Post by Steve Sinclair on Jul 11, 2014 20:52:32 GMT
Its 4:00 am and Rayne sits in her car parked outside of the Amsterdam mall. The sleet beats down on the Taurus and you can hear it pinging off the roof. The windshield is starting to ice up. .....April indeed! Seems more like late December again with all the sleet and snow predicted for the next few days. The car heater blasts some warm air into the car, as Rayne jingles the keys in her hand trying to decide if she should leave the warm comforts of the car .
“Just like a Pill “ by Pink plays on the radio and Rayne sings along to it for a bit before finally gathering the courage to race across the parking lot to the back entrance of the gym. Almost at the door she looses her footing and lands promptly on her posterior. “ Sonofabitch” she screams as she suddenly sees the pink sky above her quickly come into view . Pellets of frozen rain continue to pelt down on her as she scrambles to get up and retrieve the keys from where ever they landed.
Standing up and flipping her drenched hair out of her eyes and over her shoulder, she unlocks the back door. She walks through the gym flipping on lights and getting the gym ready for the days business before finally heading to the locker room and changing into her gear .
“What piece of machinery to hit first ? 30 minutes on the treadmill to warm up sounds good ..ahhh but we need some music” Rayne says to herself as she heads over to the stereo system the gym has and tunes in the local hard rock station . She makes good use of her time alone in the gym and its 7am before she gets any company . After a few brief words with the other trainers she decides to take a break and heads to Ravens office for some peace and quiet.
It’s there that Lee Cyril finds her . Knocking on the door he enters the office.
“ Oh Hi Lee! Ravens not in yet . She should be in ( Rayne glances over her shoulder at the clock ) ...in maybe half a hour .”
“That’s fine . I was hoping to catch you and not Raven any way .”
“ Oh really?:”
“Yup” He reaches behind his back and pulls out a bag from Captain Cupcake . “ I even brought you breakfast .”
“Ummmmm what for ?” Rayne says as she finishes playing a game of Solitaire on the computer.
“ Well you see, I’m sick of that ba ..ba...BASTARD Barry trying to steal my thunder. So I’ve decided to do a special 20 questions segment with every wrestler . Starting with you ?”
“Why me?” Rayne asks as she takes the pre-offered bag and peeps inside before pulling out a coffee and a chocolate decadence muffin.
“You’ve been with NYCW the longest.” Lee says as he takes a seat across from her and pulls out his clipboard and places his own coffee on the desk.
“No I haven’t . Eddies been here longer and he is the champ , why don’t you do him first?”
“Because Eddies old news. Everyone knows your bound and determined to dethrone him .”
“Hehe you do have a point. the mans too cocky for his own good. But then again I’ve been accused of the same thing.”
“ I thought every woman was modest .”
“Too a point Mr. Cyril ...to a point . I do believe you were front and center to see my modesty at De Carlos.” Rayne purses her lips and winks at Lee before taking a sip of coffee.” Now what were those questions?”
Lee crosses his legs uncomfortably and quickly places the clipboard over his lap .He frantically searches his inner coat pocket for a pen before Rayne points out that there’s one stuck behind his ear.
“ Okay umm let’s see here ( Lee flips through a few pages of his legal pad) Oh yes 1: When’s your birthday?
“January 29th 1979 - I'm a Aquarius . Which reminds me I haven’t checked my horriblescope for the day.( Rayne types a few things in the puter and pulls up a website )
“Try a bolder approach at work today, Rayne. With a positive essence in the air, you are sure to feel more confident, social, and communicative. Rather than taking a backseat, take the wheel and see what happens, . Chances are you will discover talents and abilities you never knew you had. Given half a chance, you will show the people that count what you're really made of. One thing that is certain is that if you don't try, you'll never know”
“Not bad if I say so myself .Looks like I Have a chance at winning after all. Okay Sparky what’s the second question?”
“2 Ummm hehe . What’s your size and measurements?”
“Now I know that’s gotta be a joke cause ...call me crazy but I just don’t see you asking the guys that .”
Lee runs a finger under his collar hoping to loosen it “ I umm don’t know twat I was thinking when I wrote that . Okay umm on to number 3: Favorite color?”
“I would have to say green followed closely by the black and blue marks I’ve left on my opponents .”
“ 4:Favorite places to shop?”
“Hot topic, Old Navy, and Victoria’s Secret.”
“Really ? What do you buy there?:”
Rayne gives Lee a incredulous look” Underwear you asshole . What do you think I buy there Router bits and T-squares and maybe the odd high impact torque wrench. You fucking lug nut.”
“5 favorite Flower?”
“Blue lily. I mean really does our audience really want to know this?”
“Umm yeah why not . Number 6 :What’s your favorite drink?”
“Sex on the Beach.”
“Ummmm 7: Do you have a favorite place to eat ?”
“Yeah Applebee’s , but I bet you would love it if I said Hooters . Yano they have real great plump...hot....juicy......WINGS.”
“ 8 Do Do you find it erotic when you get pinned to the mat?”
“No no I don’t . In fact I hate it ....Your questions really suck.”
Beads of sweat start to form on Lee’s forehead “ Just doing my job here. Ummmm what’s your favorite position ?”
Rayne raises a questioning brow but decides to go along with it .” To be in or actually do? Cause yano submission moves are a killer . But personally I like any move that lets me be on top and in control.”
Lee starts clicking his pen as he looks at his next question. Rayne crosses her arms on the desk and leans forward .” Hey Lee do you always flick your Bic hard and fast like that? You better slow down , or else you’ll wear down the tip.”
“ It......it helps me think . Okay number 9 .Doooo you find any of your fellow wrestlers attractive?”
“ WHAT!!!
Hell no well maybe Zeb in a rough and tumble kind of way , but hell he could be my Grandfather. I think its the other way around where I seem to be the attraction around here.. I mean there was that weed fiend Merritt , Larcen.......”
“Larcen?”
“Yeah Larcen Night , the new guy on the block here. Damn man you call yourself a interviewer and a reporter and you don’t even know about the newest guy?”
“ Hey c.c.c.c.ccut me some slack here b.b.b.b.bitch.”
“Fine dammit but you only get one more question.”
“Ok ok how do you feel about Eddie?”
“I think he’s a arrogant , self centered , egotistical , womanizing bastard. Who believes the fed revolves around him and that belt has a permanent place around his 6 pack . Oh I give him credit for being a rookie and all but he’s too conceited. Not too mention he’s stuck up Steve’s ass.
I will have the greatest pleasure beating him. Tsk yano your not gunna get any advantage over Barry with questions like that let me see what else ya got written down .” Rayne says as she reaches over the desk .
“Oh no , no that’s ok I’m sure I can make something out of this .”
Rayne slides around the side of the desk and just as she's about to grab his notepad Raven enters .
“ AN what are ye two up too?”
“Lee here was conducting a interview.”
“Really ? Let me see.” Raven extends her hand out and grabs his notepad , getting a brief glance .
:”Gay you Bastards!” Lee screams before grabbing the pad back and running out of the office.
“ I take it ye got some training in ? “ Raven says as she drops her purse into a desk drawer and locks it .”Place looks good, ye did a good job opening the place.”
“Thanks . Thinks were going good till Lee stopped me for that interview .Stupid questions.”
“I take it ye didn’t see all of them?”
“No why?”
“Well lass lets just say that towards the end the questions were verrrrrrrrry personal . And there was two different sets of handwriting on that page. But call me crazy for watching Colombo so much .”
“THAT DIRTY BASTARD !!! He was playing a trick on me ! I thought something was up but I went along with it.”
“Aye lass I think something's up . But just what it is , you’ll have to find out. Now go home and get some sleep and be back here around 2 .”
“Ok Rave . I think I’m finally winding down anyway . I’ll catch you later.”
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“Just like a Pill “ by Pink plays on the radio and Rayne sings along to it for a bit before finally gathering the courage to race across the parking lot to the back entrance of the gym. Almost at the door she looses her footing and lands promptly on her posterior. “ Sonofabitch” she screams as she suddenly sees the pink sky above her quickly come into view . Pellets of frozen rain continue to pelt down on her as she scrambles to get up and retrieve the keys from where ever they landed.
Standing up and flipping her drenched hair out of her eyes and over her shoulder, she unlocks the back door. She walks through the gym flipping on lights and getting the gym ready for the days business before finally heading to the locker room and changing into her gear .
“What piece of machinery to hit first ? 30 minutes on the treadmill to warm up sounds good ..ahhh but we need some music” Rayne says to herself as she heads over to the stereo system the gym has and tunes in the local hard rock station . She makes good use of her time alone in the gym and its 7am before she gets any company . After a few brief words with the other trainers she decides to take a break and heads to Ravens office for some peace and quiet.
It’s there that Lee Cyril finds her . Knocking on the door he enters the office.
“ Oh Hi Lee! Ravens not in yet . She should be in ( Rayne glances over her shoulder at the clock ) ...in maybe half a hour .”
“That’s fine . I was hoping to catch you and not Raven any way .”
“ Oh really?:”
“Yup” He reaches behind his back and pulls out a bag from Captain Cupcake . “ I even brought you breakfast .”
“Ummmmm what for ?” Rayne says as she finishes playing a game of Solitaire on the computer.
“ Well you see, I’m sick of that ba ..ba...BASTARD Barry trying to steal my thunder. So I’ve decided to do a special 20 questions segment with every wrestler . Starting with you ?”
“Why me?” Rayne asks as she takes the pre-offered bag and peeps inside before pulling out a coffee and a chocolate decadence muffin.
“You’ve been with NYCW the longest.” Lee says as he takes a seat across from her and pulls out his clipboard and places his own coffee on the desk.
“No I haven’t . Eddies been here longer and he is the champ , why don’t you do him first?”
“Because Eddies old news. Everyone knows your bound and determined to dethrone him .”
“Hehe you do have a point. the mans too cocky for his own good. But then again I’ve been accused of the same thing.”
“ I thought every woman was modest .”
“Too a point Mr. Cyril ...to a point . I do believe you were front and center to see my modesty at De Carlos.” Rayne purses her lips and winks at Lee before taking a sip of coffee.” Now what were those questions?”
Lee crosses his legs uncomfortably and quickly places the clipboard over his lap .He frantically searches his inner coat pocket for a pen before Rayne points out that there’s one stuck behind his ear.
“ Okay umm let’s see here ( Lee flips through a few pages of his legal pad) Oh yes 1: When’s your birthday?
“January 29th 1979 - I'm a Aquarius . Which reminds me I haven’t checked my horriblescope for the day.( Rayne types a few things in the puter and pulls up a website )
“Try a bolder approach at work today, Rayne. With a positive essence in the air, you are sure to feel more confident, social, and communicative. Rather than taking a backseat, take the wheel and see what happens, . Chances are you will discover talents and abilities you never knew you had. Given half a chance, you will show the people that count what you're really made of. One thing that is certain is that if you don't try, you'll never know”
“Not bad if I say so myself .Looks like I Have a chance at winning after all. Okay Sparky what’s the second question?”
“2 Ummm hehe . What’s your size and measurements?”
“Now I know that’s gotta be a joke cause ...call me crazy but I just don’t see you asking the guys that .”
Lee runs a finger under his collar hoping to loosen it “ I umm don’t know twat I was thinking when I wrote that . Okay umm on to number 3: Favorite color?”
“I would have to say green followed closely by the black and blue marks I’ve left on my opponents .”
“ 4:Favorite places to shop?”
“Hot topic, Old Navy, and Victoria’s Secret.”
“Really ? What do you buy there?:”
Rayne gives Lee a incredulous look” Underwear you asshole . What do you think I buy there Router bits and T-squares and maybe the odd high impact torque wrench. You fucking lug nut.”
“5 favorite Flower?”
“Blue lily. I mean really does our audience really want to know this?”
“Umm yeah why not . Number 6 :What’s your favorite drink?”
“Sex on the Beach.”
“Ummmm 7: Do you have a favorite place to eat ?”
“Yeah Applebee’s , but I bet you would love it if I said Hooters . Yano they have real great plump...hot....juicy......WINGS.”
“ 8 Do Do you find it erotic when you get pinned to the mat?”
“No no I don’t . In fact I hate it ....Your questions really suck.”
Beads of sweat start to form on Lee’s forehead “ Just doing my job here. Ummmm what’s your favorite position ?”
Rayne raises a questioning brow but decides to go along with it .” To be in or actually do? Cause yano submission moves are a killer . But personally I like any move that lets me be on top and in control.”
Lee starts clicking his pen as he looks at his next question. Rayne crosses her arms on the desk and leans forward .” Hey Lee do you always flick your Bic hard and fast like that? You better slow down , or else you’ll wear down the tip.”
“ It......it helps me think . Okay number 9 .Doooo you find any of your fellow wrestlers attractive?”
“ WHAT!!!
Hell no well maybe Zeb in a rough and tumble kind of way , but hell he could be my Grandfather. I think its the other way around where I seem to be the attraction around here.. I mean there was that weed fiend Merritt , Larcen.......”“Larcen?”
“Yeah Larcen Night , the new guy on the block here. Damn man you call yourself a interviewer and a reporter and you don’t even know about the newest guy?”
“ Hey c.c.c.c.ccut me some slack here b.b.b.b.bitch.”
“Fine dammit but you only get one more question.”
“Ok ok how do you feel about Eddie?”
“I think he’s a arrogant , self centered , egotistical , womanizing bastard. Who believes the fed revolves around him and that belt has a permanent place around his 6 pack . Oh I give him credit for being a rookie and all but he’s too conceited. Not too mention he’s stuck up Steve’s ass.
I will have the greatest pleasure beating him. Tsk yano your not gunna get any advantage over Barry with questions like that let me see what else ya got written down .” Rayne says as she reaches over the desk .
“Oh no , no that’s ok I’m sure I can make something out of this .”
Rayne slides around the side of the desk and just as she's about to grab his notepad Raven enters .
“ AN what are ye two up too?”
“Lee here was conducting a interview.”
“Really ? Let me see.” Raven extends her hand out and grabs his notepad , getting a brief glance .
:”Gay you Bastards!” Lee screams before grabbing the pad back and running out of the office.
“ I take it ye got some training in ? “ Raven says as she drops her purse into a desk drawer and locks it .”Place looks good, ye did a good job opening the place.”
“Thanks . Thinks were going good till Lee stopped me for that interview .Stupid questions.”
“I take it ye didn’t see all of them?”
“No why?”
“Well lass lets just say that towards the end the questions were verrrrrrrrry personal . And there was two different sets of handwriting on that page. But call me crazy for watching Colombo so much .”
“THAT DIRTY BASTARD !!! He was playing a trick on me ! I thought something was up but I went along with it.”
“Aye lass I think something's up . But just what it is , you’ll have to find out. Now go home and get some sleep and be back here around 2 .”
“Ok Rave . I think I’m finally winding down anyway . I’ll catch you later.”
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