Post by Slim on Sept 10, 2024 21:54:41 GMT -5
We see Slim in the basement on the ring apron as he looks to have finished up his training for the day leading up to Scion. He grabs the towel next to him and wipes his face off as his daughter is seated in one the chairs across from the ring looking back at him.
Slim:
Well that was a decent session. I feel pretty ready for Scion… what do you think?
Karine looks up from her phone and acknowledges him.
Karine:
Well yeah it was but you know Andrew finally spoke up. And he … well you look. Tell me what you think.
Karine re-watches it as Slim watches it for the first time as the smile on his face starts to fade and as it ends he starts to smile a bit again.
Slim:
It… you know its guys like him that seems to get so many things wrong that its almost laughable. He doesn’t understand… I don’t give a damn that Kelsi got the pin. I don’t give a damn that she practically tried to take sole credit like she won the whole match herself. The fact is that in the end… I’m on the winning side and he is still in that young cat mindset that you gotta get the pin to get the acknowledgment. He has to try to cling to anything he can to think he has some sort of advantage but he is in over his head. He has nothing on me. Instead he himself is throwing himself into the disadvantage because he is so concerned about Aurora watching his match. Watching him compete and making sure she gets a view of what he does in the ring to send some sort of message that he is going to be eventually coming after her. I mean really… he wants to overlook me?
Slim starts to laugh to himself a bit.
Slim:
I mean… really… its me. Me? The number 2 guy in the company currently… me. He wanted to say that he hoped I’m not dumb enough to overlook him but… this idiot… he wants to overlook me why? Because he thinks that this is going to be his stepping stone to the top. This is going to be his big break and attempt to reach the top. He thinks that this… that me… that I… will… Karine… just… tell me that I’m missing something here. Tell me that I’m wrong here. Tell me… tell… me.
The smile on his face fades as he is now having a more stoic serious look on his face.
Karine:
Sorry dad. He really thinks he has some sort of advantage. Because you live lavishly or you’re just so overconfident. That there is pressure on you to get this win and he is going to exploit that. That weakness. I honestly can’t believe it. I mean he claims to be this vet but he thinks like someone that has maybe been in the ring for a year or two. Not someone with over a decade of experience like you and mom. I mean I’m new but even I can see he is in over his head with this thought process. Thinking like this… I mean how? Why?
Slim:
Its simple my dear. They grasp at straws against the ones they don’t understand. They think that they have it all figured out so soon and so quickly because they been around the block a couple times as they all love to say. They all claim they have been around the block and know how the business works. They know how the game works. But we taught you the true ins and outs of the business. How things really work. Your mom taught you how the mind works and how people like him think and how you can see everything through each word he says. His bravado. His fire in his eyes… nothing more than a match on its last flicker before it goes out. He doesn’t have that drive. That determination. He wants Aurora… he wants to be at the top… but he won’t make it that far. In the end he still has a lot to learn. He still has a lot to pick up in this business. In that ring he still doesn’t fully grasp the concept of… getting the job done by any means necessary. And I guess I’ll be the one that shows him what it means.
I’ll be the one that shows him what it means to be the one that is willing to fight until there is nothing left. But in the end I will be the one standing tall because I’m not looking to prove shit to Aurora. I’m not looking to prove shit to Damon. I’m not looking to prove shit to Kelsi. Instead I’m looking to prove to nobody but him… and him alone that there are levels to this business. That there are levels to this being of a veteran. That he is still a tadpole stepping up trying to be a grown frog in the pond.
Every moment … is a chance to prove himself but this moment he is going to prove that he is… beneath me. There is no fear in taking an L. I’ve taken plenty of those in my career. Hell I’ve taken a few of them in Scion BUT… … but… I sure as hell won’t be taking one from him. I’m not…. I’m not Karine. I’m not.
Karine:
I hear you dad.
Slim:
I know you do… but I want to make sure he hears it. That he knows it… that he will understand that this… this is something that he will have ingrained into his mind. Into his soul… that he is not… ready. But me… oh its time. I’m ready. Are you ready? I’m ready.
Karine:
I’m ready. Let’s go. Let’s go to Scion. Is mom coming?
Slim:
Not this time. But let’s go. Let’s kick some damn ass.
Slim and Karine get up from their chairs as they march out of the basement and get their bags as they get ready for the trip.
Slim:
Well that was a decent session. I feel pretty ready for Scion… what do you think?
Karine looks up from her phone and acknowledges him.
Karine:
Well yeah it was but you know Andrew finally spoke up. And he … well you look. Tell me what you think.
Karine re-watches it as Slim watches it for the first time as the smile on his face starts to fade and as it ends he starts to smile a bit again.
Slim:
It… you know its guys like him that seems to get so many things wrong that its almost laughable. He doesn’t understand… I don’t give a damn that Kelsi got the pin. I don’t give a damn that she practically tried to take sole credit like she won the whole match herself. The fact is that in the end… I’m on the winning side and he is still in that young cat mindset that you gotta get the pin to get the acknowledgment. He has to try to cling to anything he can to think he has some sort of advantage but he is in over his head. He has nothing on me. Instead he himself is throwing himself into the disadvantage because he is so concerned about Aurora watching his match. Watching him compete and making sure she gets a view of what he does in the ring to send some sort of message that he is going to be eventually coming after her. I mean really… he wants to overlook me?
Slim starts to laugh to himself a bit.
Slim:
I mean… really… its me. Me? The number 2 guy in the company currently… me. He wanted to say that he hoped I’m not dumb enough to overlook him but… this idiot… he wants to overlook me why? Because he thinks that this is going to be his stepping stone to the top. This is going to be his big break and attempt to reach the top. He thinks that this… that me… that I… will… Karine… just… tell me that I’m missing something here. Tell me that I’m wrong here. Tell me… tell… me.
The smile on his face fades as he is now having a more stoic serious look on his face.
Karine:
Sorry dad. He really thinks he has some sort of advantage. Because you live lavishly or you’re just so overconfident. That there is pressure on you to get this win and he is going to exploit that. That weakness. I honestly can’t believe it. I mean he claims to be this vet but he thinks like someone that has maybe been in the ring for a year or two. Not someone with over a decade of experience like you and mom. I mean I’m new but even I can see he is in over his head with this thought process. Thinking like this… I mean how? Why?
Slim:
Its simple my dear. They grasp at straws against the ones they don’t understand. They think that they have it all figured out so soon and so quickly because they been around the block a couple times as they all love to say. They all claim they have been around the block and know how the business works. They know how the game works. But we taught you the true ins and outs of the business. How things really work. Your mom taught you how the mind works and how people like him think and how you can see everything through each word he says. His bravado. His fire in his eyes… nothing more than a match on its last flicker before it goes out. He doesn’t have that drive. That determination. He wants Aurora… he wants to be at the top… but he won’t make it that far. In the end he still has a lot to learn. He still has a lot to pick up in this business. In that ring he still doesn’t fully grasp the concept of… getting the job done by any means necessary. And I guess I’ll be the one that shows him what it means.
I’ll be the one that shows him what it means to be the one that is willing to fight until there is nothing left. But in the end I will be the one standing tall because I’m not looking to prove shit to Aurora. I’m not looking to prove shit to Damon. I’m not looking to prove shit to Kelsi. Instead I’m looking to prove to nobody but him… and him alone that there are levels to this business. That there are levels to this being of a veteran. That he is still a tadpole stepping up trying to be a grown frog in the pond.
Every moment … is a chance to prove himself but this moment he is going to prove that he is… beneath me. There is no fear in taking an L. I’ve taken plenty of those in my career. Hell I’ve taken a few of them in Scion BUT… … but… I sure as hell won’t be taking one from him. I’m not…. I’m not Karine. I’m not.
Karine:
I hear you dad.
Slim:
I know you do… but I want to make sure he hears it. That he knows it… that he will understand that this… this is something that he will have ingrained into his mind. Into his soul… that he is not… ready. But me… oh its time. I’m ready. Are you ready? I’m ready.
Karine:
I’m ready. Let’s go. Let’s go to Scion. Is mom coming?
Slim:
Not this time. But let’s go. Let’s kick some damn ass.
Slim and Karine get up from their chairs as they march out of the basement and get their bags as they get ready for the trip.
