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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2019 8:59:01 GMT -6
 MHW Tag Team Championship
The Shieldmaidens© vs Double Team IhariRoleplay Limit: ONE per handler (best individual roleplay wins)Roleplay Deadline: Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 1AM Central |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2019 13:32:38 GMT -6
ACT 1: The Incident
Rewind to six months ago, Japan.
Several suits were pulling Muriko Ihari off of the promoter of the wrestling company that DTI worked for. She had left him beaten and bloody -- which also ended with DTI being blacklisted in Japan, shame brought to their family name and an angry father who had counted on DTI to take care of him and his wife into old age. So, what caused all of this?
Back track to earlier in the day, DTI had arrived at the small arena the show for the day was. They were scheduled to battle for the company’s tag team championship. However, when they arrived one of the hands told Huruka that the boss wanted to see her in his office and so they split off and Huruka went to see the boss and Muriko went to the locker room to start getting ready.
After nearly half an hour past and Muriko hadn’t seen her sister, she left the locker room and went looking for her. As she rounded the corner, Huruka, crying hysterically crashed right onto her sister.
It took several minutes for Muriko to get the story and when Huruka explained to her what had happened behind closed doors with the boss, Muriko was furious and without even hesitating she ran down the corridor and as soon as she saw the boss, he was the target.
She barreled right into him, taking him down to the ground.
“You fucker! I will kill you!” she screamed as she pounded on him, hitting him in the head, neck and face as he screamed for her to get off of him. She didn’t relent and continued her assault as several in the area converged on them and tried to pull her off. “I’m going to kill you for touching my sister, you bastard!” It took four men to pry Muriko Ihari off their bloodied boss and as he got to his feet, trying to compose himself as Muriko tries to escape the clutches of those who had her, he yelled at her.
“You’re finished in this business. I’ll make sure you never work in wrestling again.”
“Fuck you!” she screamed back at him and spit at him.
Someone handed him a handkerchief and as he used it to stop some of the bleeding from his nose, he motioned for them to take her, “Get her out of here and take her fucking sister with her.”
Standing nearby, Jansen Myrrh had watched the entire scene unfold.
Act 2: Mack Daddy
Prior to Mile High Spectacular
Huruka was sitting on the couch with the TV on. She was hugging her knees to her chest as she cried while she stared at the TV in the darkness of the night.
“Totemo kanashī!” she wailed as the credits began to roll on the show, she heard the door open from the back hallway and Muriko came out, not at all looking happy to be woken up.
“What are you doing? What is so sad?” Muriko asked her in Japanese.
“Emma!” Huruka cried!
Muriko blinked as she watched her sister bawl her eyes out. “Who the fuck is Emma?”
“Emily Falls. It’s Mr. Mack’s daughter! He treats her so badly!” more boo hoos from Huruka as she wiped her nose on the sleeve of her pajamas.
Muriko finally walked over and sat on the couch and looked at the TV, “What are you watching?”
“Daddy Mack.”
“Why are you watching that crap? Is any of that real?” Muriko asks.
“It’s reality TV! Of course, it’s real!’ exclaimed Huruka. “We have to help her!”
Muriko looks at her sister like she was damn crazy, “What do we have to do? She’s a grown ass woman and can take care of herself.”
“But her daddy treats her so badly. You can see how sad she is!”
“She’s a grown wom--” Muriko starts to argue, but Huruka hits the rewind button on the remote and the scene Huruka had just watched begins to play and they both watched and even though Muriko didn’t understand much of what was going on, she did see the sadness in the eyes of Emma Mack and shook her head.
“Maybe we talk with Jansen about her coming to Coven.”
Huruka brightened immediately! “Yes! Maybe she could have friends who support her! Like us!”
A big sigh comes from Muriko and she nods, “I’ll talk with Jansen.”
ACT 3 - Hair Today...
Jansen had agreed to try and persuade Emily Falls to join the Coven. Her only worry was that Emily might turn them down and then go say something to her father. So, DTI went to ringside and Huruka spoke to Emily who followed them back to the locker room.
Huruka and Muriko are watching Jansen Myrrh removing the Snakebite make up off of Emily Falls’ face as she discusses the Coven faction idea to her and why it would be a benefit to her career to join them. Muriko is distracted however because her sister is tilting her head one way and then the other as the other conversation continues onward.
“What are you doing?” Muriko finally asks, annoyed enough to do so.
Huruka continues to tilt her head and doesn’t answer right away and finally Muriko nudges her and asks the question again and finally Huruka responds, “I’m trying to decide how Jansen would look with no hair.”
Exasperation cross the face of the older sister who gives Huruka a slap across the shoulder, “Why would you even think such a thing could happen? Jansen is going to beat Zombie for the Throwdown Championship. She’s not going to lose her hair.”
Huruka finally turns to her sister and shrugs, “I mean, it could happen. What is she gets hurt during the match and can’t finish? Maybe we should be out there just in case.”
Muriko shakes her head, “We can’t do anything that would cost Jansen the match and she doesn’t want anyone to know about Coven yet. She’s going to have to do this one on her own.”
“When are we going to come out as Coven?”
Muriko shrugs her shoulders, “Soon, that was all she said. Maybe we should turn on the monitor and watch the tag title match. It should be almost on. We definitely need to know the outcome of that match. I’m not going to let anyone jump in front of us for the next title shot.”
They walk over and turn up the volume on the monitor just a tad, not to interfere with the other conversation going on in the locker room as the Shieldmaidens have made their way to the ring for the match against SEX.
As SEX comes out, Huruka asks, “Why are they so weird? I mean, their nice and all, but why so weird?”
Muriko shrugs, “Who cares? If they win, then we are going to have to fight them. If they lose, then I don’t care how weird they are. Besides, I think they think they’re from outer space. Super weirdos.”
By the end of the match, Double Team Ihari would know that they would be challenging the Shieldmaidens at some point for the MHW Tag Team Championship and they couldn’t be happier about that.
ACT 4 - Coven
It was just over a week ago when the members of Coven had finally gotten together. The secret had been kept and while there were signs and such that might have indicated that the group was coming, no one could have predicted that the Coven would show up that night.
Once everyone had been given their assignment, it was just a matter of time.
The waiting was the hardest part as they had to wait for the main event. As match after match passed, DTI and Emily Falls waited at their post until the appointed time. There was some small talk between Huruka and Emily, but Muriko watched the ring from where she stood and waited for the cue.
As the main event took place, it was the result that was going to be a factor and as Skrabz got the pin, retaining the championship and then left ringside area -- as Solomon Cain’s face appeared on the big screen, Muriko nudged the others and they prepared to pounce.
Act 5 - Promo (vs. Shieldmaidens / World Tag Team Championship Match)
Solomon preferred a dark background for his promos, Jansen typically did them at her place, Leah liked to be on location of the card site and Emily Falls did her promos wherever she was in the moment.
DTI preferred to be more official. In the Japanese style, they like to promote the company they worked for but this time it was a little different. They had requested a cameraman and had set up a backdrop outside with a giant COVEN logo on it. There were small MHW logos dotted around, but the giant COVEN logo was the centerpiece. They did have some allegiance to MHW for allowing them a place to wrestle after being blacklisted in Japan, but if it weren’t for Jansen they wouldn’t have been here at all so Coven were they main alliance.
Huruka had wanted to wear the new Coven shirt to the promo, but Muriko had other ideas. She tossed Huruka a t-shirt and as Huruka held it up, it was a Shieldmaiden t-shirt with a red circle and slash through it. And as they sat down to cut their promo, they made sure that their shirts were well on display.
ON CAMERA (w/ subtitles)
Muriko: So, finally the Shieldmaidens are putting up those tag team championships against the best team in MHW. No more running and no more hiding. I’m sure you’ve been asking yourself why would Double Team Ihari join up with the Coven?
Huruka: Because Jansen is one of our good friends and she helped us get to MHW. You see, we are loyal to our friends. We don’t get into the ring and fight each other. This is why Coven is the best faction in all of MHW. Not the Shieldmaidens. Not the SEX.
Muriko: Let’s clear up one thing. What we did was just to get your attention. As a tag team champion, you should not have been distracted with shots at the Ultimate Champion and yet you both were in that match when you should have been fighting tag team champions and you should have been defending those belts, but instead you wanted to be greedy and try and gain the Ultimate Champion too.
Huruka: We would never have done that. If you are not going to devote one hundred percent of your time to the tag team division of MHW, then you need to get out.
Muriko: And we’re going to give you that option when we defeat you on Throwdown for your Tag Team Championship. Then you can break up your team and go fight for singles champions. Just get out of the tag team division and go do what you want, but we are tired of you both making a mockery of the tag team division. My sister and I have devoted one hundred percent of our time to the tag team division, except for one match which we were asked to take on short notice. But we aren’t out there trying to win singles championships.
Huruka: Jansen, Solomon, Leah and Emily -- they are all fighting for those singles championships. My older sister and I want those tag team titles. When we get into the ring with you, we know that it’s not going to be an easy win, but we are confident that when all is said and done -- we will be the new MHW tag team champions.
Muriko: Do not think we are taking you lightly, Shieldmaidens. We know you have held those championships for a very long time and you have beaten every team that you have faced. But we are prepared for the toughest fight of our lives and we know you will bring it. What happened at the last Throwdown was just to get your attention, to let you know that we take you seriously. Perhaps too seriously. We have trained harder than we have these past two weeks than we have at any other point in our careers.
Huruka: We sure have.
Muriko: It’s time for you to move aside and let a real team have those championships. Double Team Ihari and Coven will be the winners by the time that Throwdown is over.
(Scene fades.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2019 18:56:56 GMT -6
2nd October, 2019
16:19 PM CST
Lubbock, Texas
Exact Location: Hyatt Place Lubbock (Room 326)
Status: Off-Camera Sam hadn’t really needed much more encouragement to go to town on the punching bags. But the lyrics were quickly helping each new punch seem to get even stronger than the last one. Silence wasn’t typical from The Titaness, even less so when it came to keeping in touch with the other Maidens. But ever since the last Mile High show, she’d abruptly gone quiet. The last time she did this was for a much more understandable reason, and at least one that they had all understood. That day arrived when she lost her mentor who taught her so much during her time in Squires Wrestling Academy, Dazi Miyashita. Dazi’s demise had been back in April of this year. Sam didn’t honestly expect to find herself in this same ‘fuck off’ mindset again this year. But then again, that had been how significant the debut of Coven had been. Her head shook at herself. Honestly, she expected Coven to consist of Raven Trueblood and Scythe Bloodline. They had used to be together as a group with a very similar, if not exact same, name. So it wasn’t an overly crazy assumption in Sam’s head. But no. Coven, apparently, comprised of a lot more than just two people. They were all people whom had already been fighting in Mile High. Finding out the hard way that people such as “War Queen” Leah and even Emily Falls had been somehow persuaded into this new ‘group’ was disappointing enough. Sam had already been in enough physical pain from losing the Fatal Five Way match. Granted, it proved she had been right about one thing regarding Skrabz. As much of a douchebag as he tended to be, the bastard could back it up. That couldn’t be denied anymore. But the aftermath … particularly Coven not only aiding but allowing Solomon Cain to force yet another kiss upon her? Sam honestly felt as furious as she did betrayed. Katrina had insisted over social media she had no idea that was going to happen. Okay. Fair. But even still, why didn’t they fucking send security out?! Did they fucking get off at the sight of me being sexually assaulted?! The punching bag damn well nearly fell off with the punches and kicks that soon followed. Tears stung Sam’s eyes, threatening to fall. Hadn’t it been bad enough dealing with Snakebite and all of that bullshit? Was that what this was? A newer - but somehow more disgusting - version of that arc? Gods forbid it. Because if that was indeed what was going on … A gentle tapping against her shoulder caused Sam to turn around. Behind her was Orion, but it wasn’t so much the sight of her spouse that immediately grabbed her attention. Rather, it was what he was holding in his hand. Her cell phone. She had all but tossed it to him not long after Episode Twenty-Three and insisted she didn’t want to talk to anyone. Now though … ”Ready to reply to them?” The confused look on Samantha’s face confirmed what Joseph had rightfully guessed; she had no idea what he was talking about, nor had she made an effort to take her phone back. Joseph pulled Sam’s right hand open, placing the cell in it. It had already been opened up to her Messages, where she had quite a few texts without any replies given to them. Even without looking at the numbers, it was pretty obvious to tell which message was from which Maiden. The texts had been sent pretty quickly after the last show … which made Sam elicit a low ”Fuck” under her breath, followed by a defeated huff. Her mouth opened as she looked at Joseph. The initial response that had formed in her mind was quickly replaced by a new retort. ”Do I really wanna repeat this again? That’s been the golden question going through my mind since that evening?”A scoff enunciated her thoughts as Sam’s hands fell on her hips, all while still keeping her cell held. ”By all legal rights, I shouldn’t. I should just …”Orion merely nodded down at the texts once again … making her attention go back to them. Particularly the last one that was obviously from Bandit. ”Are you going to make her find another partner yet again? Granted, the incident with Widow was beyond any of our control … which would make you turning your back that much worse, you know?” The grimace that appeared on Sam’s face showed she definitely knew and understood where Joseph was going with his thoughts. ”Fuck you. Don’t guilt trip me like that.” ”Okay. Let me word it this way, then. Could you take the legal way? Of course. Anyone in your place is more than capable of selecting that path. So here’s the real question; is that what you really want?”Sam sighed, starting to turn around to face the punching bag again. Before she could finish pivoting, however, Joseph grabbed her shoulders and forced her to keep looking and talking with him. ”I get it. Believe me, I do. Even some part of me is going ‘Really, this shit again?’, because the mere thought of this history attempting to repeat is very disgusting. Even more so now that we’re married and an official couple. And maybe - somewhere in your head - you’re trying to insist this would be a tactical retreat.”Joseph shrugged. ”That’s not a completely wrong thought, mind you. But that’s not who you are. You know that. I know that. The other Maidens and even Dragons know that. And whenever we do have a child or two? They’ll be able to pick up on that. You leaving is very likely exactly what Coven wants. Are you really going to give them that satisfaction?” Sam slowly closed her mouth, gaze lowering to the floor. The earbuds tucked in place were steadily falling out, allowing Joseph and anyone else paying enough attention to hear what she was listening to on her MP3 player. Sam’s own entrance theme song had just ended. How fitting that soon after it finished, 3 Days Grace’s “Riot” should start up. Both Samantha and Orion smirked at the irony. It was as if even from afar, her sisters were still trying to talk to her. ”So …??” The Titaness leaned forward, giving Joseph a quick but passionate kiss before pulling away. ”Have I said how much I love you yet?” ”Tons. And showed me.” Sam snickered at the response, finally lifting her hands back up. After re-reading the electric letters one more time, she hit the “Compose” icon and rapidly typed up the brief message in a mass text that would go to every single Shieldmaiden simultaneously. After looking it over a few times and feeling happy with it, Sam hit the “Send” button and handed her phone back to Joseph. ”Thank you, love. I guess I did need a bit of a wake-up call.” ”You can thank me properly tonight.””I fully intend to. Now … I’m gonna finish up here. After that, I can shower and we grab a slightly early dinner before visiting Dazi?” Joseph quickly nodded. ”Sounds good. I’ll see you soon, hun.” Orion leaned forward, giving Sam one more kiss before turning and allowing her to finish her workout. Now that his job as a manager was done for the day, he was ready to shift and focus on being a decent spouse. Regardless of whether Sam could or couldn’t keep a strong front this time around when they headed to the cemetery, he was going to support her. It went without saying that Sam would need him, even if she tried to act or look otherwise.
11th October, 2019
13:01 PM MST
Phoenix, Arizona
Exact Location: Near The Grand Canyon
Status: On-Camera ”Con-fucking-grats. We finally get to meet Coven … only to find out that, in reality, they’re a group of cowards. I guess you at least get the praise that you’re all competent, but that’s as far as it goes. When all is said and done, you’re still cowards and in my book? That’s definitely not a good thing. Maybe you don’t care now, but when the thirteenth rolls around, trust me. You will care. You’ll definitely wish you had faced me head on rather than ambushing me the way you ended up doing.” The camera pans in on Sam standing near The Grand Canyon. She walks close to the edge, peers over it … and smirks as she looks back at the lens. ”You were probably hoping you assisting Solomon Cain would be equivalent to me falling off an area akin to this, huh? I’m not gonna lie that for a few moments, you two almost succeeded. I definitely lost my grip and felt like I was barely hanging on. But you forget one simple fact that matters …”Sam points to herself. ”I’m still a Shieldmaiden, bitches! People have said time and time again I’m weak because I’m with them, but in reality? I’m stronger, physically and mentally. Episode Twenty-Three ended the way it did because you made the strategically smart moves. You kept quiet on being associated with this so-called ‘Coven’ and didn’t make a move until I least expected it. Kudos. It’s not easy to take me off-guard. I admit it.
“But if you think you can tweet that it’s “nothing personal” after allowing a heinous act like sexual assault to occur, let alone on live television, and get away without any injuries …” Sam chuckles darkly. ”Oh, no. No, no, no, no. That is not how this is gonna work, DTI. Not at all.”Her arms cross over her chest. ”I’ll be the first to admit that in the two years I’ve been a professional, I’ve had my share of moments where I’ve done things that I have been less-than-proud of. But unlike you, I own up. I admit that I fucked up, intentionally or otherwise. And I sure as fuck don’t try to say bullshit like you did. ‘Not personal’ my ass.” The last sentence is muttered bitterly under Sam’s breath as she scoffs. ”Anyway … with you two being from Japan, I’d like to think that maybe you’ve heard of Okiku’s Well, and even know the story behind it. But for those who don’t know, allow me to back up. There is a point to it, so hush and listen.
“For those wondering, yes, Okiku was an actual woman. A handmaiden, to be more precise. Servant … however you wanna word it. She served a powerful, influential samurai named Aoyama Tetsuzan. Tetsuzan simultaneously served the current ruling lord, Norimoto-sama.
“Although her primary job in the Himeji castle was a servant, Okiku also had another task. One that was considered her most vital task; to watch over ten golden plates which were heirlooms to the ruling lord.
“Now, like most myths and haunted stories, there are several versions of how the next part goes. The part we know for certain, though, is this. One evening, Okiku overheard a plot Tetsuzan conjured in hopes of murdering Norimoto and becoming the new lord. She quickly relayed her hearings. Some versions say to Norimoto himself, others to her lover - whom also served Norimoto - and he informed the ruler of Okiku’s findings. The end verdict is still the same; Aoyama’s plot was foiled courtesy of a handmaiden.
“Naturally, he was furious as one would assume. And so .. he got his own revenge. Knowing fully well that Okiku was one of the few people in charge of the plates, he purposely stole and hid one, then proceeded to place the blame of the ‘theft’ on Okiku herself.
“Depending on which variant you find, you’ll read that he wasted little time and outright murdered Okiku, or tried to bribe her. Marry me and I’ll spare you - this was the offer he gave. Regardless, Okiku refused and was very brutally killed. In the first version, it gives enough details to imply she was completely dismembered; cut into numerous pieces. The second hints she had a fast death after being stabbed in what can be assumed to be a vital area. Or even having her throat slit. Something like that.
“Either way, her body was taken to the well outside of Himeji Castle and dumped inside. To this day, many swear that within the very same well, Okiku can be heard screaming, sobbing, or both. All because she can’t get the rest and peace she deserves. Now … here’s the point of this tale. If Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned … tell me …” A knowing smirk adorns Sam’s face. ”How do you think you’re going to handle a living yuurei, particularly when it took the both of you plus Jansen to subdue me? Because regardless of whether you deemed your assistance to Solomon Cain as personal or not, the fact is … you did kill a part of me. My pride. My humility. All of you bitches and bastards went way over the line. And I am not going to stand for this blatant display of injustice!
“Yuurei, for those who don’t know, are very violent ghosts. They don’t rest until they get their revenge. Most, if not all, of these people had their lives ended in violent means; murdered like Okiku, suicide, slain in battle, they weren’t given a proper burial, or anything else along those lines.
“With you very proudly claiming to be a part of Coven … well ….”Sam chuckles again. ”That’s very unfortunate. Guilty by association. It is a policy of sorts I follow. And since you’re sticking with Coven … I’m definitely not going to hold back.”The Titaness clicks her tongue as she shakes her head from side to side. ”Just like Katrina, it didn’t have to be this way. Hell, it was me who pointed out to SEX that even if they had beaten us, you would be at their heels. I gave you that acknowledgement. And while you do - for now - still have a perfect record … I’m sure you remember that was how it started out with SEX, yes? They were undefeated too … and look how that went. Me and Bandit not only beat them, but shocked the whole world by doing so. The reaction from the audience alone was more than enough to scream no one expected us to retain the Tag Team Titles. And yet … we did, despite the odds against us.”A slight sigh resounds from Samantha. ”Granted, we had full intentions before your reveal to break your record. Now? You’ve done the idiotic thing and made this personal. Probably all of us, really. Like I’ve said before, I don’t like speaking for the other Maidens, but this time around? I do think I can say it’s personal for all of us. After all, if you mess with one of us, you have to deal with all of us. And you did in the absolute worst possible of ways.
“Just like Trina, you will have no one to blame for yourselves when this fight is all said and done. And - just putting it out there - if Ricky was right in his press conference and you’re trying to make us irrelevant?”Sam snickers. ”That’s more of a lost cause than Solomon’s own nickname. Most of the titles in Mile High were first claimed by a Shieldmaiden, myself included with the Throwdown Championship. We’ve already made our mark here in the history of this company. Like us or not, we still hold gold, and if you think you’re just going to yank these Tag Teams easily out of our hands because we’re too ‘shocked’ from Episode Twenty-Three?”A grimace spreads over her face as she clicks her tongue. ”You’re both in for a very rude awakening. A few of them, actually. One? We’re better than you, both in and out of the ring. Two? You picked the wrong side to ally yourselves with. Three? If you think we’re on edge about the mere possibility of defeat, fuck no. We already overcame that obstacle in the form of Brix City Boyz, and you damn well better believe we’ll do so again if push comes to shove. But four - and perhaps the most important? We’re Shieldmaidens, and we don’t die easily. Just bloodily.”Sam starts to signal for the promo to end, but quickly stops. ”Ah yes. The ‘political wrestling’ parts of your shoot? Where you tried to insinuate we were hiding or some shit like that? Yeah, you can take that crap with you two when our match is over. We’ve never hidden nor ran away from anyone. Ninety-nine percent of the time, Rob makes the cards and finalizes the match. Me versus Katrina was an exception, yes. But that wasn’t me avoiding you; no, that was me dealing with an idiot who made the same mistake you two did and got personal with me. I handled that myself. That’s all there was to it.
“So don’t bitch and whine that we’re not wanting to go against you, or that we’re not a ‘real team’. True, I didn’t expect to tag with Bandit. But that doesn’t make me any less real. On the contrary, I’d say my ability to blend in and adapt makes it more. So … yeah. Again, fuck off with that noise.” Another scoff is heard as Sam flips the camera off. “See you girls soon. Remember … only the two of you. That’s all you’ll have to blame for your poor decision regarding joining Coven.” Not long after bidding Double Team Ihari farewell does the camera flicker off, causing Sam and the scene around her to disappear.
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Post by Bandit on Oct 12, 2019 21:40:06 GMT -6
Off-Camera
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Penthouse Condo
New Orleans, Louisiana
4:15 PM PDT
Sitting at a desk shuffling paper.
This was never anyone in the Shieldmaidens’ idea of a great career. In fact, many had chosen other things just to get away from this very thing. Many worked up the hallway at Venom Ink tattooing and piercing people on the daily so they could indulge their artistic sides without having to worry about paperwork, although there would always be at least one person there who had to bite the bullet, so to speak, and deal with it. Others had jobs such as a mechanic, a nurse and a schoolteacher, each wanting to get to stay away from certain things that would go with the business world.
But Jackie “Bandit” Layton was not one of those.
She was one of a couple of Shieldmaidens, herself, Aoife “Banshee” Maguire and Jocelyn “Tibs” Thibault for whom paperwork just seemed to come naturally and thus were drawn to roles that allowed them to handle that for the others. Tibs tended to handle the stuff for Venom Ink and the MC as a whole while Bandit handled a little for both of those and her own set-up as a business consultant with Banshee acting as her assistant. In this role, bandit had found several properties and businesses for the MC to look into and invest in and today had been more of the same as she waited to hear back from her partner, Sam “Titaness” Hamilton following the events of the Throwdown show three days previous.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Have we heard from her then?
Bandit looks up and sees banshee standing in the doorway.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: No, I sent her a text but she hasn't answered me.
Banshee nods sadly.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Aye, tha’s me as well. Bruiser bae sendin her one, I tink Sorsh did as well.
Bandit sits back in her chair and shakes her head.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I know Ale did too. I saw it, she was so pissed off she misspelled the word “caremonda.” The only thing i can think of is that this Cain thing is really fucking with her.
Banshee nods.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Tha bae me as well on tha. If tha bae me…
She shakes her head seemingly searching for her truth.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: I dunna care whot ennyone bae sayin’, I wouldna bae fine after tha...
Bandit nods again as she clasps her hands together thoughtfully.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: If she’d gone off the rails, Joseph or Lio would have called us. There’s no way they’d leave us in the dark on that one, especially not when they know we’d be able to help finding her so we know that probably hasn’t happened.
Banshee nods, clearly pondering a question in her head.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Ye tink she’ll bae ready fer DTI then?
Bandit nods without hesitation.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I do, though if I were them I’d be fucking looking over my shoulder. They helped somebody force a kiss on a woman he is clearly sexually harassing, there’s no real way around that for any of them…
Banshee sighs heavily.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Ye tink she’ll bae mad at us?
Bandit sits forward in her chair, her face registering shock at her friend’s words.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: What?
Banshee shrugs.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Tha we dinna stop him. We were all there an’ he still bae forcin’ himself on her like it bae his fuckin’ right or sumtin’!
Bandit shakes her head, again without hesitation.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Eef, you’re not a fighter and you and the prospect still came out to fight for her. There’s not a chance in hell she forgets that!
Banshee shrugs.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Whot ‘bout all th’ texts we bae sendin’ her?
Bandit shakes her head incredulously.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: You think she’ll be angry with us for showing we gave a damn?
Banshee shrugs.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: I did send her a second tha said, “Jeanie Mac, bae ye dead, Lass?”
Bandit can’t help but laugh.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: The only thing she was probably thinking on that one was why in the fuck did you call her Jeanie Mac!
Banshee starts to retort but bandit raises a hand to stop her friend even as she continues to laugh.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I know, I know, it means “Jesus, Mary & Joseph” but… that doesn’t mean Sam does.
She pauses and then cocks her head.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I sent her one saying we’d kick their ass until they couldn’t walk straight, what did your first one say?
Banshee shrugs sheepishly.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: “Begorra, whot’s th’ craic, Lass?”
Bandit starts laughing all over again.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: have you ever asked her what’s up in that way before?
Banshee starts to answer and then stops as she starts to ponder the answer to this question. She frowns, as she starts going over every conversation she can remember having with Sam Hamilton.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: I…
Bandit snickers.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: If you don’t know, the answer is probably not a positive one and she’s still probably wondering if you were concussed or drunk when you sent that…
Banshee cracks a smile, Bandit still laughing, when their phones both go off simultaneously.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: It’s her...
“Sorry on the silence. I needed a few days to clear my head and kick some more asses. But yes, yes I am ready. I’ll call you all directly soon enough. Just don’t worry about me not showing up or whatnot. I’ll definitely be there to help Bandit break another team’s perfect record.”
Bandit nods happily.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I knew she’d be alright…
Banshee nods as she looks up from her own phone having gotten the same message.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Aye, ye bae sayin’ tha but are we certain she is?
Bandit nods firmly.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: She’s restored contact, we’ll get to see more as time goes on now and if there’s a problem, we help her as best we can. She’d do it for us, we owe her nothing less.
Banshee nods her agreement.
Aoife "Banshee" Maguire: Aye, tha we do.
On-Camera
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Warehouse Gym
Shieldmaidens Clubhouse
New Orleans, Louisiana
9:01 PM CDT
The camera opens on Jackie “Bandit” Layton standing in front of the heavy bag in the gym wearing black bicycle shorts, a balck sports bra and black wrestling shoes, her hair pulled back into a ponytail. She snaps off a couple of more punches before she turns to face the camera, sweat gleaming off of her.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: So after all this build-up to this new group… this terrifyingly vaguely dark sounding name that honestly sounds like it walked out of a novel set here…
She pauses and then nods tersely.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Or, you know, just some shit horror movie with a poster that looked like it was desperately trying to fool you into thinking it was a sequel to the Craft twenty years later…
Stepping back, her right hand pops up to stop the storm of criticism she knows has to be coming for her on this film art opinion.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Hey, if you don’t believe me, just google the posters and you’ll see what I’m saying.
She shrugs, waving her hand dismissively.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Anyway, here we all were, wondering what group of wiccans or witches or whatever was gonna show up. Would they be local New Orlerans? Would they claim to be from Salem in Massachusetts? Would they be from the spot of trees in the UK?
Glancing off to the left, her eyes got vacant momentarily.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: And we find out they’re…
Her mouth hangs open for a second and then she cocks her head in disbelief.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Solomon Cain and Jansen Myrrh conning some people into hooking their wagons together and then Jansen lying that this has been a year in the making…
She shakes her head again adn then moves her gaze back to the camera.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Yeah, this sounds remarkably like some bullshit they would sling on CNN where there’s this teeny tiny little grain of truth like Jansen and Solomon compared aromas once while hammered in a bar after a show and drunkenly joked about combining forces someday if they didn’t manage to win shit on their own soon and since DTI were friends of Jansen’s and here by the time they decided someday was now, well, fuck, they’re in right?
She nods knowingly.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Yeah but then somebody sobered up long enough to do a head count and realized if Jansen’s gonna fuck with Zombie and Cain’s gonna be an ass and try to show his on a regular basis because he’s pissed Sam wouldn’t show hers to him, well then, they’re going to need more than five if they wanna go toe to toe with us even on an unlevel playing field. How they managed to convicne Leah and Emily falls that this was a good dioea, especially given leah’s connections to Stephanie Matsuda, who respects and likes us and actually hangs out with Sam sometimes, is just…
Trailing off, she raises a hand to stop whatever response might be on the way to her.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I’d ask why but you’re just gonna spin some bullshit about strength in numbers and how this is not just a cry for attention and not a sign that you don’t think you can do it on your own…
She sighs and looks to the floor.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I mean, at least with Emily, there’s the whole Candi Bratton thing to sort of explain how she likes to be a follower and shit but Leah…
Exhaling heavily, Bandit looks back up to the camera.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: You just look like Psycho kicked your ass so hard your fucking brain broke and you forgot who you were!
She glances slightly off to the right of the camera and shakes her head exasperatedly.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Speaking of forgetting who you are, when did the tag team single handedly keeping every translate program on the planet in business decide to be both cowardly douchebags and liars about it?
She looks back to the camera, glaring harshly.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: You can say this is not personal at all, but if you paid attention to your fellow witches you’d notice it’s a little late to be saying that! Solomon Cain is definitely making things personal with Sam and he kinda did with Ale too. Jansen did with Zombie and probably will with anybody else she gets in the ring with while hiding that shiny bald head of hers…
She raises a hand to emphasize her point.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Like, seriously Jan, let Marsha come over and show you how to at least use some fucking powder to cut the glare already! It’s fucking blinding and…
She shakes her head, waving off the idea as quickly as it had come.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: But, yeah, little late when Solomon’s claiming to have made a pornio tape with Sam, forces himself on her with a kiss twice and keeps threatening to show all manner of doctored pictures of her in various states of debauchery because of his persistent case of navy blue balls.
She clasps her hands together, almost as if praying.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I mean, for the love of God and just the general good of the air quality aroudn him, will one of please find him a hooker or something just so they don’t fall the fuck off they turned so damn blue while staring at fuly clothed pics of Sam and finding out that the odl adage about wishing in one hand and shitting in the other to find out which one fills up faster isn’t supposed to be how he procreates?
Her hands separate and turn palms up in a pleading manner.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Like, please, I’d really rather not have the backstage area at Mile High get declared a disaster area because the walking biohazard just couldn’t get laid the way he wanted to and allowed himself to biodegrade while still alive!
Her face takes on the same harsh glare as before while her hands lower back to her sides.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: You hang with that piece of shit, then have the out and out bald fucjking balls to say we can’t run and hide anymore ...?
She throws her head back, her eyes rolling almost completely out of their sockets.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Oh… HELL… no!
Glaring back into the camera, she points accusingly with her right hand.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: YOU made this personal the second you hooked up with him and helped him kiss Sam when you knew goddamn good and well what you were doing and that she wouldn’t touch him with a thousand mile pole complete with a radiation suit to keep her protected from God knows where that man’s hair has been!
She nods and points accusingly once again.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: You did that, no one else, you and you know what, we’re gonna make you pay for it like you did it to all of us! You know better and you know that we do not run, we do not hide and we’re about to start with you! Sam and I have taken on every team that has come into this company and stayed long enough for people to know their name and now that it’s your turn, you bet our sweet asses we’re gonna kick yours!
Nodding pointedly, Bandit takes a step towards the camera.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Put the shovels down, stop digging and then look over your shoulder because we might just be walking up on you ready to take those very shovels and smash yours faces with them!
She nods and points one last time.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: And remember… you wanted this...
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