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The Shark House - Chapter 45 - Interview

In order to be accepted into Slippy Squad, Warhammer was subjected to an interview, it's eight members each questioning the Japanese girl.
"Before we begin, I think it's fair that we ask your actual name, we'd like you to be as comfortable as possible" - Giro.
My name is Nasu Hijiri, I'm 23 years old, I'm from the city of Isesaki in the Gunma Prefecture of the Kanto region of Japan.
"You seem to have a lot of interests outside of driving and gaming with all the sports logos on your jacket" - Steve.
In my home town I supported the Gunma Prefectures Baseball and Basketball teams, I also watch Saitama's Rugby team and I'm also a regular at the Twin Ring Motegi racing circuit.
"Please don't hurt me, why all the Nissan cars?" - Dave.
I own three Nissan cars two 370Z models and one 380Z RS, I call them Diamond Pegasus, Wild Knight and Crane Thunder, I'm an Emperor Ranked driver but I'm not affiliated with any team. I don't try to make a habit of hurting people but my racing has a reputation of being aggressive, that extends to my gaming as well, hence the nickname Warhammer.
"How does an Emperor Ranked driver end up in Shark House? I was under the impression that drivers of your standing were extremely well paid" - Glenn.
That's a myth, all Highway drivers require full employment to race and while I can earn a salary as an Emperor Ranked driver, it's no better than minimum wage, I work at the Spring Rain Inn as a hotel assistant and up until recently I was a pro gamer with Team Savage Hammer but was let go following my defeat to Blood Raven.
"You seem to have a history of bad blood with other Highway drivers and gamers, do you have the same issue with me considering I defeated you in quite a public battle" - Luke.
I'm not the type for revenge, you defeated me fair and square, you are not to blame for how badly Savage Hammer treated me.
"Why even hide yourself to begin with, seems like you don't need to" - Rob.
It's difficult to get on the gaming circuit as a woman, unless you are sponsored or work in the industry like Suzuka and Dawn.
"What makes our team so special? Why pick Slippy Squad over say Razzmatazz's team or Dawn's Polygon Express team?" - Nix.
I just got tired of being alone and your team looks like the friendliest, I actually hate those two examples to be honest, Razzmatazz and Dawn.
"Why so serious? This isn't a team known for anything serious, could you maybe lighten up a bit?" - Sam.
Forgive my demeanour, I was raised in a strict household, my work colleagues will tell you that I'm surprisingly friendly.
"Our team members are older, as others have pointed out, we've not been active as an actual pro team for five years, pandemic not withstanding, what is the ultimate goal here?" - Giro.
I honestly don't know, my short term goal is getting out of Shark House but beyond that I can't really give an answer.

The interview ended, Warhammer hoped that she did enough, her first trial would see her attend the team's annual May getaway at Montfort Park, the only issue bothering her, is Hellcat will be joining, of whom she has an uncomfortable history with.

The Shark House - Chapter 44 - Rebuild of Slippy Squad

Warhammer's request to join Slippy Squad came as a surprise to the other members of the former gaming team, although they had part time members next to their regular team of eight, none have ever been female nor has anyone asked to join putting the team in new territory.
Meeting at the Battle Snacks Pub and Axe throwing range, the team contemplates Warhammer's request, while Warhammer herself practices axe throwing.
"You know Luke, you're the one who defeated Warhammer and caused her to wind up in the Shark House, can't you call your sponsors to give her a job or something?" Glenn said hoping not to hire Warhammer.
"I missed the part where this is my problem, she knew what she was getting into with that bloody tournament, it's her own fault for trying to hide her identity" said Luke with an indignant response.
"She must have her reasons" Steve was more sympathetic.
"From what Hellcat has mentioned about her, she's another scary woman" Dave flinched as he heard Warhammer split a target in half.
"She could earn us money, she's an Emperor Rank Highway driver and she's well known enough in gaming circles to earn some endorsements" Nix taking a more enterprising approach.
"We've not competed in an official tournament in five years, Razzmatazz not withstanding, we've moved on from gaming" Rob seeing the bigger picture.
"She has more than one talent, we don't have to function as a gaming team, it'll be May soon and Bayside will begin it's summer festival, and with Razzmatazz out of commission we've got a cash prize to go after" Giro has his eye on the prize.
Sam not saying anything eyed up Dawn who was in the other axe throwing range.
With Razzmatazz's tournament effectively cancelled, Bayside law makes Dawn the current holder of the prize money as she defeated Razzmatazz, Dawn not wanting her or her daughter to become a target, setup the prize money to be split among the many summer festival events.
"It's in our best interests to reunite the team and win as much as we can, our part time members will be useful as well, between all of us, we could all live comfortably" Giro giving an idea to the team.
All eight members of Slippy Squad needed to make a decision on Warhammer.
The ebony haired Japanese woman walked up to the team to await her fate.

The Shark House - Chapter 43 - Chain Reaction

A chain reaction of events were triggered by the battle between Razzmatazz and Firestorm, with Razz in an induced coma, his tournament was suspended until he is recovered.
Popuri's battle against Lisa never happened as the biker had fled Shark House for unknown reasons, if Lisa failed to make a payment, Quint will hunt her down, Lisa only has 30 days to respond.
Alice's high profile battle with boyfriend Dave Dreamer along with the effect she had on Zoe's transformation gave her Toy store a much needed boost, at a conference held at Gracie's Department Store, Alice made an announcement.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to announce that Wonderland Toys will be sponsoring the Shark House, we will also be exclusively funding the TV debut of Zoe Helkin for her role on Sunflower Street as Rose the Dancer" spoken with an adult sophisticated tone and dressed in a formal suit, Alice joined hands with Zoe who was wearing her red gown from the Casino Square party, a glimmer of sparkle reflected off Alice's hand.
With new investment, many of Shark House's residents were able to clear bigger chunks of debt, Zoe's debt alone was halved and three other residents hired to help the newest tv star were close to paying off all their debts.
Giro began making arrangements for three new tenants to arrive, one was ready to move in as early as next month.
When they arrived at the cafe they were met with a surprise as it was revealed to be Warhammer, out of her trademark armour, she walked over to Luke and on her knees was begging.
"Let me join Slippy Squad"

The Shark House - Chapter 42 - Tranquil Fury

The battle between Razzmatazz and Firestorm raged on with neither holding back as each strike left heavy damage; weeks of fighting Hidden Ace had made Razz an absolute monster as he shrugged off more strikes than Dawn, the golden warrior was dulling as she was being over powered.
Dawn threw up blood as the battle was taking a dangerous turn.
"If I keep this up I'll exceed the damage limit" Dawn barely avoided another strike as she tried to block with a fire barrier, but she was blasted away by a dark energy blast from Razz.
"You've never defeated me before, I'm not letting you now!" In a massive surge of power Razz was preparing to finish off Dawn.
"Remember Silent Viking's teachings" Dawn closed her eyes and began some deep breathing. Razz fired the blast setting off the arena in a massive dark explosion, a brief pause was interrupted by a shaking of the ground as Dawn's footsteps shaked the very arena to it's core, her eyes were bright white with blind fury.
Razz tried a punch but Dawn struck it with an overpowered fist which made Razz's hand explode, shattering his hand.
Dawn followed with a massive fire blast which engulfed Razz causing the entire VR to malfunction turning off the damage limiter.
Both Razz and Dawn screamed in rage as both combatants started tearing each other to pieces, the crowd were getting concerned as the match wasn't ending despite both players bleeding heavily from multiple traumas.
"I'm ending this!" Razz kicked Dawn into the wall and prepared one final punch to end the battle.
Dawn was scared, as she realised the battle wasn't ending, she could see Razz charging at her and closed her eyes.
"Don't hurt my mom!" The cry from Dawn's daughter from the crowd caused Razz to miss, in an action that felt like slow motion, Dawn returned a punch to Razz's face, breaking his nose instantly and knocking him out cold.
The VR finally stopped, Dawn had won but Razz wasn't getting up.
Dawn herself fell to her knees after coughing up tons of blood, her daughter hugged her in tears.
The aftermath saw the tournament suspended until Smash Zone could be repaired.
Dawn had several broken rips but Razz had a broken nose, a frontal skull fracture and a broken right hand, if not for his training he would've died.
With Razz defeated the fate of the tournament had been left in limbo especially as Popuri never got to fight Lisa.
A couple days later Dawn visited the hospital bed of the stricken Razz leaving some flowers.
"Nero, this is not a victory I can ever accept, if you get through this, let's have a rematch, just like in Romanum, my daughter even drew you a picture, just don't die on me" Dawn left, she still struggled with her injuries, her face couldn't hide her guilt.
Razz in a coma, didn't respond.

The Shark House - Chapter 41 - Lazeld

The moment had finally arrived, Razzmatazz vs Firestorm, two former friends who fell out over the death of their master, each blaming the other for treason, as the two setup the VR for Smash Zone, Dawn's daughter May dropped by to wish her mother luck before leaving, Razzmatazz's cocky grin suddenly became more serious.
The two logged in and met in the arena, Dawn taking on her gold form near instant expecting a tough battle, while the results of Razzmatazz's training was evident from his new muscular build.
"Why the quiet? You're usually boasting buckets of shit by now" Dawn wasn't impressed, she drew her Gold sword and prepared to attack.
"That little girl is Lazeld's daughter isn't it?" Razzmatazz asked.
Dawn lowered her sword.
"That's why you didn't show at the tournament, you were pregnant" Razzmatazz spoke in a softer tone.
Dawn walked quietly up to Razzmatazz, an angry tear rolled down her cheek and she slaps him hard in the face.
"Don't you dare! Don't you dare suddenly look down on me just because I have Lazeld's child! You don't get the moral high ground here" Dawn was pissed, okay that's nothing unusual from her but this time it felt personal.
"Lazeld still found time to battle you, even though each battle was wrecking his heart more and more, he was the only person on the planet who gave a shit about you! God knows me or the rest of the team couldn't care less if you failed and get dumped back into Shark House" Dawn struck Razzmatazz with her large sword launching him into the arena wall.
"And what about proving yourself to Popuri? Don't go wasting Bayside's time by acting like a pussy because you don't want to hurt me" Dawn was preparing her next attack only for her to have to knock back an energy blast, Dawn had little time to react as Razz shattered her sword with one punch and she then took a hard punch to the face, barely staying on her feet.
"No one respected Lazeld more than I did, but he sacrificed so much for you, he saved your eye sight, he gave you a child, and I suspect you were probably going to marry, when we needed you the most, you didn't show, even if you couldn't battle, just showing up proved that you even cared for Romanum, but you never did, call me out all you like for being a prick but you abandoned us, you'll always be a filthy traitor!" Razz's eyes glowed purple as he powered up with dark energy, Dawn's eyes turned yellow and powers up with a gold aura.
"We'll see who is right!" They both declared as they begin the real battle.