So they're finally here, racing for you. If you know the cheers, you can join in too. Put your hands together, if you want to clap as we take you through this uma rap!

NT- I mean, Narita Top Road of Team Stardust will be racing with us for the Satsuki Sho, and she's a fierce competitor for the other umas, so beware!

Now, let's jump to the interview!

Question 1 : With the race coming up soon, how are you currently feeling? Stressed? Excited? Maybe a bit of both?

Answer : "I can't lie.. both. Definitely both. A closed registration race, where only the top 6 best of certain past races, get to continue to? Who wouldn't be a little stressed! But at the same time, it's exciting and amazing, to run against other such amazingly strong contenders!"

Question 2 : The Satsuki Sho is 2000 metres long, so calling it short would be quite the lie. How does this make you feel, considering this length which, while not huge, is still quite impressive?

Answer : "Having ran in races that were longer than this, I am very confident I won't have an issue!"

Question 3 : Why should people cheer for you, out of all the other umas racing here? What makes you so special?

Answer : "I don't think I'm any more special than anyone here. And I won't give any reason to cheer for me. All I will say is, my performance this time around will be different. So keep a good eye on me!"

Question 4 : How do you feel about your name being abbreviated to NTR?

Answer : "How is this related to... ..I guess, it's whatever? I'd prefer it if people didn't, but what can you do I suppose."

Question 5 : 200 million dollars are on the line, here. If you were to win, what would you do with that money?

Answer : "Um.. I've never had that much.. so maybe, donate some of it? It'd feel wrong to keep all of it to myself. Oh! Maybe with this, we can finally go on that team hot springs trip!"

PEOPLE OF TRACEN, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!!

I, Evil Rice Shower, am opening a great competition!

THE GREAT EVIL RICE COOK-OFF!!!

You can do this in team, or individually if you'd like, but the rules are as follow! :

- Select a dish. It can be anything of your choice, from a delictable roast turkey to a bowl of cereal! As long as it's capable of being eaten, it counts!

- Once you have your dish in mind, comment it here so that others won't do the same dish (also don't steal other people's dish, that's very rude 💢💢💢)

- When ready for review, make a post describing your dish in great detail! The more info you pack, the better you'll be rated! Uhhh also it would probably help if you pinged me for the dish.

- Once I feel the time is right (probably when all the comments under this post have had a post made about it), I'll pass through the posts and deem top 5 in each category, which will be further shortened into top 3 thanks to your votes!

CATEGORIES

When you make your post and/or comment, add one of the following dish types to your meal as to seperate it into seperate categories. Each groups can have one of each category as part of their meal!

- Appetizer (Starter)

- Soup or Salad

- Main Course (Entrée)

- Dessert

- Beverage (Whether alcoholic or not, both work!)

The winners of this contest will get... checks my pockets About 3 cents and a handful of lint!

Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favour!

Rice woke up from her kidnapping, seagulls chirping in her ears, the smell of sea salt filling her lungs.

"W-where am I...?"

She was laying face-first on wooden planks, waves crashing around her. Something grabs her by the back of her shirt, pulling her up. The shrimp-people from the Wellcheers machine were standing around her, this time much more numerous.

"... H-hello?"

Rice looked around her, to find only miles and miles of open sea. Escaping didn't seem to be realistic.

"Height and weight?" asked one of the shrimp people, one whom Rice assumed was the captain. She relunctantly said it.

"Good. So, you're with us for... About a month. That's when we'll go to port and you can leave."

A whole week surrounded by slippery crustaceans. Great. Exactly what Rice wanted.

"Yeah, yeah... whatever..."

Rice knew she'll need to stay alert in order to keep herself safe. For all she knew, they could easily decide to turn her into their next meal.

The first few days went fine. The shrimp people taught Rice how to fish and use fish traps, which she did well enough for their expectations.

Her diet consisted of ramen and stew, each filled with seafood. It was kinda nice, all things considered.

Her days were spent in the sun, followed by rest.

In almost no time, a week had already past, and then another. Time flew by quickly as she joked with the crew, chatted with them. Despite being... Well, monsters, they were quite friendly. Maybe Rice had underestimated them.

She fished everyday, and had fun doing so, cracking open a beer once her work is done. Whales became everyday occurences, and the open sea became her terrain.

Finally, the month was over, and the ship began its journey back to the port. This voyage of hers was about to end, and she felt saddened despite the fact she was excited to see her family and friends once more.