Buzz, ba-DING, buzz.
Grian excitedly checked his communicator, knowing full well what message had just arrived. But first, the Hermitchat.
<Rendog> MCC LISTS!!!!!
<falsesymmetry> WOOOO
<cubfan135> should we chekc them together?
<Grian> meet at the shopping district?
<Rendog> yea, does decked out work?
<falsesymmetry> ya
<xisumavoid> wish you guys luck!
<cubfan135> a-thank you
Grian grinned, enthusiastically launching himself on his elytra away from his mansion and towards the Shopping District, eagerly anticipating being able to see who would be on his team. He could just check it now, but he decided to be a good sport and wait to do it with the rest of the future participants. Last time he was thrown with his buddies from Evo, the ones he hadn't seen for years, so whoever's choosing the teams knows that they're doing, and Grian was glad for it.
Ten minutes and about half a stack of rockets later, he arrived at the giant ravager head of a minigame, also known as the front entrance to Decked Out. False and Ren were already there, and he waved to them from the skies while aiming for the ground for a nice landing.
"We're just waiting for Cub?" Grian asked, sticking the landing as per usual.
False shook her head. "I think Etho actually signed up too-"
"Indeed I did!" the happy voice of the ninja sang, and Ren jumped out of his skin, twisting around to see Etho casually sitting down cross-legged behind him. How in the six realms does he go unnoticed like that- nevermind, Grian was too afraid to find out.
"Oh, hello, Etho," he greeted, pretending he wasn't also startled out of his socks. "Is this your first MCC?"
The ninja nodded, not standing up. "Yep, yep, though I did play my fair share of the Hunger Games and Spleef back in the day."
"Oh, god, nostalgia attack," Ren gasped, falling to the ground and clutching his chest as if he were having a heart attack instead. "Next you'll be going on about fighting in the Squid War alongside SkythekidRS- I don't think I'll be able to handle it!"
The four Hermits laughed together, and when Cub finally arrived, he was a bit confused but still went along with the joyous spirit.
"Alright, are we ready to see who our next victims- teammates, I mean teammates, are?" Cub asked, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. The chorus of yeses gave him the answer he needed, and he continued, "Okay, who's gonna pull up the message?"
"I'll do it!" Ren called, pushing a few buttons on his own communicator. Grian gasped as what was usually displayed on the small screen of the wristband/gauntlet-like device was projected with light into the air, a holographic version of sharing your screen. The werewolf noticed the builder's awe and grinned, sharp canines on full display. "Ya like it? Iskall tricked it out for me."
"They always were amazing with their tech," Grian remarked, continuing to marvel at the projection.
Ren tapped and scrolled on the communicator, his actions on the device proudly displayed on the hologram as well. He looked between the other Hermits as his index finger hovered above the device, ready to click the message that contained the team lists. Grian gave him a thumbs-up and a grin, and he grinned back, poking the communicator and opening the message.
A colorful list of players and teammates popped up, and all five Hermits quickly scanned for their names. False cheered; she was placed on the Cyan Creepers with Dream, Shubble, and Tubbo, which ought to have an interesting outcome. Cub and Ren were on the Red Rabbits together, which also elicited a cheer, but Etho merely nodded upon seeing who he was teamed with. Grian found the ninja's team before his own, and saw he was put on Orange Ocelots with Technoblade, JeromeASF, and The_Eret. Oh, either they'll dominate the Championships, or they'll be too busy fighting each other.
