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Started October 21, 2022 by @CaseyJ group

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Carter started the car, throwing his mask in the back as he pulled away from the crowd, "hey, it's ok Nathaniel."

"They're mad you won, they— they're mad I'm with you." Nathaniel stared at the floor, fidgeting with his hands.

"they are not mad at you, besides, they have no idea who I am. they know my car. Which I don't ride around unless I come here" he shook his head, driving back towards the city.

"But you walked me to the tent… they didn't see your face, but they still know I'm with you…" Nathaniel shook his head a bit, still tense and nervous.

"your fine, they don't care that I won, they still got paid" he shrugged.

"But… he grabbed me… what did you do to make these guys hate you so much? Just winning?"

"…. who touched you?… " he was quiet for a long moment. "Look, those people, are not 'supposed' to get physical…but that doesn't mean I'd trust them." he shook his head.

"It was some guy… he had on a face mask and sunglasses, so I couldn't see him very well. He had black hair, though… he grabbed my arm when you crossed the finish line. I think he might've grabbed one of my feathers when I ran off, too."

"oh..weird… I don't have many enemies… not personally. I usually split my winnings with the loser, shows good sportsmanship. But, eh, could just be someone on the bottom of the ranking, I'll call someone and see what they can do, sorry that happened, you seem pretty shaken up"

"It's fine, I-I'm fine…" Nathaniel sighed, closing his eyes. "I'm not sure the guy was even one of the competitors. Maybe a friend of a competitor, or even just a guy who likes watching theraces, I don't— I don't know."

"they have cameras around the tent, I'll see if I can find anything out. I mean, it's not cool" he sighed.

"Okay… it's really not that big a deal, I don't think, just… caught me off guard… I was worried he was gonna actually hurt me."

"that's not the point..but if you want me to drop it, I will"

"You can do whatever you think is best, I don't care." Nathaniel shrugged and stared at the floor.

"right" carter nodded, opting to be quiet for the rest of the ride. He pulled into a car shop, parking in the garage bay where cars got fixed, the next bay over had his other car. "Well, time to switch to the shit-mobile" he sighed.

"Mmnh… alright." Nathaniel yawned and got out of the car so he could follow Carter. "How often do you do races like that? Are they good money?" He asked curiously.

"Eh, few times a week if I'm lucky, but yeah, its good money to win. And I never lose" he shrugged getting out of the car. He sighed at the scratch, "but I spend a lot keeping my car in good shape"

"Does it have to be in perfect shape for you to use it, or is that just a personal preference?" Nathaniel asked. He followed Carter over to the other car and got into the passenger side.

Carter got in the car, "personal preference, I like my car looking amazing. I mean, 'its the driver that wins, not the car' So yeah, it doesn't matter what it looks like really" he shrugged, starting the car.

"Yeah, I guess so. But wouldn't you rather have the money to spend on something else?" Nathaniel asked curiously as he buckled his seat belt. "I dunno how expensive it is to fix a scrape like that."

"Eh, I don't have much else to spend money on, my apartment is all paid for" he shrugged, pulling out of the garage and onto the street.

Nathaniel shrugged as well. "I guess that makes sense. I've never driven anything before." He hummed thoughtfully.

"I could teach you to drive, if you wanted" he shrugged, driving back to his apartment.

"Ah, I dunno… I wouldn't wanna crash your car or anything." Nathaniel laughed nervously, looking down at the floor of the car.

"Have you seen this piece of junk?" Carter laughed, "I got it for free, and I would let you drive it just to crash it…honestly I am preeety reckless"