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5up doesn’t feel at fault for being just a tiny bit late to the lobby. He’s jet lagged and tired, and his little adventures in Europe have left him with a need to stay in his bed and do absolutely nothing for at least another day. Unfortunately, he made a promise to be on for today, therefore languidly booting up his PC and joining VC.
“Hi,” he says half-heartedly. “Good morning.”
A chorus of good morning’s greet him back, making him smile. He missed hearing his friends’ voices, even though he had only been gone for a week. He leans back in his chair, letting the lull of their voices relax him. The clock at the bottom right of the screen states 10:08 AM.
“Who are we missing?” Dumbdog asks. “We have 12 out of 13 people right now.”
5up squints at his screen, reading each name and noticing the absence of just one person. “Ovilee.”
“She’s in the call, just deafened though,” Dumbdog notes. “Let me just check if she’s ready, because otherwise we could start a round first.”
5up hums, and then takes matters into his own hands by opening his DMs with Ovilee and messaging her first.
5up: hiii ovileee
5up: i missed youuu are u gonna undeafen??
5up: pls do i can only bear so much nerdy videogame talk from these people at such an early hour
Ovilee: OMG IM SORRY HOLD UP
Ovilee: I MISSED U TOOO TALKING TO MY GGRANDMA RIGHT NOW
Right after Ovilee replies to him, he hears her voice in his headphones. “Sorry guys!” she says, “I’m doing some family affairs. You guys can start the game without me, I’ll be there next round.”
He pouts half-heartedly to himself, trying not to feel too much disappointment at her absence for just one round. When he hears the tell-tale sound of the countdown of a round starting, he quickly opens his DMs with her.
5up: ITS OKAY but the betrayal… how am i meant to win a game without you? :(
Ovilee: HAHAHAHA I WILL BE THERE SOON DONT worry!!
5up: you better be otherwise i will be sad
Ovilee: brb literally gonna slam the door on my grandma’s face just for u 5up
5up laughs at that, before going back to the Among Us game at hand and focusing on his role. Amnesiac. He sighs internally, hoping for the round to be over soon, or being able to pick up a cool role afterwards.
“Buh, not amnesiac,” 5up says. “Honestly, I hope I die first so I can make myself some tea…”
When Ovilee finally joins the next round, he smiles silently, and then grins even wider at his screen when his role appears. You are in love with Ovilee. “Oh my god, I’m in love with Ovilee,” he exclaims to his chat. “We need to win this.”
While everyone else does (or fakes) their task in dropship, he types in the chat: i hope you have a 0% rate of being killed first today
loser has to gift subs
Ovilee
excuse you i just medic shielded u i feel like im at disadvantage here
5up
i snitch
ok no penalty then
the other will just be a certified loser
Ovilee
if i die u are a misogynist for calling me a loser
5up
if you let us die u are homophobic
Ovilee
LETS JUST STICK TOGETHER THEN WHERE ARE U
5up
top decon with janet
pls come i might die
They end up winning once 5up is done with his tasks by outing the impostors in the final 5. “Yay,” 5up says, cheering with Ovilee (“Woo!” Ovilee exclaims in the midst of everyone unmuting) once the round ends. His win with her energizes him, and he continues to have a lot of fun for the rest of the lobby.
5up enjoys Blockwars events, but oftentimes he wishes he could play with people he already knew. Although he loves meeting new people, he doesn’t even hesitate to invite some friends when he’s tasked to get some new people to play in the event. After messaging Janet, he immediately opens his DMs with Ovilee.
5up: hi
5up: soooo there is this minecraft tournament called blockwars
5up: and i was wondering if you wanted to play?
5up: i promise its a loot of fun
5up: i think we will be in the same team
5up: janet will also be there
Ovilee: only if janet is in the team
5up: hey :(
Ovilee: HAHA just kidding and yes i would absolutely love to!!
Ovilee: also i wouldve already been down to play even if it was only you on the team <3
5up grins at his Discord screen. He’s so grateful he started playing that stupid Among Us game, and he is so glad to have met these people. He doesn’t think he could ever go back to a life without them and Ovilee by his side.
Ovilee: but youre gonna have to teach me stuff
Ovilee: cause i dont know shiit
5up: awww I LOVE U I will do my best
5up: i will be the best teacher known to earth
Ovilee: im totally gonna hold that against you if we lose
Ovilee: i love you too!!
Ovilee: :D
Yeah, 5up thinks this is the most excited he could’ve been for an event. When the teams are announced, he sends videos about Blockwars’ games and mechanics to his teammates in their private group chat and lets them know he’d be glad to help if they want to train.
Although they don’t get to make it to the final duel, he feels satisfied and happy at his team’s performance (“Janet, you were so good!” 5up says, with the resounding agreement of everyone else. “Ovilee, you are amazing. I hope you guys had a lot of fun.”). And when Ovilee messages him at the end of the tournament saying she had a lot of fun and asks to be invited back, he doesn’t hesitate to meet her wishes.