It's been a month since the last battle. Alita hasn't said a word. She's just left the scrapyard, which is kind of a bummer, since she's such a nice girl. Still, she'll be back soon. The guy is psyched to be back on the battlefield, but he's also worried that the bardiches are going to get their hands on the motorball. He doesn't know why he wants to be a "mo-torball player" , since his body is "dormant in some warehouse" . He's worried that alita has changed, and that's why she never comes home. The motorball is 40 kg and 30 cm wide, which means it's hard to hold on to it for long. The blade is made of "damascus" steel, which makes it even more fragile than pure steel. The only way to get it is to go to the scrap yard.