Holly: Differences are only skin deep

[OrochiGeese]

*Holly is sitting in her VP office at Orochi-O's headquarters. She has her feet up on the desk and appears more relaxed then usual. She sips from her cup of coffee and begins talking*


Holly: "I'd like to take this moment to let you all in on something...something I try not to publically admit...but I just can't resist sometimes. The thing is...

*Holly looks both ways to feign paranoia and then whispers*

Holly: "I just LOVE a good laugh."

*Holly look at the camera in a hurt, defensive way*

Holly: "What do you MEAN you don't believe me!?"

*Holly gets a bit angry but then starts smiling*

Holly: "And while it's true that it always comes at the expense of someone else, it doesn't change the fact that I enjoy laughter...MY laughter. So I couldn't help but be highly entertained by the dialogue exchanged between Jo "Only a penny to" Rydher and OG-Joshi World Champion Haley Cannonballs. *Holly giggles* Yeah, seriously, Haley...cut down on the testosterone infusions, ok?!"

*Holly starts kicking her feet with laughter on the desk*

Holly: "But back to my point. Haley and Jo have each had a few things to say regarding the Triple Threat Title match at the STILL unnamed *taps foot impatiently* OG-Joshi PPV in July! A lot of their chatter has been focused at me, and that's well understood...as I AM the favorite to win the match, after all!! Being the Ace of Joshi wrestling has its expectations and I have raised the bar for them during the last year."

*Holly points to the wall and we see a bunch of glossy color photos lined up next to each other*

Holly: "Beating Jo Ryder at Venemous Ties!" *Holly points to a photo of her getting the 1-2-3 rollup victory*

Holly: "Beating Dizzy at Emergence!" *Holly points to another photo of Holly being airborn during her "Holly Loves Wood" move which resulted in that match victory.*

Holly: "Dominating and winning the OG-Joshi #1 Contenders Battle Royale!"
*Points to photo of Holly beating Visper with a Rolling Cradle*

Holly: "So, naturally, Haley and Jo are scared of me cause they realize I will be winning our match AND the OG-Joshi World Title. And I think that knowledge has led to some frustration on the part of Haley and Jo. So much so, that they have resorted to bickering with each other about the most inane of matters..."

*Holly smirks again and then yawns*

Holly: "That being...Dizzy Cavuto. A lost cause, a girl that is not worth a second of our time. For some reason Haley and Jo find it necessary to squabble about Dizzy's health. I guess it's their subconscious way of shielding themselves from the reality of my impending victory. But regardless, i find it amusing."

Holly: "Why? Not JUST cause Dizzy isn't worth the words being uttered by them, but because of what they are speciflcally saying. At Venemous Ties, the event where I beat Jo Ryder *Holly grins and points to the Holly/Jo picture from before*....Haley Cannon defeated Dizzy to win the OG-Joshi Title. In doing so, Haley happened to break Dizzy's leg with the LDT. Dizzy, being a member of Team Ryder, is essentially a property item of Jo Ryder's. So, therefore, Jo is pissed that Haley broke one of Jo's possessions! Haley even seems to feel a bit upset about it, which is odd cause all she did was wound Jo's equivalent of a used tampon."

Holly: "But what you both don't understand is just how DAMN EASY AND FUN it is to break Dizzy's leg!! For Goose's sake, do you realize how many freaking times I did it!?"

*Holly points to another wall and we see like 5 completely different scenes of Dizzy lying on the ground in pain, clutching her leg, with Holly standing near her smiling and posing*

Holly: "From November until February, it seemed like all I freaking did here was break Dizzy's leg! Half the time I didn't even mean to! It just happened naturally! H-Lock 69, SNAP..broken leg! Kick to knee, SNAP, broken leg! Sneeze...SNAP...broken leg! It was unavoidable! She's made of glass!"

Holly: "So Jo, Haley...PLEASE...stop the mindless fighting! It's neither of your concerns what happened to Dizzy! She would have broken her leg while combing her greasy hair! All I see are you two girls arguing over something more obvious and predictable then the sun rising! Do you see why I laugh at this now!?"

*Holly begins laughing uproariously for five minutes straight but then calms down a bit and starts talking through her hysterics*

Holly: "But you are all wondering....why am I saying this? Why am I trying to stop your squabbling and bring you two together? After all, I do love a good laugh, right!? So why would I try to stand in the way of my own amusement? And why bring you together before the title match!"

*Holly stops her laughing completely and gets a serious, almost compassionate look on her face*

Holly: "It's because I look at you two...and I see two kindred spirits. That's right...Jo Ryder and Haley Cannon...you two have so much more in common then you think. The fight over Dizzy is just skin and broken bones deep...but your similarities go down to your very cores."

*Holly stands up out of her chair and walks out of her office. She begins to walk down the hallway and stands by a door marked "Library".*

Holly: "And next time I see you all, I'm gonna prove how much you two have in common. But why do I even care about that though, right? It's so that you two can stop squabbling and start clearly seeing the inevitability of my Title win. THAT's what this WHOLE thing has been all about, girls!"

*Holly smiles an almost ferocious smile*

Holly: "Because it's not ENOUGH that I win our Triple Threat match, I also want you two to see it coming from a mile away so I can SAVOR every moment of your fears and expectations. I want you two to even TRY to work together to stop me so I can then revel in your combined futile efforts!"

Holly: "THAT's why I want to bring you two together, that's why I want to stop your fighting! Cause I plan to walk away from the PPV victorious with the OG-Joshi World Title knowing that you two combined were totally IMPOTENT to stop me...including Haley who might need to wear a cup during the match at this rate."

*Holly opens the door to the library, walks halfway through the door, then turns her head back to us.*

Holly: "I will see you all next week as, I, Professor Holly will give everyone a history lesson using the finest literature. This history lesson will seek to PROVE the soulmate status of Jo Ryder and Haley Cannon. It will give them a reason to drop their conflict and band together against me! And seeing as how next week will be an educational pursuit, tardyness will not be accepted and anyone caught chewing gum will be sent to detention with Taskmaster Goose...who does not take kindly to delinquents. See you all then."

*Holly walks into the library and closes the door with a determined smile.*

[OrochiGeese]

*We join Holly in the cozy Orochi-O's Library. We notice right away that she is dressed much more conservatively then usual. She has on a floor-length dark grey skirt and a white blouse that is fully buttoned up to her neck. She is even wearing a pair of reading glasses resting on her nose.*

Holly: "Greetings class, you may call me Professor Walker."

*The camera pans to her audience as we see a group of fifteen 10-year olds. They are all sitting in old fashioned wooden desks and are fidgeting due to the special ordered "posture engineering" chairs-backs.*

Holly: "I promised you all last week that I would provide "a history lesson with the finest literature." As such, this is a very formal occasion and I suggest all of you students mind your manners."

Kid #1: "But Miss Holly...this is just the Orochi-O's Employee "Kid care" program! We're supposed to PLAY...not read crusty old books! I want to play toys!"

*Holly walks over to the student and sharply taps their hand with a ruler*

Holly "Now then, the reason for this history lesson is to bring together the unbeknownst kindred spirits of Jo Ryder and OG-Joshi World Champion Haley Cannon. In order to bring them together, I decided to read a story that would illustrate the similarities between them. The story I have chosen is:

*Holly turns to an old leather satchel. She takes out a worn, tattered, brown book up to her "class" and proudly announces...*

Holly: "The Cannonbury Tales!"



*The kids groan as they see one of the worst edited covers of a book EVER*


Kid #4: "Isn't that the Canterbur..."

Holly: "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" *hits the ruler on the desk each time*

Holly: "I will be reading a selection from the Cant...err, Cannonbury Tales. This is a famous collection of stories recounting the "pilgrimage" that Haley Cannon went on during her OG-Joshi World Tour last year."

Kid #5: "But we all know about THAT story. Haley went around the world, beating everyone in wrestling until she faced off against Valeriyah. They tied and then fought at Emergence. The world tour was good!"

Holly: "That is the "official" story. But as some of you should know, the Cannonbury Tales was told by many DIFFERENT storytellers who each provided a different perspective of life in the time of Haley's world tour! What I have for you today is a newly discovered tale! One that, until today, was not presumed to exist!"

*Holly turns the pages of the dusty, old book.*

Holly: "Up until now, we have only heard about Haley Cannon's World Tour through OG-Joshi officials. They tend to gloss over some of the "unpleasantries" that happened in order to make the company and its champion look good. But today we will hear a story about Haley Cannon's World tour through the eyes of a local of one of the towns Haley visited. I will read to you...

*Haley holds the inside of the book up and reveals a page written in faux "Olde English".*

Holly: "The Peasant's Tale!"

*Holly taps her desk with the ruler one more time to get attention, then begins reading from the book.*

For "olde englishy" story version (JPG file here. Recommended but needs to be zoomed), click here!

For regular txt version of story, click here!



*Holly closes the book and wipes a tear from her eye. Then she looks at the classroom to see many kids looking nauseas...others confused.*

Kid #6: "The second rhyming OG-Joshi RP in two days, what is this?"

*Holly smacks the kid on the head with the ruler and then goes back to smiling*

Holly: "So I bet you are all wondering...what does this story have to do with Jo Ryder? How do Haley's reprehensible actions on her World Tour make her similar to Jo?"

Holly: "Much like Jo Ryder, Haley Cannon has a penchant for seeking out poor, young girls to brutalize. Both of their thirsts for the pained cried of young girls is never quenched. Whether it be through breaking their legs...or "breaking them" with broomsticks, both women are predators. They will not rest until every young girl around the world screams and cries for them! They pray on...they pray on innocence."

*Holly shakes a little bit but continues*

Holly: "See how much you two have in common, ladies? While Haley went around the world breaking in young European girls, Jo Ryder did the same around the US years ago. Both of them reveled in the helpless screams of pain that they inflicted on those weaker then them."

Holly: "But you see...what they also have in common is that their actions are about to stop. Cause I represent the hope for all the broken girls. I already rose up last year and beat Jo Ryder. In doing so, I got revenge for all she did to me. But at the OG-Joshi July PPV, I step into the ring against Jo AND Haley. And I'll have a chance to get revenge for all those poor, malnourished, feeble, peasants that she crippled on her World Tour."

Holly: "But my task won't be easy, as I have to be in the ring alone with Jo and Haley. And I know now, after hearing that brave peasant story, and after hearing their similarities...that they'll most likely form a blood pact to make me suffer the ultimate pain and humilation."

*Holly looks hard at the camera, brushes away a few strands of hair from her face*

Holly: "And I want them to TRY. I want them to TRY to make me suffer. Cause when I win the OG-Joshi World Title in our match, my victory will be made EVEN sweeter knowing that I beat their unholy alliance. So go ahead girls, try to gang up on me! After all, you two have so much in common! Why not add "losing to Holly at the PPV" to your resumes? Jo already got a taste of that at Venemous Ties!"

Holly: "This is the end of storytime. At least for now. Cause a story as brutal as the one I told deserves a fairy tale ending. And we'll all see THAT at the July PPV when I complete my year long quest to win the OG-Joshi World Title. See you all then students..."

Kid #5: "Is it time for recess yet? I want to play dodgeball."

*Holly has already left the library and tore her long skirt off to reveal her usual "professional short skirt"*