"The eight-year itch"
Nov 15, 2019 0:52:28 GMT -5
Post by OrochiGeese on Nov 15, 2019 0:52:28 GMT -5
*It is near midnight on October 27th, 2019: just a few hours after the events that transpired during UBL's October Debased show. The scene fades in to a darkened hallway in ole abandoned OG-Joshi wing of the Peter Venkman Memorial Arena. Some say it's haunted by ghost goats, but some way a lot of things to tell campfire stories when they are short on ideas. However, one gets the sense that a layer of dust has formed on the floor due to the lack of necessity for proper upkeep.
Suddenly, a row of fluorescent lights on the ceiling turn on, one by one. The warm hum accompanies a sense of comfort as the hallway is actually sparkling clean and sporting a brand new coat of paint. The only thing brighter than the scene is the smile on one Jean Carter's face as she is led by Luke Kisiera."
[Jean:] "Wow, clean as a whistle!! How did you manage this?"
[Luke:] "I'm glad you're happy but all I did was hire a cleaning crew. You can do that when you own the place!"
[Jean:] "I know but...you really brought it back to life. It finally is all starting to feel real!"
[Luke:] "Well, I think I know what will clinch it."
*Luke takes her by the hand then gestures to a door that reads "Coach Jean Carter." She begins tearing up and Luke hands her the keys on a Heathcliff key chain. She excitedly opens the door, takes a deep breath, and says...
[Jean:] "Hello, Coach! We're back!"
*Luke smiles at Jean who is sporting one of the biggest smiles he has ever seen on her face. Jean immediately notices that her old office is set up exactly how it was when she left. She begins hysterically crying and Luke embraces her.*
[Luke:] "Exactly eight years ago we stood here, right after Geese refused to die.
But for him and Robin to truly live, you had to part with a piece of your soul. Tonight, it's reclaimed."
*Jean hugs him harder and cries for a good five minutes. She suddenly calms down, kisses him on the cheek, and releases her from a Yoshirozuna-quality bearhug. She begins running around the room looking at every single detail and marveling at its accuracy.*
[Jean:] "So this is why all of my mementos have been disappearing lately!!"
[Luke:] "I tried to space out taking them so you wouldn't catch on. But when Robin told me last week that the plan was happening, I had to quickly take a lot of what was left. I was worried you'd think you caught what Geese had."
[Jean:] "Ha! Me in the big city trading stocks! No sirree! The only bonds I want are ones of love and friendship!"
*Luke smiles as Jean continues searching the room. Finally, she sits down at her desk.*
[Jean:] "It looks the same but...is it new?"
[Luke:] "It's the same model but I had to replace the old one. I don't understand why Thomas Mills Sr. just let this wing fester the way he did. He bought the entire building yet only used the UBL section. Unfortunately, that meant that all of the old furniture was riddled with termites and wouldn't have been safe to use again."
*At first Jean looks disappointed but then a spark forms in her eye*
[Jean:] "Good! Even though I loved so much of this place, a lot of it was built on a rickety foundation."
[Luke:] "It wasn't a bad desk originally but-"
*Jean laughs and then puts her feet up*
[Jean:] "No, I mean like the way OG-Joshi came to be and some of what happened. Things that Robin did, things that Ruby did, even Celes and I had some regrets based on how we responded under pressure. We need to start fresh.
And that means we have to truly move forward and act like we are a new promotion. We can't just ride on the success of what OG-Joshi used to be cause that is in the past. We can be guided by it like the design for this desk, but it's time we build a new foundation. It's time that OG-Joshi can truly move on from all the bad stuff that happened..."
*Jean's eyes stop at a signed picture of Diane "Dizzy" Cavuto on the wall.*
[Jean:] "No...not forget. Moving on doesn't mean to forget, Dizzy. It means try to make each day your best as if it was the first. It also means we can't just coast on all the good things that happened here either. OG-Joshi is coming back but in a new world. A lot of the wrestlers are no longer here and there are new and exciting ones available to be signed. We have to show that we want to live in this new era, as Geese might call it, and not just be a place people had great memories of."
[Luke:] "That sounds like one heck of a mission statement, Jean."
[Luke:] "No, stronger than that. It's a quest to make this the best place it can be."
[Jean:] "But, it's not the first time, I suppose. So... I guess you can even call this a sequel."
[Luke:] "You mean...a second quest to lead the wrestlers?"
[Jean:] "Yeah! Why not call it..."
[Jean:] "Wrestle Quest 2!"
[Luke:] "..."
[Luke:] "... ...."
[Luke:] "Jean, you're going to be the best Coach ever, for a second time."
[Jean:] "And this time, I'm doing it under our roof."
*Jean runs up to Luke and kisses him as the scene fades*
Suddenly, a row of fluorescent lights on the ceiling turn on, one by one. The warm hum accompanies a sense of comfort as the hallway is actually sparkling clean and sporting a brand new coat of paint. The only thing brighter than the scene is the smile on one Jean Carter's face as she is led by Luke Kisiera."
[Jean:] "Wow, clean as a whistle!! How did you manage this?"
[Luke:] "I'm glad you're happy but all I did was hire a cleaning crew. You can do that when you own the place!"
[Jean:] "I know but...you really brought it back to life. It finally is all starting to feel real!"
[Luke:] "Well, I think I know what will clinch it."
*Luke takes her by the hand then gestures to a door that reads "Coach Jean Carter." She begins tearing up and Luke hands her the keys on a Heathcliff key chain. She excitedly opens the door, takes a deep breath, and says...
[Jean:] "Hello, Coach! We're back!"
*Luke smiles at Jean who is sporting one of the biggest smiles he has ever seen on her face. Jean immediately notices that her old office is set up exactly how it was when she left. She begins hysterically crying and Luke embraces her.*
[Luke:] "Exactly eight years ago we stood here, right after Geese refused to die.
But for him and Robin to truly live, you had to part with a piece of your soul. Tonight, it's reclaimed."
*Jean hugs him harder and cries for a good five minutes. She suddenly calms down, kisses him on the cheek, and releases her from a Yoshirozuna-quality bearhug. She begins running around the room looking at every single detail and marveling at its accuracy.*
[Jean:] "So this is why all of my mementos have been disappearing lately!!"
[Luke:] "I tried to space out taking them so you wouldn't catch on. But when Robin told me last week that the plan was happening, I had to quickly take a lot of what was left. I was worried you'd think you caught what Geese had."
[Jean:] "Ha! Me in the big city trading stocks! No sirree! The only bonds I want are ones of love and friendship!"
*Luke smiles as Jean continues searching the room. Finally, she sits down at her desk.*
[Jean:] "It looks the same but...is it new?"
[Luke:] "It's the same model but I had to replace the old one. I don't understand why Thomas Mills Sr. just let this wing fester the way he did. He bought the entire building yet only used the UBL section. Unfortunately, that meant that all of the old furniture was riddled with termites and wouldn't have been safe to use again."
*At first Jean looks disappointed but then a spark forms in her eye*
[Jean:] "Good! Even though I loved so much of this place, a lot of it was built on a rickety foundation."
[Luke:] "It wasn't a bad desk originally but-"
*Jean laughs and then puts her feet up*
[Jean:] "No, I mean like the way OG-Joshi came to be and some of what happened. Things that Robin did, things that Ruby did, even Celes and I had some regrets based on how we responded under pressure. We need to start fresh.
And that means we have to truly move forward and act like we are a new promotion. We can't just ride on the success of what OG-Joshi used to be cause that is in the past. We can be guided by it like the design for this desk, but it's time we build a new foundation. It's time that OG-Joshi can truly move on from all the bad stuff that happened..."
*Jean's eyes stop at a signed picture of Diane "Dizzy" Cavuto on the wall.*
[Jean:] "No...not forget. Moving on doesn't mean to forget, Dizzy. It means try to make each day your best as if it was the first. It also means we can't just coast on all the good things that happened here either. OG-Joshi is coming back but in a new world. A lot of the wrestlers are no longer here and there are new and exciting ones available to be signed. We have to show that we want to live in this new era, as Geese might call it, and not just be a place people had great memories of."
[Luke:] "That sounds like one heck of a mission statement, Jean."
[Luke:] "No, stronger than that. It's a quest to make this the best place it can be."
*Midi music begins to play softly in the background*
whooaaa...who just woke up me up? Is this tech support?"[Jean:] "But, it's not the first time, I suppose. So... I guess you can even call this a sequel."
[Luke:] "You mean...a second quest to lead the wrestlers?"
What...what are these two doing back? How much time passed since I've been offline!?[Jean:] "Yeah! Why not call it..."
ohhhh shi* - is she gonna say it?"[Jean:] "Wrestle Quest 2!"
Midi music plays at the highest volume as the sequel of a lifetime has come to the fans[Luke:] "..."
EMOTIONAL OVERLOAD
REBOOT MAN SYSTEM[Luke:] "... ...."
Try taking the cable out, waiting ten seconds, and plugging it back in.[Luke:] "Jean, you're going to be the best Coach ever, for a second time."
[Jean:] "And this time, I'm doing it under our roof."
*Jean runs up to Luke and kisses him as the scene fades*
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