Post by Sam Kidsgrove on Mar 6, 2022 10:03:52 GMT -5
“You knew it’d happen”, Zooey says, matter of factly to Kidsgrove as he paces up and down the room in what can only be described as extreme annoyance. His face is a snarl as Zooey looks over to him mindfully, her feet up on the sofa - the book she is reading on her chest and glasses over her head.
“Doesn’t mean I have to be fucking happy about it.” Sam snaps. “Everything I said came true. Everything. He turned up, got in the way and cost us a chance to go to BattleBowl. Absolute fucking idiot. I need to do something about it, I need to go take him out, put him on the shelf, make sure he can’t make any stupid decisions that cost us again. I need to be ruthless, scorched earth this shit.”
Zooey sighs, knowing that she has to be the rational voice again, bringing him down from the precipice of destroying everyone and everything.
“You know that won’t solve anything. We need to be smarter than this - Cass is a nobody, a nothing who you can just easily ignore. Move onto more important things. Like who’d have thought the Swallowing would be back together?”
Kidsgrove dismisses this point, he absolutely saw it coming but he respects and admires Zooey far too much to contradict her. So let it slide.
“So no BattleBowl.” She continues. “That’s not a major problem, it’s not like that was on the plan. It was more a bonus if anything, the real test is coming, we both know that. Havoc is on its way. That was the first milestone, do well in that, or hell even win it and we’re set.”
He ponders for a moment, still stomping around, thoughts going through his head at 100mph.
“Yeah, you’re right. Cass is a dead end and a dead mind. Of course, we need to concentrate. Obviously Havoc is important - it’s a bit early to think of that, but yeah game face. Just move on and concentrate on this week. We booked?”
“We are.” Zooey says, bringing up the card on her phone. “Cherry Vega.” She confirms.
“Hmmm, tough, scrappy, young and hungry, she’ll want to make a name for herself.” He muses.
“Says here she’s in a band, maybe you can throw her some work, we need a new theme song.”
“What?” He asks, puzzled.
“Oh, Larry called, Shinedown dropped you - said that you shouldn’t have used their entrance against Lissie and sent a cease and desist. It was pretty damning actually.”
“Fuck sake, that’s all we need.” He rubs his temples, trying to wish away the bad luck.
“Yeah, well just file it away in the same place as Cass. I’ll deal with it, you can’t be distracted. Cherry Vega, that’s who you need to concentrate on.”
“Says here her name is Charlotte Wiśniewski.”
“Cherry Vega is a stage name.”
“What? Is she a fucking stripper? Know what, I don’t care. She can call herself whatever she wants for all the good that’s gonna do her. She’s going to have her name called once, that’s on her entrance. After that no one will hear it. After all, what’s the best way to get over a loss that was entirely the doing of an idiot that shouldn’t have been there? Get straight back on the horse and win.
I don’t care if it’s Cherry Vega or Alice Gemini, hell it could be Spencer fucking Adams for all I care, the end result is the same. I’m pissed off and I’m going through them. The name is inconsequential.
That’s not to say Cherry doesn’t have a bright future. I’m sure she does, we have plenty of room on the roster for people to come in from another industry and take over. Hell I did it myself and paved the way for people like her to come in and do the same. I wish luck to her in everything, it’s a hard path she’s chosen.
But I’m not going to take it easy on her because I helped forge her path. I’m not going to be nice or sympathetic because she’s going on a similar journey to me, no I’m going to use this as a teaching opportunity for her.
She’s used to being in a tag team, they win together, they lose together, they share the burden. When one person is down the other can pick them up, when they are on a roll, they can inspire you. It’s a totally different situation when you face down an angry lion in the ring alone. When you feel the fear well up inside you and you look to the corner and see no one there to relieve you and you have to rely on your own guts and determination to see you through. That’s the world she’s going into, and she’s not going into it with a nice pitch up where she faces Jayson Price or something, no. She’s going straight into the pit. It’ll be her rabbit in the headlights moment, the only question is will she stand there and take it, or run away afterwards? My guess is the latter..”
“Maybe she’ll surprise you.”
“I hope so, I don’t want to face anyone who’s not bringing everything they have to the table. I hope she brings it - it’s her chance to show the world after all that she can compete against the best.
I hope she pulls out the best performance she’ll ever have in her career because I want to face the best, I want to beat people who are having the fight of their lives. I want to prove myself to anyone out there who thinks I’m past it. Fight me as hard as I’m going to fight you, that’s all I ask.
If Cherry Vega does this then maybe, when she’s been beaten for the 3 count after a box office smash, I can show her some respect. Until then, she’s just another name."
“Doesn’t mean I have to be fucking happy about it.” Sam snaps. “Everything I said came true. Everything. He turned up, got in the way and cost us a chance to go to BattleBowl. Absolute fucking idiot. I need to do something about it, I need to go take him out, put him on the shelf, make sure he can’t make any stupid decisions that cost us again. I need to be ruthless, scorched earth this shit.”
Zooey sighs, knowing that she has to be the rational voice again, bringing him down from the precipice of destroying everyone and everything.
“You know that won’t solve anything. We need to be smarter than this - Cass is a nobody, a nothing who you can just easily ignore. Move onto more important things. Like who’d have thought the Swallowing would be back together?”
Kidsgrove dismisses this point, he absolutely saw it coming but he respects and admires Zooey far too much to contradict her. So let it slide.
“So no BattleBowl.” She continues. “That’s not a major problem, it’s not like that was on the plan. It was more a bonus if anything, the real test is coming, we both know that. Havoc is on its way. That was the first milestone, do well in that, or hell even win it and we’re set.”
He ponders for a moment, still stomping around, thoughts going through his head at 100mph.
“Yeah, you’re right. Cass is a dead end and a dead mind. Of course, we need to concentrate. Obviously Havoc is important - it’s a bit early to think of that, but yeah game face. Just move on and concentrate on this week. We booked?”
“We are.” Zooey says, bringing up the card on her phone. “Cherry Vega.” She confirms.
“Hmmm, tough, scrappy, young and hungry, she’ll want to make a name for herself.” He muses.
“Says here she’s in a band, maybe you can throw her some work, we need a new theme song.”
“What?” He asks, puzzled.
“Oh, Larry called, Shinedown dropped you - said that you shouldn’t have used their entrance against Lissie and sent a cease and desist. It was pretty damning actually.”
“Fuck sake, that’s all we need.” He rubs his temples, trying to wish away the bad luck.
“Yeah, well just file it away in the same place as Cass. I’ll deal with it, you can’t be distracted. Cherry Vega, that’s who you need to concentrate on.”
“Says here her name is Charlotte Wiśniewski.”
“Cherry Vega is a stage name.”
“What? Is she a fucking stripper? Know what, I don’t care. She can call herself whatever she wants for all the good that’s gonna do her. She’s going to have her name called once, that’s on her entrance. After that no one will hear it. After all, what’s the best way to get over a loss that was entirely the doing of an idiot that shouldn’t have been there? Get straight back on the horse and win.
I don’t care if it’s Cherry Vega or Alice Gemini, hell it could be Spencer fucking Adams for all I care, the end result is the same. I’m pissed off and I’m going through them. The name is inconsequential.
That’s not to say Cherry doesn’t have a bright future. I’m sure she does, we have plenty of room on the roster for people to come in from another industry and take over. Hell I did it myself and paved the way for people like her to come in and do the same. I wish luck to her in everything, it’s a hard path she’s chosen.
But I’m not going to take it easy on her because I helped forge her path. I’m not going to be nice or sympathetic because she’s going on a similar journey to me, no I’m going to use this as a teaching opportunity for her.
She’s used to being in a tag team, they win together, they lose together, they share the burden. When one person is down the other can pick them up, when they are on a roll, they can inspire you. It’s a totally different situation when you face down an angry lion in the ring alone. When you feel the fear well up inside you and you look to the corner and see no one there to relieve you and you have to rely on your own guts and determination to see you through. That’s the world she’s going into, and she’s not going into it with a nice pitch up where she faces Jayson Price or something, no. She’s going straight into the pit. It’ll be her rabbit in the headlights moment, the only question is will she stand there and take it, or run away afterwards? My guess is the latter..”
“Maybe she’ll surprise you.”
“I hope so, I don’t want to face anyone who’s not bringing everything they have to the table. I hope she brings it - it’s her chance to show the world after all that she can compete against the best.
I hope she pulls out the best performance she’ll ever have in her career because I want to face the best, I want to beat people who are having the fight of their lives. I want to prove myself to anyone out there who thinks I’m past it. Fight me as hard as I’m going to fight you, that’s all I ask.
If Cherry Vega does this then maybe, when she’s been beaten for the 3 count after a box office smash, I can show her some respect. Until then, she’s just another name."