Post by Joe Ragnal on Nov 26, 2010 23:12:32 GMT -6
Lily: You never told her ANYTHING?
A lock up is taking place inside the training ring of Brad Kane. Lily-Rose takes opportunity of this by kicking Joe in the gut, causing the Innovator to double over, grabbing his midsection with a cough.
Joe: She knows about Freya...
Lily: I can't believe you! She's your GIRLFRIEND, Joe.
As Joe regains his ground, Lily throws a punch, but Joe blocks with his arm. However, Lily takes her free arm and grabs his, taking him down with an armbar. Joe grunts, trying to free himself from the hold.
Lily: She has a right to know your past. She has a right to realize what she's gotten herself into!
Joe: I know, I know, just...HNGH!
He reaches his arm out, grabbing the ropes in front of him.
Joe: Break, BREAK.
Lily lets go of Joe's arm, which he rubs, backing up a bit to let her spar partner get to his feet.
Joe: I don't want to ruin this, Lil. I have something good going here, and-WHOA.
He turns around, just narrowly avoiding a punch from Lily. Our hero's learning the hard lesson of never sharing certain information with female friends.
Lily: So what are you gonna do, then? The same thing with Tanya? Keep her in the dark about everything just as much until SHE gets kidnapped?
Joe: Don't you dare...
Joe spins around as Lily approaches him and grabs his back, hitting an enziguri to Lily's head. Lily collapses to the mat, grunting as she lands and grabbing her head. She looks up at Joe with a grin.
Lily: That what you want, Joe? To leave Lindsey unprotected like you did Tanya? That what you want? Lindsey in a wheelchair?
Joe: Don't go there, Lily!
Joe takes a swing, but he misses, leabing Lily open for a front headlock to apply.
Lily: Go where? Back to your losses? Back to the injustice you got served from Hardy?
Lily's eyes open in shock, however, as Joe grabs her into a bear hug, then throws her down to the mat.
Joe: I don't want that! I'm NOT about to let anything like that happen AGAIN!
As Lily gets to her feet, Joe charges at her, wrapping his legs around her head, spinning his upper body around and grabbing her arm, forcing her to the ground in a Christo submission.
Joe: I'll tell Lindsey everything, you got it? I WON'T let that happen to ANYONE again!
Lily: Just what I wanted...to hear...
Lily grins as she grunts her words, bringing her hand down to the mat for defeat. Joe lets go, sitting up on the mat as he breathes deeply. Lily does the same, grabbing her arm.
Lily: Trust me, Joe. She's better off knowing everything. Sierra to Tanya to...um...
Joe: See, that one I'm a little skeptical of bringing up. It was just...BIZARRE...
Lily: Yeeeah...but Freya she knows about?
Joe: Well, it'd be hard to explain the boys if she didn't.
A pause of silence. Once Lily thinks it over, they share a good laugh, Joe getting to his feet first and offering Lily a hand up.
Lily: So where is the lucky girl, anyway?
Joe: She wanted to bond with the boys by herself, so she took them to the park.
Lily: Well, that's good for her.
Joe: Yeah...but I get what you're saying, Lil. I shouldn't hide secrets from the ones I love. I mean, look what it did with you and Max.
Lily: Let's not go there, okay?
Joe: OHHHH, wait a second, we can discuss my dead girlfriend and blood feuds but not about your tranny ex?
Lily: Joe...
Joe: I mean, really, where's the difference there? Aren't both stories pretty dang heartwrenching?
Lily: JOE...
Joe: Still, your's has to be funnier, I mean, at least I didn't have to find Freya or Tanya wearing a tuxedo when we broke up. Cuz, see, Max was wearing a tube dre-
Lily: THAT'S IT!!
Joe laughs, jumping out of arm's reach as Lily swipes at him. The two then run out of the gym, Joe being chased by Lily.
*****
Well, it looks like I've got a challenge ahead of me.
Not just in a title defense, but in the gambling pool, too. Odds are like a bajillion to one that the Innovator of FUN, yours truly, is going to beat Hugo Conway in his second defense of the X Championship. I think only one person's actually going in favor of Hugo, so...yay to his fanclub?
I dunno. I mean, part of me wants to say that they're all wrong, but I'm sure the people betting on me have seen me before. They've seen my experience. They KNOW what I can do. I've been in this game for five years, I've put my body through some rough patches and hard knocks. I have a huge scar on my back that nobody would believe unless I wrestled shirtless or my tank top ripped off mid-match. But that won't be happening anytime soon.
You're not bad for how far you've come along, Hugo. But it seems a lot of your naysayers just haven't seen your full potential, or they don't have enough trust in you to carry the X Championship with it's full potential. I can't say which is which.
And here's something that kinda sorta gets to me, Hugo...you're saying that you'd do anything...ANYTHING...in this match to win the X Championship, even if it meant ending up in a wheelchair? Fine. But what happens when the next time you're being wheeled around, it's the last time you'll ever get to walk on your legs? What happens if, IF you're holding that X Championship, you're lying in your hospital bed, and the doctor tells you that you've lost that feeling from the waist down and can't wrestle again?
You shouldn't even THINK about going to that limit, Hugo. That's not FUN. FUN is creativity, not creativity until you're being rolled around for the rest of your life. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. That's NOT an example I want to set with this belt, this championship! I want the belt to represent FUN, not hardcore junkie indy violence.
You wanna know how I felt, Hugo, about Tanya ending up in a wheelchair? Devastated. Gutwrenched. Because I was worried that she'd never walk again. But she did. But if I kept an eye on her, if I hadn't let her get kidnapped, it wouldn't have happened in the first place. But I was stupid. It happened when I wasn't able to do that.
Those feelings of her being in a wheelchair, Hugo, it's the same feelings I had when she dumped me. When she said I wasn't mature for her. When I found out she was BANGING HER GUITARIST BEHIND MY BACK! All because I couldn't amend the losses I suffered to the jackass that nearly caused her paralysis!
The worst part of it, Hugo, is it all brought memories back of my first ex...Sierra. Hardcore straight edge chica. Hardline if you will. She took advantage of the juvenile streak I had going at fifteen and nearly kept me going down that road until I realized what we were doing was wrong. Kicking skulls in just because they drank? I'm straight edge. But I shouldn't see some poor sap go on disability leave just because we caused him brain damage.
That was wrong of me...so wrong...
Then she did the stupid thing...she killed herself. Because she saw just how bad her life had gotten that she kicked her own dad into a coma. Sad...but it's the story of my life.
This...THIS is why I focus on the past, Hugo. Because it all happened so many Novembers ago. Because it's hard to put all of that away. Because maybe, just MAYBE, Hugo, it'll help you somewhere down the line. Ever think about that?
But that's not to say some good will come out of this month, Hugo. Something always has. Like the Thanksgiving dinners my family often has, before and after dad's death. Like when Freya and I conceived our boys in Brad's swimming pool and got married in Vegas
And I hope to god, a defense of this X Championship is something I can add to those positives.[/color]
*****
He sighs, wiping the sweat off his forehead. He gets off the couch, and turns the camera off. Looking down at the lens, he sighs...not even looking the other person in the room in the eyes.
Joe:...And now you know...
Lindsey: And now I know...
She was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, just nodding her head with a glazed look in her eyes.
Lindsey: I was wondering why you wanted me to watch this promo.
Joe: Yeah...I should've just told you everything...without the camera, but...this is just where I felt like I could let it all out.
Lindsey: Well...
She walks over to him, wrapping her arms around the Innovator as she rests her head on his shoulder.
Lindsey: There might be some holes to fill in. And I have all night to listen.
Joe: True...
He takes another deep breath as they sit down on the couch. Lindsey gives him a kiss on the cheek, letting him know it's alright.
Joe: Well...after a few months of EWT, that's when Tanya and I met...
A lock up is taking place inside the training ring of Brad Kane. Lily-Rose takes opportunity of this by kicking Joe in the gut, causing the Innovator to double over, grabbing his midsection with a cough.
Joe: She knows about Freya...
Lily: I can't believe you! She's your GIRLFRIEND, Joe.
As Joe regains his ground, Lily throws a punch, but Joe blocks with his arm. However, Lily takes her free arm and grabs his, taking him down with an armbar. Joe grunts, trying to free himself from the hold.
Lily: She has a right to know your past. She has a right to realize what she's gotten herself into!
Joe: I know, I know, just...HNGH!
He reaches his arm out, grabbing the ropes in front of him.
Joe: Break, BREAK.
Lily lets go of Joe's arm, which he rubs, backing up a bit to let her spar partner get to his feet.
Joe: I don't want to ruin this, Lil. I have something good going here, and-WHOA.
He turns around, just narrowly avoiding a punch from Lily. Our hero's learning the hard lesson of never sharing certain information with female friends.
Lily: So what are you gonna do, then? The same thing with Tanya? Keep her in the dark about everything just as much until SHE gets kidnapped?
Joe: Don't you dare...
Joe spins around as Lily approaches him and grabs his back, hitting an enziguri to Lily's head. Lily collapses to the mat, grunting as she lands and grabbing her head. She looks up at Joe with a grin.
Lily: That what you want, Joe? To leave Lindsey unprotected like you did Tanya? That what you want? Lindsey in a wheelchair?
Joe: Don't go there, Lily!
Joe takes a swing, but he misses, leabing Lily open for a front headlock to apply.
Lily: Go where? Back to your losses? Back to the injustice you got served from Hardy?
Lily's eyes open in shock, however, as Joe grabs her into a bear hug, then throws her down to the mat.
Joe: I don't want that! I'm NOT about to let anything like that happen AGAIN!
As Lily gets to her feet, Joe charges at her, wrapping his legs around her head, spinning his upper body around and grabbing her arm, forcing her to the ground in a Christo submission.
Joe: I'll tell Lindsey everything, you got it? I WON'T let that happen to ANYONE again!
Lily: Just what I wanted...to hear...
Lily grins as she grunts her words, bringing her hand down to the mat for defeat. Joe lets go, sitting up on the mat as he breathes deeply. Lily does the same, grabbing her arm.
Lily: Trust me, Joe. She's better off knowing everything. Sierra to Tanya to...um...
Joe: See, that one I'm a little skeptical of bringing up. It was just...BIZARRE...
Lily: Yeeeah...but Freya she knows about?
Joe: Well, it'd be hard to explain the boys if she didn't.
A pause of silence. Once Lily thinks it over, they share a good laugh, Joe getting to his feet first and offering Lily a hand up.
Lily: So where is the lucky girl, anyway?
Joe: She wanted to bond with the boys by herself, so she took them to the park.
Lily: Well, that's good for her.
Joe: Yeah...but I get what you're saying, Lil. I shouldn't hide secrets from the ones I love. I mean, look what it did with you and Max.
Lily: Let's not go there, okay?
Joe: OHHHH, wait a second, we can discuss my dead girlfriend and blood feuds but not about your tranny ex?
Lily: Joe...
Joe: I mean, really, where's the difference there? Aren't both stories pretty dang heartwrenching?
Lily: JOE...
Joe: Still, your's has to be funnier, I mean, at least I didn't have to find Freya or Tanya wearing a tuxedo when we broke up. Cuz, see, Max was wearing a tube dre-
Lily: THAT'S IT!!
Joe laughs, jumping out of arm's reach as Lily swipes at him. The two then run out of the gym, Joe being chased by Lily.
*****
Well, it looks like I've got a challenge ahead of me.
Not just in a title defense, but in the gambling pool, too. Odds are like a bajillion to one that the Innovator of FUN, yours truly, is going to beat Hugo Conway in his second defense of the X Championship. I think only one person's actually going in favor of Hugo, so...yay to his fanclub?
I dunno. I mean, part of me wants to say that they're all wrong, but I'm sure the people betting on me have seen me before. They've seen my experience. They KNOW what I can do. I've been in this game for five years, I've put my body through some rough patches and hard knocks. I have a huge scar on my back that nobody would believe unless I wrestled shirtless or my tank top ripped off mid-match. But that won't be happening anytime soon.
You're not bad for how far you've come along, Hugo. But it seems a lot of your naysayers just haven't seen your full potential, or they don't have enough trust in you to carry the X Championship with it's full potential. I can't say which is which.
And here's something that kinda sorta gets to me, Hugo...you're saying that you'd do anything...ANYTHING...in this match to win the X Championship, even if it meant ending up in a wheelchair? Fine. But what happens when the next time you're being wheeled around, it's the last time you'll ever get to walk on your legs? What happens if, IF you're holding that X Championship, you're lying in your hospital bed, and the doctor tells you that you've lost that feeling from the waist down and can't wrestle again?
You shouldn't even THINK about going to that limit, Hugo. That's not FUN. FUN is creativity, not creativity until you're being rolled around for the rest of your life. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. That's NOT an example I want to set with this belt, this championship! I want the belt to represent FUN, not hardcore junkie indy violence.
You wanna know how I felt, Hugo, about Tanya ending up in a wheelchair? Devastated. Gutwrenched. Because I was worried that she'd never walk again. But she did. But if I kept an eye on her, if I hadn't let her get kidnapped, it wouldn't have happened in the first place. But I was stupid. It happened when I wasn't able to do that.
Those feelings of her being in a wheelchair, Hugo, it's the same feelings I had when she dumped me. When she said I wasn't mature for her. When I found out she was BANGING HER GUITARIST BEHIND MY BACK! All because I couldn't amend the losses I suffered to the jackass that nearly caused her paralysis!
The worst part of it, Hugo, is it all brought memories back of my first ex...Sierra. Hardcore straight edge chica. Hardline if you will. She took advantage of the juvenile streak I had going at fifteen and nearly kept me going down that road until I realized what we were doing was wrong. Kicking skulls in just because they drank? I'm straight edge. But I shouldn't see some poor sap go on disability leave just because we caused him brain damage.
That was wrong of me...so wrong...
Then she did the stupid thing...she killed herself. Because she saw just how bad her life had gotten that she kicked her own dad into a coma. Sad...but it's the story of my life.
This...THIS is why I focus on the past, Hugo. Because it all happened so many Novembers ago. Because it's hard to put all of that away. Because maybe, just MAYBE, Hugo, it'll help you somewhere down the line. Ever think about that?
But that's not to say some good will come out of this month, Hugo. Something always has. Like the Thanksgiving dinners my family often has, before and after dad's death. Like when Freya and I conceived our boys in Brad's swimming pool and got married in Vegas
And I hope to god, a defense of this X Championship is something I can add to those positives.[/color]
*****
He sighs, wiping the sweat off his forehead. He gets off the couch, and turns the camera off. Looking down at the lens, he sighs...not even looking the other person in the room in the eyes.
Joe:...And now you know...
Lindsey: And now I know...
She was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, just nodding her head with a glazed look in her eyes.
Lindsey: I was wondering why you wanted me to watch this promo.
Joe: Yeah...I should've just told you everything...without the camera, but...this is just where I felt like I could let it all out.
Lindsey: Well...
She walks over to him, wrapping her arms around the Innovator as she rests her head on his shoulder.
Lindsey: There might be some holes to fill in. And I have all night to listen.
Joe: True...
He takes another deep breath as they sit down on the couch. Lindsey gives him a kiss on the cheek, letting him know it's alright.
Joe: Well...after a few months of EWT, that's when Tanya and I met...