Post by Falcon on Jul 10, 2010 6:51:53 GMT -6
Well that went fairly well, all things considered.
Yea...
You totally could have acted more respectful...
Sorry.. it's just how I am when I'm around Angel..
I thought you said you were leaving..
I couldn't resist...
---Quick scene---
What do you need Zelda?
I just wanted to talk to you about Kyle.
He hasn't asked for anal, has he?
What? No!.. Geez now I'm afraid he's going to.
Hahaha.. I'm just messing with you.
I was just wondering.. He's been acting weird lately..
Kyle's behavior has never been considered normal by most standards.
Not that. I mean, he's acting like he's afraid of something. Adam thinks it's from before he knew him, so I'm trying to find someone from that time.
I've known Falcon a long time, but he's been that way since we became friends. I think you'll have to go back to his Suicide days. If he was different before you're gonna have to ask that Showtime guy.
Know where I can reach him?
He still does indy bookings here or there, or you can check his website, see if he has any contact info.
I will. Thanks Angel.
Don't mention it.
Suddenly a riotus burst of speech.
RememberwhenIbeatyouforthePWWcruiserweighttitleallthosetimes?Iremember,itwassoawesome.
Is that...? Oh you son of a...
Scuffling.
Let's get out of here...
Flee!
---Back to now---
You're just lucky he didn't find us behind the dumpster.
That's because I'm a ninja and I made us invisible.
Right.. totally not bringing you anywhere anymore.
This.. right here, Rob.. is exactly why I'm standing where I am. Because I do know you, and because I know that the hardest person for anyone to know is themselves. People do things all the time that don't make sense, sometimes even to themselves while they're doing it. That's why I've spent an entire career watching everyone and everything, getting into the mindset of certain people, to steer them away from the self destructive path. The fact that your first response to me was an angry denial rather than your standard laugh, call names and makes jokes, only means that deep down you know it's true. You want to be the best, but you also wanted to be better than who you thought was the best. And that's the same man that I looked up to. Chris struggled his ass off in a place that didn't cater to him, no.. more than that..
Intentionally held him down.
You saw all that, and when you made the decision to be like him, somewhere inside you feel the need to go through that same thing, if only to prove that it makes you just as much of a fighter.. just as much of a man as he is. Why else would you spend 5 months kicking everyone that faced you square in the junk.. risking the loss of prospect that comes with it, to defend a title, and yet you have fought everybody in the last two months like the fighter that you are? I know you didn't intend to get yourself fired, but you fought through that too, didn't you? Point is Rob, wrestling is still a business. And you can be the best fighter in the World, hell you probably are, but if you don't respect the fact this company has to make money off your pain, you'll never get to where you want.
Guaranteed.
Hello?
Hi.. is this.. Jon.. Showtime?
Speaking.. if you want a date honey I'm gonna need you to take a number and..
No, nothing like that.. I just have a couple questions..
Sigh.
All interviews have to be scheduled through my..
No, not about wrestling.. I just have a few questions about someone you know.
Well, ok.. but I'd better get convinced you're a twenty something hottie.
Uhh.. I like.. totally am?
Good enough for me. But make it quick, I have a photo op in ten minutes.
It's about Kyle Braddock... Falcon..
Disgusted sigh.
What about him?
Well, I'm just wondering.. has he ever.. confided in you what he was afraid of?
That little punk? He's afraid of being hated.. that's why he's the goody two shoes face all the time. He cries when people talk s**t about him.
You think so?
It's not a matter of what I think. He's a coward. Always been afraid to do what he had to do. That's why I betrayed him all those times. I thought it would show him what the deal is. It just made him weaker.
I wish I could believe that...
Not about what you believe, it's what's true. You his girlfriend or something?
I'm a fifty year old house wife with boobs that drag on the floor and I think you're the hottest thing to ever walk the planet!
Phone was promptly hung up in Zelda's ear.
Disrespect him like that.. jerk
They're wrong... all of them...
See, Rob, the people who control the talent, the people who have managing interests in what we do, don't give you the chances you've earned, because they don't trust you. They can't take the chance that people are going to spend thirty something dollars on a wrestling show, just to watch you kick someone in the balls in the main event to grasp or retain that World Title. Doing whatever it takes to get to the top and stay there sounds real good doesn't it? Be willing to sacrifice your body, your self respect, even your dignity and a moral or two. Sounds wonderous to have that kind of freedom to choose not to restrict yourself. But like gender equality, religious equality or communism.. as good as it sounds..
It doesn't work.
This is a sport just like any other. With rules to encourage fairness and keep us from getting maimed and whatnot, and when you don't accept that, you don't get the trust you need in order to get what you want. This is what I've been trying to get through to you. It's not about what the record books say ten years after the fact when everyone has forgotten the match itself and all they have left to remind them is a simple one line on a history book that says Bob def Jerry. We don't live in the future, and as soon as you stop caring how your decisions affect you today, the worse off you become. Yea, it sucks.. and yea, you don't have to like it, but that's the way it is. You're not going to live a fufilled career if you spend twice as long looking for a shortcut as it would have taken...
Just to climb the ladder.
I'm not even talking to you as your opponent, or even another wrestler.. I'm addressing you as the friends we once were. You have to do more than just fight the top talent fairly, you need to promise yourself that you'll earn that trust, no matter who's in the ring with you. Because I know deep down that's the kind of man you really are. The King of Diamonds, the ultimate wrestler, and no matter what I'm not going to stop fighting for you. You made a whole mockery of Doc's "Intervention" last week... consider this to be yours.
Oh, hey.. Kyle..
Do you really want to know?
...Yes..
I'm afraid of dying... Zelda..
...Really?
Yes, it sounds like a conundrum.. the Immortal Falcon is afraid of dying.. but it's true. I pushed every other fear I've had out of my mind for good.. but.. I'm deathly afraid that one day I'm not going to wake up.. one day this dream I've been living for the last fourteen years is going to be over. Now.. I don't want to think about it.
...Wow..
I've felt it a little more.. every day.. since..
Since...?
You.
.....Oh. And.. last week?
Long time ago.. I fell off a cage.. all I did was break my elbow.. but I remember every second of the way down.. it was the first time being a wrestler hit me full in the face. I relived everything in that fall... my triumphs.. my failures.. my regrets.. my terrors. When I saw you jump..
You thought I would be scared.. and wanted to be there for me...
Yes.. I know it's a bit... overprotective, Zelda.. but
Hug.
I think it's just fine, Kyle.
Yea...
You totally could have acted more respectful...
Sorry.. it's just how I am when I'm around Angel..
I thought you said you were leaving..
I couldn't resist...
---Quick scene---
What do you need Zelda?
I just wanted to talk to you about Kyle.
He hasn't asked for anal, has he?
What? No!.. Geez now I'm afraid he's going to.
Hahaha.. I'm just messing with you.
I was just wondering.. He's been acting weird lately..
Kyle's behavior has never been considered normal by most standards.
Not that. I mean, he's acting like he's afraid of something. Adam thinks it's from before he knew him, so I'm trying to find someone from that time.
I've known Falcon a long time, but he's been that way since we became friends. I think you'll have to go back to his Suicide days. If he was different before you're gonna have to ask that Showtime guy.
Know where I can reach him?
He still does indy bookings here or there, or you can check his website, see if he has any contact info.
I will. Thanks Angel.
Don't mention it.
Suddenly a riotus burst of speech.
RememberwhenIbeatyouforthePWWcruiserweighttitleallthosetimes?Iremember,itwassoawesome.
Is that...? Oh you son of a...
Scuffling.
Let's get out of here...
Flee!
---Back to now---
You're just lucky he didn't find us behind the dumpster.
That's because I'm a ninja and I made us invisible.
Right.. totally not bringing you anywhere anymore.
Life brings nothing for the sane
Keep searching for new days on the horizon
My time just seems to slip away
I'm leaving no trace along the way
[/center][/i]Keep searching for new days on the horizon
My time just seems to slip away
I'm leaving no trace along the way
This.. right here, Rob.. is exactly why I'm standing where I am. Because I do know you, and because I know that the hardest person for anyone to know is themselves. People do things all the time that don't make sense, sometimes even to themselves while they're doing it. That's why I've spent an entire career watching everyone and everything, getting into the mindset of certain people, to steer them away from the self destructive path. The fact that your first response to me was an angry denial rather than your standard laugh, call names and makes jokes, only means that deep down you know it's true. You want to be the best, but you also wanted to be better than who you thought was the best. And that's the same man that I looked up to. Chris struggled his ass off in a place that didn't cater to him, no.. more than that..
Intentionally held him down.
You saw all that, and when you made the decision to be like him, somewhere inside you feel the need to go through that same thing, if only to prove that it makes you just as much of a fighter.. just as much of a man as he is. Why else would you spend 5 months kicking everyone that faced you square in the junk.. risking the loss of prospect that comes with it, to defend a title, and yet you have fought everybody in the last two months like the fighter that you are? I know you didn't intend to get yourself fired, but you fought through that too, didn't you? Point is Rob, wrestling is still a business. And you can be the best fighter in the World, hell you probably are, but if you don't respect the fact this company has to make money off your pain, you'll never get to where you want.
Guaranteed.
Seems like I falling deeper
Deeper inside myself
Feels like I'm growing weaker
Much weaker each day
I'm on the Path to Decay
[/center][/i]Deeper inside myself
Feels like I'm growing weaker
Much weaker each day
I'm on the Path to Decay
Hello?
Hi.. is this.. Jon.. Showtime?
Speaking.. if you want a date honey I'm gonna need you to take a number and..
No, nothing like that.. I just have a couple questions..
Sigh.
All interviews have to be scheduled through my..
No, not about wrestling.. I just have a few questions about someone you know.
Well, ok.. but I'd better get convinced you're a twenty something hottie.
Uhh.. I like.. totally am?
Good enough for me. But make it quick, I have a photo op in ten minutes.
It's about Kyle Braddock... Falcon..
Disgusted sigh.
What about him?
Well, I'm just wondering.. has he ever.. confided in you what he was afraid of?
That little punk? He's afraid of being hated.. that's why he's the goody two shoes face all the time. He cries when people talk s**t about him.
You think so?
It's not a matter of what I think. He's a coward. Always been afraid to do what he had to do. That's why I betrayed him all those times. I thought it would show him what the deal is. It just made him weaker.
I wish I could believe that...
Not about what you believe, it's what's true. You his girlfriend or something?
I'm a fifty year old house wife with boobs that drag on the floor and I think you're the hottest thing to ever walk the planet!
Phone was promptly hung up in Zelda's ear.
Disrespect him like that.. jerk
They're wrong... all of them...
The lights are fading day by day
No cure for the monsters still ascending
But life cost me everything
A new dawn is here, another day
[/center][/i]No cure for the monsters still ascending
But life cost me everything
A new dawn is here, another day
See, Rob, the people who control the talent, the people who have managing interests in what we do, don't give you the chances you've earned, because they don't trust you. They can't take the chance that people are going to spend thirty something dollars on a wrestling show, just to watch you kick someone in the balls in the main event to grasp or retain that World Title. Doing whatever it takes to get to the top and stay there sounds real good doesn't it? Be willing to sacrifice your body, your self respect, even your dignity and a moral or two. Sounds wonderous to have that kind of freedom to choose not to restrict yourself. But like gender equality, religious equality or communism.. as good as it sounds..
It doesn't work.
This is a sport just like any other. With rules to encourage fairness and keep us from getting maimed and whatnot, and when you don't accept that, you don't get the trust you need in order to get what you want. This is what I've been trying to get through to you. It's not about what the record books say ten years after the fact when everyone has forgotten the match itself and all they have left to remind them is a simple one line on a history book that says Bob def Jerry. We don't live in the future, and as soon as you stop caring how your decisions affect you today, the worse off you become. Yea, it sucks.. and yea, you don't have to like it, but that's the way it is. You're not going to live a fufilled career if you spend twice as long looking for a shortcut as it would have taken...
Just to climb the ladder.
I'm not even talking to you as your opponent, or even another wrestler.. I'm addressing you as the friends we once were. You have to do more than just fight the top talent fairly, you need to promise yourself that you'll earn that trust, no matter who's in the ring with you. Because I know deep down that's the kind of man you really are. The King of Diamonds, the ultimate wrestler, and no matter what I'm not going to stop fighting for you. You made a whole mockery of Doc's "Intervention" last week... consider this to be yours.
Seems like I falling deeper
Deeper inside myself
Feels like I'm growing weaker
Much weaker each day
I'm on the Path to Decay
[/center][/i]Deeper inside myself
Feels like I'm growing weaker
Much weaker each day
I'm on the Path to Decay
Oh, hey.. Kyle..
Do you really want to know?
...Yes..
I'm afraid of dying... Zelda..
...Really?
Yes, it sounds like a conundrum.. the Immortal Falcon is afraid of dying.. but it's true. I pushed every other fear I've had out of my mind for good.. but.. I'm deathly afraid that one day I'm not going to wake up.. one day this dream I've been living for the last fourteen years is going to be over. Now.. I don't want to think about it.
...Wow..
I've felt it a little more.. every day.. since..
Since...?
You.
.....Oh. And.. last week?
Long time ago.. I fell off a cage.. all I did was break my elbow.. but I remember every second of the way down.. it was the first time being a wrestler hit me full in the face. I relived everything in that fall... my triumphs.. my failures.. my regrets.. my terrors. When I saw you jump..
You thought I would be scared.. and wanted to be there for me...
Yes.. I know it's a bit... overprotective, Zelda.. but
Hug.
I think it's just fine, Kyle.
Seems like I falling deeper
Deeper inside myself
Feels like I'm growing weaker
Much weaker each day
I'm on the Path to Decay
[/center][/i]Deeper inside myself
Feels like I'm growing weaker
Much weaker each day
I'm on the Path to Decay