Your car seems to make stutter due to Ratrod's shot, causing you to not move at your full speed. You are now tied for 3rd, and Ratrod is ahead of you!
Volkzari and Friye both take shots at Ratrod and both really seem to mess his car up!
Navasi takes another shot at the poor Nyizin who is trailing way behind in this race and once again, sends her off balance.
Seeing Orsis right next to him, Ceolor takes a shot, hoping to make a move to the lead! His shot strikes true against the well armored car!
Velocity desides to spread her shots out this turn, one at Nyizin, one at Ratrod, and one at Orsis. The at Nyizin misses miserably, but Ratrod takes a beating! The shot against Orsis also really messed him up!
Nyizin tries to take out Lemgem hoping this will take her out of the lead. The shot shockingly hits home!
Orsis follows the lead of Nyizin and takes a shot at Lemgem but does not have the same luck.
Ratrod presses the assault on you hoping to hold his lead! He does hit again.
As promised, Lemgem slows down abit and moves at half speed!
Nyizin is still trying but the lead everyone else has seems to keep growing!
Orsis's car stalls out as it gets blasted multiple times causing him to not move at all!
Despite getting hit multiple times for large damage, his car flies forward!
Velocity once again, not taking any hits, moves as fast as she can and is loving this race!
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Ceolor takes a look up from his controls a triumphant look on his face. "Finally booked her one right across the bow!" Taking a moment to look around and notice what's going on around him Ceolor gives a whistle. "Nice shooting Friye, Volzari. I don't think I've ever seen this much damage on Ratrod's racer!" Looking over at Alexandre, he gives a nod. "You've obviously flown a ship or two in the past, as newbies rarely do this well in their first race. But if we push just a bit further we can probably win this thing! Especially with that speed boost!"
Popping his neck and cracking his knuckles he knuckles back down to the controls. "Can't get too over-shadowed."
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The expert pilot Alzandre continues to drive this car to its best potential! Your car is so close to catching up to Ratrod!
Friye is able to land yet another powerful shot on Ratrod. The crowd has never seen his car in such rough shape, but sadly, Volkzari's shot manages to miss him.
Navasi manages to throw Nyizin off again, hoping to keep her way behind. Ceolor sadly misses Orsis. He probably wasn't expecting a full blown stall like that.
Velocity changes her targeting system up a bit, hoping to give you an edge. She fires her powerful kinetic gun at Ratrod, her energy gun at Nyizin, and her other kinetic gun Orsis. She lands her shots on both Nyizin and Ratrod but not Orsis.
Nyizin and Orsis both try to take Lemgem out of the lead with shots at her. Nyizin was able to snipe her out with her kinetic weapon but Orsis missed!
Ratrod is uncomfortable with how close you have gotten and takes another shot at you! As per usual, he is able to damage your car making it harder to control.
You can tell that Lemgem wants to put the petal to the metal but she over reacts to the hit she takes, making her move at half speed.
Nyizin starts to move again, but she is only moving at half speed. You can see in her face that this has been an exhausting race for her so far.
Orsis also starts moving again and is really moving! He gets going at full speed again!
Then the unspeakable happens... Ratrod's beautiful car completely stalls out on the track! The crowd is going crazy! They have never seen such a thing happen!
Velocity is still having the time of her life, driving fast and taking people out! She never thought she would see the day when she passed Ratrod on the track!
Navasi shoots at Orsis this time!
The car is harder to steer than Alzandre had expected and he over compensated for it and caused some real issues.
The whole team sends blasts of lasers and ammo all over the place but the sudden struggles with the control of the car really messed with their aim. Navasi is the only one who lands a hit on Orsis.
Velocity seems to have the same bad luck as you guys. She is only able land a shot on Nyizin but missed Orsis and Ratrod.
The bad luck didn't carry over to the Nyizin or Orsis. They both are able to blast away at poor Lemgem.
Ratrod sees his chance to get back ahead of you and takes his shot. He hits causing more problems in your car.
Lemgem seems to of been really effected by the shots and suddenly her car stalls out.
The exact same happens to Nyizin. Her car stops, causing her to fall even farther behind.
Orsis has a bit better luck but still can''t get his car up to full speed.
Ratrod gets his car started back up and he takes off at full speed! For the first time this race, someone passes Lemgem.
Velocity takes off still unhit and is loving life! She realizes she is in the lead and has never been happier (or tied for first if you roll well).
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"All right, let's take a step back here. Everybody focus and let's try again." Volkzari gives her own hands a shake, as she feels the victory slipping away from them. But they haven't lost until they've lost, so she picks up the remote control once more.
Her pessimism seems to be leaking into her fine motor control as well.
Navasi shoots at Orsis again!
Alzandre recovers from his previous blunder and gets the car to hit max speed again! The finish line is in sight! You are now ahead of Ratrod, and tied for the lead with Velocity!
While Alzandre's luck may of turned for the better, the gunners are stuck shooting at the ground. Friye is the only one able to land a shot.
Velocity is still doing her job of trying to take out your opponents. She manages to hot both Ratrod and Orsis, but she missed with her powerful gun. [/ooc] -4 Orsis -4 Ratrod [/ooc]
But because of Nyizin, you learn the dangers of being in the lead and the pain that Lemgem saved you from all race because she takes a shot at you! The shot hits you, but the armor of your car takes it and you don't even feel a bump!
Orsis looked at the situation and decides to that Velocity needs to get a bit dirty since she has yet to be shot at! But when he got shot last round, he must of bumped the safety of the gun and it doesn't even fire.
Ratrod is not happy to see you ahead of him! He takes another shot and hopes for the best, knowing that this race is almost over! His hope comes through as some of your guidance systems short out and you are required to dodge obstacles by eyes only.
Lemgem sees that her letting you take the lead so early made you a target so she shoots forward at full speed. Your random mods seem to be on her side as they moved her to the best of their ability.
Despite not even getting shot at this round, Nyizin's car has taken a beating and has a result, she still can't even get her car up to full speed.
Orsis is not used to having shots land on his well defended car so when it does, it really messes with him. He is only able to cover half the distance he should.
Everyone's car is running raged this race... including Ratrod's car! Between all the kinetic weapons that the car has taken shots from, it is running low on life... when suddenly, it stalls again on the poor ysoki. This is awful time for this to happen to him and may even cost him the race! The crowd falls silent with anticipation for the end of this grueling race.
Velocity is still cruising as full speed. She has not been slowed down at all during the whole race and this is the closest she has ever come to winning... but she knows this is not her race to win, as much as she would like to.
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Volkzari starts getting excited as they surge past Ratrod... and then Alzandre and Friye at her side somehow both manage to drop their remote control devices at the same moment. Her eyes widen. "We haven't won this yet, you know, Ratrod is right on our tailpipe!"
She's quite distracted and ironically barely even looks at the gun she's supposed to be aiming herself.
Navasi shoots at Orsis again!
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Ceolor takes a look at everyone as they shoot the ground or fire shots dangerously at the dome of the station, and gives a sigh of relief. If everyone is doing this bad, no one will notice my blunders!
He then aims at Orsis, channeling his admiration for the racer into his shoot and actually shoots competently for once.
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Alzandre pulls the secret lever you installed to the car, making it launch into the fastest car you have ever seen. The sudden change in speed must of been harder to control because Alzandre is swerving all over the road. The engine begins to hiccup and is on the brink of a major malfunction! Despite the major mess up, you guys swing into a tied position for first place!
The sudden swerves really threw off all of the crew as they spread bullets everywhere except at the enemy cars. Not a single hit lands.
Velocity is also having a hard time with her guns. She missed two of her three shots, but she landed the most important one! Her improved kinetic gun finds a weak spot on Ratrod's car!
It is almost a repeat of the last round with Nyizin taking a shot at you for being tied for the lead and Orsis taking his shot at Velocity. The outcome is the same for you, but Velocity takes her first hit of the race!
Ratrod knows that this is probably his last chance to win it so he lines up the best shot he can takes it! He hits hard but only gets the normal effect from it.
Lemgem is in the position to take the win... you can by the look in her eye that she thought about it, thought about going back on your deal, but instead, she has an "accident" with Velocity causing them both to not move forward...
For the first time in what seems like forever, Nyizin makes a big move on the track but no one seems to notice since she is still so far behind.
Orsis is caught up being too focused on the drama between you and Ratrod and manages to hit a big pot hole slowing him way down.
Ratrod on the other hand is fully focused and flies forward! He gets to the same location you were at the end of last round, also where Lemgem and Velocity got into an accident.
With Ratrod right on your tail, your car shoots across the finish line taking first place and the crowd is in a frenzy! This is the most exciting race on the station to of happened in recent history! By the time all the cars make it back around, everyone seems to be in rough shape. No one made it out of that race without needing extensive repairs.
After the race, Laboni walks up to Ratrod. Look, I am sorry I talked so much trash about you to start this silly feud. I didn't mean to hurt you, I was just talking, you know how it is, right? The clearly defeated ysoki Hey, you earned the right to trash talk. You crushed that race. I can't believe I lost, but I expect you back so I can race you again and win this time. As he was speaking, you can see his old self slowly creep back in and he is smiling by the end. You better believe I am going to race again! I think this is my new hobby!
After the conversation Laboni comes up to her awesome pit crew. Thank you so much for your help! I really couldn't of done it without you. If you ever want to race down here again, you are always welcome as part of my pit crew. Here is something for your time! She hands you a suit of graphite carbon skin armor.
"Wow! I would not have believed that we really make it!!" she says and jumps into the air!
Laboni smiles at Alzandre in the new armor. I am glad we all benefited from this as well! Radaszam has the prize money you earned. You guys really know how to put on a show!
I can't believe it! I never expected to be thrown into a race with that guy! He is good... I was just talking... But we did it! She shakes Volkzari's hand. Your crew is always welcome to join me for another race!
You check back in with Radaszam and he is happy to hear about how well it went. Well, it looks like we will at least have a contact in the Salvage Union. This all turned out better than I ever expected. I will gladly sign off on a job well done! Good luck with the rest of your commencement and I hope to see some of you join the ranks of my faction.
The group chooses to go to the Dataphiles next to get their job done for them.
The Lorespire Complex, home and heart of the Starfinder Society, is a striking campus dedicated to knowledge. Communal labs and historical departments study the Archives’ massive collection of artifacts and texts, gathered by generations of agents from across the galaxy. A quick search of the directory indicates Historia-7 frequents the Archives’ Cortex, a computerized matrix containing digital records of the Starfinder Society’s most prominent discoveries.
The android reclines on a raised chair and is plugged into the local infosphere when the doors open. The neural cables detach themselves from her neck as she swivels in her seat to address the new arrivals. Greetings, Starfinders, she says calmly. I am Historia-7. If you are seeking a mission from me, please be aware that my request requires both discretion and speed. Do not accept it if you feel incapable of working within these parameters.
I discovered someone recently hacked into Bluerise Tower’s computer systems and stole a large amount of sensitive data from the resident corporations. I wish to be privy to this information. I managed to trace the hacker’s location through many proxies and erased the trail so that station and corporate security should be delayed in their pursuit. This deception will not fool them for long, so you must move quickly to retrieve the data before they can recover it. I will leave you to decide what to do with the hacker afterward, but should it be feasible, I believe that person would be an asset to the Society.
Sadly, I do not have any info on the hacker. I have just found trails on the infosphere was able to track down the location of the computer that did the hacking. The location is a flat in Drifter’s End, a district in the station’s Ring known for providing cheap housing to vagabonds of all sorts.