Post by Masao Akiyama on Jun 29, 2024 18:20:27 GMT
Masao and Rini had been seeing off their respective mentors, their vision catching sigh of a third form that seems to know that and a familiar voice on the platforms of Tokyo.
“Heeeeeeeeey yoooooou Guyyyyyyyys!”
And there as if by Magic was one Natasha Walker and Masao spoke up with a quirk of his brow.
“Walker-san, this is a surprise, why are you here?”
Nat gesture at the stranger and smiled.
“Seeing Minamoto-sensei off as she heads up to Hokkai-”
She finished her self interrupted thought as the penny dropped,
“-do”
A look back in the train and she asked.
“Lemme guess, you guys are doing the same as they head up that way?”
Masao nodded and spoke evenly.
“It would appear there is a connection with Shimizu-san’s Sensei..”
Rini’s face lit up as she looked into the train and seemed ready to explode and then said in a soft awed voice.
“It’s fate, Destiny!”
Nat shot Masao a look and he smiles a bit with a soft rub of his neck.
“She has a point Natasha, The odds of them all knowing each other so closely are low... and I find my time amongst the lot of you has been..”
He considers the next word carefully.
“Fun.”
Rini beams brightly at Masao as she looked up at him and intoned in her usual way.
“How do you imagine Your sensei knows Hitasho-sensei? Oh!”
Rini manages a giggle and blushes to herself as whatever comes to her mind can’t quite be said by her voice.
Masao shakes his head and looks inside the train and said ironically as it started to pull away.
“I hope if that is the case it is not like Kimura-Sensei and Sugkioka-san else I fear there will be nothing of Hokkaido to return to.”
Rini winces at that thought and Nat looks up with a brow raise.
“That doesn’t sound like my Sensei, so I hope not.”
Masao smiels a bit and nudges Rini as they start to walk.
“Then there’s hope yet, perhaps she’ll keep them from killing each other.”
Nat manages a small smile at the two and smiles brightly.
“I’d give the pair of you a hug right now if we weren’t on a crowded train platform.”
Rini bounced as she started to move with Masao and Nat.
“We have to tell Maasu, prepare for the work ahead!”
Rini was already Pulling Masao with her and Nat was following along to help, he was walking but it did feel more like he was being guided by the river of enthusiasm that was Natasha and Rini, he had to admit this did feel good.
It was a shame it was coming to an end, the rest of the journey would have to be done with friends but mostly alone.
As all the hardest journeys are.
We fade in on the silhouette of a large familiar figure who unfurls an arm to extend a cape and slowly turn towards the camera with a smile, clad in that Tuxedo mask gear once again with a roguish grin.
“Have no fear IWF family it is I! Tuxedo Akiyama! Once again, ready to set forth on a quest for Truth, and justice with the strength of the earth in my arm!”
He poses and flexes before pointing towards the camera and smiling.
“This week, my mission brings me to Saitama fighting once more with the light of the moon and her allies as well this time, against the forces of the Winston family!”
Another long turn exaggerated motion with a little salute.
“Heeeeeeeeey yoooooou Guyyyyyyyys!”
And there as if by Magic was one Natasha Walker and Masao spoke up with a quirk of his brow.
“Walker-san, this is a surprise, why are you here?”
Nat gesture at the stranger and smiled.
“Seeing Minamoto-sensei off as she heads up to Hokkai-”
She finished her self interrupted thought as the penny dropped,
“-do”
A look back in the train and she asked.
“Lemme guess, you guys are doing the same as they head up that way?”
Masao nodded and spoke evenly.
“It would appear there is a connection with Shimizu-san’s Sensei..”
Rini’s face lit up as she looked into the train and seemed ready to explode and then said in a soft awed voice.
“It’s fate, Destiny!”
Nat shot Masao a look and he smiles a bit with a soft rub of his neck.
“She has a point Natasha, The odds of them all knowing each other so closely are low... and I find my time amongst the lot of you has been..”
He considers the next word carefully.
“Fun.”
Rini beams brightly at Masao as she looked up at him and intoned in her usual way.
“How do you imagine Your sensei knows Hitasho-sensei? Oh!”
Rini manages a giggle and blushes to herself as whatever comes to her mind can’t quite be said by her voice.
Masao shakes his head and looks inside the train and said ironically as it started to pull away.
“I hope if that is the case it is not like Kimura-Sensei and Sugkioka-san else I fear there will be nothing of Hokkaido to return to.”
Rini winces at that thought and Nat looks up with a brow raise.
“That doesn’t sound like my Sensei, so I hope not.”
Masao smiels a bit and nudges Rini as they start to walk.
“Then there’s hope yet, perhaps she’ll keep them from killing each other.”
Nat manages a small smile at the two and smiles brightly.
“I’d give the pair of you a hug right now if we weren’t on a crowded train platform.”
Rini bounced as she started to move with Masao and Nat.
“We have to tell Maasu, prepare for the work ahead!”
Rini was already Pulling Masao with her and Nat was following along to help, he was walking but it did feel more like he was being guided by the river of enthusiasm that was Natasha and Rini, he had to admit this did feel good.
It was a shame it was coming to an end, the rest of the journey would have to be done with friends but mostly alone.
As all the hardest journeys are.
We fade in on the silhouette of a large familiar figure who unfurls an arm to extend a cape and slowly turn towards the camera with a smile, clad in that Tuxedo mask gear once again with a roguish grin.
“Have no fear IWF family it is I! Tuxedo Akiyama! Once again, ready to set forth on a quest for Truth, and justice with the strength of the earth in my arm!”
He poses and flexes before pointing towards the camera and smiling.
“This week, my mission brings me to Saitama fighting once more with the light of the moon and her allies as well this time, against the forces of the Winston family!”
Another long turn exaggerated motion with a little salute.
“Our foes this week are bound by family, each one of them a fierce competitor in their own right, together as a unit they are formidable , but we shall prevail, they may not carry darkness in their hearts and they are humble in means and ways.”
He nodded a bit more with a slight smile.
“But I realise as the largest of those in the match I may well be somewhat of a target, and I will not underestimate my current foes because of their record after all. It’s one I‘m keenly aware of, one I’ve been consistently reminded of whenever a face step in front of the camera But I will not shy away from facing any one of the Winston’s no matter how humble they may be, they will face the will of the mountain and the fires of Sakurajima.”
Another dramatic pose as Masao turns to another camera seemingly pulling a rose from nowhere to throw it off screen.
“Some would write this match off as naught but a exhibition match a swing back to the glorious multi mans of my homeland, and I refuse to see it that way, yes I have the honour of teaming with Charlotte Shimizu, Rini Ishikawa, Natasha Walker and Pax Stormcrow some of if not the most ascendant wrestlers in the company I consider myself lucky to be stood aside them.”
He bows his head with a humble smile.
“I find myself one small part of their greater story, And so will you, but do not be disheartened,, The roars of the crowd and the light as of the arena will bring out the best in us, But I feel we will prevail, I cannot and will not hold back as we progress towards the second stage of the tournament where I alongside Rini will have one of the hardest paths ahead, But I am not afraid, nor am I willing to just lay down and fall aside.”
Masao start to pace inside the spot light he occupies the light slowly following him around the small stage he’s using.
“It is easy to get frustrated, to become complacent at your apparent given position but we do not give in, we do not wane we all wish to prove ourselves constantly to gve our all in each and every moment no matter what our fellows may think, You may not be in this tournament, but that does not mean you are not worthy of respect. I will show you that respect by turning my whole weight upon you, by fighting you as I would Warren Harper, Nick Knight any of the names you consider ‘bigger’.”
He shook his head and steels his jaw for a second to once again look in the camera.
“So stand before more and help me prove it, Winston’s. Bring all you have to bear and I will weather it, Stroke me as if you were a storm and I will withstand it, I will resist your swarm, and then when you think you have the capacity to rest and relax.”
He claps his hands to draw an audible effect with a wry smile.
“That is when I will strike like the hammer on the anvil and you will feel the weight of the world upon you and when we strike we will strike as one and all will see what come of it.”
He nods a bit towards the camera.
“Come forth and fight, I welcome it, with the strength of the Earth and the light of the moon.”
He makes an exaggerated point towards the camera with a grin.
“We will defeat you.”
We slowly fade out as Masao bows.
He nodded a bit more with a slight smile.
“But I realise as the largest of those in the match I may well be somewhat of a target, and I will not underestimate my current foes because of their record after all. It’s one I‘m keenly aware of, one I’ve been consistently reminded of whenever a face step in front of the camera But I will not shy away from facing any one of the Winston’s no matter how humble they may be, they will face the will of the mountain and the fires of Sakurajima.”
Another dramatic pose as Masao turns to another camera seemingly pulling a rose from nowhere to throw it off screen.
“Some would write this match off as naught but a exhibition match a swing back to the glorious multi mans of my homeland, and I refuse to see it that way, yes I have the honour of teaming with Charlotte Shimizu, Rini Ishikawa, Natasha Walker and Pax Stormcrow some of if not the most ascendant wrestlers in the company I consider myself lucky to be stood aside them.”
He bows his head with a humble smile.
“I find myself one small part of their greater story, And so will you, but do not be disheartened,, The roars of the crowd and the light as of the arena will bring out the best in us, But I feel we will prevail, I cannot and will not hold back as we progress towards the second stage of the tournament where I alongside Rini will have one of the hardest paths ahead, But I am not afraid, nor am I willing to just lay down and fall aside.”
Masao start to pace inside the spot light he occupies the light slowly following him around the small stage he’s using.
“It is easy to get frustrated, to become complacent at your apparent given position but we do not give in, we do not wane we all wish to prove ourselves constantly to gve our all in each and every moment no matter what our fellows may think, You may not be in this tournament, but that does not mean you are not worthy of respect. I will show you that respect by turning my whole weight upon you, by fighting you as I would Warren Harper, Nick Knight any of the names you consider ‘bigger’.”
He shook his head and steels his jaw for a second to once again look in the camera.
“So stand before more and help me prove it, Winston’s. Bring all you have to bear and I will weather it, Stroke me as if you were a storm and I will withstand it, I will resist your swarm, and then when you think you have the capacity to rest and relax.”
He claps his hands to draw an audible effect with a wry smile.
“That is when I will strike like the hammer on the anvil and you will feel the weight of the world upon you and when we strike we will strike as one and all will see what come of it.”
He nods a bit towards the camera.
“Come forth and fight, I welcome it, with the strength of the Earth and the light of the moon.”
He makes an exaggerated point towards the camera with a grin.
“We will defeat you.”
We slowly fade out as Masao bows.
Well howdy there pardner.