Orochi Army: Reunification series

[OrochiGeese]

(We got a 4 part series here, folks. All taking part in one day.)


*Orochi-O's Inc, Thursday afternoon, 4pm. Holly is in OrochiGeese's office discus...debat...arguing.*


OG: "Holly...we've been over this already. I don't want to hear it anymore...

Holly: "Damn it Geese...I'm telling you, you should have put ME in a match for the Anniversary show. I would have beaten Kaori and then given everyone a REAL Highlight that night."

*Mr. Clyde comes to the door*

Mr. Clyde: "Sir, you have...a visitor.."

Holly: "Tell them to come back later, Clyde."

Mr. Clyde: "No...this is a VERY important visitor...and OG needs to meet with her immediately."

Holly: "Oh, is it little Alicia Gordon? Are we going to work out some of the details of the OG-Joshi/LAWL 'relationship'? Maybe we can help market potato wrestler plush dolls. Don't make me laugh...out loud..."

*Mr. Clyde ignores Holly and looks straight at OrochiGeese. Clyde is a bit more serious then usual so OG's attention is piqued...suddenly his eyes widen*

OG: "It's...?"

Mr. Clyde: "Yes...HER. I wasn't expecting her today..."

OG: "Neither was I...today"

Mr. Clyde: "You knew...you knew she was even back?"

Holly: "Um...HELLO? Just WHO are we talking about here?"

*Suddenly a woman walks up to the doorway. To greet her, Mr. Clyde steps out of her way to allow her into the room as OrochiGeese rises from his chair. Mr. Clyde shares a rare look of happiness upon seeing her.*

Holly: "Ok, someone here want get the freaking stars out of their eyes and tell me who the hell that woman is!?"

Cel6: "Clyde, always a pleasure. *She pats him on the back and then turns her attention to OG* Hello OrochiGeese...it is an honor to once again be in your presence."

OG: "The honor and pleasure is mine...Celes."

Mr. Clyde: "Wait...um.."

Celes: "Yes Clyde, I told OG my real name."

Mr. Clyde: "When?"

Celes: "At the OG-FPD 2 Year Anniversary show."

Mr. Clyde: "You were there? Figaro or I didn't see you backstage at all."

Celes: "I arrived backstage to see OG after his match with Twinky. Due to the brutality of the match, OG could barely stand afterwards. And I was the one that helped prop him up at the end of the show, so that he could physically be there to show his approval to the new World Champion, as an owner should.."

Holly: "HELLO!! HOLLY HERE! You want to tell me what is going on here!?"

*Holly stands to face Celes and glares at her. Even Clyde shivers at the cold tension in their stare. But in contrast to Holly's expression of petulant impatience and wounded pride of feeling "out of the loop", Celes just looks dryly and dismissively at her*

Holly: "So who ARE you and why are you HERE?"

*Celes looks at Holly, smirks, then walks past her and takes the chair Holly had been sitting in. She places a handkerchief on top of the seat before finally sitting in it.*

Mr. Clyde: "Here we go..."

Holly: "I was sitting there!"

Celes: "It wouldn't be the first time you abandoned your post here only for me to fill it. Nor is it the first time my presence is an improvement."

*Holly's face wrinkles up in rage*

Holly: "I still don't know who you are, but now I don't CARE, NOBODY talks to me like THAT!"

OrochiGeese: "Mr. Clyde, perhaps you and Holly would like to take a little walk...back to her office..and fill her in on the details of our important guest here while she and I have our meeting."

Mr. Clyde: "That would be wise..."

Holly: "If you think I'm going ANYWHERE..."

*Mr. Figaro comes to the door and gets a surprised grin on his face upon seeing Celes.*

Mr. Figaro: "Hmm...as happy as I am to see you, things look a bit tense here..."

*OG, Celes, and Mr. Clyde all direct their glances to Holly*

Mr. Figaro: "Ahh, I see...I'll take care of this...come on Holly."

Holly: "I'm not going anyw...

*Mr. Figaro suddenly lifts Holly up on his shoulder and carries her out of the room as she kicks and screams in protest. Clyde goes with Figaro to help pry Holly's hands off of the door hinges. Celes locks the door behind them. Mr. Figaro then deposits Holly onto her chair in her office as Mr. Clyde locks the door and guards it.*

Mr. Clyde: "Holly...I think we need to talk..."

[OrochiGeese]

*Holly catches her breath after, futiley, fighting back and protesting from being forcefully placed onto her desk chair in her office. Although her screaming has halted, the shock has not worn off from being thrown out of OG's office by Mr. Figaro and Mr. Clyde.*

*She continues catching her breath...and then resumes the screaming*

Holly: "What the hell were you two doing!? Picking me up and tossing me out of there!?"

Mr. Clyde: "We've been through a lot, Holly...and I would like to think by now that we are past any trust issues."

Holly: "Fine...but did you hear the way that bitch..."

Mr. Clyde: "I suggest an alternate and more neutral adjective for a long time friend of Figaro's and mine."

Holly: "Who IS she?"

Mr. Figaro: "Her name is Celes and she is the very reason that Clyde and I joined Orochi-O's."

Mr. Clyde: "This is a sensitive topic Holly but we're just gonna go right out and say it."

Holly: "..."

Mr. Figaro: "A few years ago, after you abandoned Geese and went with Johnny Domino, Geese's life and career came to a screeching halt."

Holly: "I'd REALLY rather not talk about this, we already put it in the past."

Mr. Figaro: "If you want to know who Celes is...hell, if you want to know why Clyde and I have been here all this time, then you WILL listen."

Holly: "...fine."

Mr. Clyde: "After you left, Celes started talking to OrochiGeese because she was an admirer and saw great potential in him. She got him re-motivated in the wrestling ring and with Orochi-O's. Thanks to her, he refocused his career and began the track of upwards momentum he has been on for years now. Celes arranged with us to work as security guards and wanted us to be confidants of him."

Holly: "So SHE was the "Cel6" in OG's weird 'Ebenezer Geese's Xmas360 Holiday tale' "

Mr. Clyde: "Correct."

Mr. Figaro: "Although Clyde and I have done our part to help Geese, it was really Celes that re-lit the fire under him and helped propel him to new heights. However, after a short while, Celes left to attend to matters back home. We have been here since. We have had occasional contact with Celes over the last few years. But it was not until she contacted us last week, that we knew she was coming back here."

Holly: "Well, she certainly doesn't seem to like me. You heard what she said! Just WHAT gave her that right!?"

Mr. Clyde: "With all due respect Holly...after what you did to Geese those years back, YOU are the one with no right to judge the person who came into his life and put him on the upswing after you almost destro...."

*Holly looks down, actually showing remorse for a second. An emotion felt and shown quite rarely by her.*

Holly: "enough...I already apologized to him for that..."

Mr. Figaro: "Maybe so...but Celes has never liked you, and you HAVE to understand that."

Holly: "But what about you two?"

Mr. Clyde: "We are Celes' best friends, but we have still grown to enjoy your company. We have no vendetta against you. We did when we FIRST met you, as you know, but that has washed away after the last year and a half of you being back at Orochi-O's... and us all working, training, and fighting together against Team Ryder."

Mr. Figaro: "We wouldn't have had your back so many times if we hated you. But you must understand that, for years, Celes has wanted to eliminate you, as revenge for what you did to Geese."

Holly: "Ok...fine...so is THAT why she is back?"

Mr. Figaro: "Oddly enough, we don't know."

Holly: "That is, isn't it? You just don't want to admit it!"

Mr. Clyde: "Here is what we know: Celes called me the day after PW-W's FinalXReflection show, which also happened to be five days before the OG-FPD 2 Year Anniversary show. She told me she was coming back. She didn't say when or where or WHY, beyond that she was coming back to take care of some things that have gone astray."

Holly: "But Geese said he also knew that she was coming!? And that Celes was there with him at the 2 Year Anniversary show!"

Mr. Figaro: "She was THERE??"

Mr. Clyde: "Yes, she told us that before you arrived. So after that show, and perhaps beforehand, Geese was expecting her too at some point. I'm guessing Celes contacted him before the show, but we'll have to find out."

Holly: "I need to find out what is going on in that meeting with them."

Mr. Clyde: "I'd be lying if i said I wasn't curious. But until we are called in, we will stay here with you."

Holly: "Damnit, you're a ninja or something...go find out!"

Mr. Figaro: "Or something?"

Mr. Clyde: "If Celes and OG want us to stay here, then that is what we will do."

Holly: "ooh...taking orders from ole Celes are you? I see how it is..."

Mr. Clyde: "Celes, Figaro, and I work equally as a team and trust each other fully in that capacity."

*Suddenly Holly's phone rings and she jumps. While she scrambles impatiently to pick up the phone, it flies out of her hands and Figaro catches it.*

Mr. Clyde: "Yes?"

*The voice on the other end belongs to Celes*

Celes: "Hi Figaro. You, Clyde, and that unclean peasant wench can come in now."

Holly: "Who is talking? What are they saying?"

Figaro: "Celes wishes us to come in now, she especially seems to want to meet YOU again."

*Celes is heard clearing her throat on the other end of the phone*

Figaro: *on the phone, laughing* "You didn't really expect me to say that to her, did you!?"

Holly: "Say WHAT? What did she say! TELL ME!!!"'

Mr. Clyde: "Quiet Holly, the grown-ups are on the phone now."

*Holly shoots Clyde a nasty look*

Celes: "No, I suppose not. Sometimes your tact surprises me."

Mr. Figaro: "It's been too long since we last spoke Celes...you are calling ME tactful. *laughs again* Ok, we'll come into OG's office now."

*Mr. Figaro hangs up the phone and all three of them leave the room to head for OG's office.*

[OrochiGeese]

*At the same time Figaro, Clyde, and Holly left OG's office, OrochiGeese and Celes had this conversation.*

(So this happened the same time as the previous RP. Everything will converge at the end of this one.)


OG: "So, what is the occasion? How have I been so lucky to see you TWICE in the last week?"

Celes: "There is MUCH we need to discuss. But first, how are you feeling?"

OG: "My body feels like it has shutdown. Between the fight with Dijon at FinalxReflection and the 30 minutes of hell Twinky and I put each other through at the OG-FPD Anniversary show, it was hard enough getting to work today. My face and chin burn from Charlie Illuminati and i can barely move my neck thanks to the Empyrean Halo. However, considering I was even able to make it to work today, I can not complain."

Celes: "When you face two of the absolute BEST wrestlers in the world, all of that will happen."

OG: "How have YOU been?"

Celes: "I've been well, thank you. But this is not about me, it's never been about me. This is about you. And Geese, we have a LOT of work to do."

OG: "I know..."

Celes: "I don't think you really understand how deep this goes. I knew something was up when you read that Holiday story and mentioned me. I could tell there was a part of you that needed the clarity and boost that only I could give you. But I was assured of my necessity after seeing FinalXReflection and your reaction the day after it."

OG: "I lost to Dijon..."

Celes: "Let's just leave it at that for now. For there was little positive to take from that fight, other then the fact your resiliency was extremely strong. Even Dijon was surprised that you hung in there as long as you did and that you kicked out of TWO ORLY's, a move that has taken out SO many others. It actually took him a while to pin you. But something was missing...from the beginning of that match..."

OG: "Yeah, and..."

Celes: "But at the 12/13 show, both your defensive AND offensive spirit were to be praised in your match against Twinky McLanahan. The part of you that was absent from the MOMENT you walked into the Dijon match, DID come to fight for the Twinky match. Few people can stand with that warrior for 30 minutes and trade the best they have with the best he has. But you BOTH took each other to the limit in that match, put on one of the best matches of the year, and you deserve accolades for that. As do you deserve praise as an owner for placing that match on one of OG-FPD's best shows of the year."

OG: "I know but..."

Celes: "The problem is that you couldn't win either of those fights. You got so close on so many occasions against Twinky, but you couldn't FINISH him. And in your match against Dijon, you entered that ring lacking the very spirit that got you TO that point."

OG: "I never had a UWH Title shot before...with all the buildup and all the momentum...when i finally got there..."

Celes: "You were so content to be there, you didn't realize how much HARDER you had to push to get your next goal. The title fight wasn't your ultimate goal, the TITLE was. You needed to push harder then you already had in getting to that point."

OG: "Also, after all the time I spent trying to get revenge on Spunk for what he did to me...when I finally beat him for the #1 Contendership, when i finally beat him with something big on the line...

Celes: "You got too comfortable. And as much as I know you DO want that PW-W UHW Title, you didn't step your training and mental preparation up to the next level as you had to. Your spirit wasn't ready for a Title fight, not against someone who's spirit is always strong like Dijon. Before that fight, for the months leading up to it, you had to look deep inside of you. You had to do that for BOTH fights. You needed to do that to take the title from Dijon and to not only compete with but BEAT Twinky in that match. But to truly look deep inside yourself, you needed to have more time and energy."

OG: "I had a lot of time, Celes. I was the #1 Contender to the UWH Title for MONTHS. And Mr. McLanahan and I had planned our match way back in September."

Celes: "Time is more then just the days something is on your mind, its the MOMENTS you spend doing something about it. Look at you Geese...you are surrounded by so much obligation, you can't focus on or perfect any ONE thing."

OG: "I am a modern Renaissance man, I am a success in more then just one field."

Celes: "YES...but sometimes to reach the VERY top of one field...the PINNACLE, you need to cut back on some of your other work. Geese, you are currently a Cereal CEO, a professional wrestler, and the owner of a professional wrestling federation!! All three of those are very demanding on your time, energy, and thought."

OG: "Are you really suggesting that I give one of them up?"

Celes: "Just that you manage it all better and more efficiently. Spend your time smarter and stop allowing things to get in the way of your concentration. For starters, how badly do you want that PW-W UHW Championship?"

OG: "I've fought tirelessly for the last 3 years to win that belt. I've craved it with a sick fixation ever since it was the GWF Heavyweight Championship belt. I have gone through so many people, done SO many things to get to the point I am at now...I want that Title, Celes."

Celes: "And WHEN you achieve it, your success in your other areas will also increase. Orochi-O's will then have the PW-W UHW Champion as their owner. Same with OG-FPD and OG-Joshi. So it would actually pay off overall to spend MORE time trying to win that Title."

OG: "So, what is on your mind?"

Celes: "You can't micromanage all three of your goals at the same time. Every goal you tirelessly strive for is at the expense of the other two. You need to find a way to manage things with OG-FPD, specifically."

OG: "What about Orochi-O's?"

Celes: "I'll ask you two questions: Does running Orochi-O's give you stress?"

OG: "No. I find it remarkably easy."

Celes: "Does running OG-FPD, specifically, OG-Joshi, give you stress? And is that stress ENTIRELY because of Holly?"

OG: "Well...may...yeah, it is."

Celes: "Perhaps she is great for Orochi-O's. I won't debate it because I know little of marketing except that I want nothing to do with it. But for OG-FPD, she is another problem all together. Holly IS the reason that OG-FPD has taken too much of your time. It is HER level of involvement and type of activity in OG-FPD that is the problem, not OG-FPD itself."

OG: "Ever since she beat Jo Ryder at Venemous Ties, she has been a lot calmer around the Orochi-O's office. And nothing else stresses me out there. But in OG-FPD, Holly has become a bit of a handful."

Celes: "If it wasn't for her, there wouldn't BE a problem with OG-FPD right now. But Geese...you are supposed to be unstoppable as both a wrestler AND as the OG-FPD owner and yet...you are constantly being weighted down by her. She has led to so much wasted time and energy being spent on your part. So much hurt credibility, and I know you feel it too."

OG: "Holly and I have had some issues as of late."

Celes: "You are the owner of OG-FPD and have its best interests in mind...and yet she constantly publically second guesses you. She insults other promotions that you desire to work with. She is constantly diverting attention from IMPORTANT things...to her own petty affairs, complaints, and goals. And you are the one that has to deal with them and you waste valuable time doing so"

OG: "What do you suggest I do, then?"

Celes: "Anyone that does not have OG-FPD's best interests in mind, should not be working as a top employee there. It is simple as that. That goes for any company. She is too much of a distraction as she pushes for her personal agenda. How often has she taken official OG-FPD time to insult one of her Joshi competitors or other feds? She should not use OG-FPD funds to insult Kaori NiGHT or Jo Ryder or the OG-Joshi Champion, Haley Cannon!"

OG: "..."

Celes: "And everytime she publically second guesses your decisions, she undermines your power. She makes you look weak. You are OrochiGeese...the bringer of chaos...you are not WEAK...you have made yourself stronger then even I ever imagined you could be! But you have to be that way ALL the time with your decisions or else you will start to lose your power AND confidence!"

*Celes gets right up in front of OrochiGeese's face*

Celes: "I started you on your path of momentum three years ago, IN SPITE OF HER no less. So I will NOT stand for her to bring you down and take your concentration away from where it belongs: Keeping OG-FPD the way you want it to be and not letting the stress that SHE causes you about it to get in the way of that UHW Title. So that you can assure your legacy of greatness that you deserve."

OG: "I will not get rid of Holly."

Celes: "I know you won't...you two have clearly patched things up for the most part and have been through a lot in the last year. But damnit Geese...you have to find a way to minimize her negative effects...or else...you'll be spending all your time doing damage control for an out of control girl hell bent on her own ego. Not only does she hurt OG-FPD, but she hurts your chances at the UHW Title due to the time she requires from you to clean up her messes. So if you want that UHW Title...

OG: "I do"

Celes: "Then prove it...work for it...remove all things in your life that will stop you from getting it. Only then do you even have a CHANCE at getting another title shot. And once you do get that chance...if you finally give yourself the TIME to concentrate on what you need to do, something you CLEARLY couldn't do this time, then maybe you can win that title. But only if you put every available second of energy, thought, and DRIVE to that goal."

OG: "So what about Holly and OG-FPD?"

Celes: "I have a few ideas about how to make sure her effect on your time is minimized. We'll talk about it later."

OG: "Fine...but realize that OG-FPD and Holly are both valued by me, and I don't intend on ultimately sacrificing either."

Celes: "I have an idea that will allow BOTH of them to stay in your life and not conflict in the way they have been at odds in the last few months. Has it not been true that the CURRENT state of affairs has made WORSE your relationship with Holly while ALSO making OG-FPD more stressful for you to run...thereby taking time away from your UWH Title hunt?"

OG: "Yes...that has been the case."

Celes: "Exactly. So I will tell you my solution later this week. You need time to process everything I have said so that when we discuss it next, you will be able to fully see the value of my plan. And we will work out the perfect way to implement it."

OG: "We will discuss it next week."

Celes: "It is better that we discuss it THIS week so that the changes can already be in place by the time the next Voltage takes place."

OG: "Fair enough. Ok, I think we should call in Clyde, Figaro, and Holly now."

Celes: "Yes, I need to talk to Clyde and Figaro now, and to let Holly now that I am not going anywhere."

*Celes picks up the phone to call Holly and we are at the point we were in the previous promo*

[OrochiGeese]

*Mr. Figaro, Mr. Clyde, and a very stressed out Holly knock on OrochiGeese's office door.*

Celes: "Come innn..." *She chimes*

*There is a rattling of the doorknob, followed by female cursing. Celes stifles the urge to laugh*

Celes: "Oh, my mistake, i forgot to unlock the door."

*More muffled cursing is heard from the outside as Celes unlocks the door and the three enter the room*

Celes: "Clyde, Figaro...you.." *as she looks at Holly*

Holly: "I don't think we were properly introduced before Ms. Celsius

Celes: "That's Ce-les...sound it out..."

Holly: "Oh, so THAT's where Geese got that insult from. How cute. Anyway...my name is Holly. In case you don't know me...I'm the BEST Joshi wrestler in the ENTIRE world! The one who beat Jo Ryder at Venemous Ties in the best match OG-FPD has ever had! Yeah, THAT Holly."

Celes: "Marvelous...how many tries did it take you again to beat her?"

Holly: "You get in the ring with Jo Ryder and then say the SAME thing to me after."

Celes: "I'm not a wrestler, thank you. I am an accomplished fighter though."

*Holly with a real fake smile on her face. We got a verbal catfight GALORE here!*

Holly: "Oh really? A fighter? What style?"

Celes: "I practice a style that you could not comprehend."

Holly: "You saying I'm an idiot?"

Mr. Figaro: "Ok...if I can step in here..."

Holly: "No...I want to here what Ms. Ultimate Fighter over there has to say!"

OG: "She said she was a fighter...just leave it alone. Listen Holly, Celes is going to be here for a long time. So I think you two had better start getting along."

Celes: "It was my fault Geese. My apologies to Holly. I automatically assumed that Ms. "Bitch-jitsu" over here might not take martial arts seriously enough to understand. "

OG: "Celes, I know there is tension here..."

Holly: "Well, you know, I wasn't the one before who stole my freaking seat and then PUT A COVER ON IT after I got off of it!!"

Celes: "Unfortunately, due to your rather disgusting and vile public retelling of your past, we all have some inkling as to the moral depths from which you have come from. Chances are there is even MORE to your sordid past then we even know. So I'd much prefer NOT to have to personally revisit any of your more grotesque experiences myself by catching anything from you."

*Holly's face turns totally blank as OG, Clyde, and Figaro all strain to look at both the girls. Suddenly, Holly's face breaks into a smile...one of those forced smiles where so much energy is put into the smile so as to take ALL the energy from the body to prevent physical movement.*


OG: "Ok, enough...Figaro, you better step in there between them..."

Holly: "You know...I like this chick...she can really take it and give it right back...maybe OG knows more about that though due to their mysterious past and the stories he writes for her. But I think I'm gonna leave now...all you probably want to catch up on old times...right?"

*Holly still maintains the forced smile*

Celes: "Yes...please leave us before whatever you have goes airborn."

*Mr. Figaro has a look of shock on his face*

OG: "Ok, that's enough Celes. Holly, today has obviously been stressful for you...so I'm giving you the rest of the day off, double the pay."

*Suddenly Holly gets a small smile on her face*

Holly: "Ok Geese! Thanks! I'll see you tomorrow. Oh and Celes...since Geese has been so generous, I'll buy you a little "welcoming" gift today!"

Celes: "Thanks but you'll find I'm not as much a broomstick enthusiast as you are."

*Mr. Figaro takes control as he rushes Holly out of the room before anything physical can take place*

Mr. Figaro: "Ok, Holly, thats very nice of you, see you tomorow!"

*Mr. Figaro locks the door.*

*OG calls out again* "Have a nice day Holl...

*A loud smacking noise is heard that is then followed by the sound of a few paintings falling off the wall in the hallway. An awkward silence passes as Celes has a vengeful smile on her face*

OG: "You're gonna have to cut down on that, you know."

Celes: "Yes...I do...but after 2 years of wanting revenge on her for what she did to you, you had to let me have this."

OG: "Yeah, it was for the best you let it out early anyway so it's out of your system."

Mr. Clyde: "So are you going to be working here now, Celes?"

Celes: "We'll see...this is just ONE place I'm concentrating on for now..."