Ah, the Drunk Kicker. It’s from the first series I think, and maybe mentioned one other time. I think it was Krep, but it might have been Dimitri. I just took a perusal through the first book and didn’t find it right away, but it’s somewhere in the archives.
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Thoos, Picknar, Knox, and Rodrigo rented three hoverbikes, Rodrigo sitting behind Knox. Rodrigo, still a bit tipsy from limbic fizzlers, said, “Having fun, my funny love bunny funny?” Knox said, “With you, my love? Always.” Looking tired, Rodrigo said, “Mind if I nap?” Knox replied cooly, “Yes, I do. You’ll fall off the bike. And I also think you should be wary of limbic fizzlers.” Recalling, Rodrigo said, “Mmmmmm. Limbic fizzlers. Where did I put my glass down? I want another sip.” Knox sighed. Pointing ahead, Thoos said, “I was thinking we’d stop for a picnic in the shade of those rocks over there.” Rodrigo happily exclaimed back, “Thank god. I’m ravenous. Hee hee hee. Like a raven. Although different etymological roots.” Looking over at him, Picknar said, “Uou know, there is a drink called the ‘drunk-kicker’ which instantly sobers you up, although it crams a day’s worth of hangover into about five seconds.” Rabid, Rodrigo said, “Stay back, demon of un-fun stupid-face-ness.” Knox said, “It’s okay, Picknar. I haven’t seen him this happily vulnerable since… um… ever.”
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All that flame coming from the back end could be dangerous.get too close to someone and burn their leg off, or something.
Funny love bunny funny? Oookay.
Love the jet bikes though. Sure looks like fun, and Rigo doesn’t need any more fizzlers.
Picnic? Did they remember to bring anything needed? Like food??
I do see saddlebags on at least one of the bikes
Maybe it’s time to set up a searchable wiki.
https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/2012/08/26/spacetrawler-254/
The all-seeing Google eye found it through this site:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HideousHangoverCure
Dashing through the sand,
On a two-place hoverbike,
O’er the rocks we go,
Laughing till we— YIKE!!
Somebody needs to invent an instant “drunk-be-gone” formula. I don’t need it any more, but back in my college days it coulda been useful.
It exists in the form of pure oxygen. A few hits off the demand valve mask and things are much, much better. 🙂
Drunk Kicker
https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/2012/08/26/spacetrawler-254/
During the Vietnam war, a bunch of pilots would show up for the briefing early to ‘suck oxygen’. A lot of them were drunks and a half hour of pure oxy and they were sober and ready to fly.
The opposite of a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, except for both being like being hit on the head with a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick.
The hover bikes remind me of my 1978 Honda GL-1000 the time I got the carbs all mucked up….