1) They met on the training ground for the Galactic Games and became instant besties when Cardoom beat Hot Rod two races out of three, even though Hot Rod was the racer and Cardoom was there as a fencer. (After Hot Rod got used to Cardoom's style, he managed to win a little over half the time.) Cardoom was shocked when rather than having gotten Hot Rod In Trouble, Hot Rod's coaches were delighted that he'd found such a challenging practice partner. 2) After seeing how Cardoom's team treated him, Hot Rod baited Crash into a card game and beat him like a second in command. Which led to Cardoom's coach/commissioner showing up on Kup's doorstep to rant and fuss and Demand Satisfaction. Hot Rod was told to pay him back, but oops, he already spent the money treating Cardoom to a night out. :D 3) That night out resulted in a few minor 'incidents,' a bit of a reputation among various alien representatives, and Hot Rod and Cardoom making out under the docks. It was the best night of their lives. :D 4) Hot Rod lost his spot in the Games to a Towers-backed racer with a rumored Sigma power; Cardoom lost his due to Crash cheating. So they both found themselves at loose ends after the tryouts ended, and decided to go Adventuring together. 5) Total damage: six bars, a hotel, a dozen small criminal enterprises, a vast criminal conspiracy reaching to the highest levels of the Towers and exchanging finger bands in an amica-endurae ceremony in the gambling district of Crystal City. :D
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1) They met on the training ground for the Galactic Games and became instant besties when Cardoom beat Hot Rod two races out of three, even though Hot Rod was the racer and Cardoom was there as a fencer. (After Hot Rod got used to Cardoom's style, he managed to win a little over half the time.) Cardoom was shocked when rather than having gotten Hot Rod In Trouble, Hot Rod's coaches were delighted that he'd found such a challenging practice partner.
2) After seeing how Cardoom's team treated him, Hot Rod baited Crash into a card game and beat him like a second in command. Which led to Cardoom's coach/commissioner showing up on Kup's doorstep to rant and fuss and Demand Satisfaction. Hot Rod was told to pay him back, but oops, he already spent the money treating Cardoom to a night out. :D
3) That night out resulted in a few minor 'incidents,' a bit of a reputation among various alien representatives, and Hot Rod and Cardoom making out under the docks. It was the best night of their lives. :D
4) Hot Rod lost his spot in the Games to a Towers-backed racer with a rumored Sigma power; Cardoom lost his due to Crash cheating. So they both found themselves at loose ends after the tryouts ended, and decided to go Adventuring together.
5) Total damage: six bars, a hotel, a dozen small criminal enterprises, a vast criminal conspiracy reaching to the highest levels of the Towers and exchanging finger bands in an amica-endurae ceremony in the gambling district of Crystal City. :D