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Post by Semag D'Nim on Jul 26, 2010 22:00:15 GMT -4
*Semag is walking down the hallway from the gym, dripping sweat, a towel wrapped around his neck. He's talking to himself*
Performances like Monday aren't up to my expectations... the fan's expectations... I have to get better... I have to perform better...
*He turns and hits the wall with his fist and forearm*
My fans deserve better...
*He leans his head against his arm on the wall, taking some deep breaths trying to calm down*
(ooc: this is set-up for a segment with Cathul)
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Post by cathul on Jul 27, 2010 8:16:47 GMT -4
Cathul: I know that look. It's the look of a man questioning how much he has left.
*Cathul is sitting in a doorway with a sober look on his face a few feet from Semag.
Cathul: Before you get all uppity, I come in peace. I literally come bearing an olive branch.
*Cathul reaches into the room behind him and pulls out a potted tree with the price tag still tied to it's trunk.
Cathul: Or in this case, the whole olive tree. Olive branches aren't easy to find around here. My options were this, or coming in with a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and the tree seemed a more practical choice. I mean, maybe when it reaches full maturity, I can harvest the oil myself. Plus, I'll never have this dilemma again.
*Shrugging, Cathul puts the tree behind him before continuing.
Cathul: That match at the Pay Per View... it didn't go as I planned. I planned to have you at your best and beat you in the middle of that ring. I wanted to show you and everyone watching that I am your superior. I got the win, but I wasn't aware of Sirus attacking you before our match. If you feel slighted by it, I will gladly offer you a rematch. However, before you jump back into the ring with me, ask yourself how bad did Sirus handicap you in that match? Did I counter all your moves because you were in pain, or was I just faster than you? Was it because I was the fresher wrestler, or was it because I out-thought you?
Cathul: We just met in the ring last week to much the same result. Yes, it was a tag match. Yes, Sirus was allowed to intervene. No, I didn't pin or submit you. I'm not rubbing this in your face, I'm just stating the facts. Am I really the one you want to hop into the ring with, or could there be someone else that comes to mind first?
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Post by Semag D'Nim on Jul 27, 2010 11:48:41 GMT -4
*Semag turns his head to look at Cathul, his look becoming more of a scowl*
As I've said, I'm not one to make excuses. You beat me in the middle of the ring. I came out to fight, and I give everything I have every time I step in that ring.
*He steps away from the wall, fully turning his body toward Cathul.*
It makes no difference to me who I step in that ring with... you... Sirus... a shot at 2Face for the National Championship... the crazy clown for the Heavyweight Championship... tagging with somebody I don't know to beat whoever the tag champs are right now...
*His scowl turns to a grin*
I plan on beating the living crap out of the next person I get in there with... And if that just happens to be you... well, we do have some unfinished business...
*He folds his arms over his chest, almost laughing*
I think the fans want to see you get what's coming to you for joining with Emma...
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Post by cathul on Jul 27, 2010 13:21:28 GMT -4
Cathul: The fans.... Right. The fans are in the same position I am in. How many out there are working at a job they hate just to pay the bills? How many of them have dreams of doing something more with their life? How many of them would do whatever it takes to make sure their family is provided for? They see me aligned with Emma, tagging with Sirus, but they never got to know me and what I represent. What can I say? The orignal GXers weren't hiring.
*Cathul runs his hands over his bald head grunting away his frustration.
Cathul: I know what people call me. I know they say I'm demented, that I'm a Sadist, that I delight in causing pain and strife. That's all true. If people hated me for that alone, I wouldn't mind. I'm a monster. I chose this line of work because it fits me like a tailored suit. But don't act like I'm the only despicable one. You're the exact same as I am. You're here because you're a monster as well. You could be helping people people. You could be bagging an old ladies groceries, driving an ambulance, fighting a forest fire... You could be making the world a better place, but instead you are sharing this hallway with me. Two monsters lurking together in a dark corridor. It's enough to give children nightmares.
*Cathul's facial expressions contort as his mood changes once again.
Cathul: I may be aligned with Emma, but I'm helping people with my contributions. Maybe not in this ring, maybe not in this arena, but my funds are being used to help my parish back home. I took this job because I only work one or two days a week, which leaves me free to attend my spiritual obligations back home the other 5 days each and every week. Who are you helping? What are you fighting for? What do you have to say for yourself? As far as I see it, I was hired to make sure you didn't get into a match and I succeeded. Unfinished business? It's finished on my end, what will it take for you to just let go and let bygones be bygones?
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Post by Semag D'Nim on Jul 27, 2010 19:01:45 GMT -4
*Semag squints at Cathul for a moment then shakes his head*
You can come to me and say you're only doing what you have to. I just can't believe that. Selling your soul to the "devil" is never something somebody has to do...
*He pauses a moment, raising a hand to his chin, then continues*
As long as you are associated with "Team Emma", there will be unfinished business. For bygones to be bygones, the only thing you can do to make that happen is turn your back on Emma and be a man for yourself, not be somebody's hired puppet.
*Semag unfolds his arms and takes a step back*
As for what I fight for, I fight for the fans. I fight because I love what I do. I fight for the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and the battles that take me to both. I fight to put on the best match I can each and every time I go out there.
Maybe I'm an idealist, that's fine. The day I quit enjoying what I do is the day I'll find something else to do.
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Post by cathul on Jul 28, 2010 12:10:31 GMT -4
*Cathul shakes his head in frustration once more.
Cathul: Listen, I can't turn my back on Emma. I have too many people back home in Innsmouth looking to me for help. I can't turn my back on them, I can't walk away from them. But what I can do is turn my back on you and walk away, from YOU. As far as my dealings with Emma go, I feel you have been taken care of. I kept you out of a title match, I beat you in the ring at the Pay Per View, my team was victorious over you last week. I believe we are done. I have no spite left for you.
*Cathul smiles warmly, not mockingly before continuing.
Cathul: I tell you this, not to gloat over my victories, but to let you know I'm satisfied. I'm certain we will face each other again in the future, that part is inevitable. What I can tell you is I have nothing personal against you. I'm sorry about the kidnapping, it was an ends to serve a means.
*Cathul shrugs looking sheepish.
Cathul: And as far as selling my soul... I'm a priest, I know a thing or two about the Devil. Emma is not the Devil. She's not that smart, not that manipulative, and not that alluring. What she is is the GM in charge of doing the hiring. She isn't going to hire someone to directly appose her. If it wasn't me, then it would be someone else. You go lucky with having me as a Nemesis. I have a heart, I have a soul, and I know right from wrong. I won't jump you backstage... again, I won't interfere with your matches, and I won't stab you in the back.
*Cathul turns his back on Semag, but speaks to him over his shoulder.
Cathul: I do this in good faith that you will not stab me in the back either. I am defenseless and standing before you helpless. In an unprotected stance such as this, a good blow can rupture a disk causing near paralysis and effectively ending my wrestling career for good. All you have to do is strike me with all your hatred and anger at me and Emma, and this problem will go away. I'm not leaving Emma's side. If she orders me back into the ring with you, I will face you again. Is that promise of further violence enough for you to end my career here and now, or will you answer my show of faith by turning your back on this situation and walking away peacefully?
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Post by Semag D'Nim on Jul 28, 2010 15:21:02 GMT -4
I know you haven't been here *that* long, so I'll forgive you for thinking I'd do business by battering someone in a defenseless position. My kidnapping of you was... out of character, some would say, but I had to send a message to the "boss" that I will not take her crap. I look forward to meeting you in the ring again, as I too am sure it will happen.
*He goes to turn away, then turns back for just a moment*
But I think you'll understand that I'm still keeping an eye on you.
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