Lawful Evil: The Thin Black/White Line
Aug 13, 2021 20:39:02 GMT -5
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Aug 13, 2021 20:39:02 GMT -5
*The camera fades in while viewing the interrogation room at the police station that Lord Dominicus has been GLORIOUSLY OCCUPYING AND NOT AT ALL SQUATTING IN for the last few weeks (months?). Inside are the two main detectives we’ve seen so far, Teresa Beckett and Jim Unknownlastname. They’re sitting across the table from a rather shifty, though fairly well-dressed suspected criminal*
Suspect: Look guys, I ain’t doing anything illegal out there
Jim: Really? So fencing stolen goods isn’t illegal, Liam?
Liam: Stolen!? I’ll have you know that all of the fine wares that come through my hands are sourced through legal means. I just offer a better price than the jewelry store, it’s not a crime to be a fairer judge of value, is it?
Jim: Let’s be reasonable here. I think we can overlook your latest violation if you help us with something else on our plates?
Liam: I’d like to again state FOR THE RECORD my complete innocence to anything you’re suggestion- but I am more than happy to assist our fine boys in blue however I may.
Beckett: The most recent Holiday Horror murder was near your usual “business” area. Do you know anything about it?
*The perp leans back and searches his absolutely criminal mind for anything.*
Liam: The Holiday Horror? That’s that guy who’s executing rapists and pedophiles right?
Jim: He’s a serial killer targeting people who served time for sex crimes.
Liam: I don’t know nothin’.
*There’s a pause while both of the detectives sigh at another dead end.*
Liam: But even if I did, I wouldn’t tell any of you people. You wanna put the guy away, but what’s he doing wrong?
Beckett: He’s murdering people!
Liam: No, he’s murdering pedos and rapists- he’s doing what you guys can’t and keeping these folks off the street forever!
Jim: Murder is still illegal! The Holiday Horror should let the police do their job and monitor people who’ve served their time. They’ve served their debt to society but we’ll keep our nose so far up their business they won’t be able to google cat pictures without us knowing!
Liam: Look, let me put it straight. How’d you feel having a convicted child rapist moving into your neighborhood?
*Jim puts his hand over his face and rubs it in frustration as the scene likely continues, but we fade out only to fade into a dark room, lit only by barred windows casting their black and white striped shadow upon a spooky masked face as he leans against a white brick wall. The only color seeping through is the shining gold around his waist.*
“Who’s worse, the villain or the vigilante?”
“Is it the one who decides to go against the grain of this world and look out for himself no matter what the cost? The one who preys upon others for his own personal gain or amusement? Surely although nefarious you cannot fault the villain for his efforts. Again though, he cares not about a soul except for himself, all others are but fodder.”
“And yet what of the one who puts on a mask in the name of personal justice and takes matters beyond him into his own hands? He has eschewed trusting those whose job it is to deal with the villainous matters of his foe, and has opted instead to do things his own way, often violently and without legal restraint.”
“Although the villain commits dark acts out of self interest, is the vigilante any better? Does the fact that he assaults the “bad guy” justify his means? Or is “justice” just a veneer for the same dark impulses of his target? Do not both see themselves as the hero of their own stories? And should not both equally be prosecuted for their actions?”
“Yes, they should. And so it is with equity that I, THE DARK LORD OF NPW, shall judge the secondary main event of the August 25th event. I shall walk that line between him who claims to be bad and him who claims to be good and show them that TRUE EVIL has no bias, nor does a TRUE CHAMPION- of which I am both.”
*Lord Dominicus leans down and picks up a striped shirt, putting it on*
“Jesse Jamester, Lynx- as you’re calling yourself now- prepare for a fair match. I will not be any kinder to my former enemy as my former not-exactly-henchman. My EVIL will see through your personalities and judge this match based solely on your skill in the ring. No funny business on my watch, so gird yourselves for a real wrestling bout!”
*Oooh, bold! Thus ends the decision of Lord Domi-*
“Uh, what about the ReVenants?”
*Record scratch. The whole mood is gone.*
LD: Wait, what?
Cameraman: The ReVenants, you know, JJ and Lynx’s opponents?
LD: You mean it’s not a singles match?
Cameraman: Uh….no? It never was either.
LD: Are you sure? Hold on.
*The former Triple Crown (but current North American Double Crown) Champion takes out his phone and starts scrolling*
LD: Oooooooh!
*He’s pointing at the phone while talking to the cameraman, presumably forgetting completely about the rest of us*
LD: I see what happened here. My thumb was covering up their name every time I looked at the card.
Cameraman: Ok, but what about the fact that the promotional material has had the ReVenants pictures in it ever time?
LD: …..I uh, I assumed that Gus was lazy and used a stock photo?
Cameraman: That’s- what? No that doesn’t even make sense.
LD: Ok ok, whatever. It doesn’t change anything, except instead of one villain and one vigilante it’s like three on one but still the focus is ME- and I, through the power of EXTREME EVIL will be impartial. I’ll just change the words around a little. Alright, from the top again?
Cameraman: Sorry bro, union rules says I gotta call it a day
LD: UNION!? Now that’s a real villain/vigilante story…
Cameraman: Yeah well you can tell that on your own time. Also I'm pretty sure JJ is supposed to be a "vigilante" in this match too. Anyways, later LD!
LD: Hey! Come back here! Don't walk away......son of a-
The Thin Black/White Line
Suspect: Look guys, I ain’t doing anything illegal out there
Jim: Really? So fencing stolen goods isn’t illegal, Liam?
Liam: Stolen!? I’ll have you know that all of the fine wares that come through my hands are sourced through legal means. I just offer a better price than the jewelry store, it’s not a crime to be a fairer judge of value, is it?
Jim: Let’s be reasonable here. I think we can overlook your latest violation if you help us with something else on our plates?
Liam: I’d like to again state FOR THE RECORD my complete innocence to anything you’re suggestion- but I am more than happy to assist our fine boys in blue however I may.
Beckett: The most recent Holiday Horror murder was near your usual “business” area. Do you know anything about it?
*The perp leans back and searches his absolutely criminal mind for anything.*
Liam: The Holiday Horror? That’s that guy who’s executing rapists and pedophiles right?
Jim: He’s a serial killer targeting people who served time for sex crimes.
Liam: I don’t know nothin’.
*There’s a pause while both of the detectives sigh at another dead end.*
Liam: But even if I did, I wouldn’t tell any of you people. You wanna put the guy away, but what’s he doing wrong?
Beckett: He’s murdering people!
Liam: No, he’s murdering pedos and rapists- he’s doing what you guys can’t and keeping these folks off the street forever!
Jim: Murder is still illegal! The Holiday Horror should let the police do their job and monitor people who’ve served their time. They’ve served their debt to society but we’ll keep our nose so far up their business they won’t be able to google cat pictures without us knowing!
Liam: Look, let me put it straight. How’d you feel having a convicted child rapist moving into your neighborhood?
*Jim puts his hand over his face and rubs it in frustration as the scene likely continues, but we fade out only to fade into a dark room, lit only by barred windows casting their black and white striped shadow upon a spooky masked face as he leans against a white brick wall. The only color seeping through is the shining gold around his waist.*
“Who’s worse, the villain or the vigilante?”
“Is it the one who decides to go against the grain of this world and look out for himself no matter what the cost? The one who preys upon others for his own personal gain or amusement? Surely although nefarious you cannot fault the villain for his efforts. Again though, he cares not about a soul except for himself, all others are but fodder.”
“And yet what of the one who puts on a mask in the name of personal justice and takes matters beyond him into his own hands? He has eschewed trusting those whose job it is to deal with the villainous matters of his foe, and has opted instead to do things his own way, often violently and without legal restraint.”
“Although the villain commits dark acts out of self interest, is the vigilante any better? Does the fact that he assaults the “bad guy” justify his means? Or is “justice” just a veneer for the same dark impulses of his target? Do not both see themselves as the hero of their own stories? And should not both equally be prosecuted for their actions?”
“Yes, they should. And so it is with equity that I, THE DARK LORD OF NPW, shall judge the secondary main event of the August 25th event. I shall walk that line between him who claims to be bad and him who claims to be good and show them that TRUE EVIL has no bias, nor does a TRUE CHAMPION- of which I am both.”
*Lord Dominicus leans down and picks up a striped shirt, putting it on*
“Jesse Jamester, Lynx- as you’re calling yourself now- prepare for a fair match. I will not be any kinder to my former enemy as my former not-exactly-henchman. My EVIL will see through your personalities and judge this match based solely on your skill in the ring. No funny business on my watch, so gird yourselves for a real wrestling bout!”
*Oooh, bold! Thus ends the decision of Lord Domi-*
“Uh, what about the ReVenants?”
*Record scratch. The whole mood is gone.*
LD: Wait, what?
Cameraman: The ReVenants, you know, JJ and Lynx’s opponents?
LD: You mean it’s not a singles match?
Cameraman: Uh….no? It never was either.
LD: Are you sure? Hold on.
*The former Triple Crown (but current North American Double Crown) Champion takes out his phone and starts scrolling*
LD: Oooooooh!
*He’s pointing at the phone while talking to the cameraman, presumably forgetting completely about the rest of us*
LD: I see what happened here. My thumb was covering up their name every time I looked at the card.
Cameraman: Ok, but what about the fact that the promotional material has had the ReVenants pictures in it ever time?
LD: …..I uh, I assumed that Gus was lazy and used a stock photo?
Cameraman: That’s- what? No that doesn’t even make sense.
LD: Ok ok, whatever. It doesn’t change anything, except instead of one villain and one vigilante it’s like three on one but still the focus is ME- and I, through the power of EXTREME EVIL will be impartial. I’ll just change the words around a little. Alright, from the top again?
Cameraman: Sorry bro, union rules says I gotta call it a day
LD: UNION!? Now that’s a real villain/vigilante story…
Cameraman: Yeah well you can tell that on your own time. Also I'm pretty sure JJ is supposed to be a "vigilante" in this match too. Anyways, later LD!
LD: Hey! Come back here! Don't walk away......son of a-
The Thin Black/White Line
