Post by Stella Basch on Jun 18, 2024 20:33:44 GMT -5
Miramar Beach
Miramar Beach, FL
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
We open on a crowded stretch of beach, with clusters of beach umbrellas grouped together as the beachgoers stretched out as best they could on their towels and beach blankets. The camera pans over toward the shoreline, where we see Stella Basch standing with her feet in the water, looking out to sea with her hands in her pockets. After a few seconds, she turns around to face the camera and sighs.
Stella: Avery, I was stoked when I saw that you decided to join FWP. I’m always glad to see new faces pop up around here, especially since a good chunk of the people that wrestle here aren’t exactly the types that I would associate with.
She shrugs.
Stella: But let’s be real. In this business, you never know when you’re gonna be put in the ring against someone you actually don’t mind sharing the locker room with.
She shakes her head rapidly and waves her hands back and forth in front of her.
Stella: No… NOT like that!
She rolls her eyes.
Stella: It is what it is, though. When the bell rings, everything gets put aside. Friendships… acquaintances, mentors, even family… none of that matters. The one thing that DOES matter is who ends up standing tall when the referee counts to three and the final bell rings. Sure, this may be your big FWP debut and all, but I’m not here to be your launching pad to the top.
From a few yards away, she watches as a kid tosses a frisbee toward his dad, only for a gust of wind to catch it and blow it out over the water. The father and son can only look on as it gets caught by the current and carried out to sea. Stella shakes her head, then turns back to the camera.
Stella: You say you want to stop my momentum – to use your words – “dead in the water”? Well…
She glances back over her shoulder at the frisbee… or at least in its general direction. In the distance, the father can be heard consoling his son over the loss of their frisbee.
Stella: I already told you… I’m one hell of a swimmer. I just hope you don’t end up caught adrift.
The camera lingers on the shot of the ocean as Stella walks out of frame before slowly fading out.