>>22553697
No sense in changing anything major so close to a race. Check fluids, alignment, differential grease, and tyres. Need to make sure the car is squared away before the race.

>>22553866

You spend a couple of hours cleaning it up. Removed a few things you wouldn't need from the backseat for weight.

Things like the backseat.

You clean it off with a pressure hose to get the dust off, and realize it's about at good as it's going to get.

Sadly, that didn't kill all the time, and it's just past noon.

>>22553987
Give our car a hug, baby talk it a bit, make sure everything is running fine, take it out for a ride, make sure everything's smooth, give the course a couple goes to make sure we know the track.

>>22553987
We should at least put some basic padding down. You know, for post race lesbian takeout.

>>22553996
Also, this. Can we scout the course from a distance, maybe?

>>22553996

You start your car up and cycle the engine to make sure nothing's wrong. Hearing the engine purr makes you think this is the smoothest it's ever run.

You take it out on the street and ride around, making sure the steering's tight and the wheels are gripping right.

Unfortunately actually running the course seems like a bad idea, since it has traffic this time of day and, well, you aren't really supposed to know where it is yet.

You could study the map, see if you can think of anything else....

>>22554063

As an afterthought, you put a thermal blanket in the back. Who knows, maybe you'll get lost and need to sleep in here?

You chuckle at the thought as you cruise Blue Cove aimlessly.

>>22554151
Ah well, study the map, cruise a bit, tell our car how good a car she is and how much we love her, it might need reassurance.

Hit the library, pick up a few books so we have something to read in our off time. And get groceries so we don't always have to eat out.

Gonna note a few crunch things here: Vehicle stats and Driver stats are connected and related in a way not mentioned previously, because it hasn't been an issue.

In case of too big of a disconnect between what the driver and the car can do, some of the potential is lost.

If the stat on one is more than double the other, then you can only ake the dice-pool up to that cap.

Like if your car had control 6 but you only had Finesse 2. You'd only get 4 dice from the car, because that's all you can get out of it.

Likewise if your Fin was 8 and the car only had 2 Control you'd be missing a whole four dice from the ride.

>Feel free to ask any setting/crunch questions along the way. I'll get to them as I can.

>>22554211

>The takeout was more due to time than needs. You have a well stocked fridge at the moment, thanks to Dawson.

You pull into a lot after telling your car that you love her almost as much as yourself, and pull out the map. You've had time to wake up and stretch a bit, maybe you'll see something you missed.

>Insight check, give me 3d10.

Rolled 1, 4, 2 = 7

>>22554293

Rollin'.

Oh, and DK, why was our luck only 2 a few rolls ago?

Rolled 7, 5, 3 = 15

>>22554293
Rolling

>>22554337
We add half our luck to pretty much everything, it's less dice but it applies to so many things.

Rolled 7, 9, 10 = 26

>>22554293

>>22554365

Three hits and an exploding die.

Mind dropping another for me?

Rolled 44, 35 = 79

>>22554365
Here's hoping we go by best of three, eh?

Rolled 2

>>22554365
And 10s 'splode!

You look it over, staring at it for a long time.

You head to the Library, and after getting a free card get on the internet. you give the map a look over, and then bring up the topographic sections.

After looking at the two next to each other, it looks like the corners on the far side are flat with long, gentle slopes between them. Just BEGGING for a solid drifter.

Something about it seems.... off though. You'd have to actually see the course for yourself before you could spot what it is that's bothering you.

While you're there, you wander around the aisles of the Library thinking about grabbing a book or two to take home.

Some of the ones that grab your interest are a couple of books of Knights and Samurai: Romanticized tellings of feudal combat and heraldry. You're not to big on the 'Honor and Glory' things, but the aesthetic... appeals to you.

There's also some 'easy and tasty' cookbooks, which wouldn't be a terrible idea, and a book on American automotive history which you already know most of, even if the pictures are still cool to you.

>About four hours to kill. Actions?

>>22554632
Does Google Maps or some equivalent exist in this world? Because if so see if that road can be seen via street view.

Rolled 5, 4, 1 = 10

>>22554632
Can we just drive the road like a motorist? Not at breakneck speed, but just doing a dry run and seeing how stuff looks from the car?

>>22554632
>but the aesthetic... appeals to you.
I now know what to suggest once we have the cash for a complex custom paintjob.

>>22554661

It does, but Sam can barely into computers.

If it's not car related or easily gleaned from a textbook/manual, she probably don't got it.

>>22554675

You could, but you might tip off people that you had advanced knowledge that you aren't supposed to. your car isn't too flashy, but it's distinct enough.

I'm not saying 'no' I'm asking 'are you sure'?

>>22554714

In theory, you could do that now. $1500 is pretty much where the cost maxes out, and that's what you've got in the bank.

I mean, whether you'd want to spend it on your first car is another question entirely.

>>22554714
Science fiction?

>>22554817
Could we 'borrow'/borrow someone else's car?

>>22554819
Fuckin' knights and shit, man.
>>22554817
Nah, save it for now. But if we ever get a Big D that shit's gettin' a Teutonic Knight on the side.

>>22554817
Let's not, we don't want to tip anything off.

Let's keep our money in the bank for now, we don't have too much of it.

Let's read a bit, relax, watch some porn, kill time.

>>22554872
So, like Jedi?

What's with /tg/ and chicks named Samantha who dig knights lately?

>>22554953
I dunno man, I think it's a coincidence, but I'm not sure.

>>22555016
The crazy part is that both quests started in the same week.

>>22554830

Not likely.

>>22554933

You wander off with the trio of books that caught your eye, and end up going home. Three hours until the starting line, so you've got another two to kill, at least.

You spend some time thumbing through the books on cars and knights, getting some ideas for arty stuff for your car.

Never tried to draw before, maybe something to look into, you muse.

Around dinner time you fry up a burrito from random stuff in the fridge and stare at the clock while you eat.

You could probably squeeze in something last minute if you wanted before the race. Call Dawson? Give the course another look-see maybe? Something small to give you an edge, or else head out to the meet-up.

>Actions?

>>22555367
Call Mom, let him know what's up. Look over the map one more time, and then head out.

>>22555367
Call Mom.

Call Dawson while looking at the course. We've tried looking at it intently, but perhaps something might leap out at us on instinct or some shit if we glance casually at it. We also should get an idea if there's any protocol or shit we should be following.

You pull out your phone and dial the only number in your phonebook.

"Dawson." A voice replies.

"Hey 'Dad'." You say, with a smirk, glancing over the map. "Thought maybe I'd call now in case I was too drunk to remember after I win the race."

"Ha ha." He says with no real amusement in his voice. "That it?"

"No, I'm just looking over the course here." You tell him. "Last minute thing, maybe seeing if something jump out at me."

"Mmmm." He responds. "Nervous?"

"Little. First race in a new car, nothing I haven't dealt with already." you sigh. "Do you know anything about the area I'm overlooking here?"

"No idea." He says, hesitating. You hear clicky noises like he's typing something. "Something about how there used to be a mine up there. Found a small silver deposit, and just let it be when they decided it wasn't worth the effort. When it came time to build the road the had a decent base to start with from the blasting the old timers did."

"So it wasn't made a road from the start, it's repurposed from another thing?"

"Yeah."

"Thanks. That might've been what was throwing me off." You tell him with a last glance at the map. "Something about the road felt weird."

"Alright, good luck out there Sam."

"Thanks. Want me to tell you how it goes?"

"Nah, we have a satellite passing over in the next couple hours. I'll catch it live."

You smile as you hang up the phone, shrugging on your coat as you head out to race. Fifteen minutes later, you're sitting in an empty lot, waiting.

>>22555662

After a couple of minutes, and handful of other Racers arrive and walk up to you. "This the meetup?" A large black guy asks you leaning against your car.

"Far as I know." You respond, laying against the windshield. "We the first ones here?"

"Apparently."

A few others wander around, making your ride the center of the growing party.

>Who talk to?

[ ] The big dude who's too friendly with your car.
[ ] The white boy who looks like a ghetto version of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo.
[ ] The blonde one who looks like an out of place bikini model.
[ ] The Asian chick. Heh, she's even shorter than you.
[ ] The dude in the suit. He's too well dressed.

>>22555776
>[ ] The Asian chick. Heh, she's even shorter than you.
Missi, is that you?

>>22555776
[X] The dude in the suit. He's too well dressed.

I'm interested in him. Don't pry or anything, but we should ask what brought him here.

>>22555776
I'm givin' these fuckers nicknames.
>[ ] The big dude who's too friendly with your car.
Ving
>[ ] The white boy who looks like a ghetto version of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo.
Chad
>[ ] The blonde one who looks like an out of place bikini model.
Hood-ornament
>[ ] The Asian chick. Heh, she's even shorter than you.
Missi
>[ ] The dude in the suit. He's too well dressed.
White-collar

>>22555662
[ ] The big dude who's too friendly with your car.

Because hands off the gear, chump. Also, see if the Asian chick wants to give us some take out, or if that Model wants to let us put sunscreen on her.

>>22555776
[X] The big dude who's too friendly with your car.

Potential sabotage?

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>>22555825
>Missi, is that you?
>>22555893
>Missi
Either you're the same person, or two people in this thread are mah niggas.
Polite sage for pointless speculation on the rest of /tg/'s reading habits.

"Bit friendly with my ride, aren't ya chief?" You ask the guy next to you. He looks like a Young George Foreman as he smiles.

"Am I? Making you nervous there, girlie?"

"You've got your hands on some very precious things and you didn't even have the courtesy to buy me dinner first." You respond with mock outrage. "What kind of a girl do you take me for?"

"One with a sense of humor." He responds cheerfully. "Jury's still out on that one." He concludes while taking a slow, measured step away from your car. Not quite crowding you, but in easy reach still.

"Any idea when we're supposed to expect people?" The guy in suit asks in a bored tone, checking his watch.

"Meh." The Asian girl comments with a shrug. "I left early to beat the crowds. I was a good fifteen early when I got here."

"Fifteen?" The blonde asks surprised, some sort of an accent. French? "My clock must be off." She then pulls out a phone and walks back to her car. Looks like some kind of European roadster. You don't know it's make, but all that means is that it isn't top of the line.

>Who talk/What do?

>>22556067
White Collar, find out what he's doing here.
We can hit on Missi or Hood Ornament later.

>>22556067
Let's talk to the suited guy, ask if he knows when things are starting, what brings a dazzling urbanite like himself to a place like this.

>>22556067
Suit, but keep an eye on George Foreman.

>>22556067
Suggest that we start the race ourselves and fuck the police. We're all drivers here; we have our honor. We don't need no tart waving a start flag to tell us how to drive.

>>22556216
Don't, we're doing this partially to get the attention of the people running this gig. We want the crowd and the higher ups to be watching.

You lean forward, shifting upright and cross-legged as you look at the man in the suit.

"Bit swanky for this, aren't you?"

"Oh? Is a criminal adrenaline junkie supposed to dress like a 'Fast and Furious' reject?"

He can sass back. A tiny measure of respect is gained. "Point. But still, a suit?"

"Women tend to like well dressed men." He gives you a smile that you don't doubt has pulled what he would tell you was 'countless' women into his arms. "Besides, nothing wrong or illegal about having a bit of class. You know, unlike everything else we'll be doing this evening."

[ ] a worthy opponent. Time for Snark.
[ ] Check on (other driver) instead.

>>22556281

What do the cars look like compared to the racers?

>>22556281
>[ ] Check on (other driver) instead.
Fuck it, let's see what Shaggy's deal is. Could turn out he's good with a spanner.

>>22556281
[X] A worthy opponent. Time for Snark.
I like him already.

>>22556344
I could respect him if he ditched the jacket for a waistcoat. Because waistcoats are awesome.

>>22556281
[X] a worthy opponent. Time for Snark.

Snark is always fun. Class is all right and good, but ribbing people is always a good option, nothing too rude, but snarky.

>>22556281
>[ ] a worthy opponent. Time for Snark.
Lets see if his mouth can keep up with his duds.

>>22556356
If he passes the test of Snark, we give him this piece of fashion advice, and a brofist.

>>22556281
>[x] a worthy opponent. Time for Snark.
Let the battle of wits begin

Just make sure to keep the Snark friendly rather than offensive. There are lines we do not cross.

>>22556305

The Suit is rocking a Late 60's Vito Crusader. In a drag race it's still the uncontested king among American muscle with the Top Tier clocking in at 750 horses, but his has clearly gone lighter and more agile. The glossy black with blue trim neatly matches the black suit and blue dress shirt he's wearing.

The Asian girl is driving the same car as yours, one model year newer. From the spoiler on the back, you're guessing she went for the highest degree of technical control she could. It looks like a monster in the corners. She dresses like a J-rocker gone 'casual'.

The Blonde is wearing a blouse and Capris, and her car looks stock. Nice, but stock.

The Black guy is wearing a Leather jacket like yours but with Less pizazz, with a t-shirt and jeans. His car is one of those Vito abominations from the early 70's where they put the ass of a truck onto the front of a muscle car, ruining both. the car equivalent to a mullet makes you gag slightly.

>>22556481
>one of those Vito abominations from the early 70's where they put the ass of a truck onto the front of a muscle car, ruining both
EL CAMINO, BABY! KEEPING GUYS FROM GETTING LAID SINCE 1959!
Guess that makes Vito our local Chevy equivalent?

>>22556281
"I've always found women like someone who can actually make them moan."

Snark off's clearly winning, getting on that.

>>22556481

Oh, and Shaggy looks like Shaggy, only with a gray 'not quite a trench-coat' and a matching Beanie on top. He's driving a Drehzahl RS-3, a late 80's model. The design doesn't look too heavily modded, but if knows cars well enough to grab one of those on the cheap he's not dumb.

>>22556517

Kinda. They Have Dodge's 'With this engine the rest of the car doesn't matter' attitude, and Chevy's 'Dammit, why aren't we selling as much as that inferior brand? What's advertising?' business attitude. Despite that, they pretty consistently put out damn fine cars... you just need to pay slightly extra and look a little harder to find them.

>>22556592
>The design doesn't look too heavily modded, but if knows cars well enough to grab one of those on the cheap he's not dumb.
Guys, I think Shaggy might be running a sleeper. We do NOT underestimate this guy.

You smile at the guy in the suit, and he grins back.

"Seems to me that a girl'd like a guy who could make them moan."

"Oh certainly, but I'd like to see you charm your way into someone's panties dressed like that." He comments with a thumb at 'Shaggy'.

"Hey!" He comments indignantly, and is swiftly ignored.

"Fair point." You comment, sliding off the hood of your car. "Until your wardrobe costs more than your ride."

"Please, what kind of fool do you take me for? The order of spending priority is Women, Alcohol, Cars, THEN Swag. As it should be."

"Uh-huh." You respond, leaning past him and looking at his ride. "I can see you spending a lot on cars if you prefer the kind that can't turn."

"As opposed to a little rocket with no staying power?" He comments looking past you in the same manner, as you stand only a few feet apart. "Tell me, how many eggs do I need to throw before it's totaled?"

"More than what goes into that hair of yours. Tell me, how would it feel to lose one of those 'ladies' you talk about to lil ol' me?"

"I wouldn't. Unless secretly your dick is bigger than mine." He responds with an almost conspiratorial whisper.

You manage to laugh at that one. "Sam."

"Erik." He says shaking your hand. "And I'd like to buy you a drink to console you when I'm done spanking you on the course."

>Has he earned your fashion advice? Or are you ready for a new target?

>>22556776
"Oh, so now you're offering to spank me? Don't promise a girl something unless you mean it now."

>>22556776
He has earned the fashion advice. Give him the fashion advice and tell him "I'll buy you a drink after the race, then I'll probably steal your girlfriend and spank her as well, if I'm feeling generous I'll let you watch."

>>22556776
All in favor of winning the race then dragging Erik and Missi back to the apartment for a threesome?

>>22556813
This.

>>22556846
And the Bikini Model.

>>22556878
Three's company, four's a crowd.

>>22556878
Might get a bit crowded with 4.

>>22556846
>>22556878

You may be overestimating Sam's raw, sexual magnetism.

You haven't even talked to two of them.

>>22556834
I think this seems more in line with our back and forth banter. Though, I think that Missi should be invited to the drink as well...Bring the french girl, too, why not? Shaggy stays with the Mystery Machine, though...

>>22556888
We need someone to get us the beer.

>>22556900
Nah, i think we are accurately assuming how much pure sexual magnetism Sam thinks she has.

On that note, we should also flex.

>>22556900
>You haven't even talked to two of them.
>implying Missi doesn't have a fetish for hot women with names that shorten to masculine names

>>22556935
Does anyone not have that fetish?

"You know, your sense in fashion needs a bit of perspective." You tell Erik.

"Oh? Feel free to enlighten me then."

"Consider swapping the jacket for a waistcoat?"

"Well.... huh." He think about it for a second. "A vest would give me better arm motion and would work well with the coat in a fancy place." He gives you an appraising look. "Well don't you just get better and better?"

"I'm always this good, you're only just now noticing. Tell you what, after I beat you I'll get you the drink. And then spank your girlfriend too." You lean in and whisper. "Ask real nice and I might let you watch."

He immediately starts cracking up. "Oh wow, you certainly have the right attitude for this. I'll do you one better: When this is over with, I'll let you see how a real car drives." He says with a nod to his car.

"Hold you to that." You tell him as he walks away.

"Is such trash-talking traditional in America?" The blonde asks. "It seems so... undignified

>What say?

>>22557073

"Depends. If they can take a joke, yes. If they can't... well yes actually." Then slap her on the ass.

If she takes offense to that, back off and tell her to 'hit us on the left' because that's 'not our good side'.

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>>22557073
"Oh I'm sure I could show you some much more 'undignified' things we do around here, if you want." while getting riiiiight up in her face.

>>22557116
>>22557096

Combine these.

It's too fantastic.

>>22557073
"I figured it was a tradition everywhere pretty lady.

It's all in good fun, we don't mean any harm by it. If they can take a joke you made a friend, if they can't you threw them off their game."

Find a good time to slap her on the ass as well.

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I'm personally up for less molestation and more good natured snark at the french lady, but that's just me.

>>22557219
Sex is one of the best levers for trolling people. I'm not really much into guys, but I've more than once relied on the whole "gay chicken" thing to throw somebody off focus.

"Depends. If they can take a joke, yes. If they can't... well yes actually." You respond with a shrug. "It's all in good fun."

"It's indecent." She tells you, which tells you that she makes the perfect target.

"Oh? If you want, I can show you EXACTLY what sort of... 'indecent'.... things we do around these parts...." you tell her softly while you advance on her. She tries to back away, and ends up leaning back slightly over Erik's car as you lean in like you're planning to rape her on the hood before you finally start cracking up. "You see? It's even more fun when they can't take a joke."

Her eyes widen slightly as she realizes what you're saying, and she takes a swing at you. "Insane harlot!" She hisses as her fist goes well wide of the retreating target.

"No, wait!" You tell her, letting a note of panic enter your voice. She hesitates, and then you present your left cheek to her. "Hit my left side, not my good side."

She stares and finally walks back to her car in a huff. Which is when you gentle give her a pinch on the ass making her let out a soft 'eep' as she turns back to you.

"What? It was him!" You tell her, pointing at the black dude standing a good fifteen feet away. All four of your fellow Americans back your claim, smiling the entire time.

She sits in her car pouting, while everyone else falls into general bullshitting. Erik seems to have acquired a bag of popcorn somewhere in the proceedings and munches happily away on it.

>Actions?

>>22557274
Loud enough for everyone to hear "She's totally into me. I can tell."

Then let's go say hi to Missi, introduce ourself, make a joke about how we came with the same car so one of us is going to have to go home and change.

>>22557274
Talk to Missi now.

>>22557274
>All four of your fellow Americans back your claim, smiling the entire time.
These guys are all awesome. We buy everyone a round when we're done with the race.

>>22557329
And tell Shaggy to rethink his look.

>>22557321
>>22557329
Second both ideas
>>22557314
Let's not. She's already off-balance and there's no reason to make her pissed off at us too.

>>22557346
>there's no reason to make her pissed off at us too
Especially if we really DO wanna show her what kind of indecent things we get up to around here. This lady is a CHALLENGE. And when a street racer's presented a challenge, they have no choice but to accept.

You look over at the upset girl in her car and briefly wonder if you've gone a little too far.

After a minute you turn to the Asian girl who's joining 'Shaggy' in making fun of the Roaring mullet.

"I just don't get it." He says, looking at it. "It's just terrible. Why would you do that to a car?"

"Some fucking people." She agrees with a smirk. "Hey, the comedian!" she notes turning to you. "Got anything else clever for us?"

"Nah, just kinda disappointed."

"How so?"

"We brought the same car." you tell here, gesturing between the two vehicles. "Now one of us has to go home and change."

She fucking giggles, and it catches you off guard. I mean, what kind of a girl gig- Oh, right. "Heh. Don't worry about it. It's not a faux pas if we both look hot."

The dude chuckles and leans in. "I'm Will by the way. The chika standing knee-high to a fire hydrant is Yuko."

She then throws a rock at his face, which he calmly ducks under as he slide off the hood to shake your hand. "She's been a bit temperamental since I broke her heart."

"God, we got drunk and made out the one time. You'd think he was Casanova the way he goes on." Yuko comments with a dramatic sigh.

"Hey, one of us has gotten laid sense then." Will counters.

"One of us has 'standards'." Yuko returns. "Didn't she give you crabs?"

"Low blow." He responds, and then looking at you. "And well past cured."

"Don't care. Not really my 'type'." You tell him.

"Oh? And what is if I may ask?"

"Not burnt out stoner wannabe."

>>22557570

"Oh snap!" Yuko comments with a grin, while Will hangs his head in blatantly cartoonish shame.

"Why God?" He asks the sky, falling to his knees. "Why must all girls only see the stoner! Why can't they look past that and see that I'm good with kids and like to cuddle?"

It's officially too much, and the three of you begin laughing your asses off. "Seriously though." Yuko comments, wiping a tear. "Who do you think's the biggest threat?"

"Other than us? Either Erik or Sam here." he says with a shrug. "Sam's got the right attitude, but something about Erik screams 'pool shark' to me."

>Thoughts?

>>22557577
"If White-collar knows how to use that beast he brought along, he could be a serious threat to you, Shaggy."
Leave the "not to us, mind you, only to you" part unspoken.

>>22557577
I don't know...even a pool shark type of guy would know better than to go for that jacket instead of a waistcoat. I'm a bit more worried about Hood Ornament. I don't think anyone'd be stupid enough to actually just bring a stock car. There's got to be SOMETHING there...

>>22557577
"I make a point out of not underestimating anyone, never ends well.

Captain Mullet Car isn't going to be the fastest, but it could turn most of our cars into crumpled wrecks and not scratch the paint, so he's going to be aggressive as hell.

Erik is sharp and confident, he's going to be able to turn unlike most muscle cars, but he'll still smoke us in any straight lines.

The Blonde, who is totally into me I swear, confuses me. She's not from around here and she's driving a stock car. There's something odd going on, but she's off her game so I'm not that worried.

As for you two, Yuko will be damn good on corners and Will, you've got a damn nice car though you could have modded it more."

>>22557684
>she's driving a stock car
Or it's a sleeper. When someone shows up to a race with a car that LOOKS stock, immediately assume it's a sleeper.

>>22557628
>There's got to be SOMETHING there...

yea, a hot french chick we are totally going to sex up

>>22557691
Given that she's from somewhere out of town, given the accent, I wouldn't be surprised if her car was a sleeper and they brought in a ringer.

>>22557706
she could very well be a scout for the mafia/bad guys in a sleeper who may or may not be a totally crap driver there to observe us, if so, we need to get her in our bed even more

>>22557725
>wanting to fuck the mob chick
>when we're an rat for the feds
Because that can't POSSIBLY end badly!

>>22557743
You're right, it's a foolproof plan. Trust me on this one, once we get our hands on (in?) her, we'll have ourselves a perfect way to avoid mob suspicion. After all, nobody who's a rat is stupid enough to fuck a mob chick...nobody except SAM! Retarded like a fox, that's our motto

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>>22557766
>Retarded like a fox
More like RETARDED LIKE THE DEALS AT CRAZY HASSAN'S! RETARDED DEALS ON ONLY MILDLY RETARDED CAMELS!

>>22557777
I'll take four! Put em under the hood, nobody will expect a car with four CAMELpower. Silly horselovers...

>>22557777
>Crazy Hassan
>dem Crazy Double-dub-quads
...do you have any camels that can replace our crappy car?

"If Erik can actually drive that beast he brought along he might be a threat to you." You comment thinking. "The Mullet car doesn't look like anyone's baby. He's probably thinking about wrecking people with it as a ram. Then there's the blonde. Non-local and a car that looks stock? something weird there."

Will nods. "Yeah, you've got a good eye." He comments. "Tell me, what do you think about us?"

"Well Yuko's car is gonna make her amazing in the curves if it's anything like mine. You I must say, are the most fantastic sleeper I've seen."

"I beg pardon?" He asks, innocently.

"You're driving the world's least known and unappreciated high performance car. The only things wrong with that model were the Engine being a little too heavy and the tires not quite handling right on the ground. Given the sound it made pulling in and the two inches you've picked up on the rims you've solved both. If you're as clever as you seem, you probably dropped a turbo in there too, while you were retuning and dropping the suspension."

Will blinks heavily. "Holy shit, if your car's half as sharp as you then you might actually win this." He smiles. "Alright, what tipped you off?"

"Real stoners tend to be a bit more scruffy and have smell to them." You tell him. "You'd fool anybody who's never seen the real thing."

"It's an ACT?" Yuko says, staring at him incredulously. Will merely has a laugh at her expense.

>Looks like more people are gonna show up soon. anything else you want first?

>>22557801
Camel stats: Dur 14 Ctrl 9 Spd 9 Pow 9

>>22557777
Welp, looks like it's time for Multi-camel drifting.

>>22557830
>anything else you want first?

apologize to the french chick and make a bet with her, if we beat her we get to show her a good night out on the town (seeing as she don't look local)

>mrsmall lady
capchta thinks yuko might not be a ms and more a mr, hrm.

>>22557830
Buy a camel. Failing that, make sure the engine doesn't cool down to much and wait. Possibly flirt with little asian girl.

>>22557830
Flirt with Yuko.

>>22557830
"Well, I'm not saying he doesn't smoke weed, but he's not half as dumb as he looks, which admittedly isn't hard. You see, girls can look past the stoner.

Oh, and while you're cute Will, Yuko is more my type."

>>22557872
>>22557887
These two.

>>22557872
>>22557887
These. with >>22557887 first, then go flirt with the frenchie with >>22557872

Wait wait wait, Yuko? Written 優子?

>>22558035
Because 優 means "superiority". Her very NAME is a challenge to us. Now we HAVE to make her squeal like a set of tires.

"Heh. He's not half as dumb as he looks, which admittedly isn't that hard." You tell Yuko.

"Hey!" Will interjects. "I resemble that remark!"

"Yeah, yeah." You tell him. "See, Girls can look past the 'stoner'. It's just that while you're cute, Yuko is more my type."

"... You realize I'm a girl, right?" She asks you, surprised.

"Mmm-hmm."

"B-but you're a girl." She says surprised, blush forming.

"Yes.... and?"

"But we're girls!" She squeaks while Will begins to laugh his ass off.

"I'm completely failing to see your point here." You tell her, slowly quirking an eyebrow. She slowly backs away behind Will, blushing so hard her cheeks are starting to bruise.

"I don't think aggressive works too well on the ladies here." Will tells you.

"And what makes you say that, oh King of seduction?"

"Observational evidence." He says, pointing at the blonde girl still sulking in her car.

[ ] Go talk to her.
[ ] Get ready to race.

>>22558074
>[ ] Go talk to her.
"Look, sorry about earlier. I went a little too far in the name of a laugh. Look, once this is over, how 'bout I show you around. You look new in town, and I know what that's like. I promise not to do anything indecent to you without permission."

>>22558074
"You have a point, one that I will ignore, but a point nonetheless.

Yuko, if you ever want to feel better than any man, and I use this term very loosely with respect to Will, will ever make you feel just let me know."

And then [X] Go talk to her.
Apologize for coming on too strong and being overly indecent. But that she is pretty and we would like to show her around some time.

>>22558074
>[ ] Go talk to her.
This plus the previously mentioned bet. She IS the hottest think here outside of Erik, and likely a safer one to play with.

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>>22558122
>bikini model
>hotter than the cute little Asian girl who likes cars that we just made blush
Nigga by insulting Yuko you successfully ALSO insulted my actual girlfriend.
Nah, I ain't actually pissed, no way you could have known. But you do have shit taste.

>>22558122
Oh sure, hood ornament might be hotter NOW, but asian chicks age ridiculously well man.

>>22558122
I like Yuko more. She's adorable, tiny, loves cars, is less suspicious, and I just want to throw her on the bed and make her ours, sexually.

>>22558169
Plus, we MIGHT be able to talk her into becoming a team, like those two girls in Initial D.

>>22558165
Do note that this is not necissarily a long term purchase. Depriciation is likely not going to be an issue.

>>22558169
In the most loving and gentle way possible, both because she's adorable and because it'd be her first time with a girl so she'd be in completely unfamiliar territory?
Because that's a wonderful mental image that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
>>22558190
On that topic, I'm rewatching the First Stage anime while this quest is going on, and Itsuki just got his 85. That still makes me laugh. Mainly because I made a very similar mistake buying MY first car.

>>22558218
Shoulda just listened to /o/'s standard first car answer, man.

>>22558159
If you took offense to this, you are a poorly adjusted individual. And while French chicks aren't my first choice, blondes are fun.

>>22558242
You mean a Civic?
It was the 90s man, /o/ didn't exist.

>>22558248
>took offense to this
Dude, did you read the spoilertext?

>>22558263
>>22558248
Now now, quit bickering, they're both hot and we'll bag them both eventually. Maybe even at the same time at some future date.

>>22558165
>>22558169
Yuko is something we can work on long term as friends then more, the blond however we need to make an impression pretty damn quickly, and we are already off to a bad start.

also, I'm not for one over the other, just thinking about the most efficient way to get ALL of them in our bed, and then Dad walks in on us...

>>22558288
>and then Dad walks in on us...
And we proceed to have an entire conversation without bothering to stop?

>>22558288
And we're eating whipped cream off of all of their tits. We proceed to have a casual conversation with him, while still groping and fingering our bed partners.

>>22558302
exactly, discussing how to bring down the mafia while going down on our mafia girlfriend

>>22558302
>>22558309
>>22558314

gentlemen, I believe we know our character well

>>22558323
It's just a shame that Dad has no idea who he's locked to. Well...a shame for him. An opportunity for Sam

>>22558333
yes but you see, with this plan he will come to know exacty who is is locked to

I wander over to the blonde's car. "Hey."

She gives me indignant look. "What do YOU want."

"Aw, don't be like that. Maybe I came over here to apologize for pissing off the pretty French girl."

"Belgian." She corrects gently.

"So THAT'S why I've been wanting to cover you in syrup...."

She glares at me, and I raise my hands in mock surrender. "This is an apology?"

"It was going to be." I tell her somewhat sheepishly. "honest if I knew you were gonna take a joke that badly, I wouldn't have made it."

She stares at me, as though weighing something in her mind. "You are the way you are." She says, as though accepting. "Too bad you are a 'shameless hussy' as Americans like to say." She then turns away and waves dismissively at you, while you suppress the urge to slap the bitch out of her.

As you contemplate exactly what you'd like to do to her walking to your car, several more racers pull in. Some of them wearing colors for one gang or another, a few look like spoiled rich kids or people with too much time on their hands.

While they begin to circle into their own clicks and about a dozen more arrive, you realize that your little group of early birds were clearly the exception. A lot of people here look like real assholes and thugs.

Suddenly, a Seraph Dreamer pulls in and everyone pauses to take notice.

Luxury car like that costs more than every car in the lot. Combined.

Out of the car steps a Strikingly handsome man in his early 50's wearing a suit worth more than you.

>>22558553

"Gentlemen." He says with a nod. "And ladies." He amends, spotting the handful of girls in the lot. "The race tonight is simple. Top Ten finishers will be invited to race again, first place wins a $5000 pot, second gets two, and third will receive one. The rest of you can fuck off."

"Hey!" One of the gang-bangers in the back yells stepping forward. "You think you can just talk to us like that?"

"Yes." The man answers simply, as a pair of body-guards carrying customized M-16s emerge from the vehicle behind him. "Indeed I do." He then turns away from the suddenly less brave man to face everyone else. "The race is a simple time-trial. We call in your start time to our associate at an abandoned gas station, just on the other side of the mountains." He gestures to the imposing range behind him. "Route is irrelevant, we only can about time. For the sake of neatness and maximum driving efficiency, you will be starting in forty second intervals." He hesitates. "I trust there are no questions?"

>Well?

>>22558560
"Are there any rules or restrictions that we ought to be aware of? Especially those concerning other drivers.

How is the starting order being determined?"

>>22558553
>She then turns away and waves dismissively at you
Oh we are soooo going to get her into our bed

>>22558560
Sounds pretty straightforward.
What routes do our superb intelligence tell us we should consider taking?

>>22558606
Challenge ACCEPTED, we are going to show her a good time EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T WANT IT

>>22558679
oh yea we should also ask about rules in terms of how we deal with other drivers if we catch up (we totally will), like ramming and stuff

>>22558605

"No. Get across the line first, even if you have to cut a few throats to do it. Placement is all that matters here."

"Get in line." Is all he says to your second question, and everyone scrambles for position. you manage to nose in right in front of Eric who stalled to let you cut in line. The only people ahead of you are Euro-bitch and some random Gangbanger.

You've completely lost sight of Yuko and the black dude who never introduced himself.

You do note that Will's at the very back of the line, and is very Irate about this. "You've got to be fucking kidding!" He yells, pointing at the line. "I have to sit here four forty- fuck it, I'm going to Taco Hut. I'll be back when the crowd thins."

He then stalks off to a nearby Mexican fast-food joint, after making sure his car was locked.

>>22558629

The one you've been obsessing over. The only other lines that you could see thorough the mountains were too far out of the way to be viable.

Anyone else who's local and sensible will be cutting the same line: Up the mountain, through the switch-backs, and then the one mile sprint to the finish.

>Anything else before the race? Last minute ritual for luck?

>>22558821
>fuck it, I'm going to Taco Hut. I'll be back when the crowd thins.
Will is awesome. Not our type, but still awesome.

>>22558821
Yell at Will to buy us a taco too. We'll pay him back later.

>>22558821
pinch Euro-bitch on the ass for luck and whisper to her that if we win she's ours

>>22558821
I like Will, he's fun. Ask him to pick something up for us, we'd like a taco after the race, we'll pay him back afterwards.

Give Eric a thumbs up and blow him a kiss. Then get our head in the game for some serious racing. Focus on the route and the road.

>>22558869
Don't think we have time for that, race is in 1 minute 20 seconds.

>>22558903
Good point. We'll keep him company at Taco Hut after we finish.

>>22558903
We'll eat it after the race.

>>22558926
before or after we eat the belgian chick

>>22558939
>before or after we eat the Belgian chick's taco
ftfy

I move that all the early birds gather at Taco Hut after they finish their runs. After Will finishes his, we go bar hopping.

>>22558984
Taco Bell is on the other side of the Mountain though, we might think of a good meet up point on the other side, or just hang out at the finish point with Eric while we wait for Will and Yuko to finish.

>>22558984
Hey, we're in California, in a coastal town.
We can order a fish taco and see if anyone catches the bad pun.

>>22559011
But then Will will be miserable and lonely all by himself! Wouldn't that be sad?
And then we all go bar hopping without him and send him a video call while he's still alone in Taco Hut. But seriously, that wouldn't be cool at all.

>>22559054
He's getting taco bell, he'll finish the race eventually, and then we'll all go bar hopping once he's done.

You yell at Will to bring you something at the finish line, and he gives you a thumbs up.

You also turn and Wink at Erik who's clearly already spending his winnings in his head.

Ahead of you, you see the two racers taking off, and the man waiting at the starting line looks at you. "Ready?" You nod and he looks at a device in his hand. "Go." He tells you, hitting the button, and you drop the clutch like it was a ticking bomb.

>Pwr+Reac+1/2Luck

Rolled 3, 8, 9, 4, 5, 9, 9, 6, 9 = 62

>>22559131
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok2369YY2P8

Rolled 8, 9, 4, 4, 1, 8, 8, 8, 8 = 58

>>22559131
Could you repost our stats and our car stats to make sure we don't get them wrong?

Rolled 6, 1, 8, 4, 6, 7, 5, 6, 9 = 52

>>22559131
Let's do this.

>>22559158
I copied it all into notepad last night, here's what I have, though I may be wrong.

Samantha Telis
Luck 4
Finesse 3
Insight 3
Reflexes 2


GARAGE
(parentheses are the values after the modifications to the vehicle)

Hinode R1 (w/ Torque Converter, Racing Slicks, Turbo), blue w/ white racing stripe up the center
Durability 2 (2)
Control 5 (4)
Speed 3 (4)
Power 3 (5)

>>22559171
Looks right to me.

When do you think we'll get to improve our character stats?

>>22559183
No clue, I'm not OP.

>>22559146
>>22559158
>>22559168

Technically you guys get Eight dice here, not nine.

>If the stat on one is more than double the other, then you can only ake the dice-pool up to that cap.

>Like if your car had control 6 but you only had Finesse 2. You'd only get 4 dice from the car, because that's all you can get out of it.

>>22559171

Yoink, storing that for future use.

>>22559183

It'll come up. Eventually.

>>22559267
Ah, we should bump up our Finesse next chance we get then.

>>22559282
No, at the moment we need to boost Reflexes, to get it above 2. That's what bit us, Pwr 5 but only Ref 2.

>>22559291
That's what I meant. I got the names mixed up in my head.

And if 1/2 luck is rounded up getting 5 luck is next.

>>22559267
So do we reroll?

You slide out of the parking lot and begin up the hill like your ass is on fire. You hug the first corner and the second, slowly accelerating even uphill.

This car is damn fine.

Looking down over the course you can see Erik flying up the road as well, just reaching the bottom as you come out of the second curve. He's going a little bit slower in the corners, but DAMNED fast in the straights.

You're maybe a third of the way up the mountain, but he's going to catch you before you reach the top.

But let's see how long you can hold him off.

>Fin+Speed.

Rolled 2, 9, 8, 8, 5, 10, 4 = 46

>>22559378
LET US SEE INDEED.

>>22559328

Nah, I just chopped the last ones off.

>>22559310

It's round down, not up. Next General luck boost is at six, though there are the occasional 'pure luck' rolls.

Rolled 7, 7, 9, 3, 4, 6, 3 = 39

>>22559378
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCiDuy4mrWU

Rolled 6

>>22559386
Kaboom?

Rolled 3, 7, 7, 4, 2, 7, 3 = 33

>>22559378
Rolling for speed!

You come flying up and through the turns faster and smoother than you imagined possible, and you're about to hit the big curve on the very top of the mountain when Erik catches you.

You see him roll down his Window as he approaches.

As he pulls up next to you, he kisses the palm of his hand.

And then he gives your hood an affectionate slap as he power-slides into the corner without touching the wheel.

He gives you a winning smile and a cheerful wave as you're forced to brake in order to not wreck both of your cars.

You're after him again in a flash, but as you hit the crest of the hill....

>Luck+Insight.

Rolled 10, 2, 8, 9, 5, 8, 10 = 52

>>22559466
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-cCbpvfLRs

Rolled 2, 10, 3, 3, 5, 6, 3 = 32

>>22559466
Dammit Erik.

Rolled 3, 7 = 10

>>22559480
KABOOM!

Rolled 8, 5, 3, 10, 8, 9, 8 = 51

>>22559466
We're going to need a faster car next time then.

Rolled 6, 4, 7, 4, 2, 9, 9 = 41

>>22559466
Rolling

Rolled 7

>>22559496
Kaboom for this?

Rolled 9

>>22559496
exploding

>>22559480
>>22559487
>>22559496
>>22559502
So that's six successes either way.

Rolled 9

>>22559502
Use it for >>22559482

>So six hits, and you needed three.

>With that you've got Enough points to buy a Dramatic Advantage Via Drama.

>Would you like to?

>>22559525
What do you think guys, Erik suffers a blowout?

>>22559525
Hmm, I'm thinking we should save it for if things get testy in the switchbacks.

>>22559546
That'd be rude, he's our friend, he can have second place.

>>22559546

Oh no, it's better than that.

>>22559559
I say buy it. We NEED to make an impression in our opening race and, admit it, we could REALLY use the 5 grand

>>22559525
What would the costs and benefits of taking or not taking that be?

>>22559577

When you gain the points during a race, they have a higher value if you use them right away.

Like say, you gain ten points, you have ten points to spend.

But if you don't spend those points you BACK some of what you've got left, and those have no expiration date.

So instead of having TEN now, you have 3-4.... whenever.

So there's motivation to do both.

>>22559594

Fuck me, BANK not BACK.

What the hell, spell check?

>>22559594
Okay, let's use them. Get an early advantage, try not to fuck over Eric too much though, he seems like a nice sort.

>>22559612
And this was a change from >>22559551

I forgot to mention that.

Your eyes go wide and you smile. There's a small gap side where you can get past the guardrail, and you do.

The old mining track.

They had a long winding trail for getting the carts up.... And a straight, clear shot for getting them back down. In the arid desert conditions the trail's seen virtually no damage and wear.

It also cuts almost three miles from the track going ahead you note gleefully, coming out next to the main road right at the end of the giant cluster of curves.

All you have to do is not wreck while rapidly accelerating.

>Control+Finesse-1(Racing slicks)

Need only three hits.

Rolled 2, 8, 2, 8, 6, 4, 4 = 34

>>22559656
Rolling!

Rolled 7, 4, 10, 7, 6, 5 = 39

>>22559656
We gonna fail so badly.

Rolled 8, 7, 4, 5, 10, 10, 2 = 46

>>22559656
Here we go!

Rolled 10, 8, 3, 8, 2, 5, 10 = 46

>>22559656

Rolled 5, 1 = 6

>>22559665
And 2 exploding

Rolled 6, 4 = 10

>>22559665
Exploding

Rolled 9, 2 = 11

>>22559668
Kaboom?

Rolled 10

>>22559664
Karate explosion

Rolled 8

>>22559685
And again!

Isn't Fin+Con-1 6d10?

>>22559720
this is why I let you gentlemen do the rolling, I have no fucking idea whats going on, other than that we are most likely going to wreck our brand new car on a mining track...

>>22559746
Well, >>22559664, >>22559685 and >>22559690 already give us 5 successes, but if you want to try for more...

Rolled 4

>>22559720
The first person rolled 7, and I just followed suit. I really hope he just cuts off the last one again because 5 successes ain't bad.

>>22559720
I think DK was including the -1 as a reminder that the Racing Slicks knock one off of our base Control.

>>22559759
Hey more successes can only be good right? It would be great if any excess/surplus successes carried into non-racing activities, like eating that Belgians taco

>>22559788
I'm not sure, they may be even slicker and so on when they on a trail instead of a road.

Rolled 2

>>22559759
Doesn't he take the highest of the first three?

>>22559816
slick tyres don't get "slicker" on different surfaces, they just don't have the added bonus of varying types of tread on other surfaces

>>22559792
>>22559594 seems to say that yes, surplus does actually carry over to stuff later on, though I'm not sure if there is a minimum level we have to reach before we start saving up.

>>22559830
unless of course its been pouring rain and the ground is soaked, then we're fucked...

You skid and slide, barely controlling the car as it slides down the mountain. When you start to hit the gentle outward slope near the bottom, you accelerate. You jump back onto the main road fairly quick, and speed off across the last sprint.

In the distance behind you, you can see a pair of cars approaching as the sun sets over the mountains. After a bit of back and forth, one overcomes the other.

As you pull into the gas station, you get out of the car just in time to see Erik skid to a stop next to you, staring incredulously.

"What? How the FUCK?" he asks, confused. "I passed THREE people coming down the mountain, and you got around me again? Fucking how?"

"I found a short-cut."

"A shortcut?"

"It was a pretty kickass shortcut."

"Oh come on, how did I lose that?"

"Technically, you didn't." The race officiator notes from his nearby perch. "Technically your time was fifteen seconds better even if she did beat you here."

"IRRELEVANT DETAILS!" Erik yells at the sky, before slumping his shoulders in defeat. "Oh well, I had a good run. Wanna wait around and see if we won?"

"Plus to see how Yuko and Will did." You tell him.

".... Who?"

A few moments later, the euro-bitch slides into the lot with an irritated glance at Erik. The face goes to completely pissed when she sees you, and she leaves in a huff.

It takes about ten minutes for Yuko to catch up. She seems disappointed to have only gotten fourth, but cheers up when you high five her.

>>22559857

Almost a half an hour later, Will slides into the parking lot. "TIME!" he yells, pointing at the clock jockey.

The man looks at the display, and checks some numbers. "You got tenth. By one sixteenth of a second."

"I can live with that." He responds. "Who wins overall?"

"Erik here got First." He informs him, while handing him a bundle of Money. "Sam was in second." He tosses you a smaller pile. "And Shiggy here gets third. Everyone not on the list of names I'm about to yell can fuck off."

After giving the man your cell number for further contact, Erik tells you that it's time to party. "Drinks are on me. After all, it's Women, booze THEN cars."

[ ] Accept.
[ ] Go home early.

>>22559837
>>22559830

Actually due to the sand the trail was garbage. It would've imposed a penalty on anyone not using specialized off road tires.

Which your Racing slicks can't even pretend to be.

>>22559862
>[ ] Accept.
But of course.

Rolled 4

>>22559862
Invite Yuko and Shaggybro to come with! Shaggy got us a taco, and we must repay that.

>>22559862
>[x] Accept.
We just won 2 grand! Partying is required.

>>22559862
>[ ] Accept.

hope we go to the same club Euro-bitch has gone to drink her sorrows away

>>22559862
[X] Refuse.
-[X] First round is on you.

>>22559862
[X] Accept.

Make sure to brofist Erik, it was a fun race.

As long as we can bring Will and Yuko along with us let's do this. We can flirt with Yuko more. Also eat the taco Will brought us, as suggestively as possible.

Who was Shiggy by the way?

By the way, how many successes would we have needed to beat out Erik?

Rolled 4

>>22559902
Shaggy was the nickname we gave Will before we were introduced.

>>22559913
Will got 10th.

>>22559862
>[ ] Accept.
>The face goes to completely pissed when she sees you, and she leaves in a huff.
she wants us clearly

>>22559926
Lesbian hate sex? I am beyond okay with this. Her saying she hates us and thinks we're crude and a shameless hussy while we fuck her.

Rolled 10

>>22559926
Sam's sexual magnetism is impossible to resist. Poor thing, forced almost against her will to want us.

>>22559941
Seriously? Firefox is just messing with me now. I DELETED that dice email field. Let's see if it works THIS time

>>22559941
the dice are with us, we will have her

"Yeah, alright. Got a place in mind?"

"There's bar near my apartment I like." He tells you, and then gives the address to the three of you. "I'll meet you there, since everyone seems to be bringing their own rides."

He takes off, and the three of you follow him out. When you get back into the bends, you can see and feel how the others drive.

Erik's a madman behind the wheel. He has just enough skill to keep his monster under control and seems to take every corner as a challenge to add his own artistic flair.

Yuko's got a very high degree of competency and skill, but he car doesn't quite have the power to blow people's minds. Judging by how clean and precise her lines are, she likes it that way.

Will's got an almost lazy grace that remind you of an old Kung-fu movie you saw where the lead fought better when he was drunk. His car's like yours: A strong all rounder. His car's actually a little better than yours, but he's not living into it's full potential. You're not sure if that's because he don't got it or isn't using it, given his carefree attitude so far.

It isn't too awful long before you reach Erik's promised land and park your car out back.

He smiles as he leads the way to the booth, and pretty soon you're all bullshitting.

>Who talk, and about what?

>>22560061
First round is on us.

There can be no argument on this.

>>22560061
Talk: Yuko
Subject: Car tuning.
We can use our similar taste in cars as an in here, guys. Trade a few tips and tricks, maybe phone numbers to keep in touch. Thus, it begins.

>>22560061
Talk to Yuko about cars.

>>22560061
Ask Yuko and Will how they know each other, bullshit Erik about the race.

>>22560061
Note to self, get Will drunk some time and watch him drive. And Yuko would be great on downhill stuff with buckets of tight curves.

Talk to Will about why he puts on the stoner act and has such a sleeper. It's pretty odd for a street racer to avoid any flamboyance.

Congratulate Erik on winning and the excellent, perhaps too excellent, color coordination between him and his car, joke that he can only wear that outfit while driving.

Flirt with Yuko, I wonder how deep a red we can make her blush, talk about drifting, car tuning, what she's done to her car since its base is similar to ours.

Make sure to get everyone's phone numbers. And drink, don't get too drunk, but we should get kinda drunk.

>>22560107
>downhill stuff with buckets of tight curves.
lets totally go downhill on her tight curves

>>22560147
Where's that shirou "Explain further" pic when ya need it...

File: 1358074039733.jpg-(39 KB, 649x536, ExplainFurther.jpg)

>>22560159
>>22560147
Right here.

>>22560165
Thank you, anon. Cmon, shirou, time to get in my image folder.

"So Yuko. I noticed that you also have excellent taste in cars."

"Yeah, I guess so." She smiles at the compliment. "Best performance in the price range. I mean, there are better cars, but...."

"Not on our budget." you respond, clinking your glass to hers.

"Yeah. Plus it's amazing how much customizing you can do to them."

"Really?"

"Totally. I mean, I've been playing with mine for a couple years now so I've learned a few tricks."

"That would explain how you got it to hug those curves so cleanly." You tell her with a wry smile. "I'm not sure what I'd give to ride your curves."

"Heh, it's doable, even if you aren't as tricked out." She then suddenly notices the undercurrent of your conversation and tries to hide her blush behind a long slow pull while looking away.

>?

>>22560242
Give Erik a hard time about 'winning'

>>22560242
"Hey, sorry about that. It's just kinda how I deal with shit. Hitting on anything attractive I mean."

>>22560242
>Continue with teasing her throughout the night in small doses, but start talking with others.
Also stand up, propose a toast to Erik with a backhanded compliment and a smile.

>>22560242
do:
>>22560290
>>22560299
in that order

>>22560242
Car based innuendo, you'll always be fun.

"Well I'd say you're plenty tricked out. You should come over to my place, we can see what's under each other's hoods, and work on cars afterwards.

Completely seriously, I am flirting with you, I find you attractive, more so because you're a damn good driver. If you want me to tone it down I will."

Then toast Eric, because he won, ask if he always coordinates his outfit to match his ride and then talk shop with him, ask how he modded his car to be able to turn like he did instead of being a drag car.

>>22560326
That seems like a friendly, not overly creepy, way to inform her that our intentions are fairly serious but we're also respecting her decision...This cannot end well, but go for it anyway

>>22560326
Thirding this, or something similar

"Well you're plenty tricked out. Maybe you should come over to my place, see what we've got under the hood. Hell, afterwards we can do cars."

She chokes slightly on her beer, and covers it with a polite cough when Will asks her if she's alright. She then turns to you. "Really? We're girls!"

"That's still not a point." You tell her with a sigh. "In complete seriousness, yes I am flirting with you. I find you attractive, more so because of how good you are behind the wheel. If you want me to tone it down I will."

".... maybe a little...." She responds with a hard blush, not quite making eye contact.

Deciding to ease up on her a little bit, you turn to the other two. "I think Erik's win is worth a toast." you say, raising your glass. The other three join you. "To Erik! If he was any better we'd have to toast him with a good beer!"

The other three immediately crack up and Erik raises his own glass after a drink. "And to Sam. If her driving's half as sharp as her wit, I can see why she got second."

You admit it was a good one as you take a drink to your own shame. "Tell me, do you always coordinate your wardrobe to your car?"

"Don't be absurd. I match the car to my wardrobe." He tells you with a smile.

"Alright, real talk though." You say with a laugh. "How did you keep the rocket power brick you call a car from wrecking?"

>>22560497

"It's got a weighted truck axle in the back. Extra three hundred pounds gives me more torque and keeps me from rolling." He then ticks off a few other things. "I've got a double-clutch shifter attached to the wheel instead of a normal stick so I can keep both hands on the wheel and keep better control. I also use a type of tire normally used for slick roads and heavy snow for more grip. They wear out a bit faster, but I got a lot more 'stop' and 'go' there. After that, it's mostly just skill."

>?

>>22560503
>weighted truck axle in the back
>double-clutch shifter
Good god man, think you put enough semi parts in your muscle car?

>>22560503
>double-clutch
as in a DKG gearbox? or is this something my not-focused-on-automotive-technology brain is unaware of?

>>22560529
muscle cars are essentially less complicated truck with a coupe's body so it makes sense

>>22560541
>>22560529

He's actually referring to the little 'paddle shifters' on the back of the steering wheel in a lot of modern sports-cars.

His is one that has a clutch on the floor and an 'up' and a 'down' button on either side of the steering wheel, basically.

>>22560503
We're not doing bad with Yuko, she doesn't want us to stop flirting, just tone it down a touch. Which we can do.

"That's impressive as hell. As was that slide around the corner without using your hands. Kudos to you. Showing off for no practical benefit, how very me of you.

Speaking of showing off, Will, why don't you show off? Most of us draw attention to ourselves, I mean Erik has his monster of a car and drives like a maniac, Yuko has most perfect lines and curves, it's a beauty to watch her drive, and I'm somewhat insane and drove down a sand trail. You have a remarkably well done sleeper and go out of your way to look like a stoner. There a story behind this? You a ringer who is trying to do just well enough to stay in before you pull out something absolutely insane to show us all up?"

>>22560541
Lemme see if I can remember how my old-school OTR trucker grandpa explained it to me. You know how, with a standard transmission, shifting is clutch-gear?
With a double clutch, it's clutch-neutral-clutch-gear. They usually put 'em on semis.

>>22560577
Ah okay, he wasn't just using the short form of double declutch.
Everyone ignore my explanation in >>22560595 I was thinking of a different piece of tech.
Let's see if we can get Will to spill the beans about why he seems to avoid drawing attention.

>>22560591

"That's impressive as hell. As was that slide around the corner without using your hands. Kudos to you. Showing off for no practical benefit, how very me of you."

"I'll take that as a compliment." He tells you with a smile. "I've always been good with machines and numbers, so that kind of stuff just comes naturally to me."

"Speaking of showing off, Will, why don't you show off? Most of us draw attention to ourselves, I mean Erik has his monster of a car and drives like a maniac, Yuko has most perfect lines and curves, it's a beauty to watch her drive, and I'm somewhat insane and drove down a sand trail. You have a remarkably well done sleeper and go out of your way to look like a stoner. There a story behind this? You a ringer who is trying to do just well enough to stay in before you pull out something absolutely insane to show us all up?"

"Heh." He takes a sip of beer before looking at you. "My real stock and trade is my rides. I'm good enough to win most races I enter, but I always shoot for the prize that gets me the minimum direct profit. Cops look past that guy. Other racers underestimate that guy. A couple of the smarter ones sneak me some money for advice on how to tune there cars for a more.... discrete advantage."

"That's not a direct answer."

>>22560691

"It isn't." He shakes his head. "Truth is, I don't need to be a millionaire to be happy. I see a lot of unhappy rich people and I'm content where I am. Why rock the boat even if I could be the fucking champ? Holding a title opens doors, but it also puts a target on your back. I'm invisible and doing better than most people who think they're hot shit over me. Fuck 'em."

"Very Zen of you." Erik comments with a measure of respect. "Who are you really hiding from?"

"Pissed of a Yak a few years ago. Convinced him it was a fluke and let him kick my ass a couple times when he tried to have me killed. By the time he skipped town I knew all the virtues the more subtle path held, as I just explained."

>>22560709
>Pissed off a Yak
Ouch.
Should probably be glad the guy wasn't Vory though. Yaks can be mean, but Vory are fuckin' psycho.

>>22560709
"That sounds unpleasant. Glad you got out of it alright. I can see the merit of your approach, I won't follow it, but I can see it.

How'd that Belgian chick do anyways? I don't trust her one bit, and I'm wondering if we're going to run into her again.

So, Will, how did you manage to meet Yuko? There has to be a story behind it, because she's a couple steps out of your league and thought you were a stoner until I corrected her."

>>22560732
Fucking Ruskies.

>>22560798

"Yeah. Honestly though, with these new opportunities creeping up, I'm thinking I might step up my game again. Become a middle fish in a bigger pond maybe."

"Belgian was she?" Erik comments. "That would explain my odd desire to see her covered in syrup. I THINK she was in the top ten, but I never caught her name, so I'm not a hundred percent on that."

"Remember the Yak I mentioned?" Will asks sardonically. Yuko lets out a sigh.

"My half Brother. I'm the youngest of three siblings under the former Oyabun. Eldest brother inherited, Middle kid took off with grudge against the world and ended up pissing everyone off. I'm technically a bastard child, and my Mother was Korean. Feel free to ask the Japanese nationalists how me inheriting anything makes them feel." She shakes her head. "But my brother did as right by me as he could. He gives me an allowance to play with and makes sure I'm fed and clothed, even if he can't actually GIVE me anything of worth."

"She fell in with me and I showed her how not to piss off bigger fish." Will explains. "We've been friends since, and never quite managed to do more than skirt the line elsewhere.

>

"So Sam." Erik says, tuning to you. "You know us, what about you?"

"Nothing special." You respond.

"No really, I'm curious." He says, kicking back. "You've got a story worth telling if you came out of nowhere to kick ass. I've seen Will and Yuko around even if we never spoke but you.... you're a new face."

[ ] Tell them.
[ ] Evade.

>>22560880
>[ ] Tell them.
just leave out anything to specific relating to Mom and his friends up high

>>22560880
[X] Evade.
No offense, but we don't entirely trust them just yet.

And we might be bugged.