. I know it was too extreme...too dishonorable for a racer. I was angry that a person who reacted as violently as you did prior to the incident could get away with so much success. But I now realize that we both have more in common than just our...impulses. I don't need you to trust me all the way...but I think that we can at least get what we want together before we go our true, separate ways."
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Feb 20, 2007 9:09:30 GMT -5
"I only got my power about a year ago. Even still.... I'm not nearly as powerful as the current Head of Exan House," said Kamui.
She finally managed to put her Blade-fan away.
"About in my grade nine year in high school, I was also almost killed out on a track. But that's all I'm saying on my experiance. I won't let you have that full story yet. But.... appology accepted. But cross me again and I won't be nearly as accepting," said Kamui.
El Bandito sighed a sigh of releaf.
<<Dat waz ah cloz'e wun! I fel't loike I waz par'k'd on pinz an' needl'z derr fer ah whoile!>> said El Bandito.
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Post by fierano on Feb 20, 2007 9:24:41 GMT -5
"I'm glad we can get ourselves to be civil about this...especially when we also have common enemies at hand," Glimmer replied. "And remember that as much as we will keep try to keep our rivalry civil, we will still be competing for only one Piston Cup. May the best car win."
And we know who that best car will be, of course.
"Excellent negotiating, Glimmer..." a Manager said. "Now we must deal with the function coming up."
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"To be honest...sometimes I d-d-d-dream of doing just that - trying to t-t-take out the competition. Wild and scary stuff..." Eddie stuttered...
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Post by Kamui.EXE on Feb 20, 2007 9:37:53 GMT -5
<<Kamui? Ov courze!>> said El Bandito.
"Fine. But as you might have heard and felt just now, I did quite a fair bit of Grind training. So don't even think you can knock me off the track. And as far as civil goes, I will do the best I can on my end," said Kamui.
She paused a moment and brought out her Blade-fan. She charged it up.
<<GYAH! OI! LOO'K OUT!>> El Bandito yelped.
But instead of hurting anyone, she slammed the buisness end of it in to the ground. It stood like a tall Japanese gravemarker.
"That's for a little bit of interfearance so no one can hear us over our radios. I cut us off because I want this last part to be privet," said Kamui.
El Bandito was completely supprised.
<<W-Whot da 'ell iz she doin'?!>> said El Bandito.
"I dunno why you were totally freaking out about Lightening when I was talking to him. That STILL throws me for a loop. But I can tell you this - he and I are NOT together at all. I have my OWN boyfriend, alright? And we Shooters have this philosophy on love where once someone is together, they're there for life. Break-ups don't exsist for my kind. So I have no feelings for Mr. Butt-cream at all, alright? Seriously, just picturing it is enough to make me sick! Ugh! Don't wanna picture that! Ewwww!" said Kamui.
She shuttered at the idea.
"So get the idea of that outta your mind, alright? I don't like Lightening, I just put up with him!" said Kamui.
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