Life Choices (El Vainillo RP #1 v Mr. Crazy)
Oct 3, 2015 23:58:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2015 23:58:40 GMT
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Life choices.
I wonder if Mr. Crazy ever thinks about his. I wonder if he ever asks himself if what he's doing is right, if it's what he really wants, if maybe he should go back and re-build his life and maybe do some things differently.
I know I do. If I could back about six months, I would tell my undefeated, belt-holding self not to be tempted by the lure of the limelight. I would have told him he wasn't ready for prime time, warned him he was going to choke swiftly and spectacularly, to the point where he would have to lay low until people forgot just how bad he had messed up.
Now, however, it's too late. He did take the offer, and he did choke, and he did have to lay low. He moved to Texas, put on a lucha mask, and started pretending to be Hispanic. He wanted to distance himself as much as possible from that goober last seen entering a losing streak in front of thousands of people at a time.
What he didn't expect was for that move to save his career.
Yes, as it turns out, my goofy, silly, pseudo-Hispanic masked self is more popular than his unmasked counterpart has been in a long time, and what's more – I've actually been winning matches. In one of my companies, I've had a taste of gold for the first time in what feels like forever, and in the other, I put on an excellent match with their top Champion. Ever since putting on the mask, I've gone undefeated, which is more than I've been able to do in over half a year.
Which brings us to the here and now: a company based off the back of a fast food joint in Texas, and a fellow masked luchador standing in my way. Mr. Crazy. I wonder who he really is, underneath the mask. Is he like me, someone trying to hide from an embarrassing past? Is he just upholding the Mexican lucha tradition? Is he embarrassed of the way he looks? I guess I'll never know – at least not until I get to know him, if that ever ends up happening.
Whatever the case, though, one thing is clear: if I want to remain undefeated, he is the target I have to knock down. No matter what his story is. No matter who the guy under the mask is. On October 7, when we both step into the ring inside the Pollo Hall, he will become nothing to me but an opponent. My next opponent. Someone to beat to ensure my streak continues. And to him, I will be nothing but his first opponent, someone to beat to ensure he gets off to a good start in the company.
We will be nothing to each other but targets.
We will be nothing to each other but targets.
And I have to make sure I hit mine first.
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