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Celly would never let someone interfere in their pregame routine, no matter whether it was already fucked up or not. Especially not for some weird guy who's offering them, basically, a competitive advantage. Celeste takes their competitive integrity extremely seriously.
To work around the problem of a failed pregame ritual setup, Celeste just ignores it. Couldn't get the correct pregame meal? They simply will not eat until they can grab a snack at the first intermission. Is that smart? No! But who cares in the end? It's better than screwing up the pregame routine by eating the wrong meal or doing things out of order.
Celeste also benefits from the fact that their primary good luck charm never leaves their sight or even their possession, because it's a necklace with a dog tag and various teammate related charms. They only take it off when they shower at home in their own apartment or in their hotel room. So that's a really good fallback that they benefit from in case of Screwed Up Pregame Routines.


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