No news is bad news

[OrochiGeese]

(Note: This is really meant more as a UBL promo, and already posted there, but as it reaches its conclusion, there's some OG-Joshi goodness packed in!)

*We open (once again) in the Orochi-O's Training facility. We see Mr. Clyde and Mr. Figaro talking amongst themselves. They both look a bit stressed, especially Figaro who is especially flustered.*

[Mr. Figaro:] "Ok, let's try this AGAIN."

[Mr. Clyde:] "I don't see why I have to do this, everyone knows that I-"

[Mr. Figaro:] "Just please do it, it will help you win!"

[Mr. Clyde:] "There's no way that Naja Mask and Juan Leche will be psyched out by this."

[Mr. Figaro:] "You don't know til you try!"

[Mr. Clyde:] "Fine."

*Mr. Clyde takes a deep breath*

[Mr. Clyde:] "Your momma is SO fat."

[Mr. Figaro:] "WRONG! It's 'YO MOMMA SO FAT!"

[Mr. Clyde:] "Fine. "Yo momma so fat."

[Mr. Figaro:] "HOW FAT IS SHE!?"

[Mr. Clyde:] "That when she eats, she consumes more then her recommended daily allowance of food."

*Mr. Figaro's shoulders sulk down and a sigh creeps out of his mouth.*

[Mr. Figaro:] "I don't think I understood that enough to be even VAGUELY insulted!"

[Mr. Clyde:] "It's quite simple really. By alleging that "yo momma" eats-"

*Just then, the doors to the gym swing open. Clyde and Figaro freeze in place, but then ease up when they see OG-Joshi World Champion Holly enter. She has a concerned look on her face and runs over.*

[Holly:] "Guys, have you see him?"

[Mr. Figaro:] "Who?"

[Holly:] "Geese!! Who do you think? Your momma!?"

*Figaro chuckles*

[Holly:] "FIGARO! This isn't funny! I haven't seen Geese ever since this this week's Universal Champion show. I'm REALLY worried that he did something...something ELSE that went too far."

[Mr. Clyde:] "Speaking of which, what IS Centurion's medical status?"

[Holly:] "When I talked to Drake Yoshida yesterday...who happens to have his two front teeth chipped and was swearing revenge against Thunder Strike and Bak Fu...um, anyway. Drake told me that Centurion has been in CRITICAL! condition since he arrived at the hospital thanks to Geese's Infinity Chaos Hammer.

[Mr. Clyde:] "Not to mention the Raging Bolt afterwards."

[Holly:] "But I'm worried cause I don't think Geese got it all out of his system. In fact, he wasn't even CLOSE to venting his full anger after his brutal attack on Centurion."

[Mr. Figaro:] "How do you know? You said you haven't seen him since the show ended."

*Holly pulls something out of her pocket and shows it to Figaro and Clyde. Figaro gulps.*

[Mr. Figaro:] "...it's a picture of Thunder Strike with dried blood all over it."

[Holly:] "Geese's blood. I found this in his locker room after he finally left. He kept this picture on his locker room wall the entire league as motivation to win each match. But I think he got so mad at Thunder Strike for interfering in the match, that he just started pounding the hell out of the picture, until his own knuckles bled all over it from punching the wall. And I won't even TRY to explain the violent sounds coming from the room or what the lockers looked like after he left."

[Mr. Clyde:] "Worse then after the Jason Hyde match?"

[Holly:] "FAR worse. At least Jason was seen as a real threat in this league and beat Geese fair and square, ...uh, even if it was just a fluke! But after what losing to CENTURION, of all people, and what happened during the match when Thunder Strike interfered...

*Holly diverts her eyes down, but not before her stare lingers on Clyde for a moment.*

[Mr. Clyde:] "The masked man."

[Holly:] "Yeah."

[Mr. Figaro:] "And now, Geese might not even TIE for first in the league."

*The sound of the door opening and closing behind them doesn't distract Holly from her anger in response to Figaro's comment*

[Holly:] "Don't say such things! You know he'll find a way! He HAS to!"

*A calm female voice is heard from behind Holly*

[Female Voice:] "And what exactly are you basing that lofty assumption on?"

Holly turns around to see General Celes smirking at her.*

[Holly:] "What?! How dare you lose your confidence in him!"

[Celes:] "Not even OrochiGeese can fight an "eleven front" war. And that is exactly what he tried to do in this league. It finally caught up to him. HE put himself in this position, one that will not be easily remedied, if at all. He so insisted on angering every single person in the league to the extent that his humiliation and BLOOD was sought after most highly. In fact, I suspect he'll now wield a scar on his face, to mark his great arrogance, after that unidentified malcontent blasted him with that helmet."

[Holly:] "And I guess YOU figured out who the masked man was?"

[Celes:] "It could have been anyone who Geese angered to the point of retaliation. That list is seemingly infinite. But what we know for sure is that it wasn't Thunder Strike, nor was it Twinky McLanahan, Geese's two biggest enemies. Nor was it anyone in THIS room, as we are all Geese's allies, correct?"

*Holly again glances at the unmoving Mr. Clyde, while Figaro fidgets awkwardly*

[Holly:] "What? Yeah! Of course!"

[Celes:] "Congratulations. That is the FIRST intelligent thing I've ever heard you say."

*Holly scowls but is relieved when she sees both Clyde and Figaro relax again*

[Holly:] "So what about Jason Hyde? That totally could have been him!"

[Celes:] "Judging by the build, it's possible. But by the actions, I think not."

[Holly:] "Damn it! Why are you so calm about this!? Don't you even care!"

[Celes:] "I care very much but, unfortunately, Geese no longer values my advice. Therefore, my hands were tied the whole time. Throughout this entire league, I was forced to watch everything unfold in front of my eyes, just as I expected it to. As a result, I am somewhat numb to it."

[Holly:] "Don't you claim that you knew this was going to happen!"

[Celes:] At the start of this league I warned him that he was taking on too many enemies at once, while also continuing to make even more. That was the last time he sought my wisdom."

[Holly:] "Wisdom!? Oh, you pretentious BITCH! You just don't know when to stop!"

*Holly gets up closer to Celes, eliciting a raised eyebrow from the General. But Clyde and Figaro step in between them to prevent a brawl. She turns her attention to them*

[Holly:] "I don't know what you two see in her, but she's the worst thing to happen to Orochi Geese!"

[Celes:] "Now, now, I wouldn't dream of taking THAT title away from you. Though I will enjoy helping Miss Gordon take THAT one *Celes points to Holly's championship belt*."

*Celes smirks as Holly storms out, slamming the door as she leaves. For the next few moments, Celes, Figaro, and Clyde stand around in silence. Finally Figaro perks up*

[Mr. Figaro:] "Hey Celes, wanna help me teach Clyde to make "yo momma" jokes?"

*Celes and Clyde both sigh as Figaro protests with a feeble: "What?". The scene then fades*