Post by fullmetal on Jun 16, 2021 1:26:04 GMT -5
General RP for UPRISING
BLACK CRUSADE WORLDWIDE: JIRITSU & PyreBird
"G is for Grievances"
MISCELLANEOUS SECTION_________
Fade in to a black room, a single vivid light shining down on a large desk where PyreBird and JIRITSU of the Black Crusade are seated, both leaning forward with their hands steepled.
PyreBird's expression is one of consternation, while the only visible change in JIRITSU's masked countenance is some narrowing in the eye area.
PyreBird takes a deep inhale, holds it for a second, then...
PyreBird: "WHAT THE HELL, UPRISING GENERAL MANAGER BRAD JACKSON." (She un-steeples her hands while delivering the line.) "WE beat The Hive on Uprising TV before Solstice, but THE HIVE got put against Swine Flu at Solstice when whats-their-names were taken out. You put THEM in INSTEAD OF US. WHAT THE HELL!"
JIRITSU: (much more level-headed) "Please understand that, regardless of what the outcome of the match would have been, that inserting The Hive into that match instead of PyreBird and myself was a decision that was misguided at best. Regardless of your intentions behind that decision, if you were influenced by any desire to not pit teammates against each other, please understand once again that your decision was misguided at best."
PyreBird: "YOU don't know what we would've done in that match! We might have fought hard and taken the belts, or we might have laid down for them, WHO EVEN KNOWS?" (A big overdramatic shrug as JIRITSU clears their throat.) "I mean, we ABSOLUTELY WOULD HAVE FOUGHT OUR HARDEST AND TAKEN THOSE BELTS."
PB delivers the line with overblown emphasis in a semi-monotone...but can't resist a big wink at the camera. JIRITSU clears their throat again in response.
JIRITSU: "Don't get confused. Kalinda may be our teammate, but she understands the value of fierce competition -- she would not be one half of the Uprising Tag Team Champions if she didn't. She would insist we fought our hardest and put in our best effort to try and dethrone her and Regan..."
(Kalinda's voice shouts from out of frame, barely audible on the audio...)
Kalinda: "No I wouldn't!"
JIRITSU: (continuing as if they didn't hear that) "And she would want us to truly test her on the battlefield so she can prove her own strength..."
Kalinda: "I still wouldn't!"
JIRITSU: "And then, regardless of which team emerged victorious, there would be no doubt or questions that they deserved that win."
PyreBird glances over to the side, where Kalinda's voice came from, and lightly shrugs, with a "hehh?" expression on her face.
JIRITSU clears their throat again, prompting PyreBird to quickly turn back towards the camera and re-steeple her hands with the stern determined face again.
PyreBird: "The point here is, you put a team who LOST right before the pay-per-view into the championship match at the pay-per-view, instead of the team who WON. And what happened? They LOST, AGAIN. But can you IMAGINE the reaction that we would've gotten if J and I had done our entrance, then hurried back up to the stage to sing Kalinda's entrance? VIRAL VIDEOS, THAT'S WHAT! BIG INTERNET NUMBERS and TRENDING HASHTAGS! 'Black Crusade members sing their opponents into the match! #BLACKCRUSADECivilWar' or something incredibly click-bait-y like that."
Kalinda: "HAH!"
PyreBird: "I'm not saying we would have been the best match at Solstice and beat out that Uprising Championship main event or even the Silver State Championship match...but we would have been the best match at Solstice and beat out that Uprising Championship main event and even beat out the Silver State Championship match." (JIRITSU clears their throat again.) "Because it would've been the '#BLACKCRUSADECivilWar', that's why! Duh!"
JIRITSU: "Of course, this mistake can be easily fixed, Jackson: give us a Tag Team Championship match against Swine Flew."
Kalinda: "Noooo!"
JIRITSU: (ignoring Kalinda) "Putting The Hive against them at Solstice clearly means that rankings do not matter in Uprising's Tag Team Division, so a championship match can just happen..." (J turns to PyreBird.) "...What is the term I'm looking for...?"
PyreBird: "'Willy-nilly', on a whim."
JIRITSU: "Right -- championship matches can simply happen 'willy-nilly' here in Uprising. On a whim. 風が突然向きを変えた。"
PyreBird: "'As suddenly as the wind changes direction'. And that direction is pointing the wind towards US, Jackson. Toward the BLACK CRUSADE. #BLACKCRUSADECivilWar! Trend it on Twitter!"
Kalinda: "No! DON'T trend that on Twitter!"
PyreBird turns towards Kalinda's voice.
PyreBird: "Relax! We've got it cov--" (JIRITSU clears their throat again.) "--I mean, we are TOTALLY GOING TO BRUTALIZE AND DEMOLISH YOU AND REGAN. That is *DEFINITELY* WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, YES. *NO* SHENANIGANS, JUST A CLEAN DIRTY BRAWL, YES. *TOTALLY* LEGITIMATE MATCH, YES." (That overblown monotone again.) "And JIRITSU and I are ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BECOME THE NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, YES, THAT IS *EXACTLY* WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO."
PyreBird frantically turns back and forth between Kalinda's off-screen voice and JIRITSU to her right as the video slowly fades to black, leaving only the audio left over a black screen.
PyreBird: "We were supposed to finalize all this before we started, people! Come on! PROFESSIONALS here, remember??"
END.
BLACK CRUSADE WORLDWIDE: JIRITSU & PyreBird
"G is for Grievances"
MISCELLANEOUS SECTION_________
Fade in to a black room, a single vivid light shining down on a large desk where PyreBird and JIRITSU of the Black Crusade are seated, both leaning forward with their hands steepled.
PyreBird's expression is one of consternation, while the only visible change in JIRITSU's masked countenance is some narrowing in the eye area.
PyreBird takes a deep inhale, holds it for a second, then...
PyreBird: "WHAT THE HELL, UPRISING GENERAL MANAGER BRAD JACKSON." (She un-steeples her hands while delivering the line.) "WE beat The Hive on Uprising TV before Solstice, but THE HIVE got put against Swine Flu at Solstice when whats-their-names were taken out. You put THEM in INSTEAD OF US. WHAT THE HELL!"
JIRITSU: (much more level-headed) "Please understand that, regardless of what the outcome of the match would have been, that inserting The Hive into that match instead of PyreBird and myself was a decision that was misguided at best. Regardless of your intentions behind that decision, if you were influenced by any desire to not pit teammates against each other, please understand once again that your decision was misguided at best."
PyreBird: "YOU don't know what we would've done in that match! We might have fought hard and taken the belts, or we might have laid down for them, WHO EVEN KNOWS?" (A big overdramatic shrug as JIRITSU clears their throat.) "I mean, we ABSOLUTELY WOULD HAVE FOUGHT OUR HARDEST AND TAKEN THOSE BELTS."
PB delivers the line with overblown emphasis in a semi-monotone...but can't resist a big wink at the camera. JIRITSU clears their throat again in response.
JIRITSU: "Don't get confused. Kalinda may be our teammate, but she understands the value of fierce competition -- she would not be one half of the Uprising Tag Team Champions if she didn't. She would insist we fought our hardest and put in our best effort to try and dethrone her and Regan..."
(Kalinda's voice shouts from out of frame, barely audible on the audio...)
Kalinda: "No I wouldn't!"
JIRITSU: (continuing as if they didn't hear that) "And she would want us to truly test her on the battlefield so she can prove her own strength..."
Kalinda: "I still wouldn't!"
JIRITSU: "And then, regardless of which team emerged victorious, there would be no doubt or questions that they deserved that win."
PyreBird glances over to the side, where Kalinda's voice came from, and lightly shrugs, with a "hehh?" expression on her face.
JIRITSU clears their throat again, prompting PyreBird to quickly turn back towards the camera and re-steeple her hands with the stern determined face again.
PyreBird: "The point here is, you put a team who LOST right before the pay-per-view into the championship match at the pay-per-view, instead of the team who WON. And what happened? They LOST, AGAIN. But can you IMAGINE the reaction that we would've gotten if J and I had done our entrance, then hurried back up to the stage to sing Kalinda's entrance? VIRAL VIDEOS, THAT'S WHAT! BIG INTERNET NUMBERS and TRENDING HASHTAGS! 'Black Crusade members sing their opponents into the match! #BLACKCRUSADECivilWar' or something incredibly click-bait-y like that."
Kalinda: "HAH!"
PyreBird: "I'm not saying we would have been the best match at Solstice and beat out that Uprising Championship main event or even the Silver State Championship match...but we would have been the best match at Solstice and beat out that Uprising Championship main event and even beat out the Silver State Championship match." (JIRITSU clears their throat again.) "Because it would've been the '#BLACKCRUSADECivilWar', that's why! Duh!"
JIRITSU: "Of course, this mistake can be easily fixed, Jackson: give us a Tag Team Championship match against Swine Flew."
Kalinda: "Noooo!"
JIRITSU: (ignoring Kalinda) "Putting The Hive against them at Solstice clearly means that rankings do not matter in Uprising's Tag Team Division, so a championship match can just happen..." (J turns to PyreBird.) "...What is the term I'm looking for...?"
PyreBird: "'Willy-nilly', on a whim."
JIRITSU: "Right -- championship matches can simply happen 'willy-nilly' here in Uprising. On a whim. 風が突然向きを変えた。"
PyreBird: "'As suddenly as the wind changes direction'. And that direction is pointing the wind towards US, Jackson. Toward the BLACK CRUSADE. #BLACKCRUSADECivilWar! Trend it on Twitter!"
Kalinda: "No! DON'T trend that on Twitter!"
PyreBird turns towards Kalinda's voice.
PyreBird: "Relax! We've got it cov--" (JIRITSU clears their throat again.) "--I mean, we are TOTALLY GOING TO BRUTALIZE AND DEMOLISH YOU AND REGAN. That is *DEFINITELY* WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, YES. *NO* SHENANIGANS, JUST A CLEAN DIRTY BRAWL, YES. *TOTALLY* LEGITIMATE MATCH, YES." (That overblown monotone again.) "And JIRITSU and I are ABSOLUTELY GOING TO BECOME THE NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, YES, THAT IS *EXACTLY* WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO."
PyreBird frantically turns back and forth between Kalinda's off-screen voice and JIRITSU to her right as the video slowly fades to black, leaving only the audio left over a black screen.
PyreBird: "We were supposed to finalize all this before we started, people! Come on! PROFESSIONALS here, remember??"
END.