[Gathering up his plate and drink, the Harbinger happily takes it out to the living room to set it down on the coffee table before returning to the kitchen to fetch the fire-water with four shot glasses for them to partake from. Naturally, that's set in the middle of the table to loom over the participants, the prize punishment for doing poorly in the races. Though having a practice round doesn't sound bad, it's always good to have a warm up no matter what you're doing...

Tartaglia parks himself right on the floor in front of the coffee table where his food is, sitting like a little kid who thinks they're about to spank the competition.]

I think they're fairly balanced, [he answers Cloud as he picks up his own controller and chooses not!Yoshi as his character.]

Some are heavy and go faster than others, but losing control of them is far easier than ones who are lighter...I personally like something more in the middle. Whatever I may lack in speed I can make up for in precision driving. You'll see what I mean, hahaha...

[He looks confident in himself there, eagerly waiting for everyone to pick their characters so they can play.]