Throughout the weekend, DK were regularly mobbed by fans looking to get pictures and autographs, perhaps because DK were unable to make their session. Hopefully they were available enough throughout the event to make up for their absence at the session. On finals day, they had far less time to pause for signings and photos, and even still, they tried their best and often I had to play the bad guy to ‘drag’ them out of a crowd of fans in order to keep them on schedule. Hopefully no one was let down, and hopefully everyone understands the scheduling… BurNIng always had a conflicted look on his face whenever he had to decline.

　　在整个周末，DK定期被粉丝群包围，试图合影要签名，可能也是因为DK之前没有出席他们的签名活动。但愿他们在整个赛事期间做出了足够的弥补。在决赛日，他们几乎没有时间停下来签名和拍照，但他们仍然尽力去做到最好。很多时候我得做那个’坏人’去把他们从人堆里拉出来，以便他们能跟上进度。希望大家能理解赛程紧张。每当不得不拒绝粉丝的时候，BurNIng总是显得很矛盾。

　　And then, without much downtime at all due to scheduling delays, DK were up to play against Speed.int in the Finals of MLG Columbus. They’d come so far, and perhaps this was the closest any of them had been to a title in recent times. It was Mushi’s first final ever, in fact. DK won game one after a gruelling back and forth battle, with LaNm carrying the team on his spectacular Earthshaker play. After that game, backstage, LaNm was exhausted. He looked like he’d run a marathon, and indeed, he probably did the mental equivalent. By this time, DK hadn’t eaten since breakfast around 10am. A lot of players prefer not to eat full meals within a reasonable time of a competitive game, so you can imagine just why guys like LaNm are so skinny.

　　由于赛程被耽误了，并没有太多停工时间，DK就要开始和Speed的决赛。他们已经走过了这么远，这次也许是他们所有人近期内离冠军最近的一次。事实上这是Mushi有史以来第一次决赛。在经历了一局折磨人的有来有回的战役之后，DK赢了第一局。LaNm用他令人惊叹的撼地者表演carry了全队。赛后，在后台，LaNm精疲力尽。他看上去像刚跑完一场马拉松，事实上，从精神上来说，他确实刚跑完一场马拉松。从早上10点（北京时间周一凌晨0点）到这个时候，DK还没有吃过东西。很多选手喜欢在比赛期间不吃正餐，所以你可以想象为什么像LaNm的选手这么瘦。

　　One more win, one step away.

　　再赢一场，一步之遥

　　In the end, DK faltered. LaNm was practically asleep during the game 2 draft, and from a casual fan’s point of view (my point of view, that is), his seating in the center of DK’s five isn’t a coincidence. He’s the beat of the team, the rhythm-keeper, and when he’s tired, the team feels it. (For those that are curious about DK playing the second semifinals, refer to thisreddit postto learn more) Some of the drafts were questionable too, perhaps another result of the team, and BurNIng, being really tired. After the loss, Mushi sat quietly for a bit, the rest went without talking, and then they waited for each other to head back to the hotel together. It was nearly midnight already, and MMY, BurNIng, and LaNm all went up pretty quickly and fell asleep. Mushi came back down after a while, he and iceiceice hung out with us on the second floor lobby. We ordered some pizza and pasta delivered and the two of them, with me and my girlfriend, we four sat peacefully, eating and chatting into the night until about 2:30am.

　　可惜最终，DK陨落。LaNm实际上在第二场BP的时候已经睡着了。从一个休闲粉丝的角度（我的角度）来看，他坐在DK的中间位置并非偶然。他是这支队伍的拍子，是保持节奏的点，当他太累了，队伍也都会感觉到。（对于DK把半决赛放在第二场打感到好奇的人们，看附在最后的reddit帖子了解更多内幕）此外一些BP也很有问题，这有可能也是整支队伍，尤其是BurNIng真的很疲劳导致的。在输了比赛之后，Mushi静静地说了点什么，其他人一言不发。然后他们一起回酒店。当时已经是午夜，MMY，BurNIng和LaNm很快就睡着了。过了一会儿，Mushi又下楼来，他和iceiceice跟我们一起在二楼大厅待了一会儿。我们点了一些匹萨和意大利面，他们两个和我还有我女朋友，我们四个人静静地坐在一起，吃东西，聊聊，一直到夜里2:30（北京时间周一下午4:30）左右

　　BurNIng, MMY, and LaNm were to leave at 6am in the morning for their flight back to China and I was to go with them to make sure everything went smoothly. Originally iceiceice and Mushi were supposed to come along too, but their flight being only at 11am, they decided to head to the airport later. At nearly 3am, we all headed back up to our respective rooms, said our goodbyes. A few minutes later, iceiceice messages on Wechat (instant messaging service) asking what room I’m in… and appears at the door in his boxers. He insists on giving me the stuff from the bag that MLG gave to each player — a Steelseries mouse and mousepad, and a Turtle Beach headset. So right now I have in my possession the headset that iceiceice used live in his off-stage games at MLG. o_O. Thanks ice. Then we say what we think are our last farewells for the weekend… Hotel fire alarm goes off ten minutes later, and we see iceiceice and Mushi again in the lobby. Evidently, the rest of DK has slept through the alarm.

　　BurNIng，MMY和LaNm要坐早上6点（北京时间周一晚上8点）的飞机回国，我得和他们一起去机场以确保事情都顺利。本来iceiceice和Mushi也要一起去的，但是他们的飞机11点（北京时间周二凌晨1点）才飞，他们决定迟点去机场。大约3点的时候（北京时间周一下午5点），我们告了别，回了各自房间。几分钟以后，iceiceice用微信联系我问我在哪个房间。然后穿着四角内裤出现在门口。他坚持要把MLG给每位选手发的东西给我——一个Steelseries鼠标和鼠标垫，一个Turtle Beach头戴式耳机。所以现在我手上有iceiceice在MLG副舞台比赛时用过的耳机。o_O。感谢表弟。然后我们互相告别，以为这是我们最后的告别。十分钟后酒店的火警突然响了，我们在大堂又见到了iceiceice和Mushi。显而易见，DK的其他人都睡过去了。

　　Sometime during the night, we ran into Dendi. He offered a photo op with him, but then added on that it would be ten dollars. Instead, I offered him the photo op with myself, he accepted, and thus I got a free photo. And he gave me a hug too. That made me feel better about the finals that had just ended… Thanks Dendi, you’re cool. I’ll see you next time too.

　　夜里的某个时候，我遇到了Dendi。他为我提供了一个与他合影的机会，但是要收10刀。而我为他提供了一个和我合影的机会，他接受了，于是我获得了一张免费合影。他还拥抱了我，让我在决赛之后感到了好受一下。感谢Denti，你太酷了。下次见了。

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