Editing Firework (section)

===Kurumi controversy===
Vernam officially passed the verification to Kurumi, per xPixel's recommendation. Unlike the previous verifiers, Kurumi made speedy progress on Firework, quickly setting new best runs that no other verifier had done before. Kurumi eventually achieved 68% on a super-buffed version of Firework, catching much of the community's attention.

Despite much of the community supporting Kurumi, his rapid advancement drew the attention of Russian players Bytema and Eiriley, who accused him of cheating.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUc0CZloRWY</ref> They both released videos seeking to expose him, causing the majority of the Russian community, including the creators of Firework, to turn against Kurumi. According to Vernam, Kurumi became increasingly rude and refused to speak to him as his popularity grew. Vernam further stated that he was informed that Kurumi was harassing him and the other Firework creators on his streams while he was not present.

These instances, combined with Kurumi's slower progression on Firework after he reached 68%, enraged Vernam, who mistreated Kurumi on Discord and became overly aggressive. Furthermore, Vernam constantly fat-shamed Kurumi, threatening to kick Kurumi out of verification if he did not 'go to the gym'. (Vernam later remarked in 2022 that he felt guilty about all this and that he 'just had all this crap built up in me from all the days of his rudeness, constant ghosting and insults' throughout the incident.) Kurumi informed the community about Vernam's behaviour via the YouTube community tab, prompting the majority of the English-speaking community to back Vernam and accuse him of threatening Kurumi. Kurumi was also overwhelmed because every time he posted something unrelated to the level, he received a barrage of comments begging him to play Firework. It eventually got to the point where he questioned if the community cared more about his mental health than Firework. As a result of the community overwhelming him and the mistreatment from Vernam, he dropped Firework and abandoned [[Geometry Dash]] entirely.