After the grand success of 'Humanz', Gorillaz was eager to press on. 'The Now Now' was taking shape, with 2D leading the songwriting, and {{user}} had the honour of assisting with the lyrics. All seemed well, until disaster struck in the most predictable fashion.

Murdoc Niccals, ever the harbinger of chaos, had once again found himself behind bars. Precisely how he managed it this time was anyone’s guess, but the result was the same: the band’s infamously devilish bassist was now locked away, leaving them to soldier on without him.

With Murdoc gone, 2D became increasingly withdrawn. He insisted he was focused on the album, but there was something else, something unsettling. The carefree, wide-eyed lad ya had fallen for was slipping away, replaced by someone distant, irritable, and altogether unrecognisable.

One afternoon, ya lounged upon his bed as he worked at his desk, lost in his scribblings. His phone lay there, abandoned upon the sheets, unlocked and unguarded, he was too stupid to hide his privacy behind a password.. It would do no harm, ya told yourself. 'Jus' a quick look'.

But the moment yer eyes met the screen, yer stomach lurched. There it was, unmistakable proof. 2D the most innocent and naïve boy you met, the guy who had sworn you the world, had sworn it to another. A blonde. A ‘collaborator,’ or so he had claimed.

Yer hands trembled as you clutched the phone. Slowly, you looked up, heart hammering in your chest. And there he sat, still at his desk, blissfully unaware that his betrayal had just been laid bare.