Apparently the conditions that they gave the organizers was that there has to be zero interactions between me and them. That means we won't be on the same team, and they will not be in my skill division. Obviously I'm going to be in the beginner level. And also I'm going to get absolutely destroyed. But they will not be in that skill division so we will not fight 1v1. And Sajam even asked me if I was okay and comfortable with it a few days ago, and if I was really uncomfortable and stressed out about the whole situation they won't let them participate. I was honestly really surprised that he even gave me that option since this was the first time anyone has ever asked this of me. And he didn't have to do that, and I won't lie, I was really anxious, but I said it is not fair to kick the player out when they were not involved or responsible, especially when I know they are very passionate about fighting games and the FGC community. And they really want to be here and I will not take that away from them. And we all know that I suck at fighting games and me getting kicked out won't really matter that much in the long run [laughter] so I was honestly really surprised that Sajam wanted to make sure I was okay when it was really just easier to ask me to step down instead. And I've been outcast before, I've been ostracized in the past, I was even denied entry for tournaments and events in the last six months, so I know how it feels to be excluded and I don't want that for others especially if the event is something they are passionate about. So I told Sajam that we shouldn't take away their chance to participate and ruin their experience due to the actions of others. So basically, I know going in there's going to be a lot of reactions when the announcements came out so I just had to basically mentally prepare myself in advance type deal. Which is fine, I knew in advance and I just had to mentally prepare myself and make sure my mods understand what's going on as well. So, I'm making sure that noone's going to get in trouble and starting here there will be zero interactions with them as per the rules, and we're just gonna vibe and have fun. It is a for-fun tournament and I'm here to have fun, and this will be the last time I will talk about it going forward and it'll be the last time I'm addressing the elephant in the room type deal.
