"Good luck out there." Hikaru calls out Ime's way when she salutes him. Not that this Ime really probably needs it given how easily she handles her vehicle and that she's got at least a match over him under her belt. This is just yet another crazy stunt Hikaru's managed to get himself roped into thanks to Jim Kirk.
Of course, while it's easy for anyone outside to blame Jim for these kinds of situations what no one accounts for is the tiny unseen smile playing at the pilot's lips as he swings the bike around at his end of the field. This is a crazy, silly, stupid stunt they're pulling here for the sake of entertainment. When else will anyone here have the opportunity to do something like this? That alone is worth putting his all into this.
The chance to excel at something new and challenging definitely doesn't hurt either.
When the flag drops Sulu guns the bike with every assumption that his opponent will be doing the same. The lance jerks off center with the sudden burst of speed and while Sulu doesn't panic about it and over-correct he'll be too slow in getting his sights on the hunter. If he connects at all it's going to be a glancing blow too low to move the Hunter. Her own lance drives him right off the vehicle and into the grass with a Thud. Jim's bike tips over and slides across the grass without its rider, momentum carrying it along but thankfully not the engines without it's rider.
Sulu can go after it in a minute if no one else is helping out. For the moment he's hauling himself up to unsteady feet while he tries to get his bearings. Alright. Ow. Lesson learned for the next round. The crowd's yelling is indistinct noise while he tries to parse out what just happened. It's the only chance he's going to get to prepare before they go again.
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Of course, while it's easy for anyone outside to blame Jim for these kinds of situations what no one accounts for is the tiny unseen smile playing at the pilot's lips as he swings the bike around at his end of the field. This is a crazy, silly, stupid stunt they're pulling here for the sake of entertainment. When else will anyone here have the opportunity to do something like this? That alone is worth putting his all into this.
The chance to excel at something new and challenging definitely doesn't hurt either.
When the flag drops Sulu guns the bike with every assumption that his opponent will be doing the same. The lance jerks off center with the sudden burst of speed and while Sulu doesn't panic about it and over-correct he'll be too slow in getting his sights on the hunter. If he connects at all it's going to be a glancing blow too low to move the Hunter. Her own lance drives him right off the vehicle and into the grass with a Thud. Jim's bike tips over and slides across the grass without its rider, momentum carrying it along but thankfully not the engines without it's rider.
Sulu can go after it in a minute if no one else is helping out. For the moment he's hauling himself up to unsteady feet while he tries to get his bearings. Alright. Ow. Lesson learned for the next round. The crowd's yelling is indistinct noise while he tries to parse out what just happened. It's the only chance he's going to get to prepare before they go again.