Action PhaseOh, so there are bananas on the track? Then I shall add more!
Drop all the bananas and drive defensively
Meta Knight begins
Driving Defensively as he prepares to drop his banana! Unfortunately, he can only deploy one Item per turn, but at least his Inventory will free up!
Drop Fake Item Box
Drive...Aggresively, but watch for those bananas! If possible, aim for item box
Shy Guy realizes that time is running out- he needs to start closing the gap on Meta Knight, despite the risk! [3] However, the headwinds are too strong, pushing him this way and that despite his best efforts- he gains no Momentum as he suffers a
-1 Penalty to Hazard Checks! He prepares to drop his FIB to hold off his pursuers!
(Whoops)
Captain Falcon was distracted by one of the dials on his Kart's dash board before remembering he was still in the race. Had this been the final lap he would be ending with an embarrassing third. With his fully stocked arsonal, Captain Falcon decides now is the time for mayhem.
Launch Green Shell at Shy Guy, Aggressive Driving
Captain Falcon draws on his years of combat experience, lining up a shot on Shy Guy and launching his Green Shell! [3]
+1-1vs[1]
-1 The expertly launched projectile slams into the tailpipe of Shy Guy, causing him to flip as he loses
TWO Momentum and suffers critical Kart damage! [4] The force of the impact warps the delicate Onboard Star Drive, causing raw Stardust to begin leaking from the Kart- as any Mushroom Kingdom Mechanic can tell you, raw Stardust is highly attractive to banana peels, and Shy Guy is now a
Banana Magnet!
Seeing his opportunity, Captain Falcon begins flogging his Kart for speed, [2] but finds he has used too much time lining up the perfect shot- his chance to move ahead is wasted as he suffers a
-1 Penalty to Hazard Checks!
drag fake item box behind me, drive aggressively
Pikachu looks to take advantage of Captain Falcon's caution, [2] but the lightweight Pokemon is buffeted by the strong winds on the segment, ruining his attempts to hold a straight line! He takes a
-1 Penalty to Hazard Checks as he holds on to his Fake Item Box!
((Quick Turn: Olimar Drafts Pikachu))
Olimar ducks into the slipstream of Pikachu, looking for an opportunity to pass the Pokemon! After building up a little speed, he makes his move, [4]
+2+1vs[4]
+1 easily passing Pikachu and taking hold of
Fourth Place!
Action: Oomph drafts Olimar!
Oomph joins the Pikachu Conga Line, darting in behind Olimar! As Olimar pulls away, Oomph follows in an attempt to pass Pikachu! [2]
+1+1vs[1]
+1 He squeaks by the Pokemon claiming
Fifth Place and losing no Momentum!
AGGRESSIVE driving! Use Blooper!
Link fires his new and improved
Blooper, spattering the windshields of the drivers ahead with Ink and imposing a -1 Penalty to pretty much everything until the end of turn Eleven! Link puts the pedal to the metal, [4] and his Invincible Kart cuts through the wind like a plumber through goombas, gaining
ONE Momentum and taking a
-1 Penalty to Hazard Checks!
(Darn 1 away from a thunderbolt, oh well)
Conker had heard about these stars and briefly wondered if he could brew it into scotch. Until he realized that it was likely his only chance to victory. Conker uses the Star, cranks up the music, and Drives aggressively. It's all or nothing for me now.
Seeing the wonders the Star has done for Link, Conker quickly activates his own, becoming
INVINCIBLE and bursting forward with
TWO Momentum! He drives aggressively, [4] following Link's lead and picking up another
ONE Momentum while taking a
-1 Penalty to Hazard Checks!
Movement PhaseMeta Knight retains his lead, conservatively Driving Defensively, but not-so-conservatively dropping his Banana to foil the drivers behind him!
Shy Guy [5]
-1-1-1-1 has no chance to avoid the Banana as it is sucked straight into his wheels, spinning him out and losing
ONE Momentum!
Captain Falcon curses as Shy Guy's Fake Item Box falls to the track, [3]
-1-1 and is unable to avoid it, flipping and losing
TWO Momentum!
Olimar moves to pass Captain Falcon! [2]
+2-1vs[6]
-1-1 By some miracle of maneuvering, Captain Falcon keeps in front of Olimar's Kart, holding him at bay!
Oomph lacks the Momentum to pass Olimar!
Pikachu lacks the Momentum to pass Oomph!
Link has ALL KINDS of Momentum, and no Blooper Ink to worry about! [3]
+5vs[5]
+1-1 He has no trouble ramming Pikachu out of the way, who loses
TWO Momentum and his Item Box, while Link takes
Sixth Place and loses
ONE Momentum! He sets his sights on Oomph, [1]
+4vs[2]
+1-1 more or less blundering into the Koopa and taking
Fifth Place! Olimar is no easy meat, however, and Link carefully lines up his attack- [4]
+3vs[1]
+2-1 the surprised Spaceman is in no position to repel the unexpected assault, flipping and losing
TWO Momentum as Link loses
ONE Momentum on his way to
Fourth Place! Ahead is Captain Falcon, reeling from the Fake Item Box, [1]
+2vs[2]
-1-1 and he can't stop Link's charge as the Hyrulian takes
Third Place and loses
One Momentum! Link drives on, hoping his Momentum can take him one place closer, past the puttering Shy Guy! [4]
+1vs[6]
-1-1 Amazingly, Link completes the pass, losing his last bit of Momentum as he claims
SECOND PLACE!Conker looks ahead at the carnage wrought by Link- he should be able to clean up! Pikachu, [2]
+4vs[3]
-1-1 Oomph, [6]
+3vs[2]
-1-1 Olimar, [5]
+2vs[6]
+0-1 and Captain Falcon [3]
+1vs[4]
-3-1 are all once more sent flipping as Conker blasts through, spending all
FOUR Momentum in his own charge to
FOURTH PLACE!Cleanup PhaseMeta Knight begins dragging a Banana behind his Kart as he takes aim at the limited Item Boxes here, [4]
+2+1-1 picking one out at his leisure [10] and adding a
Triple Banana to his Inventory!
Link speeds back up to
ONE Momentum as he recovers from his reckless surge forward, and his Invincibility wears off! He takes aim at an Item Box [2]
+2-1-1 but fails to connect!
Shy Guy recovers from his crashtacular turn, returning to
ONE Momentum! He lines up on an Item Box, [3]
+2-1-1-1 just missing his target!
Conker asserts his new position in the pack, setting his Momentum to
ONE. He tries for one of the scattered Item Boxes, [3]
+2-1-1 but is unable to grab the elusive cube!
Captain Falcon begins dragging his Triple Banana behind his Kart as he regains the track, returning to
ONE Momentum! He stretches for an Item Box, [3]
+2-1-1-1 but falls short of sweet sweet itemy goodness!
Olimar picks himself up, getting back to
ONE Momentum as he goes for an Item Box! [6]
+2-1-1 He nails his Item Box, [5]
+10+2 picking up a valuable
Mushroom! The shortcut looms ahead- will he take the risk, or play it safe?
Oomph regains the track, returning to
ONE Momentum and striving for the rapidly diminishing quantity of Item Boxes! [5]
+2-2-1 He barely manages to snag the last one, [5]
+12 also receiving a
Mushroom and facing the same difficult choice as Olimar!
Pikachu, regrettably, has no chance at an Item as they are now all gone! Hopefully Olimar and Oomph both take a dip in the drink this next segment.
Momentum- 1
Item- Triple Banana (dragged)
Status- Inked!
Segment- Entering
GREENBlue Falcon-
Compensator
Momentum- 1
Item- Mushroom
Status- Inked!
Segment- Entering
GREENRocketeer-
Item Bonus,
Poor HandlingKart Damage-
Sticky Wheel
Momentum- 4
Item- Banana (dragged) Triple Banana (Inventory)
Status- Inked!
Segment- Entering
GREENHalberdKart Damage-
Slow
Momentum- 1
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering
GREENModule Installed-
Speedy,
Sticky Wheel
Momentum- 1
Item- None
Status- Inked!
Segment- Entering
GREENModule Installed-
Speedy,
Rubber Band Back
Momentum- 1
Item- None
Status- Inked!
Segment- Entering
GREENModule Installed-
Speedy,
Faulty WeaponsKart Damage-
Banana Magnet
Momentum- 1
Item- Mushroom
Status- Inked!
Segment- Entering
GREENBasic Kart
Momentum- 1
Item- None
Status- Normal
Segment- Entering
GREENModule Installed-
Free Item,
Not AerodynamicModule Installed-
Faulty Compensator
PINK ->
GREEN ->
RED ->
BLUEThree Laps
PINK- Powerslides +0, Drafting +1, Banana Hazard +1 (2 left), Item Boxes (+2, each hit imposes -1)
GREEN- Powerslidse +1, SHORTCUT- Use Mushroom and succeed on +1 Hazard Check to immediately Pull Ahead, fail and Fall Back
RED- Hazard (+2) or Spin Out, Item Boxes (+0)
BLUE- Powerslide +1, fail on a Powerslide and +1 Hazard or Spin Out, Item Boxes (+1)
((Eeesh, I forgot about this! What's new, how many races have happened since I last posted and, most importantly, did I miss my race? 
))
You've missed nothing, as various IRL factors on my end have lowered my update speed to a pace more commonly associated with glaciers, plate tectonics, or the development of
Half-Life Episode 3.
Will-a Eario Be in-a da racing?
If-a not He will continue to cleaning-a the field after-a each race.
If you're signing up to race, by all means, I'll get you in next race! Whenever that occurs, anyway.
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