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Written option: It's the start of the new season, and you know what that means? Dealing with the media! However, this time a reporter asked a question that really struck a bad chord with you! For this PT, describe what question it was and how you responded to it. Was it something about your play from last season? Were you involved in some kind of scandal during the off-season? Anything to help how you were able to overcome this awkward encounter!
Octavio Pérez is a big Magic the Gathering head and likes to share this with the people on his social media and his twitch stream where he sometimes plays Magic. This past offseason Pérez had been on the hunt for some rare alpha cards, specifically the mox gemstone cards. Via via Pérez had come in contact with someone who claimed to own a play set of every Alpha Mox card and was looking to sell it on. Not only that, but he also claimed to have a Black Lotus.
Pérez was overjoyed at the prospect of owning these cards and agreed to buy the cards from this person. As he had been recommended this person through good friends, Pérez let down his guard and did not take the necessary precautions to make sure the cards were legit.
In the end the cards ended up being fakes, which of course broke the news as Pérez shared this with his online following.
In the first press conference of the season, Pérez had hoped this topic would not be touched. However he was quickly cornered and questioned how he could have been so foolish to buy these cards without having them professionally looked at.
Pérez ended up storming out of the media conference.
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