>>5856298 | >>5856336Rico was another member of the BM gang that Napps didn't have much chance to encounter. Talking to him revealed they'd both joined the gang at about the same time - trial by dock assault, then. He didn't expect them to discuss and chat on race strategy - even less that they'd go head-to-head on the circuit - but if the visits to Don Torino's garage and his repeated victories on the circuit continued, it'd be nice having some friendly competition.
He certainly got better at drifts and turns since the gator circuit - course it helped to be driving on concrete instead of mud and shitty boardwalks. He was about to suggest Rico talk to the higher-ups about more upgrades from Don, when the racer tapped his shoulder and walked to the stranger. He was about to suggest Rico talk to the higher-ups about more upgrades from Don, when the racer tapped his shoulder and walked to the stranger.
When Napps learned about that night, months ago - the night the team's lead psycho died, and Spider slipped from their grasp just at the last second - he looked up what kind of car the phantom was. Jet black, short but lean, and about $500,000 past what he could afford, driven by someone never seen without sunglasses. It's image never quite left him - so seeing someone drive it through the circuit, sunglasses on at dusk?
Napps followed behind Rico. He wasn't about to start something, but he couldn't help his curiosity. Why this man wasn't with Spider, why he wasn't hiding in the background or keeping a low profile, was unknown to him. So, he stood behind his rival, as they approached the phantom's driver.
