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19th Mar 2015 at 5:06 AM
19th Mar 2015 at 5:06 AM
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Hoastal Daily Times Submission
Prompt 2: Pirates (Destra Ring Pirates)
Word Count:835
Elana Fennek has a similar standpoint on the issue, but in a more fearful tone. “They’re going to trump my position in the circuit!” she said in an interview following the official approval. “I can’t lose! Fans will lose faith in me! If I lose, my career in Black Mountain and Muna Minor will fall apart, and-can I leave?” When the interviewer said yes, Fennek got onto her hover-bike, rode back her private shuttle, and flew to her private station in orbit above Destra.
On the subject of the Destra Ring Pirates: They are not as devastating as one might think. All they have done as a group, as stated earlier by Audrey Dickens, was steal a metric ton of digital watches and snack cakes. They have attempted two heists at Business Lot 48 on the moon in rings of Destra, Geppardiest I. Both of these failed when the structures at the lot, first Bank of the System, then The Lounge of Hoastal, disappeared following a mysterious, loud hammer sound.
This is not to say this pirate gang is clean. Alan Sinclair, the leader of the Destra Ring Pirates, has had three accounts of oven fraud, five accounts of moveobjects_on, and one hundred accounts of money cheat codes for personal gain. Epona Paine has had two accounts of oven fraud, and one account of move_objects on. The other members have similar criminal records of oven fraud. Despite these records of crime, they will still be allowed into this year’s Black Mountain Circuit.
In terms of the fans of the new team, they have acquired many, several of them being previous fans of the Petrov-Fennek combat duo. Our on-site reporter, Aleksandr Kerensky, got an interview from one of the fans, George George.
Kerensky: What do you know about the Black Mountain Circuit, George?
George: It's an arena-type sport where huge pilot-controlled mecha with big guns fight. My favorite team this year is the newcomers, the Destra Ring Pirates.
Kerensky: What do you like so much about the Destra Ring Pirates?
George: What’s not to like about them? They’ve got the punk of a Hellion Squad member, and the combat edge of Simwin Rommel. Not only that, they’re robot pirates!
Kerensky: How do think the Destra Ring Pirates will do in this year’s Black Mountain Circuit?
George: I think they’ll do awesome. They’ve got the pirate experience, the cold steel feel of a robot, and tons of guns.
Kerensky: How would you feel if I told you that the Destra Ring Pirates only raided one freighter in their entire career?
George: Well, I guess I would say that they are still going to win because they are robots!
Kerensky: Ever wondered how much processing power the team has, both individually and combined?
George: I haven’t, but I bet it’s a lot!
Kerensky: Just remember, George: there once were computers whose processors ran at megahertz, not the standard terahertz they run at today. One of those robo-pirates could have a Pintium 3Ghz processor, and you would never know...
This is just part of the fan personality. Other known behaviors include the rare “Bot-Fan” trait, which we found out about when one of our reporters went undercover into the maximum-security Hoastal City Archives and found it in a small plastic package labeled ‘ITF’. The identity of this reporter will not be revealed for safety reasons,
Many old fans fear the beloved Black Mountain Circuit's going to be nothing but a mess within 10 years after this move. “What’s next?” One die-hard fan said in a cellphone conversation with the Industria Arena Sports Board. “Will the savage llamas from the depths of the Industi Aurium Mines be able to compete?” This type of response has, fortunately, stayed out of the mainstream, as most teams who are named after savage beasts, such as the Llamas of The Mine, do not appreciate the insult to their namesakes.
In other news, plush dolls of the Destra Ring Pirates will be on the market by Tuesday of next week. What better way to celebrate a gritty, lethal sport than with a harmless, adorable doll?
On the subject of the Destra Ring Pirates: They are not as devastating as one might think. All they have done as a group, as stated earlier by Audrey Dickens, was steal a metric ton of digital watches and snack cakes. They have attempted two heists at Business Lot 48 on the moon in rings of Destra, Geppardiest I. Both of these failed when the structures at the lot, first Bank of the System, then The Lounge of Hoastal, disappeared following a mysterious, loud hammer sound.
This is not to say this pirate gang is clean. Alan Sinclair, the leader of the Destra Ring Pirates, has had three accounts of oven fraud, five accounts of moveobjects_on, and one hundred accounts of money cheat codes for personal gain. Epona Paine has had two accounts of oven fraud, and one account of move_objects on. The other members have similar criminal records of oven fraud. Despite these records of crime, they will still be allowed into this year’s Black Mountain Circuit.
In terms of the fans of the new team, they have acquired many, several of them being previous fans of the Petrov-Fennek combat duo. Our on-site reporter, Aleksandr Kerensky, got an interview from one of the fans, George George.
Kerensky: What do you know about the Black Mountain Circuit, George?
George: It's an arena-type sport where huge pilot-controlled mecha with big guns fight. My favorite team this year is the newcomers, the Destra Ring Pirates.
Kerensky: What do you like so much about the Destra Ring Pirates?
George: What’s not to like about them? They’ve got the punk of a Hellion Squad member, and the combat edge of Simwin Rommel. Not only that, they’re robot pirates!
Kerensky: How do think the Destra Ring Pirates will do in this year’s Black Mountain Circuit?
George: I think they’ll do awesome. They’ve got the pirate experience, the cold steel feel of a robot, and tons of guns.
Kerensky: How would you feel if I told you that the Destra Ring Pirates only raided one freighter in their entire career?
George: Well, I guess I would say that they are still going to win because they are robots!
Kerensky: Ever wondered how much processing power the team has, both individually and combined?
George: I haven’t, but I bet it’s a lot!
Kerensky: Just remember, George: there once were computers whose processors ran at megahertz, not the standard terahertz they run at today. One of those robo-pirates could have a Pintium 3Ghz processor, and you would never know...
This is just part of the fan personality. Other known behaviors include the rare “Bot-Fan” trait, which we found out about when one of our reporters went undercover into the maximum-security Hoastal City Archives and found it in a small plastic package labeled ‘ITF’. The identity of this reporter will not be revealed for safety reasons,
Many old fans fear the beloved Black Mountain Circuit's going to be nothing but a mess within 10 years after this move. “What’s next?” One die-hard fan said in a cellphone conversation with the Industria Arena Sports Board. “Will the savage llamas from the depths of the Industi Aurium Mines be able to compete?” This type of response has, fortunately, stayed out of the mainstream, as most teams who are named after savage beasts, such as the Llamas of The Mine, do not appreciate the insult to their namesakes.
In other news, plush dolls of the Destra Ring Pirates will be on the market by Tuesday of next week. What better way to celebrate a gritty, lethal sport than with a harmless, adorable doll?