This would be a legitimate excuse if the HC battle had indeed taken place right away. It took about 30 mins after they announced their forfeit for the HC battle to start (maybe even more). BLUE could have easily played a 15 min game.
Not only that, but he is not the only member of BlUE HC who could have set the HC battle up. There are three others who could have done it, including the Blue FM.
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