Post by Slim on Jul 16, 2024 15:26:39 GMT -5
Slim is seen sitting at the table under the umbrella as a couple days has passed. He looks out at the pool and even over at the grill sitting unused as he looks around the yard. Jessica comes out to see him.
Jessica:
So did she say she was coming?
Slim:
Yeah. She said she would be here shortly.
Jessica takes a seat at the table across from him and looks him over.
Jessica:
Are you sweating from this heat? Your match against Jacob Walker? Or your meeting with your daughter?
Slim:
Honestly? Karine. I mean yeah this heat sucks but it is what it is. Jacob… well… I already know what I need to do and not do there. But with her… she has your temper so its just a question of whether its more intense or not than yours.
Jessica:
Well if its more… you might not make it to your match so you better hope its not near what mine was.
Slim:
That is very true but I do want to at least say thanks for coming to the show. I mean it.
Slim has a more solemn and real look on his face rather than the laid back guy he has been since he started in FPW.
Slim:
I know all that this business has put you through and I never expected you to show up and I respected your decision.
Jessica:
I know and I appreciate that. I know that no matter what I can count on you to respect my decisions. I mean really this is almost like day one. We met out here and you first told me about your decision about FWP and we had our talk and then you had to talk to Karine alone about it and she agreed. Just this time… its...
Slim:
Oh I know. This… I brought this on myself.
They both stop as they hear a car alarm beep
Jessica:
She’s here. Good luck.
She walks around and gives him a kiss on the cheek before walking back inside and sees her daughter.
Jessica:
Hey there. He’s outside waiting for you.
Karine:
Can you at least tell me what this is about?
Jessica:
Trust me… I want to just to prepare you for it but… I can’t. This is all him and his doing. When he tells you… you’ll understand. All I can suggest is don’t be too hard on him about it.
Karine:
Damn. Okay.
The two of them hug briefly before Karine makes her way to the backyard. She sees her dad focused as he is sitting at the table and she approaches him cautiously with a half smile but she can feel something isn’t quite right as she sits across from him.
Karine:
Hi dad. What’s going on? Give it to me straight.
He takes a deep breath before he looks up at his daughter.
Slim:
Okay… I’ll just tell you. You saw my match against Aurora?
Karine:
Yes. That was a great match and I really liked how you gave so much of yourself in that match. Gave everything like you always taught me to.
Slim:
And you’ve seen my other matches since I started in FWP right?
Karine:
Of course. I’ve waited so long to finally see you compete live.
Slim:
Well baby girl… that Aurora match was the one match you finally saw me actually try. The other matches leading up to then… phoned it in. I know we always told you to never underestimate or take your opposition lightly but that’s exactly what I did each time up until then. So… you never saw me truly compete or give it… really anything until then.
Karine:
So what you’re saying is… you’ve been bullshitting your way through just because you knew what you could do in that ring and you knew they wouldn’t be able to outsmart or out maneuver you. So you didn’t give a shit about what you did in that ring because you knew you were going to come out on top against them but because you weren’t sure about Aurora… you finally gave a damn and finally put forth some effort? You decided to finally try in that match.
Slim:
Yes.
Karine:
Oh… ok. Ok.
Karine nods as she gets up from the table and paces back and forth and looks over occasionally at him.
Slim:
So ummm what are…
She holds her hand up as he stops mid sentence and approaches the table again.
Karine:
You bastard. Do you have ANY idea how long I’ve waited… How long I’ve wished to finally see you compete in that ring. How long I wondered if I would ever see you truly compete in the ring and not just against me or mom for training… but in an actual promotion. I watched you as a kid yes but as a kid I didn’t understand the ins and outs of it. I didn’t appreciate it because I was still grasping what was going on. NOW that I’m an actual wrestler I can watch the man that I idolized all my life in the ring and you were just… BULLSHITTING! How dare you! After all you taught and told me… you…
Slim:
I know… I know…
Karine:
No… no you don’t know. I thought I would never get the chance to see you wrestle. I finally got my opportunity and I was so happy because I was going to be able to do what you and mom did for a living. I was going to finally continue what we did. I was going to be a second generation wrestler and show that we are a true wrestling family and we can rule any promotion we step in. But then my dad finally… comes out of retirement and gets back in the ring… yeah I’m beyond excited. I’m telling my friends… hey watch this FWP. My dad is getting back in the ring. They thought I was ribbing them. But then I showed them and they were like… wow. They started to understand where I got my tenacity from. My never say die attitude. And then… you… ohhhhh you…
She walks around the table and gets right in his face.
Karine:
If it wasn’t for talking to mom before I came out here… I probably would have slapped you across the face for doing that and you would deserve it. You cheated those fans and worse of all… you cheated me… your own flesh and blood. Your own daughter. You cheated me out of seeing you do what you do best? Why?
Slim:
Honestly… I…
Karine:
No...Matter of fact save it. There is nothing you can say to justify it. I just want you to look me in the eyes here and now… Tell me… you will not pull that shit anymore.
Slim:
I won’t. I won’t. I told Aurora to bring her best and I was going to bring my best and I did. I always tell my opponents to bring their best and I was half assing it until then… I won’t…. Jacob Walker… he’s going to get the match of a lifetime because he is going against the real Slim. He isn’t going to get the half assed version. He isn’t going to get the bullshitting version.
Karine:
Your damn right he isn’t.
Karine backs away as she takes a couple of deep breaths and calms herself down.
Karine:
Just… please don’t do that again. Please.
Slim:
I won’t and I’m sorry that I hurt you.
He walks up to his daughter and hugs her.
Slim:
You and your friends will see Slim do what he does best. I guarantee that.
Karine:
Thank you.
As they break away from the hug she looks over at the grill and then at the pool. She looks out past him towards the glass doors to the house and sees Jessica standing there as she motions her to come out.
Karine:
I believe this man owes us some grilled sausage dogs. What do you think?
Jessica:
I do agree with that. Fire up that grill and get things going. We’ll enjoy the pool while you do your thing there.
Slim can’t help but manage a smile as he looks at the two women in his life.
Slim:
You got it.
He goes to start getting the grill prepped and warmed up as the two ladies head back inside to get changed as we fade to black.
Jessica:
So did she say she was coming?
Slim:
Yeah. She said she would be here shortly.
Jessica takes a seat at the table across from him and looks him over.
Jessica:
Are you sweating from this heat? Your match against Jacob Walker? Or your meeting with your daughter?
Slim:
Honestly? Karine. I mean yeah this heat sucks but it is what it is. Jacob… well… I already know what I need to do and not do there. But with her… she has your temper so its just a question of whether its more intense or not than yours.
Jessica:
Well if its more… you might not make it to your match so you better hope its not near what mine was.
Slim:
That is very true but I do want to at least say thanks for coming to the show. I mean it.
Slim has a more solemn and real look on his face rather than the laid back guy he has been since he started in FPW.
Slim:
I know all that this business has put you through and I never expected you to show up and I respected your decision.
Jessica:
I know and I appreciate that. I know that no matter what I can count on you to respect my decisions. I mean really this is almost like day one. We met out here and you first told me about your decision about FWP and we had our talk and then you had to talk to Karine alone about it and she agreed. Just this time… its...
Slim:
Oh I know. This… I brought this on myself.
They both stop as they hear a car alarm beep
Jessica:
She’s here. Good luck.
She walks around and gives him a kiss on the cheek before walking back inside and sees her daughter.
Jessica:
Hey there. He’s outside waiting for you.
Karine:
Can you at least tell me what this is about?
Jessica:
Trust me… I want to just to prepare you for it but… I can’t. This is all him and his doing. When he tells you… you’ll understand. All I can suggest is don’t be too hard on him about it.
Karine:
Damn. Okay.
The two of them hug briefly before Karine makes her way to the backyard. She sees her dad focused as he is sitting at the table and she approaches him cautiously with a half smile but she can feel something isn’t quite right as she sits across from him.
Karine:
Hi dad. What’s going on? Give it to me straight.
He takes a deep breath before he looks up at his daughter.
Slim:
Okay… I’ll just tell you. You saw my match against Aurora?
Karine:
Yes. That was a great match and I really liked how you gave so much of yourself in that match. Gave everything like you always taught me to.
Slim:
And you’ve seen my other matches since I started in FWP right?
Karine:
Of course. I’ve waited so long to finally see you compete live.
Slim:
Well baby girl… that Aurora match was the one match you finally saw me actually try. The other matches leading up to then… phoned it in. I know we always told you to never underestimate or take your opposition lightly but that’s exactly what I did each time up until then. So… you never saw me truly compete or give it… really anything until then.
Karine:
So what you’re saying is… you’ve been bullshitting your way through just because you knew what you could do in that ring and you knew they wouldn’t be able to outsmart or out maneuver you. So you didn’t give a shit about what you did in that ring because you knew you were going to come out on top against them but because you weren’t sure about Aurora… you finally gave a damn and finally put forth some effort? You decided to finally try in that match.
Slim:
Yes.
Karine:
Oh… ok. Ok.
Karine nods as she gets up from the table and paces back and forth and looks over occasionally at him.
Slim:
So ummm what are…
She holds her hand up as he stops mid sentence and approaches the table again.
Karine:
You bastard. Do you have ANY idea how long I’ve waited… How long I’ve wished to finally see you compete in that ring. How long I wondered if I would ever see you truly compete in the ring and not just against me or mom for training… but in an actual promotion. I watched you as a kid yes but as a kid I didn’t understand the ins and outs of it. I didn’t appreciate it because I was still grasping what was going on. NOW that I’m an actual wrestler I can watch the man that I idolized all my life in the ring and you were just… BULLSHITTING! How dare you! After all you taught and told me… you…
Slim:
I know… I know…
Karine:
No… no you don’t know. I thought I would never get the chance to see you wrestle. I finally got my opportunity and I was so happy because I was going to be able to do what you and mom did for a living. I was going to finally continue what we did. I was going to be a second generation wrestler and show that we are a true wrestling family and we can rule any promotion we step in. But then my dad finally… comes out of retirement and gets back in the ring… yeah I’m beyond excited. I’m telling my friends… hey watch this FWP. My dad is getting back in the ring. They thought I was ribbing them. But then I showed them and they were like… wow. They started to understand where I got my tenacity from. My never say die attitude. And then… you… ohhhhh you…
She walks around the table and gets right in his face.
Karine:
If it wasn’t for talking to mom before I came out here… I probably would have slapped you across the face for doing that and you would deserve it. You cheated those fans and worse of all… you cheated me… your own flesh and blood. Your own daughter. You cheated me out of seeing you do what you do best? Why?
Slim:
Honestly… I…
Karine:
No...Matter of fact save it. There is nothing you can say to justify it. I just want you to look me in the eyes here and now… Tell me… you will not pull that shit anymore.
Slim:
I won’t. I won’t. I told Aurora to bring her best and I was going to bring my best and I did. I always tell my opponents to bring their best and I was half assing it until then… I won’t…. Jacob Walker… he’s going to get the match of a lifetime because he is going against the real Slim. He isn’t going to get the half assed version. He isn’t going to get the bullshitting version.
Karine:
Your damn right he isn’t.
Karine backs away as she takes a couple of deep breaths and calms herself down.
Karine:
Just… please don’t do that again. Please.
Slim:
I won’t and I’m sorry that I hurt you.
He walks up to his daughter and hugs her.
Slim:
You and your friends will see Slim do what he does best. I guarantee that.
Karine:
Thank you.
As they break away from the hug she looks over at the grill and then at the pool. She looks out past him towards the glass doors to the house and sees Jessica standing there as she motions her to come out.
Karine:
I believe this man owes us some grilled sausage dogs. What do you think?
Jessica:
I do agree with that. Fire up that grill and get things going. We’ll enjoy the pool while you do your thing there.
Slim can’t help but manage a smile as he looks at the two women in his life.
Slim:
You got it.
He goes to start getting the grill prepped and warmed up as the two ladies head back inside to get changed as we fade to black.