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Okay.

Hey, have you guys seen Kate?

She's with Jonathan.

[Jonathan] Come on, Kate,

have another shot with me.

[Kate] I feel sick.

What are we doing in here?

[Jonathan] You said you

wanted to talk about us.

[Kate] No, I didn't.

[Jonathan] Let's

loosen your clothing,

so you can breathe easier.

[Kate] Jonathan,

don't touch me!

(hard punching)

Get out!

You're okay.

(light orchestral music)

(door knocking)

[Kate] Yeah?

Hey.

Can I?

[Kate] Yeah, of course.

Some tea?

Thank you.

How are you feeling?

Woozy.

What happened?

I remember the party, but,

did we...

No.

Nothing happened.

Kate, what were you

doing with Jonathan?

He told me that he

wanted to make up.

And you?

You kidding?

It's over.

So this is your old room?

Yeah, I was sitting right

there when I played Quake

for the first time.

Kate,

I know what it's like

to feel helpless.

It was after we'd closed.

(ominous atmospheric music)

Somebody was hiding

when my dad locked up.

(wind rushing)

(crying)

Shh, it's okay.

It's okay.

[Man] Go.

[Mother] No.

(yelling)

(heavy breathing)

[Father] Look,

there's nothing in here!

Please, don't hurt him!

Ah!

Come on.

No!

(grunting)

(gun smacking)

(gun firing)

(screaming)

(gasping)

(high pitch

frequency resonating)

(gun cocking)

(gun firing)

(grunting)

(dramatic orchestral music)

I couldn't save him.

My dad taught me to shoot.

Like he had a

premonition or something.

But when he needed me, I choked.

You were only a kid.

My mom couldn't cope.

She stopped eating.

They're together now.

Yup, they're loading up.

Of course I'm with them.

It's called servicing

client, my friend.

How?

What do you think,

a stretch limousine.

That's how we roll, my friend,

unless you've got some

jet you wanna send us.

(laughing)

All right.

All right, we're all set.

Yeah?

Make sure you show

the logo, all right?

Make our sponsors happy.

Well, load up!

Knock 'em dead.

We'll do our best.

Look, there's

something you have

to understand about

Jonathan, all right?

Skill isn't enough.

This guy doesn't

wanna just beat you.

He wants to tear you down

and destroy you, as a person.

Look at me, look at me.

If you wanna get under his

skin, when the moment's right,

make a dig about his father.

His dad had a wicked

gambling problem.

Lost everything.

His car, his house,

his wife left him.

But Jonathan's ego is a front.

He's actually pretty sensitive.

Look, you got what it takes.

Go get 'em.

(light electronic music)

Okay.

[Steve] Yo, Tyler.

You ready?

(hip hop music)

[Kate] F9.

Hit.

(laughing)

You're insane at this.

No, I just know how you work.

I've seen you play

so many times.

Hey, I'll bet Venus

Water has a booth.

Maybe they'll hire you back.

Booth babe.

What a respectable job.

Hey, any woman

that can sell a car

for half-a-million dollars,

wearing only a bikini

and spiked heels,

earns my respect.

Don't mind him.

Yeah, when Jonathan started

on the Reflex circuit,

it just, you know,

he wanted me near him

and it made sense.

Being a booth rep

kinda was a no-brainer.

Yeah, but you have skills.

You're a gamer.

Not like Jonathan.

He annihilated me in Copenhagen.

Wait, you played him?

Yeah, we was slumming it

at a Team Fortress final

like two years ago.

I'd spent my last

dime getting there,

didn't have a way home,

and he paid for my flight.

(phone ringing)

Dave, get your f***in'...

Jesus!

That's how you lose

a football scholarship.

I was a quarterback

on a full ride to

Washington State.

Miami tackle came in

like a freight train.

I can still hear the snap.

That's not what hurt.

It's,

it's my dad,

the way he can't

look me in the eye.

Look, boys.

Jerseys.

God, it's like

the sun threw up.

Yeah, we're gonna look

like FIFA cheerleaders.

(sighing)

Motor City is revving up

to host the Eastern Conference

Reflex Arena playoffs.

20 teams will be battling it

out over the next three days,

with the winner advancing

to the finals in Las Vegas.

(upbeat dance music)

(cheering)

Who wants it?

Yeah.

[Announcer] Team Earthling,

report to aisle two.

Team captains, please

visit the tech booth

for second round.

Hey, check this out.

Pretty hot.

A solid eight.

Maybe a ten when

she's in the shower.

(grunting)

(objects falling)

(ketchup squirting)

(grunting)

(laughing)

See you in the game, nerd.

[Announcer] Members of

Team Nefarious and Omen,

please report to the stage.

Tyler, you spazz out at Wendy's

drive-through, or something?

(laughing)

Shut up, Wayne.

[Steve] Dude, can I get a

combo number three over here?

Extra ketchup.

Nice Jersey.

I'm gonna bury this clown.

(low thudding)

(readout sliding and beeping)

(ominous orchestral music)

(low thudding)

(readout sliding and beeping)

(readout sliding and beeping)

(low thudding)

(keyboards clicking)

[Dave] Let's just

ease into this, boys.

This is groups.

Best of one.

Ty, you see anything?

(wind rushing)

[Tyler] I hear

him coming on right.

[Dave] It's Jonathan.

(high pitch

frequency resonating)

(guns firing)

[Tyler] I'm going for him!

[Dave] No, no. Just chill!

Come and get me, Conboy!

You asked for it d*ckhead.

Tyler, stop!

(gun firing)

Ty!

You're leaving us wide open!

[Wayne] Tyler,

what are you doing?

(low thudding)

(bomb dropping)

(bomb exploding)

(guns firing)

(crowd awwing)

F***in' kidding me!

They've got carnage.

They're coming in now.

Get him Chucky!

(guns firing)

Kill 'em all.

(guns firing)

[Wayne] I'm on him.

[Steve] You're trash, GG.

(stomping)

(all cheering)

Whoo!

[Jonathan] We

got something here.

We got something here.

[Chucky] In your

face, in your face.

[Jonathan] Say

hi to your mother.

Was that some kind of a strat?

No, I'm sorry.

I just got a text from Nurv.

Through the miracle of streaming,

they had a front row seat

to whatever that was.

They weren't impressed.

You're just about done.

Go home, Conboy.

You're obviously

not pro material.

Take that picture down.

Won't do any good.

It's already got a

million downloads.

What picture?

See, guys are getting off,

looking at those curves.

Seeing as how you like

to spread it around,

I thought you'd

like the exposure.

You a**hole!

(hard slapping)

(grunting)

(punching)

(grunting)

(punching)

Take it down!

[Jonathan] What!?

[Tyler] Take it off that site!

It never left my phone!

It was just a mockup, you idiot!

[Twitch Anchor]

Officials have disqualified

Team Omen, following a brawl

during competition in Detroit,

leading Richard Brixton

to swiftly drop Conway

and the remaining

talent of Team Omen.

Spencer's team went

on to win the event,

advancing to the

finals in Las Vegas.

All right, okay,

guys, guys, look.

Look, Detroit was

a speed bump, okay?

We'll learn, we'll get better.

Detroit wasn't a speed bump.

It was a wake-up call.

So yeah.

I'm gonna go back to whatever's

left of my shitty life.

Steve.

(dramatic orchestral music)

Wayne?

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