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.
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The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
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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
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.
askye - Apr 23, 2007 6:52:08 am PDT #6036 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
It looked to me like Corinna's parents were in sight of the finish line when another racer came up on them and in the race for 1st place edged them over the cliff and killed them.
brenda m - Apr 23, 2007 6:52:37 am PDT #6037 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
I assumed it was another competitor that ran them off the road. What makes us think it might have been sponsors?
Kat - Apr 23, 2007 6:53:43 am PDT #6038 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think it had to do with the level of aggression that didn't seemed aimed at passing them, but killing them.
Kevin - Apr 23, 2007 7:00:41 am PDT #6039 of 10001
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What makes us think it might have been sponsors?
Well, if we're suggesting sponsors can cheat, taking out that car would've been a smart (and required) move. So I'd say it's a possibility.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 23, 2007 7:05:14 am PDT #6040 of 10001
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brenda m - Apr 23, 2007 7:10:33 am PDT #6041 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
Kat, I see your point, but I also think that relationships between the competitors are already showing some signs of tension, so it didn't ping me in that scene that they wouldn't be getting more hardcore by that point in the race.
Anyway, the key thing is that we don't know at this point what constraints the sponsors may or may not be under.
It seems most likely to me that a certain amount of interference is part of the whole game. Outright killing other competitors would just shut the game down too easily. Total hands-off doesn't really seem to be in the spirit of the thing - sponsors are going out and picking their racers and then bringing them into the race by virtually any means, it appears. I don't see them staying out of it after that.