~Ze Resort~Thread 1~(OFFICIAL ETF DEBUT WOO)~

Richter: No, I'm just in the grass! ... At least, I THINK it's supposed to be grass... The green part! >~>; *FLOOOORING IT* *Finally makes it back onto the road*

Maria: Ohhh... omo; Well, that's still dumb! *Continues to fight against the wind*

(The wind finally lets up)

Richter: ō~ŏ Well, at least that blasted wind seems to be gone now... *Keeps trying to catch up* ... *Actually manages to PASS SOMEONE* O-O! Wha--... YES!! ÒヮÓ

Maria: *Sees a car go zooming past right when Richter cheers* Whoa--is that you, Richter?! 0o0
Lucas: *Trying hard to recover from the wind's damage* O3O;

Richter: Huh? o~o; Wait... Was that you, Maria? ... Ahahah, sorry! >w>;;

Maria: xDD Don't worry about it--I'm not giving up that easy! ÒwÓ *Keeps driving with a comically determined face*

Richter: *Keeps laughing* xD Good, good! ... Promise not to be too upset if you can't catch me, though? >:3

Maria: xD Oh, I'll catch you! Just you wait! òヮó

Richter: Nooo, I worked too hard for this to let that happen. >w< Don't worry, though. You can catch anyone else I pass by, alright? òwó

Maria: OK; I can do that... On my way to pass you! òヮó 'Cause I WILL make it happen! >ヮ>
Lucas: *Chuckles softly, amused by Richter and Maria's friendly competitive exchange* >v<

Richter: *Chuckles heartily* If you say so... >w> ... *Suddenly passes by another player* ÒヮÓ! Aha! There we go! Didn't expect me to overcome that dirty trick at the start, did you?! >DDD

Maria: *Keeps driving, totally determined to climb out of last place* *Focused face* Ò3Ó
Lucas: *Is caught off-guard, realizing he's the one Richter just passed by and was talking about* Wha-...?! 0.0;

Richter: *Has no idea that the player he passed was Lucas* *Keeps on being proudly triumphant* Yeah... I'm made of tougher stuff than that. >DD

Lucas: *Doesn't know what he did wrong, yet can't help feeling a little guilty now* o^ò; But I was just minding my own business...

Richter: *Finally realizes that he was technically talking to Lucas this whole time* ... O∞O; Oh my--... Lucas, I didn't know that was you! ŏ∞ŏ; I'm sorry... *Loses some spirit, negatively affecting his in-game performance*

Lucas: *Got somewhat distracted by the awkward situation, as well* ó-ò; *Tries to shake it off, however, hearing how truly apologetic Richter sounds and seeing his in-game performance* I-it's OK... Don't get messed up just because of me...
Maria: *Starts getting closer to Richter and Lucas in this moment* O.O!

Richter: *Still distracted by the awkwards* *Bumps into some random minor obstacle* Nngh... >~>; ... No, don't worry about that. Dx I just hope I didn't scare you... A-are you alright now?

Lucas: Yeah, I-... *Is cut off by the surprise of colliding with a small, suddenly-appearing obstacle* o~o;! ... *Hastily returns attention to Richter* Y-yeah; I'm alright. ó3ò Don't sweat it, really...
Maria: *Is SO CLOSE to catching up* *Sees a boost pad thing and tries to drive to it, but steers too far and bumps into the wall instead* 0A0;

Richter: *Is reassured* *Relieved sigh* *Feels better now* Alright, good... >w>; Now where were we? *Gets back into the game, instantly improving again* òwó

Lucas: >v> *Gives a nod and fully gets back into the game as well, also showing improvement* 030
Maria: *Scrambles to make up for her error* 0-0;

Richter: *Reaches a boost pad and successfully uses it* *Sees another player coming into view up ahead* >DD *Chuckles "menacingly" as he gets closer, eager to pass them*

Lucas: *Goes at a steady pace some distance behind Richter, carefully avoiding various obstacles* O.O
Maria: *Sees a small ramp coming up quickly* *Eyes it, deciding to give it a try* >:3

Richter: *Goes whooshing around the inside of a curve, suddenly overtaking his foe* *Feels very proud of this little move* HA, GOTCHA! ÒヮÓ Your head start means nothing now, you little cheater!
Random Kid: *~Totally happens to be the player that Richter just passed~* QAQ ... I'M NOT A CHEATER! ;A;
Richter: *TOTAL SHOCK* *GASP* OAO;;; H-HUH?! *Once again, had NO IDEA who he was passing* *Apparently may not even be aware that all of the other racers in-game are actually the people sitting there*
Random Kid: *Clearly hurt* You're just MEAN! >m>;
Richter: *Once again loses focus on the game* *Frantically tries to explain himself* No, NO! Ó∞Ò;; I-I'm sorry, I didn't know--...
Random Kid: *Angrily cuts Richter off* Leave me ALONE, you big dumb bully!! >A<;
Richter: *Feels. EXTREMELY. BAD.* ĕ∞ĕ;;; I... just... ... Rrrrrrrrrgh... DDDx;; *Is very obviously upset*

Lucas: *Is also thrown out of focus again when he hears the commotion* o~o;!? *Abandons his game for a moment and looks to his side, anxiously glancing between Richter and Random Kid before settling on the latter* Whoa, w-wait--it's true...! ó~ò; H-he really had no idea, I promise...! *Completely trusts that Richter just made the same, honest mistake as before*
Maria: *Distractedly collides with the side of the ramp* D8; *Briefly and quickly turns her head, looking at the others* Uhhh, what's going on over there?! O.O; *Sees Random Kid* ... Uh-oh--did it happen again?? Dx;

Random Kid: *Stares over at Lucas* *Sniff* Really...? Are you sure? ē~ē;
Richter: *Loses all motivation to keep playing* *Suddenly pounds on the edge of the wheel with his fist in a small burst of frustration, letting out a growl* That's it! I'm done! I can't. I just... can't. >m<; *Head droops slightly* This game makes a monster out of me...