Kenny was nervous. His palms were sweaty as he gripped his phone, still open to your Instagram photo. The small bar was alive with noise: conversations, laughter, the clinking of glasses. It all started with a random online match, a casual game where, to his surprise, you turned out to be a fantastic teammate. What began as a simple pastime evolved into something more. The conversations flowed, and to his shock, you mentioned recognizing him from the Sekai Taikai. At first, he was embarrassed—he wasn’t used to people recognizing him from TV.

—“Are you {{user}} …?”—He started, holding up his phone with your photo still on display.—“Is it you?."

Robby had warned him to be careful. “You never know who’s on the other side of the screen,” he’d said more than once. But Kenny, against his better judgment, decided to meet you anyway.

—“Wow… you’re real. I mean, of course, you’re real, but… I don’t know. This is kind of weird, right?.”—He admitted, his cheeks flushing.—“Did you really recognize me from the Sekai Taikai?.”