Blue Eye – Project Marblearth

ML2023 Memo #6: All is Fair in Tug-of-War

During their MFC days, the Pinkies had begun a victory tradition. For each medal earned, they would get an at-table barbecue and follow it with a round of karaoke. It had continued until the 2022 League, where blowing their voices out after every piece of hardware earned quickly became incompatible with the sheer and suddenContinue reading “ML2023 Memo #6: All is Fair in Tug-of-War”

ML2023 Memo #2: Whether You’ll Weather the Storm

Buses drove the teams out to the Buzznyan Foothills for the Steeplechase. Reaching the inclines that the teams must race down required slow and cautious driving. If many athletes were getting bored, there was one exception: Team Plasma’s Ghosto, fidgeting with a contraption topped off by a weather vane. “Excuse me, but… what is thatContinue reading “ML2023 Memo #2: Whether You’ll Weather the Storm”

ML2023 Memo #1: The Thrill of Inertia

Superhive Stadium was abuzz after the first event of the 2023 Marble League season. Team Pursuit only ended a few minutes ago, but officials were already moving to disassemble the white plastic structure that gleamed under the floodlights. Lingering fans excitedly discussed the event from up in the stands, and athletes cooled down deeper inContinue reading “ML2023 Memo #1: The Thrill of Inertia”

M1S4 Memo #10: Three Stories Around the Square

Rapidly always loved to watch Speedy race. They’d always favored exhilarating sharp turns and aggressive chases, clawing for positions until the very end. Even after all this time, they still ran every race like it was their first – like they still had something to prove. A lot had happened since that first race. BackContinue reading “M1S4 Memo #10: Three Stories Around the Square”

M1S4 Memo #5: Halfway Havoc

The euphoria Momo felt from crossing the line in P1 hadn’t simmered down, despite several hours passing since the climax of the Tumult Turnpike Grand Prix. In the weekly team debrief after each race, Coach Momomomomo and the Marbula pair were typically laser-focused on the next steps; always looking for how to maximise the followingContinue reading “M1S4 Memo #5: Halfway Havoc”

Marbula One Season 2 / Pre-Marble League 2021 Offseason Moments – Part 4

This is Part 4 of Nordique Whaler’s Offseason Moments series. For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. Amalanta Mellow Yellow. There was really only one moment that I could think of for this season. I’ll let Greg Woods quote the moment. “What happened there? Yellup is gone!”Continue reading “Marbula One Season 2 / Pre-Marble League 2021 Offseason Moments – Part 4”