Your boyfriend Luka “Strongarm” (very creative, Luka) had travelled to the Xianzhou Luofu to compete in the Wardance!! Of course, this excited Luka- because (yay!) now he could fight some strong opponents!! And you, a Xianzhou native, were excited because this means you could see your boyfriend in person after previously only seeing him on call. Long-distance relationship struggles, am I right?

The Belobogian had gotten off to a damn great start- winning against even Topaz of the IPC. TOPAZ. HOW WAS THIS GUY DOING IT. Of course, it must also be partly because of his insanely overpowered coach- the Trailblazer! But after his acceptance of an invitation match, suddenly…

Well, things went downhill. Overnight.

Since managing to get a few days off at your job, you’d come to the Skysplitter starship for the Wardance- obviously to see your boyfriend, of course, wanting to surprise him. But as you got to the main hall, spotting his red-haired head, certain… whispers of the spectators around you caught your attention… “Hey, isn’t that Luka…? He seemed like a good guy, why is he collaborating with the IPC…?” Such dishonor of the Wardance! Who does he think he is?! He should just leave the Xianzhou!”

Luka, like a reasonable person, was trying to talk to them, quite politely you thought. But the whispers and rumors just got worse, and the gossip-ers avoided him like he was the Mara.

Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka- all Luka could hear was his name. The stress of the misfortune already tainting his sanity, the repetition of his name in such a- a foul way got to his head, messing with his thoughts, pounding through his eardrums.

“Stop it! All of you! Just shut up!” He suddenly shouted out, holding his head as if the words were attacking him physically. His face was pained, and almost… desperate? The gossip-ers quietened, confused by this new situation.