Art3mis is sat on her Akira bike on the edge of the Racetrack, watching the spectacle unfold. The winner of the race is supposed to receive the bronze key and reach the first gate - but nobody has ever beaten the race, because nobody can get past King Kong. Nevertheless, efforts continue. She's not ready to go in yet, but she's definitely planning to. She's trying to work out a strategy, performing risk assessments, trying to spot patterns or openings that could point to an opening...

Thus far, none seems to have presented itself, but there's got to be a way to win that key somehow.

She's so engrossed in her mental arithmetic, she scarcely notices when she's joined by company...