Post by bushido on Jul 20, 2013 10:50:11 GMT
Looks like somebody's gone cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. This week will be the first successful defense in Bushido's championship reign. While the folks are divided as to who will be coming out victorious, those of us who still believe in truth and justice know that our heroic avenger is ready to stop a crazed madman in his tracks before his outlandish decrees of traveling through dimensions is spread even further. His wife wants nothing to do with him. His friends have given him the finger and told him to you know what himself. His fellow wrestlers believe he's one shot away from becoming a vegetable. His fans have began to replace his posters on their bedside walls with the glamour shots of Bushido riding a horse while donning the traditional clothes of the cowboys. Hell, the only person wanting anything to do with him is his deadbeat son and we all know his judgement isn't that great. However, Brad is a man deserving of some praise and the Asian Sensation will not be underestimating this formidable foe.
Thursday Night...
Miranda walked out on Bushido two nights before and since she's been a ghost. Patrick Swayze ain't got nothing on her right now as she refuses to meet with her client, let alone her lover. Bushido dials up her number once again, hearing her sweet voice deliver her message service. He thinks about leaving one but then decides against it. If she hadn't listened to the first 85 she isn't going to now. The Kanji Covered Samurai stands still for a moment before launching his phone towards a mirror. Seven years bad luck, homie.
Bushido: You are bane of existence. *speaks Japanese*
Subtitles: Since you have decided to challenge me, I have experienced a huge strain on my relationship. It is impossible to mend something that continues to break thanks to your constant involvement in my professional life. I was on a hot streak at Sacrifice. InFamous were on their way to suffer their first defeat until you cost us the match with your inability to pull the trigger. At Lineage I plan to silence you once and for all with a well placed kid to the side of your head.
You never had a right to challenge me. As a champion I pick and choose who I think is deserving enough for a shot at my title. As champion of an entire division I must take into account the possibility of losing. Therefore I should have final say on who could possibly represent the Cruiserweights almost as good as I have. Let's face it, nobody could ever do a better job. I have allowed you to run your mouth, interfere in my business and believe you are anything less than a once was long enough. Now you will feel the wrath of my ancestors as I show you my way of life and how devastating it could be.
Our hero heroically sits on a loveseat seated in the corner. He seems distracted by the fact that he is utterly alone in this hotel room. He trains his thoughts elsewhere and focuses his attention back to his opponent like a true champ.
Bushido: Let me start again.
The One clears his throat as he centers his thoughts and controls his emotions to deliver his words in the serious tones many are accustomed to.
Bushido: *speaks Japanese*
Subtitles: I find myself losing touch with my reality. Perhaps that is something you can relate to. My world has always been speckled with imperfections but somehow Miranda made it right. The fact that you inadvertently caused a rift to continue to rip us apart after Ayame came into our lives has been detrimental to my career. I do not need anyone to fight my fights but it was also a sense of relief to know Miranda believed in me. Now I am not too sure and this doubt has caused me to lose faith in myself.
You and I. We are two peas in a pod. We have similar styles and live our lives just outside of what others consider normal. My longstanding family traditions have given me the leeway to create something from nothing. Now I must scratch and claw to keep everything I have built in tact. I have relinquished the idea that I am simply a joke. Nowadays I am regarded as a champion and one that should never be underestimated again. I can see why you want this belt. You and I, we fight for the same thing. A new image that would cancel out the old one.
Unlike you, however, I have achieved my goal. The odds are very high that you might possibly beat me for the title but I refuse to acknowledge those odds. Not after everything you've made me suffer through. While you wrestle with your sanity, I wrestle for a better world.
Many out there don't see my actions as very honorable. I have heard the critics speak against my horrid actions as a champion but they don't understand what it takes to be this great. They refused to see how far I've advanced. They want the story of Brad Kane redeeming himself and finally picking up his golden ticket after so much time away from this treasured sport but they will not find that. The only thing they will be reporting at the end of Lineage is how the champion retained his belt.
And if you still find it difficult to believe in reality, best believe in that.
The Floating Dragon begins to rise from the loveseat when the door is swung open and in rushes Miranda. She says no words; She simply paces back and forth, clearly disgruntled.
Bushido: I'm...
Miranda: I don't care! You can't possibly understand what it is I'm feeling right now. Or maybe you do but you just don't give a shit. Either way, I don't want to be some tag along mistress along for the ride as you honeymoon with Ayame.
Bushido doesn't know how to respond so he just lets her vent her frustrations.
Miranda: Our careers have so much on the line right now but clearly these distractions aren't doing anything good with them. I can't simply stand here and watch as everything we built is toppled over by our personal lives. So I'm through with all of it. After Lineage, I quit.
The Asianic Perfection rises in a flash, grabbing her by her shoulders.
Bushido: You can not quit. I need you.
Miranda: Clearly you don't. You seem to be doing just fine without me.
Ayame: Perhaps it is I who should be leaving?
Bushido and Miranda turn to find Ayame standing a few feet away from the pair. Suddenly there's nothing to be said.
Thursday Night...
Miranda walked out on Bushido two nights before and since she's been a ghost. Patrick Swayze ain't got nothing on her right now as she refuses to meet with her client, let alone her lover. Bushido dials up her number once again, hearing her sweet voice deliver her message service. He thinks about leaving one but then decides against it. If she hadn't listened to the first 85 she isn't going to now. The Kanji Covered Samurai stands still for a moment before launching his phone towards a mirror. Seven years bad luck, homie.
Bushido: You are bane of existence. *speaks Japanese*
Subtitles: Since you have decided to challenge me, I have experienced a huge strain on my relationship. It is impossible to mend something that continues to break thanks to your constant involvement in my professional life. I was on a hot streak at Sacrifice. InFamous were on their way to suffer their first defeat until you cost us the match with your inability to pull the trigger. At Lineage I plan to silence you once and for all with a well placed kid to the side of your head.
You never had a right to challenge me. As a champion I pick and choose who I think is deserving enough for a shot at my title. As champion of an entire division I must take into account the possibility of losing. Therefore I should have final say on who could possibly represent the Cruiserweights almost as good as I have. Let's face it, nobody could ever do a better job. I have allowed you to run your mouth, interfere in my business and believe you are anything less than a once was long enough. Now you will feel the wrath of my ancestors as I show you my way of life and how devastating it could be.
Our hero heroically sits on a loveseat seated in the corner. He seems distracted by the fact that he is utterly alone in this hotel room. He trains his thoughts elsewhere and focuses his attention back to his opponent like a true champ.
Bushido: Let me start again.
The One clears his throat as he centers his thoughts and controls his emotions to deliver his words in the serious tones many are accustomed to.
Bushido: *speaks Japanese*
Subtitles: I find myself losing touch with my reality. Perhaps that is something you can relate to. My world has always been speckled with imperfections but somehow Miranda made it right. The fact that you inadvertently caused a rift to continue to rip us apart after Ayame came into our lives has been detrimental to my career. I do not need anyone to fight my fights but it was also a sense of relief to know Miranda believed in me. Now I am not too sure and this doubt has caused me to lose faith in myself.
You and I. We are two peas in a pod. We have similar styles and live our lives just outside of what others consider normal. My longstanding family traditions have given me the leeway to create something from nothing. Now I must scratch and claw to keep everything I have built in tact. I have relinquished the idea that I am simply a joke. Nowadays I am regarded as a champion and one that should never be underestimated again. I can see why you want this belt. You and I, we fight for the same thing. A new image that would cancel out the old one.
Unlike you, however, I have achieved my goal. The odds are very high that you might possibly beat me for the title but I refuse to acknowledge those odds. Not after everything you've made me suffer through. While you wrestle with your sanity, I wrestle for a better world.
Many out there don't see my actions as very honorable. I have heard the critics speak against my horrid actions as a champion but they don't understand what it takes to be this great. They refused to see how far I've advanced. They want the story of Brad Kane redeeming himself and finally picking up his golden ticket after so much time away from this treasured sport but they will not find that. The only thing they will be reporting at the end of Lineage is how the champion retained his belt.
And if you still find it difficult to believe in reality, best believe in that.
The Floating Dragon begins to rise from the loveseat when the door is swung open and in rushes Miranda. She says no words; She simply paces back and forth, clearly disgruntled.
Bushido: I'm...
Miranda: I don't care! You can't possibly understand what it is I'm feeling right now. Or maybe you do but you just don't give a shit. Either way, I don't want to be some tag along mistress along for the ride as you honeymoon with Ayame.
Bushido doesn't know how to respond so he just lets her vent her frustrations.
Miranda: Our careers have so much on the line right now but clearly these distractions aren't doing anything good with them. I can't simply stand here and watch as everything we built is toppled over by our personal lives. So I'm through with all of it. After Lineage, I quit.
The Asianic Perfection rises in a flash, grabbing her by her shoulders.
Bushido: You can not quit. I need you.
Miranda: Clearly you don't. You seem to be doing just fine without me.
Ayame: Perhaps it is I who should be leaving?
Bushido and Miranda turn to find Ayame standing a few feet away from the pair. Suddenly there's nothing to be said.
Well howdy there pardner.