Post by vespertine on Feb 15, 2022 22:12:28 GMT -5
Place: Gold's Gym, Oakland, Ca
Date/Time: Sun Feb 13th, 2021, 3PM
Outfit: Her wrestling gear
(Vespertine walks up the stairs to the ring in Gold's Gym Oakland. She goes through the ropes and stands with a fierce look on her face. Across the ring from her is James Rodriguez, her boyfriend. He is wearing his wrestling outfit from his company, BAWF (or Bay Area Wrestling Federation). He sees her look and smiles.)
JR: Yeah, you could be all woman and all fierce like that but if you are going to face Talia, you need to brush up on your ring skills. They have gotten a little, shall we say, rusty mi amiga?
Ves: A little rusty? Against Johnny Stylez. I'm as sharp as ever.
JR: He is a part timer. Sylk Michaels was a part timer. Talia Skye is like you, a full timer and you need to sharpen your skills. Your last few opponents that you faced were part timers, not worth the time and effort to put in to training. Talia is a different monster. Besides, we haven't sparred in 6 months. You keep me on my toes for mine and I'll keep you on your toes for yours.
Ves: That's true but I-
(Without warning, he launches forward with a big roundhouse boot. She ducks and sweeps but he jumps over her leg. She sweeps back and connects, he lands on his back but being the wrestler that he is, he takes it and then kips back up. She launches and tries an around the world DDT but he turns it into a sidewalk slam. She lands hard on the canvas. A few people are watching now with interest.)
JR: Sloppy. Think, Vespertine, you think Talia is going to be easy. You want to get into a feud with her. It's gonna be hard and an uphill battle the whole time with the ring rust you have. At this point, I hate to say this but she is better than you.
Ves: She is NOT better than me.
(She twirls up and then launches herself at him. He goes for a leg lariat but she ducks, rolls, Rey Misterio style, then leaps up, and does a liontamer off the ropes, right onto him. He catches her and tries to powerbomb her, but she lurches backwards and flips him over to his back, pinning his arms under her legs.)
V: I AM better.
JR: And what does this prove? That you can flip and fly all you want. But what if she goes technical.
(He lifts his legs, traps her shoulders and pulls her over. He keeps a grip on her as he repositions himself. Figuring this won't help and there is no referee in place, he gets up and lets her up. Then without warning, he charges and grabs her and goes around behind to put her in an abdominal stretch. She screams in pain. By now more people are watching. She doesn't do anything for a minute and then all of a sudden she seems to change position, almost dislocating her shoulder, she sweeps out and he falls right on top of her. She is first up but rubbing her now injured shoulder.)
V: There is a counter for everything. Come on, abdominal stretch. That is so old school. Aren't you the trainer in BAWF, you should at least be up to date on your moves.
(Without warning, she charges him, going for a low drop kick, hitting him in the face, then putting him into position for a crippler cross face. She uses leverage and tries to apply pressure. She screams in fury but he still doesn't tap. Instead, he has found the mat and is inching towards the ropes. Before he gets there, he stops, gets his knees under him, then slowly rises up with Vespertine still hanging on. He grabs her back and lifts her high into the air, then slams her down once. He lifts her again, she still hangs on but before he can do it a second time, she throat thrusts him and he lets go of her backing up and cluching his throat in pain.)
V: Sorry are you ok.
J: (he whispers hoarsely) Don't be. Talia won't be.
(He follows this up with what looks to be a running shoulder block but instead tries for a spear. She daintily side steps it and then runs the ropes herself. They crisscross a few times before he drops the mat, she runs over him, then changes direction to the turnbuckle. He gets up quickly knowning what is coming and charges, but she launches herself and drops on his neck and then twirls into a hurricarana at the end of which she has launched him across the ring. Wasting no time, she kips up, screams in fury as almost the entire gym is now watching these two in motion, goes over to the turnbuckles. She hopes up to the top rope, turns around and waits for him to turn over. When he does so, she launches into a five star frog splash. No dice, he has put his knees up and she bounces off in pain. He rolls away and they both kip up at the time. She holds her stomach in pain.)
J: Are you giving up? Just like that?
V: I NEVER give up. I NEVER tap out.
J: That's my girl!
(He runs towards her, grabs her sore shoulder and wrenches it down. She screams in pain but he holds on. Before he can do another one, she twirls down, kips up, then twirls again, then does a step up enzigurai right to his temple. He lets go but doesn't drop to the mat. She does a dropkick to his knee and when he goes down to one knee, she runs over, grabs him by the head and prepares to pepper him with left and rights. In her hesitation though, he sees the window, and punches her in the gut, then as she doubles over, gives her his own throat thrust. Before she knows what he is doing, he picks her up and executes a perfect F5. She lands on the mat hard, bounces off, then turns over, breathing heavily and staring at the ceiling.)
J: What does your sensei usually say at this point? "That was sloppy Vespertine. How you ever became my student is beyond me."
V: Don't quote me Stick now.
(He shrugs pulls her up by the hand and she goes to get her water bottle.)
J: I'm just saying, you look like you need training. Stylez almost pinned you. (pauses) Well, take 5, then we train again. Afterwards, let me look at your shoulder and see if its dislocated.
(She leans against the ring ropes dripping with sweat and fuming with anger.)
TBC...
Date/Time: Sun Feb 13th, 2021, 3PM
Outfit: Her wrestling gear
(Vespertine walks up the stairs to the ring in Gold's Gym Oakland. She goes through the ropes and stands with a fierce look on her face. Across the ring from her is James Rodriguez, her boyfriend. He is wearing his wrestling outfit from his company, BAWF (or Bay Area Wrestling Federation). He sees her look and smiles.)
JR: Yeah, you could be all woman and all fierce like that but if you are going to face Talia, you need to brush up on your ring skills. They have gotten a little, shall we say, rusty mi amiga?
Ves: A little rusty? Against Johnny Stylez. I'm as sharp as ever.
JR: He is a part timer. Sylk Michaels was a part timer. Talia Skye is like you, a full timer and you need to sharpen your skills. Your last few opponents that you faced were part timers, not worth the time and effort to put in to training. Talia is a different monster. Besides, we haven't sparred in 6 months. You keep me on my toes for mine and I'll keep you on your toes for yours.
Ves: That's true but I-
(Without warning, he launches forward with a big roundhouse boot. She ducks and sweeps but he jumps over her leg. She sweeps back and connects, he lands on his back but being the wrestler that he is, he takes it and then kips back up. She launches and tries an around the world DDT but he turns it into a sidewalk slam. She lands hard on the canvas. A few people are watching now with interest.)
JR: Sloppy. Think, Vespertine, you think Talia is going to be easy. You want to get into a feud with her. It's gonna be hard and an uphill battle the whole time with the ring rust you have. At this point, I hate to say this but she is better than you.
Ves: She is NOT better than me.
(She twirls up and then launches herself at him. He goes for a leg lariat but she ducks, rolls, Rey Misterio style, then leaps up, and does a liontamer off the ropes, right onto him. He catches her and tries to powerbomb her, but she lurches backwards and flips him over to his back, pinning his arms under her legs.)
V: I AM better.
JR: And what does this prove? That you can flip and fly all you want. But what if she goes technical.
(He lifts his legs, traps her shoulders and pulls her over. He keeps a grip on her as he repositions himself. Figuring this won't help and there is no referee in place, he gets up and lets her up. Then without warning, he charges and grabs her and goes around behind to put her in an abdominal stretch. She screams in pain. By now more people are watching. She doesn't do anything for a minute and then all of a sudden she seems to change position, almost dislocating her shoulder, she sweeps out and he falls right on top of her. She is first up but rubbing her now injured shoulder.)
V: There is a counter for everything. Come on, abdominal stretch. That is so old school. Aren't you the trainer in BAWF, you should at least be up to date on your moves.
(Without warning, she charges him, going for a low drop kick, hitting him in the face, then putting him into position for a crippler cross face. She uses leverage and tries to apply pressure. She screams in fury but he still doesn't tap. Instead, he has found the mat and is inching towards the ropes. Before he gets there, he stops, gets his knees under him, then slowly rises up with Vespertine still hanging on. He grabs her back and lifts her high into the air, then slams her down once. He lifts her again, she still hangs on but before he can do it a second time, she throat thrusts him and he lets go of her backing up and cluching his throat in pain.)
V: Sorry are you ok.
J: (he whispers hoarsely) Don't be. Talia won't be.
(He follows this up with what looks to be a running shoulder block but instead tries for a spear. She daintily side steps it and then runs the ropes herself. They crisscross a few times before he drops the mat, she runs over him, then changes direction to the turnbuckle. He gets up quickly knowning what is coming and charges, but she launches herself and drops on his neck and then twirls into a hurricarana at the end of which she has launched him across the ring. Wasting no time, she kips up, screams in fury as almost the entire gym is now watching these two in motion, goes over to the turnbuckles. She hopes up to the top rope, turns around and waits for him to turn over. When he does so, she launches into a five star frog splash. No dice, he has put his knees up and she bounces off in pain. He rolls away and they both kip up at the time. She holds her stomach in pain.)
J: Are you giving up? Just like that?
V: I NEVER give up. I NEVER tap out.
J: That's my girl!
(He runs towards her, grabs her sore shoulder and wrenches it down. She screams in pain but he holds on. Before he can do another one, she twirls down, kips up, then twirls again, then does a step up enzigurai right to his temple. He lets go but doesn't drop to the mat. She does a dropkick to his knee and when he goes down to one knee, she runs over, grabs him by the head and prepares to pepper him with left and rights. In her hesitation though, he sees the window, and punches her in the gut, then as she doubles over, gives her his own throat thrust. Before she knows what he is doing, he picks her up and executes a perfect F5. She lands on the mat hard, bounces off, then turns over, breathing heavily and staring at the ceiling.)
J: What does your sensei usually say at this point? "That was sloppy Vespertine. How you ever became my student is beyond me."
V: Don't quote me Stick now.
J: (sighs and waves at the people who are gathered around, then looks back at her) You need more practice. You think Talia is just going to lay down for you. She is a veteran in this sport just like you and at this point, she looks way more battle ready than you will ever be. You were a ring warrior. You don't seem to be now.
Ves: (sarcastically) Thanks for taking my side in this.
(He shrugs pulls her up by the hand and she goes to get her water bottle.)
J: I'm just saying, you look like you need training. Stylez almost pinned you. (pauses) Well, take 5, then we train again. Afterwards, let me look at your shoulder and see if its dislocated.
(She leans against the ring ropes dripping with sweat and fuming with anger.)
TBC...