I didn't mention this part, and I'm totally sorry. I didn't expect anybody to quit the battle royale in character. If anything, I expected what @The book of bad juju did, "killing off" his character at the start. If I were you two, I'd just fight the other. But that wouldn't be overly fun.
Which, by the way, i completely regret. Not being able to really participate in the meat and potatoes of the roleplay for the sake of some minor character building was a bad, bad idea. Don't do it.