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(tweet popping)

(tweet whistling)

(sighing)

(door opening and closing)

(egg cracking)

(blender whirring)

(choking)

How's it going, boys.

All right, I'm putting

together a team.

Any links to gameplay I can see?

Oh, I can take you

to the stratosphere.

But I'm not talking

about the hotel.

Mm-hmm.

I'm Counter Strike.

Seriously, I am Counter Strike.

I just dropped out.

So, I got lots of time.

Give me two weeks,

and I'm your DotA man.

We're playing Reflex.

Mmm.

I was born to play.

It's in my DNA.

In my previous life I was a CPU.

So, I'll wait for your call?

You do that, yeah.

(door closing)

(door opening)

[Kate] Who was that?

(door closing)

Some dude I met online.

Wants to be on my team.

Your team?

You already have a team.

Really?

Well, where are they?

They're out there.

You could have just apologized.

Explain that you screwed up

and they'd still be here.

Wait, I screwed up?

No, they couldn't keep up.

Tyler, you had a strat and

you went off half-cocked.

I went off to nail

that bastard Jonathan.

I'm surprised you'd be

down on me for that,

or maybe you enjoy dropping

your pants for him.

Don't you dare make out that

like you did it just for me.

You did that for own pride.

Was it worth it?

Did it fix anything?

Tyler, it's just a game.

It's more than just a game.

You know, I know why

worked so hard to become

such a good shooter,

but you were not responsible

for what happened to your dad.

(dramatic orchestral music)

You need to learn

to trust yourself,

because until you do, you're

not gonna trust anybody.

You're not gonna

trust your team.

You're not gonna trust me.

I think that it's time

that I found my own place.

Good luck, Tyler.

I hope you find your team.

[Australian Gamer]

Tyler, it's Roo.

How are you goin', mate?

(character stomping)

[Czech Gamer] Krok here.

Ty, you up for a game?

(gun firing)

[Australian Gamer]

Buddy, are you playing?

I need to prep for the

Western Conference playoffs.

Let's get out of here.

He's still titled from Detroit.

[Czech Gamer] Yeah, for sure.

Wait, you're playing the North

American Western Conference?

[Australian Gamer]

Right-o, mate.

But you're an Aussie.

[Australian Gamer] Technically

I'm a dude from California.

Born in Malibu.

That makes you eligible.

[Australian Gamer]

Yeah, you got it.

I reviewed the

gameplay from Detroit

and it was hard to watch.

You guys got us

there, and I blew it.

(dramatic guitar music)

We got disqualified,

we lost the conference.

But we might still

have a chance at Vegas.

It's gonna take a lot

more work to get there,

but I know we can do it.

And I'm just begging you guys.

Just give me another chance.

So I'll be here, at

eight p.m. on Friday.

Hope to see you then.

(door opening)

[Wayne] You'd better

deliver, my friend.

I stood up two lingerie

models for this.

Wayne, come, have a drink.

(door opening)

[Steve] Hey, not so

fast, you manwhore!

(door closing)

(laughing)

Oh, man.

To Omen.

Back from the dead.

(glasses clinking)

Maybe.

So what's this all about?

All right, Dave, you're

from Washington, right?

Seattle, born and raised.

Goin' back next summer.

Assistant coach at

Washington State.

[Wayne] Congratulations.

Well, that's it.

We register the

team in your name.

That's our ticket.

Wait, what ticket?

The Western Conference.

Yeah, but Washington's

in the Pac-Twelve.

No, the Reflex Arena

Western Conference.

We win that, and we go

to the finals in Vegas.

Man, we sucked in

Detroit, we'll suck in LA.

No, no, I sucked in Detroit.

All right, and that's

not gonna happen again.

Because Dave, I want

you to lead the charge.

I wanna switch positions.

No, I don't know, man.

(lighter clicking)

God, dude, what is that sh*t?

(blowing smoke)

[Tyler] Steve.

Decision like this,

I need to commune

with the almighty spirit.

My dad's gonna kill me.

(laughing)

(light electronic music)

(electronic buzzing)

(exhaling deeply)

(hip hop through headphones)

(phone buzzing)

(message chiming)

The top story continues

to be Team Omen,

which relocated to the

Western Conference,

following a humiliating,

off-the-grid brawl in Detroit.

(hip hop music)

Rising from the ashes,

Omen has restructured,

with Dave Foreman

replacing Tyler Conway

as team leader.

And the strategy

appears to be working,

as shown by Omen's

stunning rise.

Beating out 20 other teams

and shattering records

in this season's most

impressive tournament play.

[Twitch Anchor] The

destruction of Korea's FoNgPO,

means they are now within reach

of clinching the

Western Conference,

if they can get past the

notorious Team Freakazoids.

He plays noisy.

You hear him coming a mile away.

Spam rockets.

Catch him off guard.

(phone buzzing)

Yo, Jonathan, what's good?

[Announcer] All

league officials,

please report to

the server admins.

(keyboard clicking)

(low thudding)

(readout sliding and beeping)

(ominous orchestral music)

(low thudding)

(readout sliding and beeping)

(keyboards clicking)

[Steve] Watch out for this

leader kid, I heard he's nutty.

(guns firing)

Now way.

How the...

(guns firing)

[Wayne] He's got carnage.

His other attacker

is not with him.

[Steve] He's got 'em.

F***, he's on me!

[Wayne] Dave!

Dave, we need to make a move!

(guns firing)

(laughing)

(keyboards clicking)

(alarm ringing)

(character exploding)

[Steve] Sick strats.

(all cheering)

[Female Twitch Anchor]

Omen loses game one

in this best of three series.

[Twitch Anchor] Let's talk

about Leader's performance.

What an absolute beast.

(group applauding)

There's no way he

landed those shots.

(keyboard clicking)

(guns firing)

Sh*t.

Excuse me!

Hey!

Yeah?

I think one of

them is cheating.

(crunching)

[Tyler] They're

using an aimbot.

Look, see how the crosshairs

lock on the target?

Can't miss.

(gun firing)

It's a glitch in your replay.

(coughing)

Hmm?

(coughing)

There's only one

thing we can do.

Up our game.

[Dave] Let's get

on this carnage fast!

Ty, you with me?

[Tyler] Yeah, let's do it!

(keyboard clicking)

(wind rushing)

[Dave] He's here!

(guns firing)

(high pitch

frequency resonating)

I got him!

[Tyler] Sh*t, one more!

(guns firing)

(crowd cheering and clapping)

That's how it's done.

Dave, meet me at their flag!

[Dave] Turning the corner!

Pushing now.

(guns firing)

Sh*t.

[Tyler] Don't worry, I'm here!

(character exploding)

Go for their flag!

(alarm ringing)

[Dave] Just grabbed the

flag and I'm leaving now.

(low thudding)

Sh*t!

Need help.

(missile firing)

(missile exploding)

That's what I'm talking about.

(guns firing)

(keyboards clicking)

Wayne, I'm bringing in the flag.

Cover me!

(guns firing)

[Tyler] Bring it home, Dave!

Yes!

Yes!

(crowd cheering and applauding)

I can't do this, man.

I'm not wired for it.

Okay, one more like that and

I'm gonna have a meltdown.

Nonsense, man.

You did good, you did good.

No, your plays got us

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