No Dogs Allowed

Take A Shot & Bite the Bullet

(EDITED)
(Note to readers: Some chapters ahead may not be in line with the new edits.)

"Major controversy sparks from last week's Green Diamond match that caused serious issues for both teams involved as the match was immediately ended following intense injury to Avaldi University's Echo Yun from University of Nevada Las Vegas's captain..."

"King is under fire for entering the track in the heat of the attack, many claiming that he should know better than to enter in a round he's not a part of and that Corvus is changing and not for the better..."

"...Rebels without any further comment, and it's rendered much of the fans conflicted on what their responses should be and whether this attack was a motivated one or simply a racing move gone wrong, however without any statements, no one can say for sure..."

"...Stirlings, you are setting that racer up for failure by pitting him against all those haughty, prejudiced Alphas and they knew it, but they did it anyway, but there has to come a point where you gotta admit that activism is not worth someone's life..."

"The question of whether Yun should be on the team not only due to political issues, but now also safety concerns as well, have many pushing for him to be removed from the team once again, but several are saying that the concerns aren't fair considering they're placed in subspecies..."

"There's an excessive amount of these backhanded concerns, clearly the kid can race, I say we let him race, what's the big issue? If he can represent the Stirlings in racing, hell yeah he should race, but hey, what do I know, I'm just..."

"...Anteaters, hasn't said anything about the issue directly, but did repost a Tweet that rooted in favor of Stirling representation in all things that Drachmanns and Huangs currently dominate, with the hashtag 'Abolish the Rank'..."

"This has become more than a sport thing really, it's become a political issue, a question of what it means to be these 'ranks' within the lycan pack, something that has upheld their way of living for so long, but there is a point in its superfluousness, because it discounts so many other things..."

"Corvus takes home another victory against the Long Beach Sharks in their third round of Green Diamond, but decline to make any comment on the match or otherwise. Tensions seem high with this team once more, and many people are calling for Corvus to be checked at their number one spot. One writer crassly states they are the top of the league, and the top of the drama, number one in both..."

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When I next talked to Corvus, it was over breakfast, and a lot of explaining.

I didn't know what the method of conversation was supposed to be when you finished recovering from a life-threatening, lying liar state but I was sure it wasn't anything easy, as it really shouldn't be. I had half a mind to call utter bullshit on my audacity to even leave the room at all, but I was also in a stalemate that entailed that no matter what I did, it was probably, likely, utter bullshit.

Friday came with a vengeful heat wave, the temperatures rising into the hundreds, rendering the top level of the Talon nearly unbearable even with all the air conditioner in the world. Paired with Corvus's intense intolerance for the heat, you can imagine the issues that arose, even outside the elephant in the room.

"This is why I quit soccer," Rosalie gasped from outside. "This is why I chose the great indoor sport of racing. So why the hell am I sweating out so much fluid it could fill the goddamn Red Sea, I don't know."