Only humans would be stupid enough to create a space-race track that went THROUGH an asteroid belt, and called it their "obstacle course section". Thank the POWERS the small racing shuttles had safety features! -- Anon Guest
[AN: Hollywood has mislead so many about what asteroid fields are like. So in order to enhance the reality of my imaginary future, I'm turning the obstacle course into a ships' graveyard]
Explaining the Manic Million to non-Humans was always the problem. Anything the Humans deem as fun could also be fun for others in the Alliance, but they should also be treated with proper caution.
"It's not just the planetary assists at every turn, that's boring," Human Mor said, he was oblivious to Companion Fihr's wince at that attitude. "It's not a fun race without an obstacle course. That's where the skill part comes in."
Companion Fihr tried and failed to steady their heart rate. "There is the Hungry Caterpillar for all, yes?"
"Well. Livesuits for sure," said Human Mor. "You don't want to be carrying too much weight or you get inertia issues. Like I said, it's about skill. Having the Caterpillar would just ruin things for the next guy." Human Mor described using a grapple to swing around the obstacles and ramping up the boosts to escape an unexpected hulk that was suddenly in the way, or improvising by flying through the shell of an old freighter.
Companion Fihr had backed slowly away during Mor's enthusiastic lecture.
"I don't believe you will find much in the way of non-Human competition very soon."
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