Board Thread:Fanmade/@comment-26912075-20180924190439

As the announcer left the stage, Steven Steel came to make a personal appearance. The man was clearly worse for wear, sweating profusely and looking exceedingly pale, the aftereffects of the previous day's stretch. As he passed by the press box, he could hardly stand and walked strangely, struggling to keep himself up. As he continued to walk, he noticed Lucy standing just in front of the stage, just away from the view of the racers. She simply smiled at the man. Steel was surprised for a moment, but closed his eyes and calmed himself, giving her a thumbs up gesture as he walked past.

He then arrived onstage and began to speak after downing a pint of liquor and taking a deep breath. "Thank you again for your patience over these past few days. It was a horrid time in the history of this race and of America itself. I truly am sorrowful over the deaths of those racers and am glad to say that such an event will never occur again under my supervision. I hope the increase in the winning amount will satisfy your..." The man struggled to find a word. "...Begrudgements over that period. I will now explain the goals and advantages of this stage to limit possible confusion. The first stage of the race will conclude in Santa Maria Novella Church, 15,000 meters northeast of this location. Whoever gets there first will have... er... receive a monetary award of 100,000 dollars and a time bonus of 1 hour for the next stage. There are several shops and rest locations along the trip in order to ensure the maximum safety and well-being of the racers. Please stop at these locations as you go along. They will help you immensely. As for the advanced rules of the race, we are no longer permitting the use of firearms or other ranged weapons in the range of other racers. If your safety is at risk, please keep the race secondary and move to a secure area until the risk has passed. The trains and balloons of the administration will be glad to help you. Thank you for your time and effort, and make America and the rest of the world proud of our citizens! Thank you and have a good race!" The racers clapped as Steel exited the stage, relieved that the address was over. As he passed by the stage again he looked around for Lucy, but she had disappeared, and so he returned to the train and began to mingle with the press, his worries over the race still not subsiding.

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Section 1 Details:

'''Obstacles: There are many cacti and ridges in the area that could prove harmful to racers. Be mindful of these. There is a ravine at the near end of the section which will need to be crossed by all racers. There is only one bridge over the ravine. After the ravine, there are pre-prepared resting stops for the racers which will be the end of the section. The racers will have to stop here for the day.'''

Special Addendum: The use of firearms or cause of hazards to racers health will impact the race and potentially affect the outcome of the section and of your participation in the race as a whole. Keep this in mind. (And for the love of God, do not immediately go gung ho on your stand abilities. Keep it on the downlow at least for now, please). 