Zzz — Pipsi

Then, using the remaining fizz, it did something reckless. It poured the open bottle into its own coolant system. The reaction was immediate. A jet of pressurized, hyper-caffeinated purple gas shot out of its rear exhaust, launching Pipsi back up through the collapsed floor like a rocket-powered pinball.

It didn’t care about the money. It cared about the flavor. Because in a world of Hollows and Ethereals, where memories corroded like old steel, a Bangboo named Pipsi had learned the truth: The past is a taste. And some flavors are worth fighting for. zzz pipsi

Pipsi tumbled two stories down, landing in a dark, flooded sub-basement with a wet splat . Its left wheel spun uselessly. Above, the howl of a class Ethereal echoed. It knew the route back was cut off. Then, using the remaining fizz, it did something reckless