Number 42 In Blue

[gioxy3ron]

"10 people I’d like to know better" game

@anime-grimmy tagged me so why not joining XD

Last song: Madness in Me (Skillet)

I have an addiction to that song fr

Last book: I read more comics than anything, the last one I’ve read was the Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga

Last movie: Sonic Movie 3 and it was an absolute blast💥

Last game: It’s been a while since I played videogames (I know shame on me), the last one I completed was Super Mario Galaxy (goated game)

Last TV show: Mob Psycho 100! I need to watch season 3✨

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: Savory

Relationship: Happily Aroace lmao

Fav colour: Dark Blue

Last internet search: "Something to Protect OST from Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V"

Tags:

@magpieddd @vbnhuet @giuliagt-art @itsmeaxumii @doweesig @chaotic-deity @pixie-yuni @natsuko-the-mun @m4dumy @unknownpov19

[coilgut]

"10 People I'd Like To Know Better" Game

Tagged by @snazzyidiot1 & @lxnely-lullaby :)

Last Song: Thunderstruck - AC/DC

Last Book: I don't remember

Last Movie: Planes: Fire and Rescue

Last Game: PHIGHTING! on Roblox

Last TV Show: Squid Game S2

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: All three!!

Relationship: Single

Favorite Colors: Yellow, black, soft colors and neon colors

Last Internet Search: Pinterest

Tags:

@aisyahazmi @flyingttoast @bootleg-cal-weathers @strip-weathers @l0vagrend (Idk who else to tag).

[bootleg-cal-weathers]

“10 people i’d like to know better” game

tagged by @issj1 :3

last song: Enemy - imagine dragons

last book: journey to the west

last movie: sonic 3

last game: minecraft

last tv show: i don’t remember but i think like transformers rescue bots

sweet/savoury/spicy: savoury :3

relationship: taken ❤️

favourite colours: purple, yellow and orange

last internet search: amy the hedgehog

tags:

@tinytangerineboy83 @aurora-ze-aquarius @calweathers @number42inblue

[number42inblue]

For funsies even tho this account isn’t really active

last song: Brooklyn’s Here from Newsies

last book: A Wing and a Prayer by Harry Crosby (for the like fourth time reading it)

last movie: Saturday Night (2024)

last game: Phasmophobia

last tv show: Peaky Blinders

sweet/savoury/spicy: sweet

relationship: taken

favorite colours: army green and gray

last internet search: what does leggo my eggo mean?

[number42inblue]

Cal Weathers Headcanon:

Radio Chatter

Many people who rent headsets to listen to the drivers and crews talking tune into the Dinoco channel. This is due to the fact that many listeners are of a younger age and they are unable to listen to certain drivers because of the foul language used during many situations. This is also because the conversations that go on back and forth are the most interesting and tend to be hilarious.

It’s a well-known fact that Cal tends to talk about anything that comes to mind, often spouting random phrases or questions that make no sense and have no correlation to any previous discussions. There have even been many compilations put together consisting of the best things that he has said. In fact, many talk shows have a countdown of the top quotes(some of which end up on merchandise).

Note: there have been times where Strip has had to tell Cal to be quiet and pay attention to the track, when in reality he pays attention just as well when he’s talking as he does when he is quiet.

[strip-weather-forecast]

cal twitter ladies and gents

[lizery]

Cal and Francesco as requested by @abductsanxiety & @nelost 😌

[girorodesu]

My girrrlfrieeend @fullmetal-beansprout dreeew me the kootest weatherstorm pic for valentine's day. Im ded

[mclightningqueen]

saw this on TikTok and it’s totally Lightning and Cal doing some weird shit before a race

[kentucky-fried-yoink]

[the-kings-tail-fin]

What would happen if Cal and Jackson were to meet?

“Who’s this Dinoco knockoff?”

“Who’s this talking garbage disposal?”

*whispering* “I thought you said he wasn’t good at comebacks.”

[the-kings-tail-fin]

Can you imagine Cal and Jackson being friends? Like what if Cal were as good as Jackson at videogames? Maybe better. What if Cal and Jackson were part of this online gamer community where they're very good pals, blissfully unaware of each other's identity? Is internet Cal a Cool Guy? Does Jackson look up to Cool Guy Cal? In what scenerio would the unsettling truth come out, if ever?

Cal is the super cool guy online that everyone sort of reveres as being untouchable because he’s been there forever. Even if he’s not really any different online than in real life, other players don’t know that. They’re just like “Ooooooo user Blink142 is a legend in these parts - one time he did this - “ and thus players hesitate to approach him because he’s too good for them. But Cal is oblivious to this, he just plays for fun because he’s been there since the beginning - since he was young enough to play video games.

Jackson idolizes this Blink142 character, and has the confidence to DM this guy. It’s a simple “hey, wanna team up and see if we can beat this enemy over here” and Cal comes back with a “ok sure”. It’s a short answer. Cal feels good that someone is finally talking to him. Jackson is freaking out because he’s a noob compared to this legend and they’re hanging out now. They never have super deep conversation, simply because Cal isn’t really up to speed with textual chatting, so he always responds with short answers. Jackson just takes these to mean that Blink142 is just too cool for talk, and silently revels in his presence.

[kentucky-fried-yoink]

Strip: “Either buckle down and do your work or you’ll end up at McDonald’s.”

Cal: “We goin’ to McDonald’s if I don’t do my work?”

A result of my conversation with @gay-racecar-statisitcian like two hours ago 

[the-kings-tail-fin]

PLZ some cute fic or Headcannons of our boy Cal?! Maybe Bobby and Lightning in there too? Thx!!!

It’s been a while since I’ve been prompted about my son! Let’s see what I can come up with. Hopefully it’s nothing that I’ve already said XD

Cal has a collection of very nice cowboy hats, gifts from Tex over the years, that he rarely ever wears, but looks very good in

He taught Bobby how to chop wood with an ax and immediately regretted it because Bobby was very bad at it

Has trouble sleeping on airplanes, but not on boats or in trailers

Is very bad at ice skating

Can eat whole habanero peppers without blinking an eye

Lightning cannot do this

Cal’s favorite state is Tennessee despite living in North Carolina

Gave the command for the racers to start their engines at the summer Florida International race when he was barely old enough to speak coherently

[the-kings-tail-fin]

How do you think Lightning would react if either Bobby or Cal would’ve being in a career/life ending crash during a race?

Breathe. Just breathe, Lightning.

It’s hard to do when the weight of someone’s life is sitting on you, squashing you into the pavement you share -

The pavement you shared.

He’s not on the track anymore. No one is. There are shards of metal and spilled oil all over it, singe marks around the edges. The fire is out, finally, but the smoke is still lingering in the air, drifting up through the murmuring race fans.

Lightning forces himself to look up, toward the scene. They’re still cleaning everything up, emergency lights flashing and security holding a firm perimeter. They’re trying to keep everyone from seeing it, but there are thousands of prying eyes from all angles. There’s no secret here.

He’s not the only car that can’t breathe. 

It happened so fast. They were single file going down the back stretch, riding in the draft. Bobby saw a chance to side draft his way to the front. But drafts can be slippery. A stray wobble can change everything. Lightning had never heard Bobby make the sort of sound he made before hitting the wall. It wasn’t a typical “Woo-whee!” or even a playful evil laugh. It was terror, surprise, cursing, all wrapped up into one. 

Then it was over. 

Wrecks all sound the same. Caution flags fly as they always do. Clean up crews do their job, and the infield care center gets a new visitor.

Bobby never made it to the clinic.

The red flag came before the field could finish their first caution lap. Instinctively, they came down pit road to wait. Was it really that bad? 

Two pit boxes in front of Lightning, Cal is crying. His team surrounds him, some bowed in respect, some sniffling. Even the King is off of his stand and parked next to his nephew. He looks empty and cold. Helpless. Tired. 

There’s empty space between the two teams where their friend should be. He’ll never be there again. The team is missing. They’ve been called to the care clinic. No one knows why.

Suddenly the Rusteze racer manages to suck in a deep breath. The oxygen burns his throat. The official announcement echoes over the radiowaves for each team. Seconds later, it’s announced to the fans. There’s wailing, there’s screaming. There’s silence.

The Piston Cup officials made a mistake. Announcements like that shouldn’t be made at a populated racetrack. It’s something that should be done later, after the race is dismissed, as proper procedure states. But, Lightning supposed, what was obvious was obvious.

Cal’s lost all control trying to contain himself. Lightning wishes he could do the same. Maybe it’s the shock, maybe it’s disbelief. Bobby is very much not with them anymore. He’s gone. It’s time to mourn. Why does Lightning feel so paralyzed?

Lightning takes in another sharp breath. He’s unaware that he’s crying, if that’s what you’d call it. It hurts. Emotions and physicality are linked, and he’s testing the strength of that bond. It’s stretched so tight it’s numb. It’s numb but Chrysler it’s on fire. Is it about to break?

He’s just trying to breathe.

[the-kings-tail-fin]

A small fic of Cruz and Cal getting to know each other or something?

The first thing that came to mind was this little snippet by @whipplefilter that I love. 

I coulda swore I’ve done something like this before BUT I GUESS NOT! Time to fix that.

Cal looked at the readouts from the pit box. Something felt off, but he couldn’t quite place it.

“She did good today, boss,” one of the crew commented in passing. “And good call on those adjustments.”

“Yeah, yeah,” he mumbled. “Good work today, boys.”

Cruz dipped off the track and onto pit row, ending her practice session. She approached the team’s pit box slowly, not bothering to simulate pit row speed one last time.

Cal looked from the data readouts to the incoming racecar and back again. His brow furrowed. Something wasn’t right.

The crew surrounded Cruz as she came to a stop in front of them. 

“Yeah, put it here, Cruz!”

“Good run, kid.”

“Gonna smoke those boys this weekend!”

Cruz smiled and thanked them for their compliments. She looked to Cal. His expression seemed hesitant and empty. She looked away.

Cal opened his mouth to commend her as well, but stopped himself. Her numbers were way off and he wasn’t going to lie to her. This wasn’t what McQueen had shown him that she was capable of. This wasn’t anywhere near how she ran at Florida earlier that same year. However, the data did reflect the struggles the team had experienced since McQueen had handed the reins over to Cal. Cruz wasn’t doing so well. Was it his fault?

“That’s a wrap today, guys,” he announced instead. “Let’s give it another shot tomorrow morning before everyone else starts arriving for practice, alright? But take the night off.”

A chorus of collective cheers went up from the crew as they began to depart. Cruz quietly started to follow them.

“Uh, Cruz, stay here a minute?” Cal asked. “I wanna talk to you.”

Cruz cringed. 

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[the-kings-tail-fin]

Helium/or/sulfur hexaflouride voice prank on Cal

Cal: “Hey guys - whoa.”

Friends™️: *uncontrolled laughter”

Cal: “How did you guys do this? I mean - wait a second - “

Bobby: “You sound like the guy in the Allstate commercials - but heavier!”

Cal: (muttering) “I’ve always wanted to do this.”

*cranks up the heaviest metal song he can find*

*growls along perfectly*

Friends™️: *crickets*

[the-kings-tail-fin]

Hello! I was wondering if you could do a short fic or headcanon list for what would happen if Cal had a bad crash with circumstances similar to Strip’s? How would Strip react? Thank you for your time, and I apologize if this is not specific enough.

This is great! Thanks for the ask :) 

Strip feels just as helpless as he did when he was the one wrecking. Only this time, there’s dread. You never much care about yourself when you wreck - but family? That’s a different story.

Cal isn’t responding over the radio. All standard procedure goes out the window. By the time they throw a red flag and stop the race, Strip is halfway to where Cal’s resting in the grass. He’s not paying attention to what’s going on outside of Cal’s situation. Someone’s yelling at him to stay back. He doesn’t care. The King does what The King wants.

The medics prevent him from approaching Cal first. The kid’s conscious though, and the two make eye contact. That’s enough to assure Strip that things could be worse. He’s content to follow the ambulance to the onsite care clinic.

Strip waits an awful long time while they fix Cal up to the best of their abilities and give him some pain killers to hold him over until he can be fixed properly. The race resumes around them, he’s still not paying attention. It doesn’t matter now. Eventually, they let him in to see Cal, who’s not in good enough shape to come back outside.

First thing Cal does is apologize. Strip tells him there’s no need and starts making sure that everything that needs taken care of has been. He’s been there, he knows what it’s like. No need to suffer more than necessary.

Once everything seems taken care of, they reflect on what happened. It wasn’t Cal’s fault. That other dude was a jerk. But, that’s racing. Strip is just happy Cal will be okay. Probably won’t race for a week or two, but he’ll be fine. 

As things settle and Cal falls into a drug induced sleep, Strip collects his thoughts and goes to confront the awaiting media. His response isn’t angry or filled with resentment toward the instigator, he’s just happy Cal’s not as injured as he could be. The media, disappointed with the lack of negative emotion, carries on.

[the-kings-tail-fin]

I found this post the other day with these songs by Kyle Petty. I didn't know he sang, but then it hit me, also making me choke on my sandwich: Wait! I CAN TOTALLY PICTURE CAL SINGING THESE SONGS! What would all his friends and family say about him writing and singing original songs?

Yeah! Kyle is a very musically inclined sort of person. Turns out he does more than what we thought!

Cal? One and the same. He’s been a shower singer since he was a kid. His family is used to it, they listen to him sing and play the guitar all the time. It’s so normal for them that sometimes they forget that the racing world isn’t as familiar with Cal’s other talents.

His racing friends happen to encounter this one evening unexpectedly. They stop into a bar and grill somewhere in North Carolina to find him and his hometown band up on the stage setting the atmosphere. “Cal? Is that Cal?” They are so stunned. They sit at a back table and watch him for a while. Wow, the guy isn’t half bad. They can’t even make fun of him.

Eventually Cal notices them in the back and gives them a shout out between songs. He doesn’t think anything of it - he doesn’t know they don’t know he can sing and play guitar. It’s normal for him and the folks around there.

The Piston Cup celebrities watch on in stunned silence.

[the-kings-tail-fin]

What if Cal passed away after the crash?

it rocks the Piston Cup’s world - for a couple weeks anyway, they do several moments of silence at upcoming events, make some tribute footage, all the respectful (but mostly positive) things

it absolutely wrecks Strip - he’s had to deal with more and more loss in the recent years and Cal was the last straw, he feels it’s his fault, it was him that got him into racing, he was the one to push him and push him and try to make him the best racer possible, and all that accumulated into more grief and loss

Strip has to remove himself from the sport for a while to mourn properly, for the first time in several decades there’s no Weathers on the track in any capacity - it’s a weird feeling for a lot of long-time fans, but the Piston Cup keeps on churning, it’s got a business to run

the other racers carry on, but with one less top-level contender to deal with, a larger variety of race winners enter the competition - it’s noticeable, and for Cal’s close friends, reopens the wound

Lightning and Bobby stop their pranks - it’s not the same without Cal

It’s a year or better before things return to normal (as normal as can be) and Strip returns to the scene to play his key role for Dinoco as they continue their search for another racer