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🎤 Reporter: “Verdant, the fans have been tough on you after Games 2 and 3. What changed tonight?”

Verdant (calmly):
“I heard ’em. I felt that. But I don’t run from it. I told myself—if I’m the leader, I gotta act like it. Tonight, wasn’t about stats, it was about heart. And that’s what Indy got from me.”

🎤 Reporter: “There was a clear spark in the building after your goal. What does this win mean?”

Verdant:
“It means we’re not done. Everybody thought this was Terminators’ series. They got hype, they got the seed… but we got history. We got hunger. And now we got momentum.”

🎤 Reporter: “What’s your message to the doubters?”

Verdant (locking eyes with the camera):
“Don’t forget who we are. Don’t forget who I am.”

He then boosted off into the tunnel as Futura Garden chanted his name for the first time in the playoffs.

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🎙️ FAN REACTIONS (Live Outside the Arena):

🗣️ “VERDANT’S BACK! They doubted my king. Never again.” – @IndyBlazeFan88
🗣️ “Bro had 0-0-0 for two straight and still came out clutch like this? RESPECT.” – @RL_HardcoreFan
🗣️ “I don’t even care what Jaden did—Verdant saved the season.” – Local superfan interviewed on stream

Others were more cautious:

🗣️ “Great win, but we still gotta steal one at Farmstead. One night don’t make a legacy.” – @RealRLtalk

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🌪️ Verdant silenced the hate, ignited Futura, and flipped the energy of this entire series.