(We learn from Kiri that the
Tri-Base ski races scheduled to be run on
Centauri Base had to be held on Sirius due
to a severe rainstorm. We also find out the
cost of her replacement skis which would be
exorbitant if was in dollars. With the
higher dimensional participants all capable
in one or more mental abilities, special
monitoring had to be installed to prevent an
accidental use of PK in the heat of
competition.)
Russ: hey
Kiri, how’s the ski race is
going this year? I
haven’t…..
Kiri: I’m on
the team.
Skip: you’re
on the team?
Russ: where
are they going to hold it at
this year? Is it still going
to be the same place on Centauri
Base?
Kiri: no….
Russ: oh no.
Kiri: no.
Russ: what
happened?
Kiri: they
had a severe rainstorm.
Russ: oh no.
Kiri: and we
haven’t got the setup so
it’s being hosted on Sirius
and they’re panicking.
Skip: oh I
bet they are, I’ll bet they
are.
Kiri: uh-huh.
Russ: well
congratulations, have you
done any trials yet?
Kiri: yeah.
Russ: how did
you do?
Kiri: I doing
pretty good, not doing as
good as I was hoping and
it’s taking time getting
used to my new skis.
Russ: oh
yeah, you broke the old
ones.
Kiri: uh-huh.
Russ: hmm.
Skip: well
set your mind to it and you
can do it.
Kiri: well
they’re not the design that
I want but they’ll work,
they’re workable.
Skip: good,
good.
Kiri: I may
make a few modifications.
I’ve got two years before my
replacement set will be made
and ready.
Russ: hmm, so
that person was able to make
them for you finally?
Kiri: (sighs)
yes and it cost.
Skip: I’ll
bet it did.
Kiri:
seriously cost. It cost a
whole entire line named
after her.
(we hear whistles of
amazement)
Russ: (to
Laura) she designs clothes.
Kiri: uh-huh.
So I've got this whole
entire line that is her
line.
Laura: oh.
Skip: good
Lord.
Kiri: uh-huh
and she gets the revenue
from it.
Russ:
probably sell well too.
Kiri:
probably will and it’s not
ski wear which is what I
thought she would’ve gone
after.
Russ: hmm,
she wants a line of bathing
suits?
Kiri: no.
Skip:
sportswear?
Kiri: no.
Laura:
eveningwear?
Kiri: no,
no…..spring wear.
Laura: ohh.
Skip: no
kidding?
Kiri: uh-huh.
Skip: that’s
a hell of a line.
Kiri: light,
summery outfits or spring
outfits.
Skip: yeah.
Russ: well
good luck with this year
anyway.
Kiri: yeah, I
hope to pick up another
medal.
Russ: well
with the change in venue,
perhaps it will throw the
other racers off too.
Kiri: yeah,
it’s throwing everybody off,
it could be fun, could be
fun. And the area that they
hosted it last year they
can’t host it in this year
for the simple reason that
there are a couple of
festivals that go on in that
area and they were early
last year because of those
festivals and the scheduling
and everything, we’ve had to
push them further into the
year which means the races
are going to be held in
possibly spring-like
conditions which is going to
make it very entertaining.
Russ: why
don’t you guys hold it at
Hades Base where you can
control the weather?
Kiri: we
don’t have the setup right
now.
Russ: oh.
Skip: oh
boy.
Kiri: we
don’t start the construction
and everything for that
until the summer.
Skip: oh boy.
Kiri: because
we’ve got to have six months
warning whilst there’s no
snow on the ground to build
the bases where all the
equipment will get set up
and then we’ve got to line
the courses with the
monitoring equipment to make
sure nobody cheats. I mean
PK’s right out. Can’t use
that whilst racing so we’ve
got to put all of that in
before the races are held.
Russ: hmm.
Skip: hmm.
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