The year is 1998. It’s a beautiful, sunny Sunday, but you aren’t going to spend it outside. Instead, you’re headed over to your friend Timmy’s house to play Tekken 3 again. You spent all last night thinking about how Timmy beat you with Ogre over and over on Saturday – he won’t low kick spam you to another KO this time! He’s been stomping you regularly for almost a month now, but you think you finally know all his character’s moves, and you’re ready. You say hi to his mom, hop onto the couch, and proceed to get your first win this month against Timmy’s Ogre.
Fast-forward to 2024. Tim has begged you to update League of Legends, and you’ve finally relented. You’re assaulted by notifications as soon as the launcher opens – after a few minutes, you’ve finally clicked them all away, and you get into a lobby. After a brief 15 minute wait between search, lobby, and load, you’re finally in game. Your lane opponent is Akali – or so you think, until she dashes into a nearby low-HP minion and kills you at level 2. You realize it’s actually just another Irelia skin you haven’t seen before, but...
