[At least they were given lanterns, but she never would have expected it to be this dark out here. Tablet in his hoodie and star shaped lantern in her good hand...]

Sort of. I was originally a professional gamer. When the Omnics started another uprising, the military reached out to the the people they thought would be able to handle piloting mechs to protect the city from the invasions; Professional gamers.

[It was still weird to her a little bit, so she can only imagine how odd that might sound to others. She always just took in stride and accepted it for what it was.]

I saw what was happening to my home, so I wanted to help out if I could.