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Post by Jack King on Jul 31, 2011 19:55:01 GMT -5
Jack revved his engine in anticipation. "Oh, I remember, and I'm gonna win this one!" He was determined to win, even if he WAS best at the Retro games, and not the racing games.
The countdown commenced and the green light glowed.
Jack floored it.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 31, 2011 20:34:07 GMT -5
The redhead floored it the very second the green light shone. She hadn't played a racing game like this in a while, but it was almost like actually driving, so how hard could it be?
Then again, being in space and having a somewhat tricky course made it a little different... Oh well, she'd still win, she had to! Being as competitive as Hotaru also meant being a VERY sore loser, and she wasn't about to lose anyway!
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Post by Jack King on Jul 31, 2011 21:13:28 GMT -5
Jack's car zoomed down the track, taking first place with Hotaru in hot pursuit. He could actually see her on his screen, slowly but surely creeping up behind him to take the lead. Shooting around the first curve almost sent the Ookami shooting off the track, and the second one had him crashing into the stardust that made up the video-game-force-field that kept everyone on the course.
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 1, 2011 20:11:53 GMT -5
Hotaru quickly went around Jack when she saw an opening, now putting her in first place. The next turn was a little sharp, and she barely made it without crashing into the fore field thing that was around the track. She knew Jack couldn't be far behind, so she floored it as fast as she could. The Tora was starting to get a little too into the game, she was nearly leaning against the steering wheel and her eyes were glued to the screen like a twelve-year-old playing their favorite video game.
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Post by Jack King on Aug 1, 2011 21:19:22 GMT -5
Jack was hot on Hotaru's heels, and noted the three bright green lights on his console over a button labeled 'Nitro.' Three speed boosts? He could handle that. The Ookami pushed the button and rushed to the front of the pack again. "Ha!" He exclaimed, managing to take the next curve with minimal drifting. A huge ramp was coming up, and he poised his thumb over the Nitro again.
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 2, 2011 21:02:17 GMT -5
"Hey!" Hotaru exclaimed when he got in front of her. "No fair!" About then was when she noticed her own three Nitro buttons. She grinned to herself and waited for the right moment to use one(which would probably be right after the ramp).
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Post by Jack King on Aug 2, 2011 22:39:06 GMT -5
Jack grinned. "All's fair in love and war and video games!" Paraphrasing, had to love it! He pushed down on the nitro a second time as he started up the ramp, his car shooting up it and into the air... space... at incredible speeds. This course was actually really difficult to explain. Though since it wasn't a game with a story mode, it didn't MATTER if it made sense or not.
The car landed (space-ed? hit the course?) with a clatter and spun out of control, the nitro still in full effect. Jack was slammed into the boundary letting a few cars gun past as he tried getting the vehicle under control. Why hadn't he picked one with better traction!?
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 3, 2011 19:33:36 GMT -5
Hotaru grinned and saw an opening, pressing her first nitro just as she got a head of Jack. "Yeah!!" she exclaimed, followed by a laugh or two. She saw a sharp turn up ahead, no problem, she could make it. She could make it, she...
Turned too late and ran into the invisible barrier. "No no no no!!" she repeated hurriedly as she tried to get her car back in the right direction.
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Post by Jack King on Aug 5, 2011 18:18:03 GMT -5
Jack cackled as he saw Hotaru careen into the barrier, "Oh yeah!" He cheered, fistpumping. Unfortunately his elbow hit the nitro button, hurtling him into the very same barrier. The Ookami just sat there and blink. "....friggin' karma..." He muttered as he spun his car around and stomped on the gas. All his nitro's were used up, he NEEDED the head start!
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 6, 2011 17:34:03 GMT -5
When Hotaru got her car back on track, she laughed and quickly used her second Nitro to get a little more ahead while Jack was still trying to get it back together, she decided she wouldn't use her last Nitro until Jack started to catch up to her. "Looks like I'm gonna win!!" she told him with a smug grin.
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Post by Jack King on Aug 8, 2011 18:42:49 GMT -5
"Not a chance!" Jack retaliated. He'd have to cut in front of her somehow... every track had a shortcut, that was his only shot of winning. Though, even WITH that, Hotaru would probably win... His car sped up and inched closer to Hotaru's own car. Just a little more....
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 8, 2011 19:29:33 GMT -5
Hotaru grinned to herself when she saw Jack getting closer. The finish lap was nearing and there wasn't any big obstacles coming their way at this point, so she waited until his car got close enough for her to hit the Nitro and zoom out!
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Post by Jack King on Aug 12, 2011 13:54:14 GMT -5
Jack had to bite hard on his cheek to keep himself from swearing as Hotaru shot ahead of him. C'mon shortcut! Where are y-
...Apparently, by the tiny map in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, both he and Hotaru were already on it...
Crud.
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 15, 2011 8:22:04 GMT -5
Hotaru couldn't help but grin wider and wider as she neared the finish line. When she zoomed through it she jumped in her seat and threw her hands up in the air. "Ha!!" she exclaimed, turning back to Jack. "I win!!"
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Post by Jack King on Aug 19, 2011 12:47:42 GMT -5
Jack groaned at his defeat, though a smile managed to make it through his false-misery in the face of Hotaru's joy. So he didn't COMPLETELY lose, at least. And he came in second overall, so that was a plus. A laugh bubbled out of his throat. "Alright then, Miss Winner, shall I treat you to popcorn?" The movie would wind up starting soon, the race (while not too long) had eaten up a good chunk of time.
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