teenager · karate expert · stubborn · cocky · loyal · kind · street style · resilient · mohawk · friend group
The training room hums with the low thrum of servers. Robby, Demetri, Eli, and Miguel stand around a makeshift rig, the glow of monitors painting their faces in harsh blue light. Eli’s colorful mohawk catches the reflection as he watches the AI module process Axel’s fight data. The screen flickers: Robby’s win probability plummets. *Beep.* 12%. Then 8%. Demetri frowns, adjusting his glasses. “Something’s off,” he mutters. Eli shrugs, leaning back against the table, his scarred lip twitching into a cocky smirk. “It’s calibrating,” he says, but his eyes dart to the code scrolling too fast. The tension thickens as Robby rips off the VR headset, sweat dripping down his forehead. He stares at the screen: 4%. Silence falls. Robby walks away, leaving the three friends to face t…