He must be really afraid of getting hurt if he decided to forfeit at the first moment. He really must be feeling the old man blues to slink back into trying to keep this boat afloat without a bruise.
@Valanway Cut the author some slack; nobody stays in pristine and swole shape after eating three days worth of calories. Even muscular people round out after they eat.
Have you ever seen a character and just thought she looked like an instant loser in the race?
I hate it because she's the reason I picked this up in the first place.
@Operatix Although this is going into spoilers in a way, not exactly. Orsted is an anomaly in a story about an anomaly. Rudy really is a side character in his own story.