Nickmercs Wanted To FIGHT This Guy in Random Squads! (Fortnite Battle Royale)

A Conversation with a Scrub: A Look into Online Gaming Culture

As I sat down to play a game with my opponent, I couldn't help but notice that he was using a voice changer. I had always been curious about these devices, and I decided to try it out real quick to see how it sounded. "Yo, don't say I don't have it on," he said, trying to maintain his anonymity.

I responded with a familiar greeting, "Hey, oh oh, how's it going man what's going on yo." My opponent replied, "It's your boy Through Boy HD, new place new arena he was dick I can go the other way you know ya hear myself every day every single day." It was clear that he was trying to sound as confident and intimidating as possible.

I shot back with a quick retort, "Oh no it says news fool yo sup give got mics yeah Bo shop got em like they don't start talking we gotta leave yeah you brought you here me no I hear you I hear what's up where we landing you sell like my grandpa let's go it was weird god damn bro I'm back." My opponent responded with a laugh, "I think there might be too much no no you're good you didn't scare you yeah so you know what diet a good buy it's like a little kid yeah you say a word to you you sound like the guy that the parents teach you about hello oh yeah I got a switch yo what up brother how's it going man."

The conversation continued, with my opponent trying to establish his identity and build a persona. He mentioned being a fan of certain streamers and expressing enthusiasm for the game we were playing. "He's my favorite streamer," he said, "I like your name oh thank you he's my favorite streamer I can't believe I didn't think of it dusty Devon okay yeah what this game's called the divet bro I think he knows Roach."

As we continued to play and chat, our banter became more lighthearted. We exchanged playful jabs and jokes, with my opponent trying to get a rise out of me. At one point, he said, "I gotta make it for dire all right y'all moo moo your fuel I have a chug chug." My response was immediate: "Why are we got the camp fire going what's up fellas how's your evening going so far so good trying to get a win that's what I'm saying man."

The atmosphere in our game shifted momentarily, as we took a break from competition and chatted about our lives. My opponent mentioned his struggles with sleep, saying, "I gotta go to sleep with my woman so we got to grab a win right now oh this guy knows me he knows I kinda wanna I don't know if I want to tackle him or or like what he flex the gotta go to got to go sleep on my wife it's urgent you know I'm gonna be honest with you."

Our conversation continued, with us discussing random topics and sharing our opinions. At one point, he said, "Random shows if they have CTV I just back out whether they have a mic or not not because I don't like people winning system sucks." My response was a chuckle: "We got to hear him go through three different phases of grief right there yeah that was oh hey honey can't wait to sleep next to you tonight it's urgent rain of news everybody knows though cuz we're on west coast there's only 500 people in the holes yes nice Lloyd you know ooh damn we get to make we gotta do this during the day sometimes when we were kids from school or at home playing for my back guys backs but yo I think we got this guy though like he has no idea what's his salty."

The conversation took a turn, as my opponent started trash-talking our opponent in the game. "I think we have we have time we have to go rush down too deep he's got 20 seconds and people come in from the idiot mountainside you're a baller we yell one one shot behind the street I'm 17 it's nice where he will beat you up again bro all right front of me yeah that was gonna work for sure this guy's the trap King by that camp as you can oh and hit that up more the left - yep I'm landing on him swing your pickaxe won't make me run away from you hey shop thank you one more come at a storm."

In the end, we emerged victorious, and my opponent celebrated with a mix of excitement and relief. "So you know what diet a good buy it's like a little kid yeah you say a word to you you sound like the guy that the parents teach you about hello oh yeah I got a switch yo what up brother how's it going man." The conversation continued, with us discussing our strategy and congratulating each other on our win.