Neither of Us Can Drive

Carl and Donut limp back to the garage having taken first place, and Carl rules that because they both touched the controls, neither may drive the next race. Onikuma and Old Shuck walk riderless over the finish line and vanish, proving a mount outlives its crew, and a battered Dr. Metcalf is wheeled past in a gremlin's barrow. The System posts the fourth heat: 99 kilometres of jungle trail, a mandatory refuelling stop in the lost city of Upano, a containment unit around the vehicle, acid rain, three other heats sharing the track, and seven hours to prepare. Hedy offers one Golden upgrade or three regular ones while Rosetta shops the mercenary market at double the old price.

First appearances (3)

• Sammi Harrison (Character) — Crawler racer · isopod summoner
• Heat Four (Notification) — System race brief · jungle trail
• Upano (Place) — Lost jungle city · pit stop

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