Seems like a different (and much more compelling) game that way, given the stakes involved.
Yeah, but then you have the whole issue of why don't the sponsors just send somebody to shoot and run over the other compeitors. Although maybe they will.
Right. Sir. Honey.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kevin - Apr 23, 2007 6:40:36 am PDT #6026 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 23, 2007 6:40:56 am PDT #6027 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I hope that the finish of the race is actually up in the air rather than fixed the way wrestling is.
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2007 6:41:26 am PDT #6028 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
There's not some Platonic ideal of race whose rules they'd be breaking.
Well, not Platonic, but if you're mapping from horse racing, where you bet on particular horses based on their talents and skills and do not interfere during the race itself, it's not unreasonable to intuitively see the Race in the same way. Since the sponsors clearly are interfering, you have to assume it's A) cheating or B) part of the rules or C) both.
Jessica - Apr 23, 2007 6:41:36 am PDT #6029 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And, you know, less rigged than professional wrestling, or people wouldn't be trying to kill each other over it. [xposty]
I also think the sponsors are probably not political or industry leaders -- there's a line in Brief Lives about "people so rich their names never show up on any Ten Richest People In The World lists."
Polgara - Apr 23, 2007 6:41:49 am PDT #6030 of 10001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
I'm guessing the insider stakes are a lot bigger (and less straightforward).
Or just a dollar.
Pay up, Mortimer. I've won the bet.
brenda m - Apr 23, 2007 6:43:42 am PDT #6031 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, but then you have the whole issue of why don't the sponsors just send somebody to shoot and run over the other compeitors.
Yes, well, maybe that's one of the rules.
Kat - Apr 23, 2007 6:47:09 am PDT #6032 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But think about what happened to Blondie's parents. I kind of thought they were killed not by other racers necessarily, but by the sponsors or the sponsors' lackeys.
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2007 6:48:31 am PDT #6033 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, but then you have the whole issue of why don't the sponsors just send somebody to shoot and run over the other compeitors.
Well, it looks like that did happen to Corinna's parents. Unless another rule is that they were CLOSE ENOUGH to "win" for the sake of the Race, but they couldn't actually cross because killing them is more fun or something.
Corinna claims the Race has no rules, but you can't be disqualified if there are no rules.
I think Toph should be in the Race.
Ginger - Apr 23, 2007 6:49:57 am PDT #6034 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
But think about what happened to Blondie's parents. I kind of thought they were killed not by other racers necessarily, but by the sponsors or the sponsors' lackeys.
I wasn't sure if they were actually killed or whether they wrecked in sight of the finish line.
Jessica - Apr 23, 2007 6:51:07 am PDT #6035 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I assumed the other car in that scene was a competitor, not a race official or sponsor. Huh.