So, from the baby!Corrina backstory, since the race has been going on essentially indefinitely, can we conclude that each player has an individual finish line? There didn't seem to be a lot of other racers vying for the baby, other than presumably the car that killed her parents.
And so, to Alex, it's an external thing; his wife was kidnapped so he got involved. But from the race creators point of view, it's an internal thing, they kidnapped his wife to involve him. Or she was in on it, or what have you. But that means that there's some other reason why they wanted him in the race.
I guess the question is that of motivation. Who is running the race and what do they get out of it? That will be the central issue, so I doubt we'll see the answer. Why would they want particular individuals to participate?
I don't think it's stated baby!Corrina was at the finish line. I think. I might be wrong.
I want to know why there's external parties helping or hindering the competitors. Are they linked to the race organisers? If so, why, and how? If not, why are they there?
don't think it's stated baby!Corrina was at the finish line. I think. I might be wrong.
Her doomed parents were acting like it was the finish line. (Or they assumed they'd get their daughter back when they reached the finish line.)
Oh, I had a thing! Even though it was implied that at least Alex, Wendy, and Winston all got the call at the same time, they must have gotten it at different times in order to all make it to the start at roughly the same time, right?
I'd assume that hardly anyone ever made it to the finish line -- for one thing, if the race has been going on as long as there have been cars, like the opening told us, I'm pretty sure, where the hell does all the money come from? Although, the staffing and infrastructure has to be pretty pricey all by itself.
I think the calls came several days apart actually, by the timestamps.
I think the calls came several days apart actually, by the timestamps
ah right. I knew i was missing something
Jesse, you're assuming people actually get paid when they reach the finish line.
lisah, it could have just been a check point. They're happy to be reaching it, and the "red flashy light thing" is seen at the other present day check points.
Yeah, in most other comparable situations, there are profits to be made from the race itself, from spectators or tickets or merchandising or entry fees or broadcast rights or advertising or something.
But where's the money here? Just the logistics alone. And the insurance! Man, who is paying the insurance on an underground race! Heh.
For the parents of a kidnapped child, a checkpoint that their child is at IS the finish line.
