Post by Nausicaä Suzuki on Aug 11, 2023 9:59:05 GMT -5
It’s LaLa Time!
004: To Be An Ace
004: To Be An Ace
🕘 Bash at the Beach…WCW’s very first pay per view…that was supposed to be my night. My night to prove that I ain’t some late blooming rookie in a world of professional athletes. My night to, as I declared it once, drag WCW into the present day by becoming its first World Champion. My night to rub my success in my doubtful cousin’s face. And my night to establish myself as WCW’s Ace. But instead I was undefeated. What was supposed to be my finest hour was instead me becoming the pedestal for Sean Parker’s crowning glory. Then, instead of bouncing back on Nitro to take the Hardcore Championship, I lost the shortest match in WCW history. Damn…I feel so down…what can I do now? Maybe Zelda was right…maybe I sh-hm? I’ve got a video call on my phone…I guess I should answer it. 🕒
“I’ve just found out you haven’t been booked this week. Anything wrong?”
🕘 Didn’t expect a text from Valerie. Then again Zelda’s wife has always been kind to me since the moment we met…hell Zelda wouldn’t even let me enter her office before Valerie softened her up. 🕒
“The reason I ain’t booked is because I’ve asked to not be booked. You’ve seen what happened against Sean and Mantaur…I have no clue what to do now. Your wife said I’d be a joke and I’ve proved her right.”
“She doesn’t mean it-”
“We both know she does.”
🕘 The silence which follows is more than enough show how correct I was. My cousin may have softened for her wife but, at the end of the day, she is still a bitch. 🕒
“I said that Bash at the Beach would be the night I establish myself as The Ace of WCW but I found myself instead choking out and looking like a complete dud. How the f-is Elena there?”
🕘 Do not swear near Zelda and Valerie’s child. I definitely don’t want Zelda to put another hit out on me again…barely managed to pay off the last one. 🕒
“No she isn’t.”
“Phew…anyway…how the hell am I supposed to become an Ace.”
“Do you even know to be an Ace?”
🕘 Now it was my turn to become silent. Do I even know? I heard the phrase and thought it sounded cool…but how does one become an Ace? 🕒
“Maybe that is what you can do to bounce back from these setbacks? You want to be an Ace, then learn how to become an Ace and surely, by the time you’ve discovered how, you’ll become the Champion me and Elena know you’re capable of being.”
“Thanks Valerie…you always seem to know the right words. I’ll make sure to get Elena a present next time I see her.”
“Hopefully it’s better than that book you gave her…”
“For the umpteenth time, the book was meant for you and Zelda, I just accidentally put the nametag on the wrong gift. See ya anyway.”
🕘 Our video call has ended…and Valerie has a point. I should try to learn how to become an Ace. That will definitely help me bounce back…and I’ll start by going back to the gym for the first time since Bash at the Beach! Though…looking at my three-quarters drunk bottle of scotch…well…it wouldn’t be right to leave this unfinished! 🕒
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