Well yeah, but I've seen you distance in the past pretty ruthlessly when you see the writing on the wall for your mate. That's not a bad thing, I think you as scum generally have a good head for knowing when you need to get ahead of something. But all that said, I'm not even sure you need to be allied with him - if the game is multiball, as these games tend to be, it would be entirely at your whim and would help you pocket Ultra. So I can see the angle that you would take as scum here, perhaps easier than I can see your suspicions coming from town you.
I would still go Luka before you.