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(Setting) Natsuki Touge
| >>370330
>The iconic duo of the 80s with there Japanese imports were the Takanashi Brothers. In the 90s is when Japanese cars dominated, a single driver won the area in early 2000s but lost it when they seeked a proffesional career in racing. After that the popularity of the activity dwindled down until recently the youth of Glitch City wanting to escape the grasp of mega corporations have decided to move out and live by the way of the streets on the touges
| >A girl with long black hair tied up as twin tails wearing stares at the glow of the towering Skyscrapers in the distance
"Man I hope they know what they're missing out on, those wage slaves, working nonstop only to be squashed like cockroaches"
>proceeds to sip can of green tea
| "Sometimes, You got to do what you got to do."
>A short, young guy says, sitting on his 80's Lancia 037. The car may not have been original, but the detail is none the less impeccable. Dominant in the long defunct Group B Rally, it has returned to terrorise the mountain side.
| >A faint engine growl draws closer as the muscle car approaches. It's a 1969 Mustang 302 Boss- Not a conventional choice for touge, but then again its owner isn't exactly the most conventional lass either.
>The ancient Ford halts, and Shiza dismounts, jogging over to the guardrail while her engine ticks its accumulated heat away.
"Salve! Is there something going on here?"
| >>370424
"Oh look, now the big three are here. Euro, JDM, and America."
>The Short guy says, admiring the Mustang.
| >>370430
"Uh..." >The blonde toys with the lock of hair on her shoulder.
"...thanks, I guess? Anyway, is there anything going on, or can I join you guys?"
| >>370433
>The guy gets off the hood of his car, opening his door.
"Do you want to take it down the mountain? It's the first time I'm driving this car."
| >>370442
"Ah, I'm not really in a racing mood right now- nos paenitet!" >Shiza raises her palm apologetically, then brings it down to open the can of carbonated grape juice in her other hand.
| >suddenly the girl with twin tails turn arounds and walks out throwing away her finished can of green tea.
"So what we're gonna get some four on the floor action or we're gonna sit around here"
>Yu geared towards her own "300zx z31 turbo," not an original but a replica one would say,"kit car". Taking a seat and started playing loud Eurobeat (Dancing plays), revving aggressively the engine awaiting a race.
| >>370635
"H-Hey! I literally just arrived!" >Regardless, Shiza heads toward her car.
"But fine, I'll come along, if only to watch- deal?"
| "Sounds good to me doesn't hurt to practice before I go up against the Midnight Stars"
>Yu proceeds to take first corner, drifts through it, pretty close to the guardrail but nothing compared to the legends that use to control the area.
| >The 037, now with a laptop in the passenger seat, launches behind the 300zx, flying to the first corner, and keeping nearly door to door with the car ahead.
"My fuel to air isn't right!"
>The gap between the two cars increase out of the turn, as the engine gets starved of fuel.
| >>370649
>Shiza's Boss 302 follows along. Her pace isn't leisurely but it's clear she just wants to watch the two other racers at work. However, she notices the faltering 037, and matches speed with it. The side window rolls down, sending the laurel wreath on Shiza's head flying off- Though she catches it.
"Is there a problem?!"
| "Geez the 037 is making some horrid exhaust pitches, I'm losing focus. I just need to distance myself a bit more Incase it breaks down"
>Yu proceeds to accelerate faster coming up the consecutive hairpins.
| >>370660
>You can see the guy on his computer, as you both fly down towards the turn.
"Just a small one!"
>There's a silence, as the fuel is cut from the engine, and the whole electric system restarts, and roars back to life, as the twincharger spindles the crank back up, giving the Lancia it's breath back, and pull away from the Boss, and you can hear the guy shout back.
"All is good now! Just gave it an extra bit of fuel across the board!"
| >>370689
"Magna! Good to know you're OK!" >Shiza slams the pedal to the metal, aiming to catch up with Yu and see how she's faring.
| "Finally that those god awful sounds ended"
>Yu takes the first hairpin, hearing a V8 creeping up on her and it's loud roar, checking the mirror only to see Shiza's mustang. Turning down her music, matching speed with the mustang.
"What's the rush, it's only practice"
| >>370703
"Nos paenitet- Just wanted to see how >>>you were doing!">Shiza makes the same apologetic gesture she did when declining the young man's offer to race.
| >The whine of the l4 aproaches the 2, but stays behind them, not willing to do an overtake mid turn, not with 2 cars in the same turn.
| "Drift train!"
>Yu shouts in excitement as she tries to control her car without hitting the guardrail or friendly opponents
| "Alright guys meet you at the gas station down below if you can even keep up"
>Yu went full force on rest of the course stopping at gas station known for its friendly policies with racers.
| >The 037 takes a slower pace than the two, coming down to the gas station last. The guy stays seated in his car, on the laptop.
| >Yu steps out of her 300zx parked by the pump and heads out towards the edge of the cliff leaning on the guardrail where she can get nice view of Glitch City.Then reaches into her hoodies pocket, lighting up a cigarette enjoying the view.
| >Shiza... Seems to have somehow gotten lost. But she manages to show up all the same. The lighting of the gas station reveals the details of her car- it's purple, with golden trim all throughout. Four letters stand out on the lower bumper, though: 'SPQR'.
>She parks the car as close to the guardrail as she can, then steps out and climbs up onto the roof.
"...you know, it maybe an utter hellhole, but at least Glitch's pretty to look at."
| >Yu finishes her cigarette and throws it away and smiles at Shiza
"Yeah sure is a pretty hell hole, pretty sure people would stare at our cars considering how "vintage" they would find them. More of an oddity to be honest.I've kept silver for a year so far and haven't done any serious damage, just a few scratches. I just wonder how much heat I could get driving those streets down there. Is it a death wish? Maybe."
| >>371200
"...Probably." >Shiza stretches and lays down.
"The streets are crazy tight down there though. Scene is on a whole other level."
| >Yu stares at the Mustang in awe by how how preserved it is
"So how did you get it? Rebuilt or Kit Car? Or did you so happen to inherit it?
| >>371212
"Inherited." >Shiza pats the car.
"This car's been around for a long time, under so many different names and shapes it's hard to count 'em all."
| "...what about yours?"
| " it's a kit car,built a year ago. Made exactly to be look like a 300zx Shiro Special. It's lighter than the actual car and has 300 horsepower. Funny thing is that it says turbo but it doesn't actually have a turbocharger"
>Yu stares at her silver car, the rear window glistening from the fluorescent lighting of the gas station, making the the sticker on the top of the window readable "HARADA"
| >>371245
"Yeaaaah that sounds like false advertising to me, germana." >Shiza laughs, taking off her jacket to use it as a pillow. The tank top underneath is purple, with gold patterning.
>Shiza rolls over, calling out to the Lancia.
"What about you, dude? What's your car like?"
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| >>371263
>A car covered in dynamic nanocamo paint rolls up besides a quick charging electric station. A loud, low-frequency whistling, almost organ-like sound emanates from under the car. A man in his late twenties, short hair, transparent green graphene racing jacket is on the driver´s seat, smoking a cigarette. He steps out of the vehicle, letting it charge over the platform. It's a 207X Aeon Pulse.
"I heard the old engines roar from a far. Thought you needed fair competition"
| >Yu stood there intimidated by the electric car owner and got closer to him so he could see her face clearly, even though she looks cute when angry
"EHHH!!? Don't you think your lost, go back to your city highways and race with the other pretty boys. But hey if you want it I'll give it to you"
>Yu started stomping towards her car, entering it hastly,Starting to rev the engine even more aggressively than before. And pulled up towards the man, still making her cute angry face.
| "You know the rules,right?"
| "Whoa, uh, calm down." >Shiza puts her jacket back on, moving to try and mediate the situation.
"There's... no need to get so aggressive..."
| >>371451
"I may or may not know them. I can't believe there's people who still like petrol based engines. Geez, so inefficient."
>The car changed colors constantly, in a soft, gradient-like pattern.
| >>371458
>Shiza rolls her amethyst eyes.
"Deus malum sit. I don't imagine getting that scratched- or, de meliora actually >>>hit -is particularly efficient either."
| "But look at him, he's given off a smug look just for owning an ELECTRIC CAR, does he even have gears to change???I mean yeah I know electric cars are the standard but when someone like HIM comes here knowing what cars people drive around here and have the AUDACITY to call them inefficient"
>Yu started to grip strongly her steering wheel digging her nails in. Leaving out one big exhale calming her down a bit.
| >Shiza sighs. She reaches into her car to pull out a bottle of iced tea, then heads over to Yu's vehicle.
"...mind if I ride shotgun?"
| >Another engine sound slowly grows louder and louder, as it's source approaches the gas station. And it finishes it's approach soon enough — with a deafening roar a slick Lotus Elise, painted yellow and black, blows right past the station at maximum speed. A second later the only trace of the car is the echo, as it keeps going down the road, all by itself.
| >Yu nods mildly still enraged
"Yeah sure, you can be my codriver"
>A few more breaths and retaining a somewhat angry face she goes on to explain the rules
"Anyway, the rules,and please stop your light show its a bit too flashy. Rules are simple we start at the top and drive our way back down. It's a game of cat and mouse. Whoever finishs first is the winner. If you essentially make your car un-drivable, you lose."
| "What the hell this staring to become quite a night Shiza"
>Yu amazed by how much action was happening in the span of minutes
| "Heh heh. You tell me." >Shiza hops into the passenger seat.
"This is gonna be great." >The Roman adjusts the vine bangle on her right wrist.
| >Taking a sip of flexotrine from a flask he took from his jacket, the man fixed the car's color to dark green.
"Well, it seems tonight's a grandpa car night, am I right?"
>He lit another cigarette as he got inside the car again.
| >Yu shouts
"ILL LET YOU KNOW MY GRANDFATHER DROVE A CAR LIKE THIS ONE NEARLY A CENTRUY AGO AND HE WAS A TRUE HIGHWAY STAR"
>Starts to go up hill at a surprisingly relaxing pace
| >The man called Gene Riddle stepped on the pedal, following Yu closely as they went uphill. He was tailgating her, only a few inches separating their bumpers
"Highways aren't the same these days, kiddo"
| >Shiza moves to place a hand on Yu's shoulder, then decides not to.
"Keep your head. It's a standard tactic among Glitch racers- the ones with actual skill are rare, so their MO is to get everyone else seeing red so they can't focus. The second you stop caring, though?"
>She makes a hissing noise and slumps, then picks herself back up again.
| >Yu focusing on clearing up her mind
"I know he is trying to do that, but when he starts insulting my car my blood starts to simmer, good thing It didn't boil or else I would be going head on, making my tires lose pressure."
| >As they went up the first curve uphill, Gene started sliding the back of his car, using part of all the torque his car had. He kept drifting and tailgating Yu, flashing his high beam everytime he was close to bumping her.
"Don't mind me, I'm just warming up!"
>He said via wireless transmitter
| >Shiza frowns. She's managed to empty her bottle. The Roman's gaze drifts to Gene's car, then to the jagged steel cap of the bottle in her hand.
"Say..." >She puts a hand to her lips to cover the grin on her face.
| "Ugh I hope he knows how much pressure his tires are losing from that maybe I'll show him one of my tricks on the way up, or should I save it for the actual race Shiza?"
>Yu starts to smirk
| >>371512
"I say save it for the race. Never know who might be watching." >She casually chucks the cap out of the window. The throw is ever so subtly angled so the cap 'accidentally' scratches Gene's paint.
| >>371514
(wait, shit, phrasing. i meant to have it read like the cap is headed toward gene's car, whoops)
| >Gene let go of the pedal distancing himself so he could accelerate again and pair besides Yu's 300zx kitcar
"So what am I gonna win?"
>Yelled Gene across the window
| "This isn't even the real race!
>Yu starts to line her car up when they finally reach the top
| "I know, I'm just asking what am I gonna bring home tonight!"
>Said the man, lining up the Aeon beside the old 300zx. He pushed some buttons on the holographic HUD of his car, preparing it for the race. The car lowered itself a few inches, and the wheels self-adjusted their camber, the car already ready to launch.
"0 to 60 in 1.1, baby!"
| >Shiza rolls her eyes.
"Hey, Yu...?" >The Roman rests her chin on her hand.
| "Yeah Shiza"
>Looks at her
| "I just want to, even if I don't win at least I prove a point, I got heart. And in this world you swap it out for an augment but it's not quite like the real thing. Besides the straights aren't so long here on Natsuki, I would be more worried on Hachiro."
>300zx Digital dash gets turned up a bit more brightly, green light filling up the car.
"So we're ready?I'm just here ready on your count."
| >The 037, amongst all the commotion, still sat silent, only the light from the laptop, and clicks on the keyboard showing signs of someone being in the car.
| >The man transmitted an automated countdown over the wireless-com
"3...2...1...GO!"
>Said the artificial voice, signaling the start of the race downhill. Gene sprung right into first place, since his car was the fastest on straight lines. He could drift, but the weight of his full-sized car wasn't in his favor during the curves
(sorry i thought Shiza was going to do the countdown heh)
| >Now that the race has started proper, Shiza begins to... relax? Her posture's definitely a lot less rigid.
"Heart, huh? Jove knows you've got no shortage of it." >The Roman laughs, shifting her gaze out the window to the views from the mountainside.
| (heh I thought it would be more interesting if the away "team" did it)
>500 meters was the first turn, where the race really starts.Yu knew this, she has been practicing on her own every night and even before that borrowed friends cars at the age of 15. She wasn't going to do the fools method of going full throttle on straights instead she would step 3/4 in.
"This engine, it wants more but I know its starving for those hairpins."
| (gene here i changed devices)
>After flooring it, Gene slammed the brakes, he was used to illegal racing on the outskirt highways, not sliding down a mountain. He tried tracing a swift, drifty curve, but the excess velocity made him hit the guardrail with the tail of the car. Nanocamo components were flying through the air like snowflakes.
| >Few seconds later Yu crept up on the turn , precisely hitting the breaks.The burning rubbers smoke filled the air around the car, Yu started to catch up on Gene but lost a few meters every second.Coming up the next turn, Yu fully pops up the headlights of the car.They were no longer the resting eyes of the car, but now of a enraged hell beast that moves faster of any known creature.Yu noticed missing nanocamo.
"I might not like this guy but I would hate to see him die here."
| (Also I think that song I Won't Fall Apart by Jager would be playing in this race, side note)
| >After a set of curves following Yu closely, Gene started to get back on track during the straights, ready to slam on the brakes when necessary, but still keeping behind Yu's car.
"Holy drek, I need to step down my flexotrine habit"
| >Shiza turns her attention back to the race.
"How much further to the finish?"
| "Shiza you know how challenging this course this is,the hairpins essentially end the race, you either make it or lose"
>Yu was more than ready for the consecutive hairpins ready to use her technique, she made the engine roar.
"Here we go, trip machine"
>"Trip machine" the name of the technique she perfected over that last few months made to make her opponents "trip" made for the hairpins
"Just 2 more turns and we hit them"
| "...oh." >Shiza had begun to undo her braid, but immediately redoes it, grabbing onto the edge of the seat as tight as she can.
"Give him hell, Yu!"
| >Gene slammed the brakes preemptively, starting a clumsy drift line too open for a hairpin. He scraped the back again, more nanocamo flying. He got that time back by speeding over to the next hairpin, this time being more careful when entering the curve.
| >Yu was nearing the third one.
>The light of the car turn off, yet the the headlights remained popped up. The engine is still running
>Yu enters the hairpin "blind"
>This the way she hides her technique from opponents
| >Shiza just watches, anticipating Yu's move...
| >The brakes aren't hit nor is the ebrake pulled
>The tires enter the gutter on the edge of the street
>This is all about maintaining speed on the corners
"やた!"
>Yu shouts this in excitement as she continues to do this on the following hairpins up until they're over.The lights are switched back on with Gene seen in rearview
>At this point the race was practically over
| >Gene entered the curve, messing the tracing, drawing the line too closed this time, almost spinning out. Only thing that saved him was the automatic drift tracer, that kept him from completely hitting the inner guardrail
| >Yu proceeded to travel to the gas station at a calm speed knowing the race was won
"Meet you there Gene, I'll let you buy me a can of green tea"
| "Hey, not to rain on your parade, but shouldn't you be going a little faster...?" >Shiza begins to undo her braid again.
| >Gene followed along calmly too. He lit a cigarette, and set his car out of the drifting mode.
| >Yu smirked
"I think I proved my point, I got a lot of heart"
>The 300zx parked up near the vending machine near the Lancia.Yu got out and leaned on the car.
| >Gene parked near the air pumps. He got out of the car, went to check the rear damage
"Gotta admit you really outsmarted me out there. It's hard to come by skilled female racers."
>He got a can of green tea from the machine
"Here"
>He threw it over to Yu
| >Shiza exits the car as well. She finishes undoing her braid now and shakes her head, letting her hair fall out in a mane behind her back.
"Really hard to come by skilled female racers? Sounds to me like you need to leave Glitch more often, amicus."
| "Maybe you're right. You should leave the mountains too from time to time, hermit"
>He took another sip of flexotrine
| "Thanks, But Shinza, he makes somewhat of a point I don't think there's many female highway racers, I remember when I started,i would hit the touge with a few friends after class, it would be a few of us at first but it would build up over time.One of the reasons we chose here is because of how much secluded it was, we felt more secure. Away from the chaos over there in the city. Yeah sure must of them a no longer come here a year after graduation."
| "But once in a blue moon I see a familiar face."
| >Yu proceeds to drink the green tea
(Alright it's 3:51 am in my timezone I'm going to get some sleep and continue on with the story so far when I wake up)
| >>371624
"Honestly? I wouldn't argue against the whole highway racer point. I used to be one myself before moving out here. Not that I regret it or anything."
>She yawns.
"But yeah, not many of us ladies on the highway."
| >Yu takes a drink from her green tea
"So Gene, how much is it gonna cost you to reapply the nanocamo, isn't it still a bit costly."
>Yu glances the scratches and hits Gene's car took.
| >Inhaling the last darg of his cigarette, Gene made an approximate in his head.
"I'll just have it patched up with knockoffs for a while, it's not a big deal"
| "You might have compatibility issues, though...?" >Shiza raises a brow.
"After all, the knockoffs might run on different firmware.
| "Yeah im going to have to agree, though I know quite a bit of developing firmware and such"
>Yu sips her can
"But I'll charge you a bit for it though"
| "Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself. Wanna ride down to the city? Go grab some more booze?"
>The man was sitting over the hood of his car
| "Mmm..." >Shiza places a finger to her lips.
"...I can't decide- I'll just go with Yu's call."
| "Well I could go out for a drink before closing off the night"
>Yu smiled at the idea
"Though where will we be going?"
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| >Shiza looks around at the other two.
"...er...?"
| >Yu got a smug face
"Well if you're gonna think about it all night Gene then I might as well leave on my own, Shiza you joining?"
| "Alright follow my taillights,were going to my Senpai's bar!"
>Yu steps in her car and proceeds making her way out of the gas station
| "Oh yeah, sorry I forgot.get in the car and I'll take you up there"
>Yu opened the passenger door having her front tires on the road already
| >>375219
"...wouldn't it be more efficient to just take me straight to town?" >Shiza raises a brow, hopping into the passenger's seat again.
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| >Not so far away in the mountainous areas of Glitch city, There is a battle fought by local gangs for control of the region. Battling it out in the most civil way they can, at high speeds,drifting through corners. The average citizen of glitch city is not familiar with this war which has been going on since a centruy.First the muscle cars dominated in 71 by the crew named the "Super8."Then when the 80s came Japanese cars were slowly creeping up.