Post 2 – Cooldown.
As she readies her vehicle alongside her friend, Holly would find herself given a set of uniforms for her own safety. Not that she would exactly need it, since she is more or less immune to blunt forces and damages, but the fire retardant properties, on top of hiding her face and her body, was more than welcome for her to comply and wear it. On top of that, the suit was specially upgraded by the Valentians for Holly, being able to withstand her body temperatures with little to no problem. She leaped into the suit’s openings, filling up the space with her body form, followed by wearing the helmet last.
“Well, how do you feel?” Jolyn asked curiously, while checking her own vehicle for the qualifications.
“Hm hm, normal, I guess. I am feeling confident, but you know, not that confident to show the world who I am just yet. I don’t know if people are going to accept me as who I am, or goodness forbid they know about me being the source of the limitless amount of energy.”
“Ah, no worries, no one is going to find out,” Jolyn reassured her, “Even if they did, these NSSCRA folks are friendly, trust me! Maybe they will find it a little too unusual that a being made out of light energy is sentient and sapient, but other than that? Nope, no worries.”
“I suppose so. It’s a little strange for someone such as me to be attracted by this race, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, I will have to give it that. I have to say, when I was told that Holly Starlight began citing her interest and wanted to participate, I was a little surprised. You are all for non-pollution, peace and quiet, nature, and all of that. So I have to ask myself for a while: why would she want to come here for a race? Maybe it was the thrills?”
“Yes, it is! I am hoping that events such as these will allow me to be a bit more confident. That, and I like the thrill of it. One of those hidden thrills I have, hm hm! Just not near or in my home, that’s all.”
“Ah well, I am not judging, of course. Just thought I would try to ask you why you are so interested. I didn’t really manage to get an answer when things were busy back in Valentine Z. Now I know.”
For the next few hours, Jolyn and Holly would be together in their lounge, with the former helping the latter with the rules and regulations of the race, as well as the technicalities of it all. For someone like Holly, it was a little difficult to take in given the isolated and naturistic aspect of herself – she does not exactly have experience with cars in the first place, so to have someone like that behind the wheel of a NSSCRA might have been a concern. However, as the hours went on, it would have been made clear that Holly does have a large amount of understanding in physics aspect of the race, as well as on how a car works on a basic level.
“Well, I have been reading a few books I got from you guys,” she remarked, “It’s not much, but they do help me out on what a car is, how to drive it in a limited sense, and all of that.”
“That’s not too bad, then,” Jolyn replied back, “And of course, I know you are not the kind to do it, but please try not to hit others – intentionally or otherwise. Sure, accidents happen, but you need to be careful with people around us. They do not have the luxury of an extra life.”
“Ohh right, noted with. Thank you! ^^”
