DEADLINE 1 - 1X 2,500 word limit RP, in whatever format you choose
FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2018 2359 GMT
DEADLINE 2 - 1x 750 word limit SHOOT rp, to be used in the show. This rp must be sent to the EMERGE PM box before the deadline of SUNDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2018 2359 EST
(OOC: The following CD has been translated from Italian.)
Florence, Italy
Apartment of Sabrina and Sofia Bello 5/1/2012 7:26 AM
Sabrina is sitting at the dining room table with her breakfast plate fully untouched. She just stares down at it looking as though she is actually scared to eat it. It is a plate of fried eggs and bacon, one of her favorite breakfast dishes that her mother likes to cook. Ever since her mother started watching cooking shows on Netflix, she has had a lot of fun experimenting with many non-traditional dishes for her daughter to try. She knows that Sabrina has long dreamed of moving to America, but due to the high improbability of that ever happening, the least Sofia can do is provide her traditional American meals from time to time. She stands at the kitchen sink now and sees that her daughter actually seems to be afraid of her food so she walks over and takes a seat next to her at the table.
Sofia: So, would you like to tell me what is bothering you this morning? It is certainly not like you to not even touch your breakfast. The bacon is even cooked a little extra crispy as you prefer.
Sabrina: I am not hungry.
Sofia: Since when are you not hungry for breakfast?
Sabrina: Since I found out that nobody wants to go to the Senior Prom with me.
Sofia was afraid of this. Her daughter has always been a bit more shy than one might think given how stunningly beautiful she is. Sabrina has had a rough senior year in high school as she has come to the realization that the one friend she is close with, Emma, is going to be heading off to college in the summer and she will have no one left who she feels close to. Ever since goddamn Giorgio left all those years ago, she has had a problem letting anybody get close to her. To complicate matters, she has her suspicions that Sabrina might actually be gay.
Sofia: I am sure if you would only ask someone, they would love to go with you. The prom is what, about a month away? I cannot imagine that everybody has a date already.
Sabrina: You just do not understand, Mom.
Sofia: What do I not understand? You are very shy, I understand, but any boy would be blessed to have you as their date.
Sabrina grows somehow even more silent and retreats further back inside of her own head. Sofia is somewhat uncertain about how to proceed as she has never seen her daughter quite this bad before.
Sofia: Maybe I do not understand, but I do understand that if you do not eat your breakfast, you will be starving at school. So can you please just eat up before it gets too cold? You know bacon and eggs are only good when they are fresh.
Sabrina reluctantly and slowly picks up a slice of bacon and takes a bite.
Sofia: Look, Sabrina, I understand that this a very tough time for you. Your best friend is leaving--
Sabrina: Only friend! Emma is my only friend!
It was not until recently to Sofia that maybe Emma is more than just a friend to Sabrina, at least in Sabrina’s mind anyway.
Sofia: Do you have something you would like to tell me? You know that you can tell me anything, right?
Sabrina bites her lip and it seems like she definitely has something she would like to say, but is far too apprehensive about it to spill the beans. Sofia suspected it would not be so easy as it never is with her daughter. But nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Sofia: Since you are not going to tell me, I will tell you what I think. I think that any boy at school you ask would be honored to go to the Prom with you.
Sabrina: With my tiny breasts and big ass? Yeah, the boys are not exactly looking my way, mom! Emma, on the other hand? It seems like every boy in our class has asked her to be their date!
Sofia: You are gorgeous, Sabrina! Where is all of this coming from?!
Sabrina: I am not gorgeous, mom! Emma is far more beautiful than I am! Have you seen her!? She is like supermodel hot! Besides, all of the boys in my class are a bunch of stupid assholes! I do not even want to ask any of them!
Sofia: There is no law saying you have to go to the Senior Prom, you know? Maybe we could just say screw them all and go out to a movie and maybe go to Trattoria Mario?
There is so much Sabrina would like to tell her mother, but she does not feel like she would understand. How can she explain that is in love with Emma, but that the love is not mutual? All she wants is to tell Emma how she really feels about her, to just give her a kiss and see how it feels. Instead, Sabrina is stuck in limbo as she is afraid to tell her mother what is on her mind and afraid to tell Emma due to the possibility of Emma being grossed out and wanting nothing to do with her. If there is one thing that Sabrina simply could not bear, it not even being friends with Emma. Of course, Emma is going to be far away at college very soon anyway, so why not share her feelings? Sabrina decides to tell her mother a small lie to get her to leave her alone for now.
Sabrina: Mom, it is fine. I will be okay. I just really do not feel like eating bacon this morning. Maybe just give me one of those croissants over there to get something in my stomach.
Bacon is perhaps the thing that Sabrina likes to eat the most, but she would rather lie to her mother about her love of bacon than tell her the truth. She has no idea how her mother would respond. And given that her mother is the only family she has, she can not afford to ruin their relationship. She has not even had the chance to experiment and discover whether she truly is homosexual or not. It really could be a simple matter of every single boy she had ever met is just not appealing. The thing is, without even getting the chance to kiss a girl, the only potential possibility at this point being Emma, she will not feel the slightest bit comfortable sharing those feelings with her mother.
Sofia: I really do wish that you would share with me whatever is going on in that head of yours. Whatever it is, I promise I will do whatever I can to support you. After all, we are really all each other have at this point.
Sabrina: I appreciate that, Mom, I really do. And I promise that everything will be fine.
How can she say that, when she has no idea if there is a lick of truth to any of it? Sabrina knows that her mother has been feeling rather ill lately and does not want to put any extra stress on her. She tries to hide it, but Sabrina knows that her mother is hiding something from her. So it goes in the Bello household, though. Both are keeping secrets from the other.
PRESENT DAY
The following is delivered to an iPhone in selfie mode:
"Alone again. Perhaps that has always been my destiny, huh? Not to sound too, uh, emo about it, but the only person in my life who ever loved me unconditionally was my late mother. My father certainly never cared one way or another for me. I do not have any siblings. I am in my mid 20’s and I have only ever had a kind of, sort of serious relationship one time. Ironic, is it not, that I am labeled a whore when I have only ever been intimate with one person in my entire life?"
Sabrina lets out half a laugh at the irony of it. Just because a woman posts sexy pictures on the internet, she is instantly an STD-ridden whore. That could not be any further from the truth, however.
"So yes, now with the departure of Mika and to a lesser extent, Celeste and Violet, to Supreme Championship Wrestling, I find myself completely and utterly alone. Celeste and Violet are much, much better wrestlers than me, so I completely understand why Mika would want to take them with her, but are they not just tools to Mika as well? Celeste has already sort of figured that out, right?"
Sabrina shrugs and sighs heavily.
"I am sure her and Violet will be just fine no matter what happens in SCW and I wish them both well. As for Mika? Look, she clearly played me for a fool and I can live with that. It is what it is, right? She had me under her spell and at the end of the day she gave me an opportunity to ascend to SCW with her, but I failed to do so. As it turns out, however, that really is a mixed blessing as I never have harbored any great desire to destroy Emerge. I have my issues with Danny Darko and I really felt like it would be fun to raise a little hell, but it turns out that the only thing I wound up with was an empty feeling. It could be said that I sold my soul to Mika and I am precisely where I deserve."
She actually smiles a little bit now as her mood strangely brightens a bit. Certainly not what you would expect.
"While it was fun to kind of go along for the ride, to see where all of that mischief was heading, to be a part of something naughty, it ultimately was nothing more than a temporary high. You know, kind of lot a cup of coffee or sugar. For a short while I felt like I was at the top of the world, that I could do no wrong, but it was all nothing but a false illusion. I was under the spell of Mika and I felt like she chose me because she believed in me. I felt as though there must be something special about me since she told me I was. It is almost as if that was a psychological version of The Killing Joke she utilized against me. She clouded my mind and I lost track of several things in my life that used to be very important to me. One of those things is that just because I believe that I am superior to those I step into the ring with, I actually have to earn each and every victory. Does it matter in the end if I feel like I am better than someone like Mya Denton if I fail to earn a win each and every single time I step into the squared circle?"
Sabrina pauses for a good while just letting the emotion poor out of her now. For perhaps the first time in a while, she is being honest with herself.
"NO!!! I am better than nobody if I believe I am going to step in there and give anything less than 110% I am better than nobody! And THAT is the mindset that I have to have right now if I am going to turn all of this around! Jennifer Helms is the Spirit Champion! Her second match and she already has a championship to her name! How terrible does that make me look, right? I have have at this for a few years now and I have yet to win a single championship belt. The whole of the Emerge roster has every reason to believe I am a ridiculously bad wrestler. How about the irony of someone calling themself unbreakable, only to suffer a broken ankle that kept them out for half a year? I am fully aware that this is pretty much rock bottom for me right now, but sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you realize what needs to be done!"
There is certainly a more renewed energy about Sabrina now and her body english is great. She appears to be feeling much more confident and sure about herself.
"And what needs to be done at Emerge 14, is I need to step into that ring and beat the ever loving shit out of Lilith Evans, Kaito, and Miss Misato! I have already talked at length about Miss Misato, so I will not waste any more time talking about that weirdo. And Lilith Evans? She is a known commodity, is she not? She is kind of in the same boat as Mya Denton in that she can be certainly be dangerous, but if you are ready for what they have to offer, you can definitely overcome it. I know who you are, Lilith. And I respect you just about as much you deserve. Especially in a four way match, I know you are more than capable of taking advantage of any situation.
The person I see as the true threat to me here is Kaito. This dude is one hell of a talented fucker. I have watched a lot of video of him in action and there is certainly greatness and an SCW contact in his future. Just like Jenni Helms, he has a very talented mentor. So, much like her, I am expecting him to be far more ahead of the curve than one might normally expect. He is rather mysterious and seems to be a bit insane from what I gather, which always makes someone far more dangerous than those who are a little more in touch with their sanity. I will do my best to be ready for anything he throws at me!"
Sabrina nods her head vigorously up and down, continuing on with a much higher level on intensity.
"Alone again. Yes, I am. But it is when I am alone that I finally remember who the fuck I am. I am not a tool to be used and casually disregarded and discarded. I am not some lovesick girl, always falling in love with women that never reciprocate my feelings. I am not a bottom-dwelling, loss-eating, self-doubting little girl. No, I am the woman who survived her father leaving when she was only 7 years old, the woman that survived her mother dying when she was only 18 years old, and the woman who has survived being alone almost every single goddamn day of my life!!! I have survived all of that and starting today, I will begin to thrive! No more wallowing in the depths! It is time to turn this motherfucker around! And I will do it all. By. Myself."
It was like any other night for the young wrestler called Kaito, he was a man who found it difficult to find success in the business. People told him it was never his fault, it just wasn’t his time, but he knew that wasn’t true. It was his fault because even with his talent in the ring it ended up never being enough to push himself to the next level. This was always a hurdle for a budding pro wrestler. Sometimes it was just difficult to stand out, capture the imagination of the fans and bookers alike. But of course in the future that is all different, but before?
Two years in fact, things were a lot different for our young Emerge Superstar…
“You need to pay your rent!”
We fade in to an apartment building in Tokyo Japan, to make life easier everything said has been translated for your understanding. The image we get is that of an older man, he is rather large around the midsection having piled on a few pounds over the years, his hair receding a little also. He is leaning against a doorframe with his foot wedged between that and the door. A panicked voice comes from the other side of the door who is hurriedly trying to close it…
“I need more time; this week hasn’t been good to me!”
We switch sides of the door and we see Kaito pleading to the man we now realize is his landlord.
Landlord: “That not my problem, you need to get real job!”
Kaito: “I have real job, Mr. Nagata… I just have not got paid yet, but soon!”
Mr. Nagata: “Porn is not a real job, fondling with men all night is for recreation, not work!”
Kaito pauses for a moment…
Kaito: “Porn?! I wrestle! I do not do porn; my mother would not forgive me!”
The landlord looks at Kaito squinty eyed and shrugs.
Mr. Nagata: “It matters not, do not be ashamed! It is 2016 now loving other men is the norm, my nephew is all into that side of things. I shall give him your number, make sure you give me rent soon otherwise I will have to find someone else to live here.”
Kaito tried to respond but the landlord shuts the door, his demand for rent still very fresh in his mind. But the words escaping the lips of Kaito aren’t about rent.
Kaito: “But it’s not porn… I’m not gay…”
Kaito follows up with a sigh and walks back into the apartment and sumps down into the leather sofa which has clearly seen better days. So much so you would be remiss to not have seen a mouse or two run away from behind it.
Kaito: “This is not good… I need to find a job…”
Looking at his indestructible Nokia of old, he refuses to play snake but dials a number instead. Waiting a few moments, he begins to speak.
Kaito: “Hello there, sir it’s Kaito again…”
“Who?!”
Kaito feverishly laughs to himself before continuing.
Kaito: “It Is Kaito, I spoke with you the other day about a possible booking on your card next week?”
“You did? I do not remember, are you sure? Are you good?”
Kaito: “Good! I am better than good! I am great! I have been doing this now for long time, I have many matches under my belt.”
There is a silence which befalls the phone, Kaito arches an eyebrow wondering if the line died but then a loud crash is heard from the other side of the phone and then a lot of yelling which forces him to remove it from his ear…
“BECAREFUL WITH THAT YOU FUCKING FUCK! YOU BREAK IT, YOU BUY IT!”
Another sudden pause but the voice from the other end speaks out.
“Sorry bout that, can’t find help these days. You know how to set up ring?”
Kaito’s yes widened…
“I pay of course and then we talk about adding you to card but not next week… tonight!”
Kaito: “TONIGHT?! YES! I can set up ring, many rings I have set up in past. I am happy to help!”
“Good, Come to Shizuoka. I will text you details. You have till tonight.”
Kaito: “Thank you! Thank you, I will not let you down!”
“Don’t.”
The promotor then hung the phone, Kaito lowers his phone back onto the coffee table in front of him. The thought of having money later tonight was exciting, being able to pay rent to Mr. Nagata even more exciting. That was until he thought of something and pulled out a map of Japan and laid it out on the table….
Kaito: “How far is Shizuoka…?”
Tracing lines with his finger, he searches the map squinting his eyes until he finds it. A city which had nice views of Mount Fuji.
Kaito: “I should probably leave now…”
Kaito leaps to his feet and runs into the bedroom tripping over himself in the process. We follow of course where he grabs his gear and throws it into a duffle bag and looks around for other things he can take with him. He opens up a can and removes some Yen, what little Yen he had left for what was surely for a train ticket.
Hours later…
Time is relative they say, there are days it goes incredibly slow while others where it breezes by. This was one such instance for Kaito because as soon as he had arrived at the venue he was made to set up the ring. Suffice to say it was tiring, of course it would be accompanied by the travel time. But it was worth it if he got to wrestle and that he did.
Didn’t win.
But he got to wrestle and he got paid! It wasn’t much but enough to cover travel and the rent he owed. We fade back in to Kaito jubilant as every while counting the money he had just earned.
He smiled a mile wide while leaving the venue, it was late. Very late in fact but he was oblivious to this notion due to being so proud of himself. It was the simple things in life which did that to the best of us.
Kaito: “Oh my, I cannot wait for Mr Nagata to see this! That’ll show him saying I don’t have real job!”
“Show him what?”
The voice startled Kaito as it came from out of the shadows. He turned to see two men in typical clothes. They seemed a little drunk based of how one staggered.
“Well?”
Kaito feigned a smile before quickly putting his Yen in his pocket.
Kaito: “Oh… uh nothing important!”
Guy: “Was that some Yen I see? How much you got?!”
Guy 2: “Think it’s enough to to get more drink?”
The two men turn to each other to discuss it further while Kaito stands there. It’s then he realizes they are distracted with themselves and slowly backs away before one noticed and cried out…
Guy 2: “Get him!”
Kaito spun on his heels and started to run, he didn’t know these two men but feared for his earnings and also his life. This was a new city for him having mostly stayed in Tokyo but it is here where he continues to run.
He darts past a few people who keep to themselves as many seldom do. He runs down an alley way trying to find an escape route but has little luck. It is here where he reaches a dead end.
The sound of footsteps from behind him cause Kaito to turn around with added concern. Both men stop at the entrance to the alley, their silhouettes looking all the more menacing.
Guy: “I don’t like running, you’re going to pay for that.”
Both walk I to the Alley and pick up something, stick or pole. It doesn’t look inviting to say the least.
Kaito: “Please, don’t do this I have rent to pay! I worked had for this.”
Guy 2: “Don’t care, we’re thirsty.”
The second guy drags his pole along the floor, the scrape sound sends a shiver down Kaito’s spine. He begins to look around frantically before spotting a fence that lead to a freeway.
Rushing over he looks down to see cars barreling past at high speeds
Guy: “Just give us the money, we won’t hurt you.”
Guy 2: “Much… haha”
The two men laugh, the fear of losing everything and not only paying Mr. Nagata but get a ticket Home was worse than his own well being. So with one fluid motion Kaito runs up the wall and vaults to the top of the fence.
He looks down at the men and salutes them almost cockily as he throws his leg over and leaps down to the side of the freeway.. But he was higher than first thought and lost his footing as he landed..
Kaito stumbles into the freeway into the oncoming traffic and the worst that could happen does. A screeching the tires the deer caught in the headlights look and a crash as Kaito is hit by a Lorry. It swerved but he still get caught by the side and sent flying into the wall.
His money explodes out of his pocket as he lands there. Kaito looks Up I. Shock, unable to say a word with the pain running through his body. A light shines brightly in the sky, a shooting star.. or maybe an Angel coming to take him away…
He didn’t know…
But with the concept of time still going on, we have it fast forward showing the two men looking down from the fence and quickly running away. The driver of the lorry calls an ambulance and it’s there soon after we find ourselves inside a hospital room.
Kaito laying in a bed, hooked up to a monitor. He has bandages on his head as he lays there quietly like death.
“Ok, Wake up.”
The voice is unrecognizable but that doesn’t stop Kaito snapping his eyes open to it. He lays there with a neck brace on and looks around with his eyes to no luck.
Kaito: “Who.. there?!”
“The Easter bunny, who’d you think?!”
He didn’t know, that was until he turned his head ever so slightly to see a Cat, a stuffed one sat on the counter beside him. It has a Get Well Soon tag wrapped around its neck.
Kaito laughs but that stops when he sees it turn it’s head to him and winks…
Kaito: “What the… Fu-“
The end…
The camera rolls with Kaito sitting on a rocking horse with Haruto on his lap. He is somewhere but we don’t know quite where. He smiles to the camera which is ring held by someone.
Kaito: “Hello. My name is Kaito and this is Haruto… Say hello Haruto”
There is a pause as Kaito holds the stuffed animal up but a voice emanates from it.
Haruto: “Fuck off Kaito, I’m not doing this again.”
Kaito looks at Haruto shocked at the language…
Kaito: “Many apologies laddies and gentleman, he is very grumpy and camera shy. I however am not! Which is why I am here! I, Kaito have a very special chance to prove oneself once again to each and every one of you! Much like my idol Ikiro Yoshida, I too fell in bad times and wanted to make a return!”
Kaito: “I am very grateful that Emerge gifted me this second chance and I did not look to squander it! Haruto is so very jealous of me right now because he says I am going to be sandwiched between three beautiful women.”
Kaito: “But while he ogles them for their booty I see only the talent they have and their ambition to succeed! Success is important and I do very hope I am able to do this also. I still owe rent and being on a Pay by appearance contract. I have to make every moment count!”
Kaito stops rocking and steps off the tiny horse, he places Haruto there who grumbles.
Haruto: “You better grab their asses!”
Kaito: “I will do NO such thing. We cannot.”
Haruto: “Surely there is an ass grab hold out there you virgin!”
Kaito stops and looks at Haruto shaking his finger at him
Kaito: “I told you that in confidence l!!”
Haruto laughs as Kaito spins back to look at the camera.
Kaito: “Sorry he isn’t usually like this!! Where was I?”
Haruto: “Grabbing ass!”
Kaito: “Quiet!! No ass grabbing, only wrestling three incredibly talented women! All of which have something to prove! Ms Bello especially! Kaito knows you feel you were being used by Ms. Mika.”
Haruto: “Now THAT was one sexy bi-“
Kaito turns and Haruto immediately stops mid-sentence.
Kaito: “This makes you dangerous and one I have to focus on greatly, muchly!! Another I look forward to facing is the beautiful and talented Ms Misato! My fellow country woman and one I had hoped to get to know better!”
Kaito: “You know my idol Mr. Yoshida and he has said many good things about you! Do you want to be friends? Maybe we can team up and go in spectacular adventures together?”
Kaito: “ I hope so because other than Haruto here, I need friends.”
Haruto: “What about him?”
Kaito: “Who?”
Kaito walks over and picks up Haruto Who now points to the camera man…
Haruto: “Him you noob.”
Kaito laughs.
Kaito: “All in good time, no Spoilers!!”
Kaito turns back to the camera and grins.
Kaito: “I have waited a long time for this opportunity and as they say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same location. But I plan to prove this wrong! I plan to strike Emerge and kickstart my adventure, one more successful than the wall being built in Mexico!”
Kaito: “Goodbye, See you on Monday!!”
Kaito bows to the camera Along with Haruto who is placed back the rocking horse with Kaito now sitting on the floor and pushing it for his and Haruto own entertainment.
OOC: I know this is late but I wanted to get something out.
24 hours ago
I sit in the gym ring, it is near midnight and I have been training for the last 5 hrs, just toning small things, going over new stuff. I put my head back just thinking over the last few months and what has happened to me. I miss my friend Mya but I needed to step up and do what I had to do. I couldn't let that tape be released. I am trying to forget about life in general. I worked my ass off to get here, I fell in love, only to let my heart be broken and used. I sigh as I put my head back on the turn buckle when I hear a voice that I didn't want to hear.
Calvin- Doesn't surprise me that you are here.
Lilith- Doesn't surprise me that you are still an ass either.
Calvin- I just want what is mine Lily.
Lilith- I was never yours Calvin. Get over that.
Calvin- Hmm you were at one point and from what I seen, a lot of others have had you too. In fact, I took what I wanted from you and gave you a kid in return.
Lilith- Then you are lucky I didn't take you to court for rape and child support. You are way over do.
Calvin- Maybe but I know you won't because the minute you do, I file for custody of Abby. Either way you lose.
I take a deep breath as I close my eyes before opening them.
Lilith- Does Mya know you are using her?
Calvin- What Mya doesn't know won't hurt me. Besides will she believe you is the thing.
Calvin gives a grin before leaving as I turn to the security camera that is blinking as I give my own grin as the camera fades out.
Tonight...I know everyone just seems ready for me to throw in the dam towel. They look at me and believe that it is over. That I need to throw in the towel. That won't happen. I am not here for titles, I am not here for glory or to be famous. I am here to fight. I am here to prove that I will not give in. The odds are stacked against me but I will not give in. I will not back down. The fight is still alive in me.
I have said in the past that I am not in this business for myself. I am in this business to support my daughter. I bleed to put food on my table for her. That is all I care about. Supporting my daughter. Forget the broken bones, forget the dam tears, or my win/loss record, I just don't give a dam. This is what I do to feed my kid and if that means I lose a match or two then so be it but I won't apologize as to why I am here in this business and I will do it all again.
I am coming to not only fight but survive. I have always survived and I will continue to do so. Bello made it clear she will do whatever she has to but so will I. Kaito and Misato are worthy opponents and will continue to bring on the fight. It won't be easy but nothing is never easy. I will walk out of the ring, with my head held high, win or lose, it will still be held high.
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