Post by Bandit on May 30, 2018 11:38:20 GMT -6
In her Denver hotel room, after a near twenty hour ride, Jackie “Bandit” Layton, checks herself in the mirror. She nods, satisfied and then starts out the door, making sure to bring her key with her. She makes her way to the elevator and proceeds down to the lobby where she finds her fellow Shieldmaidens MC members, President Robi Jean “RJ” Mitchell, Vice President Alex “Bullet” Carbajal, Sgt-At-Arms Ophelia “Widow” Donnely and Full Patch Fianna Donnelly. As she walks up to them, her phone rings and Jackie looks down in confusion. She puts the call on speaker with no idea who is calling.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Hello?
A familiar voice comes back showing quite obvious signs of inebriation.
Shannon Layton: Hey, Little Girl!
Jackie’s eyes close, knowing how the others will all look on now.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom?
Shannon Layton’s voice brightens slightly.
Shannon Layton: Who else would it be, Sweetheart! Oh hold on, they want me to roll again!
Jackie just shakes her head. This was not going to go well if her mother was already in a gambling establishment.
Shannon Layton: Great…
Having not actually heard the voice on the phone, Alex turns to face her, the others doing the same.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: What’s wrong, Jack?
Jackie ndos to the phone.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom…
Knowing exactly what that means, Alex’s mouth falls open.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Again?
RJ frowns.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: What’s going on?
Jackie nods to the phone again.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom’s on the phone…
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Is she wasted again?
Jackie shrugs resignedly and RJ frowns.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Whoa, whoa, whoa… wasted? Again?
Jackie and Alex both nod, looking a combination of sad and ashamed.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: She does it all the time. It’s one of the reasons you had to suspend us.
RJ nods gravely. This was not a situation she wanted to be dealing with on the eve of their professional debut in a legitimate business. Wrestling was supposed to help them get out their aggressions in a competitive environment and also allow them to step away from the outlaw aspects of the MC. The last thing they needed was this kind of negative pull on a member of the group, or in this case, two members.
Shannon Layton: Honey?
Jackie nods as her mother’s voice comes back over the speaker on her phone.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: We’re here?
Shannon’s voice brightens once again.
Shannon Layton: We? Alex is there too?
Alex nods.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: ¡Hola, hola, Mamá Shannon!
Shannon Layton: Hi, Sweeetie…
Jackie and Alex both cringe as Shannon Layton slurs her words hard. RJ, Ophelia and Fianna all just stand there, listening to this, none of them believing what they’re hearing.
Shannon Layton: You should come here and have fun too, Darling!
Jackie frowns. This was not going to go well.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Where are you?
Shannon Layton: Huh?
Jackie grits her teeth in exasperation, trying not to let it show in her voice.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Where are you?
Shannon Layton: Emral Shity!
Alex sighs in annoyance. Mamá Shannon always made her accent come out harder from the stress and she knew that made it hard to understand her sometimes.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: I don’ thing we can get there.
Shannon Layton: Pleeeeeease?
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom, we have this thing we have to…
Shannon Layton: Pleeeeeese? Don’t you wanna come help your poor mother?
RJ, Ophelia and Fianna all look on, each holding a different reaction look on their face. RJ looks worried but stern, Fianna sympathetic and Ophelia flashing the “Can I kill her yet?” look that usually went with her protective streak.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom, we’re not even in Vegas right now…
Shannon Layton: You could fly in!
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: No, Mom, we have this thing tonight.
Shannon Layton: Ok, some other time, I just thought you might wanna come keep your poor mother company…
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I love you, Mom but…
Shannon Layton: I gotta go. Loves you!
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Love you, Mom!
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Love you, Mamá Shannon!
The call ends and Jackie shakes her head.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Shit…
RJ just stares at the two as Jackie puts her phone away.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Does this happen often?
Alex nods.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: It has, at times.
Ophelia crosses her arms, her level of annoyance growing with every second.
Fianna Donnelly: How often?
Thinking on everything, Jackie shakes her head.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Not that often…
Alex shrugs as well, visibly trying to think of an answer that won’t get everybody involved in seriously deep trouble with the Club.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Talking like that usually means she’s on a binge.
RJ, Ophelia and Fianna all stare back in shock that this has never been mentioned before.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Binge?
Jackie nods in sahme.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Yeah, the kind that lasts a couple of weeks.
RJ nods, suddenly looking very motherly about things.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: So, she has a problem?
Alex can’t nod in the affirmative fast enough.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: From the sound of it, she’s been up for three days right now.
RJ nods, Fianna hugging Jackie while Ophelia remains steadfast in her apparent anger.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: And no rehab?
Jackie shrugs sadly.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: No, I mean, we tried…
Alex nods quickly.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Twice, the first time she would no go. The second, she went but left after three days and flew to Monte Carlo.
RJ nods.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: And she likes gambling?
Jackie and Alex both nod.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Aren’t there casinos in North Carolina now?
Alex and Jackie look to each other and nod.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Cherokee and Murphy, Cherokee’s an hour from Asheville, Murphy’s two hours.
RJ smiles.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Think you could get her to meet you at one of those?
Jackie nods.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Yes.
RJ’s smile broadens.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: There’s your plan then. You get her to meet you, convince her she needs help and then we put her in a six-month, in-patient facility.
Jackie smiles happily.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: We can do this?
The others smile and move in to hug Jackie as a group.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: It’s what family does.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Hello?
A familiar voice comes back showing quite obvious signs of inebriation.
Shannon Layton: Hey, Little Girl!
Jackie’s eyes close, knowing how the others will all look on now.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom?
Shannon Layton’s voice brightens slightly.
Shannon Layton: Who else would it be, Sweetheart! Oh hold on, they want me to roll again!
Jackie just shakes her head. This was not going to go well if her mother was already in a gambling establishment.
Shannon Layton: Great…
Having not actually heard the voice on the phone, Alex turns to face her, the others doing the same.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: What’s wrong, Jack?
Jackie ndos to the phone.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom…
Knowing exactly what that means, Alex’s mouth falls open.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Again?
RJ frowns.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: What’s going on?
Jackie nods to the phone again.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom’s on the phone…
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Is she wasted again?
Jackie shrugs resignedly and RJ frowns.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Whoa, whoa, whoa… wasted? Again?
Jackie and Alex both nod, looking a combination of sad and ashamed.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: She does it all the time. It’s one of the reasons you had to suspend us.
RJ nods gravely. This was not a situation she wanted to be dealing with on the eve of their professional debut in a legitimate business. Wrestling was supposed to help them get out their aggressions in a competitive environment and also allow them to step away from the outlaw aspects of the MC. The last thing they needed was this kind of negative pull on a member of the group, or in this case, two members.
Shannon Layton: Honey?
Jackie nods as her mother’s voice comes back over the speaker on her phone.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: We’re here?
Shannon’s voice brightens once again.
Shannon Layton: We? Alex is there too?
Alex nods.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: ¡Hola, hola, Mamá Shannon!
Shannon Layton: Hi, Sweeetie…
Jackie and Alex both cringe as Shannon Layton slurs her words hard. RJ, Ophelia and Fianna all just stand there, listening to this, none of them believing what they’re hearing.
Shannon Layton: You should come here and have fun too, Darling!
Jackie frowns. This was not going to go well.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Where are you?
Shannon Layton: Huh?
Jackie grits her teeth in exasperation, trying not to let it show in her voice.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Where are you?
Shannon Layton: Emral Shity!
Alex sighs in annoyance. Mamá Shannon always made her accent come out harder from the stress and she knew that made it hard to understand her sometimes.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: I don’ thing we can get there.
Shannon Layton: Pleeeeeease?
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom, we have this thing we have to…
Shannon Layton: Pleeeeeese? Don’t you wanna come help your poor mother?
RJ, Ophelia and Fianna all look on, each holding a different reaction look on their face. RJ looks worried but stern, Fianna sympathetic and Ophelia flashing the “Can I kill her yet?” look that usually went with her protective streak.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Mom, we’re not even in Vegas right now…
Shannon Layton: You could fly in!
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: No, Mom, we have this thing tonight.
Shannon Layton: Ok, some other time, I just thought you might wanna come keep your poor mother company…
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: I love you, Mom but…
Shannon Layton: I gotta go. Loves you!
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Love you, Mom!
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Love you, Mamá Shannon!
The call ends and Jackie shakes her head.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Shit…
RJ just stares at the two as Jackie puts her phone away.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Does this happen often?
Alex nods.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: It has, at times.
Ophelia crosses her arms, her level of annoyance growing with every second.
Fianna Donnelly: How often?
Thinking on everything, Jackie shakes her head.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Not that often…
Alex shrugs as well, visibly trying to think of an answer that won’t get everybody involved in seriously deep trouble with the Club.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Talking like that usually means she’s on a binge.
RJ, Ophelia and Fianna all stare back in shock that this has never been mentioned before.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Binge?
Jackie nods in sahme.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Yeah, the kind that lasts a couple of weeks.
RJ nods, suddenly looking very motherly about things.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: So, she has a problem?
Alex can’t nod in the affirmative fast enough.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: From the sound of it, she’s been up for three days right now.
RJ nods, Fianna hugging Jackie while Ophelia remains steadfast in her apparent anger.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: And no rehab?
Jackie shrugs sadly.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: No, I mean, we tried…
Alex nods quickly.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Twice, the first time she would no go. The second, she went but left after three days and flew to Monte Carlo.
RJ nods.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: And she likes gambling?
Jackie and Alex both nod.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Aren’t there casinos in North Carolina now?
Alex and Jackie look to each other and nod.
Alex "Bullet" Carbajal: Cherokee and Murphy, Cherokee’s an hour from Asheville, Murphy’s two hours.
RJ smiles.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: Think you could get her to meet you at one of those?
Jackie nods.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: Yes.
RJ’s smile broadens.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: There’s your plan then. You get her to meet you, convince her she needs help and then we put her in a six-month, in-patient facility.
Jackie smiles happily.
Jackie "Bandit" Layton: We can do this?
The others smile and move in to hug Jackie as a group.
Robi Jean "RJ" Mitchell: It’s what family does.
