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ooc: This is a very open character RP built around a FT motorsports event. Avarus Polleo is the single largest company in Kazecistan and makes luxury / performance craft. There isn't a set storyline, really, anything can happen, but AP will have a set tournament schedule as a basis / background for the RP. Winning isn't particularly important (oocly anyway), this is a character RP. Have at it!

Sign up / ooc thread: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484494

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Avarus Polleo Official Release

The much anticipated Avarus Polleo Grand Prix is being held at the A.P. testing grounds in twenty days. Accommodations will be provided for all contestants and observers may perches accommodations through our PR offices. The best of vehicles and pilots / drivers in the galaxy will partake in this most prestigious of motorsport events.


Two Kazecis were walking down long white hall with forty foot ceilings and walls slanted inward a few degrees. Larger-than-life depictions of vehicles from Avarus Polleo's history graced the walls at even intervals. An ambient light filled the room without obvious source. Their heels clicked as they walked. "So you really think they'll show up?" Jaden asked.
"Of course they will, we're Avarus Polleo, the top of the line in luxury and performance and we're hosting the first ever Grand Prix. The prestige of the event will draw masses and be broadcast around the galaxy." Olivia responded in an arrogant tone.
"Yes, but with me driving? Why come if they're going to lose anyway?"
She gave him a playful push, "I'm driving for Avarus too."
"Polleo would never let you drive one of its precious machines. Director of Operations doesn't get to compete." Jaden chuckled. "Besides, I'd smoke you."
"Only in the land competition."
"No, no. I'd smoke you in aeronautics and space too."

They reached the end of the hall and parted ways, each chuckling, Jaden to the right and Olivia to the left at the T-shaped fork. Both had work to attend to in preparation.

There they sat, 16 of AP's most prised performance craft ever. Each Mantis ZH sat in pristine condition attached to a tiny docking arm extending a short distance from the orbital station. Their menacing crescent shape made for extreme maneuvering capability.

Even stood on the lower observation deck; looking down on the Mantis' from behind a ten meter wall of glass that ran around the circumference of the entire hundred meter diameter floor. It slanted outward the higher it went and was almost totally invisible. Five meters in from the outside walls was another ring, though this time it was not glass but some opaque composite that enclosed more of the station. The deck above him was the exact opposite.

He was alone, and his face expressionless. Those craft were his passion, his devotion, his life. They seemed small from his angle, and they were, but he felt untouchable when he was in one. His thought was interrupted. "Even, you're needed on the surface." He didn't answer. Looking down, he saw the planet, just a sliver of it, but enough to remind him of its vastness. AP owned the planet, all of it, and had facilities set up all over it. Everywhere one went there was a sense of power and purity. No room had ceilings less than 4 meters above one's head, and most were higher. He loved it. The thirty second timer finished and he was transported to the surface without a word.

"Good to see you're here, Even." Olivia said from across the large, white room. It was filled with pilots, drivers, maintenance staff, vehicle crews, and more uniforms that he didn't recognise. They seemed to be mingling before the meeting, which, presumably, would be about the upcoming event. He spotted a friend and headed for him. "Connor, hey!"

ooc: feel free to arrive any time.

The Planet Jurai, Jurai Imperial Palace

“Sir!”

Two women spoke in unison as they stood at attention.

Lord Hikozaemon Hikoto, the man they spoke to looked at the two with serious expression upon his face; this ‘mission’ definitely wasn’t something elite Imperial Guards were supposed to do, yet he had no doubt they would enjoy it. One of them, at least.

“With Her Imperial Majesty Supreme Empress Ayeka of Jurai Royal Family is being away on diplomatic meeting in Mythrandir, we currently don’t need such a tight security around Jurai Imperial Palace, therefore, two of you are assigned to a special mission. Here, take a look at this.”

The man handed a list of paper to two women.

Avarus Polleo Official Release

The much anticipated Avarus Polleo Grand Prix is being held at the A.P. testing grounds in twenty days. Accommodations will be provided for all contestants and observers may perches accommodations through our PR offices. The best of vehicles and pilots / drivers in the galaxy will partake in this most prestigious of motorsport events.

“So, we are to represent Jurai Empire on that event?”

If he didn’t know Baiko so well, he would have never guessed that she was excised from the tone of her voice.

“Yes, you will be provided with Jurai’s most up-to-date sporting vehicles. Baiko, you will be driving Aoi Hoshi, a sporting bike, and you, Tamasaburo, will be piloting Akai Raikou, a small sporting spaceship. You are to depart for Altair system immediately. There you will meet with the rest of Jurai Empire’s Team and then depart for Kazecistan.”

Jurai Space, Checkpoint # 34

“Can’t say I expected meeting with you in this particular place. It sure stirs up the memories, ne?” The young man said, looking at his aged companion.

“It is better then if you were seen coming anywhere near Imperial Palace, or if I was seen in some seedy bar or another.” The older man replied, “Anyway, I have a mission for you. Here, take a look at this.”

The young man took the list of paper from the older man’s hands and glance through it before meeting his companion’s eyes once again.

“May I ask, why me? I am no racer.”

“Even though you are not a professional racer, you are one of the best with atmospheric vehicles in Jurai Empire. And you watched more then your share of such events, and even participated in a few. But most importantly, Bureau wants one of their own to visit Kazecistan; news from there have been scarce after the end of the Republic Wars. Nothing drastic, just file the report about anything of importance you happen upon… You know the drill.”

“Of course, I do,” The young man said, and suddenly his face broke into a smile, “And if nothing else, it’s gonna be fun!”

Kazecistan the nation had no power there, and Kazeci customs had little influence there, but this would temporarily become the popular capitol of Kazecistan's leisure time. Avarus Polleo was something of a rebel, they were free enterprise, and successful on a large scale. They created luxury vehicles and existed within very arrogant surroundings. They were idolized but untouchable. Joining private enterprise meant leaving behind all of the state's many benefits and securities, few were brave enough. The Dominion had no military or security presence there.

News crews set up shop all over the AP testing grounds; there were few public places one could go without being seen by a dozen cameras, and none that one could go without AP security monitoring their every move.

The Main AP facility existed on the coastline, the slightly slanted walls were just as white on the outside as inside and made an imposing figure many meters high in places. It stretched as far as the eye could see, hallways connecting buildings of various sizes and huge windows over looking the sea. It truly did sprawl.

When the non-AP participants arrived, they would surely be awed. Those back on Kazeci worlds watching from home certainly were.

If you don't mind it, I will take this thread slowly for now, Kazecistan, since I hope a few more people will join it. It will be rather boring with just two of us, don't you think?

OOC: Hi, you may be interested in The Nationstates version of Formula 1 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=481857). I'm running Season 4, and to tie in with this I'm willing to schedule your race first (or second, depending on the speed of this RP), if you're willing to join us there - we're short of competitors. Cheers!

ooc: I'd like to use the ooc thread for all of this kind of stuff from now on, sorry for not making the link available here yet.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484494

Oh, and taking this slow till we have enough people is fine, but one can RP much while still taking it slow. (We've got 20days till the event begins, and races aren't held on the first day. Time can pass slowly no matter how much we post. There's lots of entertainment available here.