[center][h2]Sunday June 6th, 2094, 14:00 Principality of Monaco[/h2][h3]The race[/h3][/center][color=#129914]”Green!”[/color] Bea had a ‘3,6’ start - not great, not terrible. Layla was struggling ahead though, made evident by Bjorn getting by her that easily. Bea would follow two laps later, a well-timed use of ELS and a better exit out of Portier making it look effortless. Kais was next, being held up by Astrid’s damaged ship ahead. But she wasn’t just holding him up, Bea could vividly imagine the gap between Astrid and whoever was ahead of her growing corner by corner. [color=#1EFF24]”Al, can we get that scrapheap out of the way? So we can actually have a race for crying out loud?”[/color] [color=#129914]”We’re on it. Save your energy and try a repeat of Portier to get by Kais.”[/color] Trying a repeat of Portier didn’t work, Kais being much more on top of his ship than Layla was. [color=#129914]”Okay, Bea, update: Astrid’s ship isn’t dangerous so she can’t be meatballed.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”Mate, that’s a load of shite, it’s not fit for competition!”[/color] [color=#129914]”It’s what it is. Focus on hitting your marks.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”Hit my marks, they’re impossible to miss at this pace, did the stewards forget to pack the black and orange flag or what?”[/color] [color=#129914]”Safety ship is out, keep the delta positive.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”What happened?”[/color] [color=#129914]”Hart’s ship is all over the track.”[/color] Alistair confirmed a second later as Bea passed Han, the Korean recovering from the collision. Free position. [color=#129914]”Looks like Hart’s out and Han is rejoining the race.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24][i]’A second junker on the track, grand… On the plus side, Han’s interview might be spicy.’[/i][/color] The fight with Kais, brief as it was, was the most fun she had in the 45 minutes of the Monaco race. Not like it had a lot of competition. And then Astrid had to screw even that up. [color=#1EFF24]”Astrid just slammed into Kais right in front of me.”[/color] She reported as she slipped past Kais’ slowing ship, first hoping she made it through before the safety ship deployed and then surprised one wasn’t necessary. [color=#129914]”It doesn’t look like you picked up any debris.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”NOW can we get her off the track? Is she dangerous enough now, or does she need to take someone out completely?”[/color] [color=#129914]”Leave that to us, you worry about getting past in the meantime.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24][i]’At least you had the bloody decency to take yourself out when you rammed Han in Italy, get the fuck out of the way!’[/i][/color] [color=#129914]”That’s P12.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”Just shy of a useful finish.”[/color] Still better than what she expected to walk away with, even if she didn’t have any points in hand. [hr][color=gold][center][h1][i][b]DELTΔ HYPER[/b][/i][/h1][/center][/color][color=gold][center][h2][i][b]Episode Seven: Roll the Dice[/b][/i][/h2][/center][/color] [hr] [quote]”Bea, a quiet race from you and not from Ava either. Was it frustrating to be unable to overtake Astrid?”[/quote] [color=#1EFF24]”I felt like mister Bean trying to get past the old lady in the stairwell. And for what? She’s not even in points. Any other track she’d be P19. What a joke.”[/color] Bea was uncharacteristically bitter, even more so than in Cape Town. [color=#1EFF24]”Happy to see Nora seems to be the same.”[/color] Her tone shifted to a more positive note, [color=#1EFF24]”At least that’s something.”[/color] [hr][center][h2]Sunday June 6th, 2094, 15:00 Principality of Monaco[/h2][h3]Post race[/h3][/center]Having finished up her talk with Aurora, Bea fell into pace beside Ava, always having to extend her steps when the two walked anywhere together. Wasn’t that long ago when she saw an image of them side by side walking toward the camera, except with pointy ears and a longbow across the back photoshopped to Ava and an axe and Gimli’s helmet over Bea. [quote][color=#7AFFAD]”Congrats. Well done on surviving Sainte Devote. I saw you get caught behind Astrid. Not easy to overtake, right?”[/color][/quote] [color=#1EFF24]”See this?”[/color] Bea finished her bottle of water and held it up, [color=#1EFF24]”That’s this race.”[/color] She crumpled it up with one hand and threw it in a trash can they were passing by. [color=#1EFF24]”Let’s leave it in there, where it belongs, and find some nicer topic for conversation.”[/color] [quote][color=#7AFFAD]”Still getting used to my legs. Finding my feet, as they say in English...”[/color][/quote] So naturally Ava followed it with a pun. She was learning. [color=#1EFF24]”Just because the yacht party’s over doesn’t mean you cannot still end up in the marina, Ace.”[/color] Bea chuckled. [color=#7AFFAD]”Oh? You and what army?”[/color] Ava teased in response. [color=#1EFF24]”Don’t test my fans.”[/color] Bea poked back without a hint of a pause. [color=#7AFFAD]”Point taken.”[/color] [quote][color=#7AFFAD]”My mother and father came out to see me. Would you like to meet them?”[/color][/quote] [color=#1EFF24]”Sure! I have a feeling you’ll be meeting mine in two weeks time anyway, let’s go.”[/color] [hr] [center][b]Bea Ward @MadBea[/b]: [i]"Congratulations to [b]@JennyFOAG[/b] for a well-deserved point and better luck next time, [b]@ASZenix[/b]. It was fun while it lasted.. Something special is cooking for Silverstone. Don’t miss it.” #CarreraCondorFA #FormulaAG #AGRacing[/i] [/center] [b]DadManWalking:[/b] I got up at five in the morning for this… [b]UrbanMaverick:[/b] Lmao even Bea couldn’t think of anything to say about this snoozer. [b]Zero:[/b] Watching Astrid here was [i]painful[/i]. [b]SmolNjol:[/b] If you can’t overtake a crippled ship, maybe look inward. [b]Crossfit_Crusader:[/b] Overtake HOW? Try down the outside, you get pushed out because Astrid’s ship ain’t turning and if you go down the inside, you’ll get pushed out the outside of the following corner for the same reason. [b]DohnJoe:[/b] mf didn’t ya see the race at all? tried down every corner, no dice [b]YorkshirePudding:[/b] POINTS FOR JENNY, FUCK YEEEEEAH! [b]Shel1:[/b] And more for Kofi too! [b]NorthWest:[/b] And Bjorn. Not like it’s saving his career tho. [b]MissedApex:[/b] DTM is calling his name. [b]Xinny:[/b] I’m wondering what Burkhart is cooking, because if the rumored deal with Sarif Industries goes through and we get some driver augs from this century for the second half of the season plus whatever he’s working on, oh my. [b]CarreraCarmen:[/b] I just wish they’d up the stability. Ava’s ship was shaking like a Chihuahua that saw its own shadow after every crest. [b]Xinny:[/b] CC bought their repulsors and magpacks from Southern Cross and they made some improvements to theirs, so it’s possible. [b]TruckerTim:[/b] Aurora: “What's going through your mind before you hit the throttle when the lights go out?” Jamie: [url=https://c.tenor.com/p9hWCSYEFnMAAAAd/tenor.gif][link][/url] [b]IronBeer:[/b] Well, the lights are well and truly out in there. [hr][center][h2]Monday June 7th, 2094, 10:39 local Buenos Aires, Argentina[/h2][h3]”The Ranch” (Carrera Condor Formula AG Team headquarters)[/h3][/center]It was the same-old meeting room, the same debriefing. Well, one face was different. [color=#FFAA00]”To begin with: I know you’ve already met, and you know him well by reputation, but this being his first official team meeting I thought It would make sense to officially welcome Felix on board.”[/color] [color=#FFF200]”Thank you, León, and to everyone else for the warm welcome. I’m looking forward to working with you all, and to taking the ship which my predecessor already did amazing things with to new heights.”[/color] [color=#FFAA00]”And with that, let’s start with the only thing that worked out flawlessly at Monaco.”[/color] He handed off to the team’s head of communications. [color=#FFD800]”All four of you did an outstanding job representing the team, although I’d like to have a few words with Bea after the meeting. I know some of you don’t like the media, or the politics,”[/color] The portly Colombian glanced at Ava and bea respectively, [color=#FFD800]”But if life was never bad, how would you ever know that it’s good? In addition to Breitling extending their deal with us until 2099 and Sarif Industries all but closing the deal behind the scenes, PolarVault are very eager to work with us.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”Norwegian biotech company.”[/color] Bea’s hologram leaned over and whispered when Ava looked confused. [color=#7AFFAD]”No joy.”[/color] Ava shook her head [color=#1EFF24]”We spoke to them at the casino, just after the waiter spilled wine on Ben Hale.”[/color] Bea tried to clarify, [color=#1EFF24]”Vat-grown fish and neural link response time optimization.”[/color] [color=#7AFFAD]”Ah, now I remember.”[/color] [color=#FFD800]”They are hoping to break into the South American market, so we’ll need Ava to do some PR work with them in Argentina.”[/color] [color=#7AFFAD]”I like how you put vatfish before faster reflexes.”[/color] The whispers continued. [color=#FFD800]”We’re also still in talks with a Spanish fashion and a British financial company, but that will still need some time.”[/color] [color=#1EFF24]”I like salmon, but it’s hard to get.”[/color] The Briton shrugged. [h3]Some time later…[/h3] The meeting room cleared out, leaving just Flávia and Bea’s hologram practically at opposite ends of the table. [color=#FFD800]”Now. About the Princess…”[/color] [hr][b][center][h3][code]Sunday 06/06 22:11 JEN [Batt: 48%][/code][/h3][/center][/b] [center]———— Wednesday - 02/06/2094 ————[/center]> If I had a penny every time my luggage got lost flying to Monaco, I’d have two pennies. Which is not only not much, but it’s also extremely tiresome. [You reacted with 😀] > Two years in a row! [color=#1EFF24]> Oh nooo![/color] > When are you landing? [color=#1EFF24]> Still over the Atlantic. AA are serving quinoa pancakes, send help.[/color] > Oh no, something healthy and without sugar! > And since when are you in alcoholics anonymous? 😀 [color=#1EFF24]> [i]Aerolíneas Argentinas[/i].[/color] [color=#1EFF24]> And I don’t think you appreciate the horror of it. It tastes like burning plastic smells.[/color] [“Jen” reacted with 😀] > Have you tried not eating it? [color=#1EFF24]> I overslept and missed breakfast, it’s this or starvation until dinner.[/color] > [Image of Jenny holding a blueberry muffin with a bakery display case in the background.] [You reacted with 😀] [color=#1EFF24]> I should get better friends... 😛[/color] [center]———— Sunday - 06/06/2094 ————[/center][color=#1EFF24]> Congratulations on your first points in the top tier![/color] [“Jen” reacted with ❤️] > Thank you. It feels unreal, like I blinked and suddenly the race is over and someone’s yelling ‘P10!’ into my ear. [color=#1EFF24]> So you’ve had a taste. Welcome among the addicted. 😀[/color] [color=#1EFF24]> A year late if you ask me, genuinely surprised what you can accomplish with that tub.[/color] > Haha, yep. I caught some of your overtakes on the big screens. I mean, outside through Haute? Down the corkscrew? [color=#1EFF24]> At that point I was going for a maneuver kill to borrow a word from Ava’s previous job to be honest.[/color] > I kept waiting for another safety ship. 😀 [color=#1EFF24]> Something, something, desperate measures? I still don’t know how you got past.[/color] [“Jen” reacted with 😀] > Magic! [color=#1EFF24]> Could I borrow your Hogwarts textbook?[/color] [b][center][h3][code]Monday 07/06 22:11 DAD [Batt: 98%][/code][/h3][/center][/b] [center]———— Saturday - 29/05/2094 ————[/center]> Movie night at eight still on? [color=#1EFF24]> Still on.[/color] [color=#1EFF24]> Should I bring snacks?[/color] > I have chilli crisps and wasabi pistachios. [color=#1EFF24]> Understood, bringing my own. 😛[/color] [“Dad” reacted with 😀] [center]———— Thursday - 03/06/2094 ————[/center] > Good luck in Monaco! We’re holding our breaths here. [You reacted with ❤️] [center]———— Sunday - 06/06/2094 ————[/center][color=#1EFF24]> Race done and dusted, do you want anything from Monaco?[/color] [color=#1EFF24]> Besides cognac?[/color] > I was just going to ask, thank you. [color=#1EFF24]> It’s almost like I know you or something. 😛[/color] [color=#1EFF24]> You have Dan Ogier to thank though.[/color] > Should I ask your mother and sister? [color=#1EFF24]> I’ve got so many perfumes between the three of us my carry-on is clinking like an alcoholic’s bag.[/color] [“Dad” reacted with 😀] [center]———— Monday - 07/06/2094 ————[/center] > You told me Margaret borrowed the car for a date. [color=#1EFF24]> Does the statute of limitations apply here? 😀[/color] [“Dad” reacted with 😀] > What I’d like to know is how you covered it up? [color=#1EFF24]> A lady never tells.[/color] > Did you get your old rally mechanics to come up from Biggin Hill and fix it up? [color=#1EFF24]> ...[/color] [color=#1EFF24]> I asked two of my old rally mechanics to come up from Biggin Hill and fix it up.[/color] [“Dad” reacted with 😀] > It’s almost like I know you or something. 😛 [You reacted with 😀] [hr] [center][url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TrLdbYUu7LJQf9_6F1zblN3WfwvCU8R3W8Xskd8b3vI/edit?usp=sharing]Carrera Condor NPCs[/url][/center]