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Post by fierano on Oct 10, 2008 0:51:51 GMT -5
"For a guy who's been at it for a long time, they could just as well blow up the damn hospital..." Carl replied, passing Ebony his own bounty info.
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"Some Mercedes named Glitter or Glimmer or something," replied Neville, trying to remember a name. "Not much else on him, I bet it's probably a hoax."
((Night.))
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 10, 2008 10:28:24 GMT -5
"That's terrible," said Ebony, "I wouldn't wish that kind of demise on anybody."
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Kamui blinked for a moment as she heard a name she hadn't heard since that day she had won the Piston Cup, "Did you say Glimmer? Jens Glimmer? He's not in trouble again with his Managers, is he?" The Shooter had been concerned about the disappearance of her rival from the circuit for some time and had been hoping that he was alright.
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Post by fierano on Oct 10, 2008 10:39:56 GMT -5
"Yeah...but I guess I kinda brought this on myself..." Carl replied solemnly, quieting his voice to a low whisper, "I don't tell most people this...but I used to be in legit racing."
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"Managers?" Neville replied as he pulled up the bounty info and related files on his own windshield visor. "Nothing about them there...oh... he was in the Piston Cup with you! Maybe some big crime boss lost a bet or something...but then maybe he's already sleeping with the subs."
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 10, 2008 10:53:52 GMT -5
"Now that's something I didn't know," said Ebony as she looked at Carl.
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"Well, it's not what you're thinking," Kamui said slowly, "They were more into winning than anything else and they sorta "groomed" Jens into believing that and nothing else. They controlled everything he did and said and it seemed he didn't even have a life outside the Piston Cup for that matter. I had met the Managers before, especially one very nasty woman who was obsessed with being the ultimate, purebred car, and they are anything but crime bosses. I had to risk my own life and half my soul to get Jens out of their grip."
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Post by fierano on Oct 10, 2008 11:03:24 GMT -5
"Yeah...I wanted to be a street racer even as a kid but my parents thought legit racing would be more...'constructive,'" Carl replied, "I decided 'why the hell not?' I actually ended up trying out for touring cars in Germany...Germany, for Chrysler's sake!" He briefly laughed, but his expression then sank. "But there I saw a car being bullied straight into a barrier just for not being fast enough...and I realized it really wasn't that much different from the 'life.'"
He sighed and looked down the hall, where he could just make out Neville talking with Kamui. "That was a long time ago though...I can't even remember who that car was, just that he was a Merc, same base model as this Glimmer guy...but he was far from the champion his record says he is. Lots of other Mercs like him in that field too."
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"Damn," Neville replied with a chuckle, "I'm into Area 51 conspiracies myself but you sound like it's the freaking Illuminati or something...maybe all those exhaust fumes are getting to ya."
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 10, 2008 11:20:53 GMT -5
"Well, growing up as an illegal street-racer, I have a different opinion on legit racing," said Ebony, "It does have it's perks, but for the life of me, I don't really see the point in racing around in circles for some trophy. But I do have a few friends who have been like me and then switched to legit racing, making that into a very promising and well-rewarding career. As a friend, I support them in their endeavors."
She paused for a moment, "I may be having a tendency to pick up on things that others can't and some people call that being a psychic or something, but maybe it was more than a coincidence that the Merc you saw being pushed into that wall might've been Glimmer. True or not, that might've been a part of his past."
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"If you met the Managers, you'd be singing a different tune," said Kamui, "I know in my life that it was all real."
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Post by fierano on Oct 10, 2008 11:30:17 GMT -5
"Nah...couldn't have been the same guy. No way he would've made it to four consecutive championships in a top Euro-league without a Hollywood montage or something," he replied, letting out a sarcastic chuckle. "But yeah...no offense, but maybe they're lucky to get out of the 'life' like that, at least if they hadn't gotten in up to their wipers."
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"Whatever, man..." Neville replied, "Sounds like if these 'Managers' wanted him dead, we wouldn't even know he'd existed at all by now."
((Gonna head to bed. G'night!))
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 10, 2008 11:59:19 GMT -5
(((((OOC: Night, lol! Different time zones!)))))
"Well, I still feel it's more than a coincidence," said Ebony, "I'm usually never wrong in my assumptions anyway..."
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"From what I've heard from the Piston Cup grapevine, his Managers seemed to have "let him go" and replaced him with someone else, mainly someone named Von Clamp," said Kamui, "He's even worse than Glimmer had been while the Managers controlled him, but slightly on the Darth Vadcar side."
The Shooter shuddered at a new thought, "And he's now my racing rival... Ugh..."
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Post by fierano on Oct 10, 2008 18:29:20 GMT -5
((Class is real early today but I've got time for a couple posts.))
"Somehow, something inside me hopes you're right," Carl replied, "but this reward...damn...I could pretty much retire and start my own business...even vacation in Drift City. Sun, surf and sand..." His eyes glazed over just dreaming about it, regardless of whether it was the medication.
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Neville accessed 'Johann Von Klamp' on his infovisor, and nodded. "Heh, Carth Vader is right, this guy looks like he runs his own empire. His record's spick and span though, but damn, I wish I were brought up like that." The list included prestigious racing schools as well as a short yet formidable list of racing accomplishments - including a perfect season.
"This Euro-Racing Management group definitely has weird tastes in racing though, I'll give you that, Luke."
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 10, 2008 18:44:17 GMT -5
"Alot of money is all well and good, but too much of it is not really a good thing," said Ebony, "It's where all the greed comes from. Alot of cars do terrible things just for money."
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"I wouldn't recommend it," said Kamui, though she chuckled a bit at the Luke reference, "and I don't really think I want a life like that. I'm happy with where I am and with my boyfriend right now."
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Post by fierano on Oct 10, 2008 23:31:55 GMT -5
"Yeah, but this much money...I don't think I'll really need any more after that," Carl replied, "I'll still hang around the underground, but maybe I can be one of those kingmakers from the sidelines. At least I won't have to engage the cops too much..."
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"Well, you and your boyfriend are at the top of the world being big league Champions and all," Neville replied a bit longingly, "Long as you stay at the top, you won't have to worry about starting a family."
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 10, 2008 23:45:40 GMT -5
"I got a job and learned how to manage my money so I can provide my kids with a good financial future," said Ebony, "I never thought of using it all for myself. I've started to put others before myself now."
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"Starting a family, heh..." Kamui said with a nervous smile, "Well, you see, Slick and I are working on that and Shooters never really got the choice of the factory option. We had to do it the hard, old-fashioned way by carrying the baby to term in our own bodies. It's not a pleasant experience and we have a weird biology. A Shooter's term only last about three months. And because I race professionally and have a reputation to uphold, I don't really want to be sidelined for the baby."
And there was another reason why she didn't want to go for the choice of carrying the baby to full term herself, but she really wasn't keen to say anything about it.
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Post by fierano on Oct 11, 2008 0:10:43 GMT -5
"Heh, well, I can't abandon my crew for too long, I'm hoping to get back to Palmont in the morning if nothing turns up," Carl replied, as he closed the open files on his infovisor. "At least you have your boyfriend to tend to while you wait...maybe I can see if I can somebody to...uh..." his thoughts drifted to the orange Cadillac pimp he heard on the phone shortly before the attack, "hang out with me and Neville later."
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"Well, you could save it until after you retire then," the 300C replied, "Long as you don't end up like that Glimmer did." Neville then leaned in toward Kamui. "Between you and me, I think maybe we're parked over his remains right now..."
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Post by ebonyviper on Oct 11, 2008 0:19:08 GMT -5
"Well, I'm not doing anything else for the time being..." replied Ebony. She noticed Carl trail off when he was speaking.
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"I don't believe that," answered Kamui, "If he had died, I would've certainly felt it and Ebony would've sensed his ghost. I don't think neither of us felt anything lately, though I think I might have to talk to Ebony later on about that to find that out for sure."
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Post by fierano on Oct 11, 2008 0:47:43 GMT -5
"It's cool? We can...uh...hang around outside for a bit?" Carl asked, knowing she was concerned for the Mustang. Of course, he was also hoping that she'd be okay with Carl getting some extra company for him and Neville.
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"Sensing ghosts now? Man...I'd like to try whatever you guys are smoking," Neville said, again in disbelief. "Don't get into demonic possessions though...that's just not my 'groove.'"
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