Rejected by my team, Claimed by the Rival
The harsh smell of the arena was entirely gone, replaced by the clean, sharp scent of spearmint body wash.
He walked directly to the media console, grabbing two DualSense controllers.
"Eat first, game second," he announced, tossing a sleek white controller directly at my chest.
Catching it clumsily, the plastic casing felt entirely foreign in my hands. "I don't play video games, Jeremiah. My hand-eye coordination is strictly reserved for the ice."
"We are playing *Mortal Kombat*." Dropping onto the couch beside me, his massive frame sank the cushions, pulling me slightly into his gravitational orbit. "You need a distraction while we wait for the food. Pick a character."
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