Welcome back, my lovely reader~
Enjoying our snow leopards? I know I am! Writing sporting events is a lot like writing combat, you know? You have to keep things succinct enough for everyone to enjoy it, but not feel skimmed over either. This is my first sports story, so you know, growing pains and what have you. Let me know if it's too much on the details, okay lovely?
Well well... our twins are about to have their first professional competition together. You'll meet a few of the key players this episode and get to see how they handle things. It should be exciting- Wait, what? Shut up, of course, there's gonna be sex!
Let's jump right in!
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Episode 3:
This is only about us
The drone camera showed a sweeping panned out shot of the halfpipe as the sportscaster's voice called out, "Hello out there, and welcome to beautiful Mt Ochokah, famous for its picturesque views, its hot springs, but of course, the whole reason we're here today, for its prime boarding conditions!"
"I'm two-time Olympic medalist Jaron Randolf and with me as always is my lovely counterpart and four-time medalist Jasmine Sayotame."
"Thanks, for the intro Jaron. We've got a hell of a competition for you folks today. Well, at least we do on the boy's side of things!"
"Ha! That's right, Jasmine. There's some tight competition for the points leader on the male's side of things, but on the girl's side, Madeline Lashinger has all but wrapped things up for the year."
"That's right, she's finished first place in the last five out of seven meets, hasn't dropped out of the top three all year, and if she pulls off a win here, no one's catching up with her."
The camera finished panning across the resort and slopes before cutting to the two sportscasters standing at the top of the entry gate leading down to the halfpipe. Jaron was a tall but lithe greyhound with jagged blonde hair, ashy white fur, and dressed in a heavy skiing jacket. He held his microphone to his muzzle as he spoke out, plumes of mist coming forth, "Ah, for those of you at home that aren't familiar, here's the quick and dirty on how things work!"
His co-host Jasmine held her own mic up as she spoke, "Every competitor makes three runs down the pipe, pulling off their best tricks. The judges will score them based on height, the difficulty of their tricks, and how clean their run is. Only their best run will count." The other sportscaster was much shorter since she was a mouse with wispy brown hair and dark fur. She had a very thin but strong-looking frame, also wearing a heavy winter coat.
Jaron followed up, "Competitors are then assigned points based on their performance, the totals carrying over throughout the season, and at the end of the season, the one with the most points is crowned champion!"
The mouse flashed the camera a smile before continuing, "Now before we begin, why don't we ride along on the helmet cam and give our audience an up-close view of..."
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"So, how does it feel to be here at the pro level, Kai?" Kayla put a gloved paw on her hip, grinning at her brother. They'd broken away from the competitor waiting areas to see one another before things kicked off.
Kai smiled and shook his head. "Feels surreal I gotta admit, Kayla... Still, I just got through qualifying, I don't expect to-"
She bumped her gloved paw against his muzzle. "None of that... Even if it's the end of the season, you go out there and board like you're trying to take the whole damn thing home, you got it?"
He huffed out against her glove, giving her a grin. "Alright, alright, but you better do the same. I wanna see you in the top five or better!"
Kayla showed him a haughty grin and glanced around before huffing out. "Give me a kiss, big brother... and I'll medal for you."
"Daaamn... really? Can't pass up that offer now can I, little sister?" He cooed back as the snow leopards stole a quick kiss behind the staging area, not lingering too long on one another's muzzles.
"Now you have to as well, Kai!" Kayla wheeled around on her snow boots and sauntered back to the staging area.
"Hey! Wait just a second, I never-" He hissed and gave chase but some event staff quickly found them and ushered them to their waiting positions, not allowing him to argue the points.
The women's competition always went before the men's, so Kai had to wait things out, playing the part of a spectator while his sister competed.
Kayla sauntered back into the waiting area, heaters going to keep everyone from freezing while they waited their turn. You'd expect a fiercely competitive attitude but most of the girls tended to be fairly supportive and friendly to one another, most of them...
"Gods... it sucks being at the top all the time, means I have to always go last! So, I think after I win this one, I'll just sit the last three out since you know, I'll already have the whole damn thing." The current points leader Madeline scoffed out while fiddling with her cellphone, most of the other girls in the staging tent just ignoring her.
Madeline was a rabbit, her nickname from her fans was 'Snow Bunny' since she had pure white fur and even had her blonde hair bleached white, sporting naturally red eyes that just made them pop on all the white. She was small but just like you'd expect from a rabbit, had plenty of oomph in her legs, able to get disgusting height for her tricks, her small frame giving her even more hang time as well.
"What do you think, Gina?" Madeline drolled out as she glanced over at the persian cat nearby. Gina Rodriguez was a bit taller than the rabbit and currently in second place in point standings. She had an almost charcoal-colored coat of fur with sharp green eyes and messy dark hair. The cat had won a lot of popularity in the last few seasons, especially with fellow boarders, mainly for her down-to-earth attitude.
Gina simply smiled at Madeline before shaking her head. "I wish you luck, don't think I'll be just letting you have it."
"Luck?" The rabbit gave a loud guffaw of a snort. "Luck is what you wish for low talent riders, not elites like us, Gina!"
"Is that right? Well then, I hope you have a safe couple of rides then." She flicked her wiry fluffy tail a few times before turning away, showing she wasn't going to play the rabbit's game.
Kayla had heard most of the exchange before she pushed into the staging tent to join the rest of the competitors. She saw Madeline cut her red eyes to her and just knew it was coming.
The rabbit called out in a jovial tone, "Fee-fi-fo-fum, here comes the-"
