One More in the Tank. RP#6 for Supremacy

[Bobby Barratt]

Bobby and Curt are left alone in the room after Curtis D. Kanyon's interruption. The door has barely closed behind The President and already Bobby is ranting.

Bobby: Who the FUCK does he think he is? Do you guys not have Security here?

Curt: Well, we're kind of a start up. I thought you knew that?

Bobby: I don't give a fuck! You have an elite athlete on your books, you need Security!

Curt: Plus... He IS the President of the country. He can kind of go wherever he likes!

Bobby: President, my arse! The guy managed to fluke his way into it after multiple people got assassinated and you all consider him some big shot? 

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Curt: So do you ermmm...

Bobby: Do I WHAT, Curt?

Curt: ....Do you want to go?

Bobby: NO! I've seen what that guy gets up to. He went absolutely Bananas for a week when he put a wig on last year, he prays to the Norse Gods, he's out of his tree! What do YOU think might happen at the BANG!Fest? 

Curt: Well it did kind of sound like a fun time!

Bobby: Any flyer could make something sound good. The guy came in here straight up trying to intimidate me and you want to go grab a beer with him? Come on, bro!

Curt: Well now you put it like that, maybe going isn't such a great idea. 

Bobby: Anyway, I'm out. I'm all done here, I'm going to go home and grab a beer. God knows I deserve one after that. Let me know when the ad campaign starts to go live. 

Curt: Sure thing, bro.

Without another word, Bobby walks right out of the room, bags in hand.

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We come back and Bobby is headed away from cutting his mobile phone-shot promo. He's headed out to find somewhere to go charge his phone and get the footage uploaded to the Network Hub for airing. He finds a local Coffee Shop and sits down, where a Barista comes to take his order.

Bobby: So....I bet you're all sick of seeing my face now, huh? Being all over Network programming for the best part of the last three weeks? Of course you're not! You simply don't get fed up of seeing this face!

Bobby again flashes his best cheesy grin as his Coffee is brought back to him.

Bobby: The fact of the matter is that when you hold this much territory in the Network, when you hold all the Gold, that people need to get USED to seeing your face! They need to realise that no matter how much time you put in hyping matches, no matter how much of your own personal time you devote to making sure you make bank come match time, that too much is never enough! It consumes you! Hell, I can see why Jack eventually dropped the title. This shit eats at your training time, it takes away from sleep, every second of your life is spent creating new content! So you're fed up of me? I'm fed up of YOU! 

Bobby takes a drink from his Coffee, waiting for the caffeine to kick in.

Bobby: This title, this esteemed title, dripping in glory, heritage and history.... It has it's pitfalls. It's not the gravy train I'm used to. It's not the easy ride that it was in AWF, slaying out whoever comes at me... But you know what? I'm up for the challenge! I'll bang this one out, then another, then another. Global Event week is always hectic and it's no different for the X-Crown Champion! I've spoken to most of the competitors through promo directly by this point, but Kanyon, you felt the need to interrupt my time! You felt the need to disrupt my business in order to get your point across, now let me ask this.... You've had an assassin on your trail for most of the last year... Now what makes you think that the people competing for the biggest prize in the Network....MY title, would gather in a place where that kind of shit is liable to happen? Are we that naive? Well there are a few in that match that might be, I mean maybe the Chef guy will want to get his mug on TV and brag about his latest twist on Beans on Toast, but me? Nah, I'm taking a few days me time prior to the show. I'm going home now, I'm going to kick back with Jack, catch up with Mav about how things are going on with his Icons, I'm going to shoot the shit, play some games and get fucked up. The time for talking is over now. The time for shameless self promotion and trying to be seen as somewhat fucking relevant is passed. All you challengers have stepped up, said your pieces and tried to convince the paying public that you will walk out of Supremacy as Champion. They'll fork over their hard earned Dollars, turn up and see that I was right all along. See that I was the guy that they should have listened to. They'll be distraught, disillusioned and betrayed by whatever favourite they are following that week. Their misery will read across their faces as I walk out of Supremacy STILL the reigning and defending X-Crown Champion. Who's going to stop me? No one! You can take that shit to the bank! 

Bobby calls to a Barista.

Bobby: Hey! I need a socket, where do I sit?

Fade.

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We come back and Bobby is sitting at home with Maverick. Both of them are sitting on the rear porch with a beer.

Bobby: So... How's post-Bobby AWF? I bet that place is empty without the X-Crown, right?

Maverick: Well they're certainly not happy. They've prepped Raiden 100% about taking that off you, you know.

Bobby: Of course they have. The X-Crown is what made them relevant! It puts any fed on the map! They all love to be the home of this bad boy and I'm denying them all that right by staying in my own castle! Bobby Barratt is only signed with the Icons, right now! Speaking of which, how's the rebuild going?

Maverick: Ah, I have plans.... But I think you'll like to see them unfold, rather than me spoiling them.

Bobby: I like your thinking! 

Bobby and Maverick smash their bottles together. Beer spills all over the rear porch as they both take a drink.

Maverick: So no plans to head elsewhere, yet?

Bobby: Mate right now, I have no plans to head elsewhere at all. I'm loving the notoriety that it's gaining me, getting everyone's backs up because the X-Crown is totally separate from any fed for the first time in.... I don't even fucking know how long. Guys at the offices are freaking out way too much now! Speaking of which.... 

Bobby fishes the Vault keys from his pocket.

Bobby: I've got a theory about these keys.

Maverick: Yeah? 

Bobby: Well I have a feeling I shouldn't have these. I only need one key to get into the Vault. What are the others for? 

Maverick: Spares?

Bobby: Nah, I've taken a look and they're definitely not the same key.

Maverick: Interesting.

Bobby: Yeah... One of the days, I'm going to get into the offices and have a good snoop around. See if I can't find us some more real estate. See what they don't want us to see. 

Maverick: Well don't get bent up in it before the match. Hey I heard about Kanyon's party. You're not going are you?

Bobby: Of course not!

Maverick: Good! I looked it up incase, and there's an extreme weather warning out there. Don't get caught up in it!

Bobby: Fair shout. Not that I needed an excuse, but that sounds good to me. I'm not sure why anyone would throw a beach party in January anyway! The guy is as mad as a bag of spanners! 

Maverick: Is that even a thing?

Bobby: It is now! 

Bobby and Mav take another drink of their beers, finishing the bottles up as the scene fades to black. See you at Supremacy, folks!