<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/Mtx59.jpg)</div><br/><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><strong>Name:</strong> Allison Leclerc<br/><strong>Title:</strong> The Brains<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Somewhere on the track<br/><strong>Tags:</strong> Rurik</span></span><br/><hr/><br/>Luckily for Allison, the final straight portion of this particular race was only a few hundred meters, just short enough for her to hold on to her lead by playing some defense of her own until she crossed the finish line. Rurik was already in the process of passing her by then, and he finally did about a second and a half later, but she'd still crossed the finish line before him be less than half a car length, so it didn't matter anymore. Caught up in the heat of the moment with her adrenaline level at its peak, Ally almost forgot that she had to break so as not to fly over the edge of the pier, but her oversize Brembos compensated for her slightly late reaction without <em>too</em> much difficulty.<br/><br/>Brakes and tires smoking and screaming, the Porsche finally skidded to a halt more or less next to the black Corvette. Inside, Ally sighed in relief as she put the car into neutral and pulled on the handbrake before finally collapsing on top of the steering wheel, her damp forehead pressed against the leather. She could already hear the blare of the crowd from outside and even the vibrations as a big group of some of the more fervent fans rushed to surround her and Rurik's rides.<br/><br/>Unable to put her excitement into actual words, Ally gave a very shrill and girly victory cry and slapped both side of the wheel enthusiastically before starting to laugh mirthfully. It had been a very trying and emotional night already, and it was of course still far from over, but for now all of the negative faded from the young girl's mind and was instead replaced by a sensation of complete elation. Beaming as she stepped out of her GT2's ludicrously low bucket seat and into the sea of warm bodies waiting for her outside, Ally glanced around for the only thing that could make the moment even more perfect than it already was: her friends.</div>