Severity
Nov 12, 2023 5:46:29 GMT -5
Post by OrochiGeese on Nov 12, 2023 5:46:29 GMT -5
*It is 11 am on Tuesday, June 14th. We are outside Arthur Wingate's office in the Peter Venkman Georges LemaƮtre Memorial Arena in Westchester, New York. A tall, imposing man in a purple workout suit and a full set of kick pads (for kicking) walks up to the door and steels himself.
He enters and initially looks surprised. The office is painted completely black with multi-colored constellations on the wall and ceiling. It looks like a planetarium. In front of him, standing in back of a rotating circular desk, is Cosmic K*I*D.*
(I also have no idea how K*I*D gets any work done with a rotating desk...)
[Daigo:] "I appear to be mistaken. This is not Arthur Wingate's office?"
[K*I*D:] "I'm in charge now. You are?"
[Daigo:] "Daigo Serizawa. I am owner and head trainer of the "Severe Style" Dojo in Kyoto, Japan."
[K*I*D:] "What is that?"
[Daigo:] "It is a variant of Strong Style that I created to maximize victory."
*K*I*D dramatically rolls his eyes.*
[K*I*D:] "People are still adapting that? It's older than the beginning of the universe. But at least it's not "Emperor's Road, right?"
*K*I*D rolls his eyes. Daigo appears a little annoyed but keeps his cool.*
[Daigo:] "I was the original trainer of Tetsu Gushiken. Four of my current students are in your Basic Training program now. I am here because it has been impossible to reach them for over two weeks."
[K*I*D:] "I didn't take you for a helicopter trainer."
[Daigo:] "When I arrived in New York, I immediately came here and found myself in the middle of an event."
[K*I*D:] "Finders, Kuipers. Losers, Walkers."
[Daigo:] "I was shocked at what the UBL has turned into."
[K*I*D:] "Yeah, go figure, it's actually fun again."
[Daigo:] "I'm not here to insult this promotion. However, before I agreed to send my students here, Arthur Wingate assured me that the UBL was serious about professional wrestling."
[K*I*D:] "As serious and entertaining as a heart attack."
[Daigo:] "Where is Arthur Wingate?"
[K*I*D:] "He's off on a vision quest to find the holy grail."
[Daigo:] "Is that a joke?"
[K*I*D:] "It's really not but who cares if it is? You really need to lighten up."
[Daigo:] "No, the world needs to get more serious."
*K*I*D chuckles and shakes his head.*
[K*I*D:] "Look, what is it that you actually want?"
[Daigo:] "My students immediately released from their contracts and on a plane home with me."
[K*I*D:] "Why?"
[Daigo:] "This place will waste their training and poison their fighting spirit."
[K*I*D:] "Really? Cause it kinda seemed like Tetsu's fighting spirit was poisoned long before I cleaned this place up."
*Daigo is getting increasingly frustrated.*
[K*I*D:] "Hell, you had to be pissed even before Langford gave him the yips. Does it bother you that RYOMA had become Tetsu's new mentor? Your loyal 'Severe Style' student being seduced by the Solar Stoic of King's Road?"
[Daigo:] "Only if it bothers you that said stoic dominated you in the first round of the Continuum League."
[K*I*D:] "It does and I'm not afraid to admit it. I felt the rot of this place first hand. But I did something about it."
[Daigo:] "And now, so am I."
*Daigo stands up and places hands on desk.*
[Daigo:] "I demand that my students be returned to me today."
[K*I*D:] "Ok, a little fire - I can work with that. But you're demanding I let 4 promising wrestlers leave the warm, creative glow of my boson bosom and revert to endless leg kicks and Achilles holds. Why not just troll an MMA gym to get the "severity" you crave so much?"
[Daigo:] "Why not just buy a circus to get the clown show you seek?"
*This comment actually seems to upset K*I*D and he leans forward menacingly.*
[K*I*D:] "You know, I could turn you into a clown right now."
*Daigo throws a sudden punch but stops just short of K*I*D's nose then flicks him on the forehead. K*I*D is still for a second then starts uproariously laughing.*
[K*I*D:] "Maybe you're not such a dull guy after all. Okay, I can do some quick business if it gets you out of my mask. But you're asking too much. You can take one of your students and leave right now or you can fight for all four. However, if you lose, you'll become the newest clown here and I'll fit you right into one of our little cars. Get it?"
[Daigo:] "I'll fight."
[K*I*D:] "For a severe guy, you're more impulsive than I would have expected."
[Daigo:] "I'm certain of the stakes. Let's do it now."
[K*I*D:] "Neither of us want you to be on a Big Rip event so how about we just settle this in the Dojo. I'll see who is around, let them 'come around to their senses' for a bit and have them face you."
[Daigo:] "What is in it for them?"
[K*I*D:] "You actually care?"
[Daigo:] "I want to know they are properly motivated so that my victory means more."
[K*I*D:] "Wow - full warrior mentality too, huh? This office is going to stink for weeks now."
[Daigo:] "What will you offer them?"
[K*I*D:] "Ok, if they win, then I guess they can choose whether to leave UBL as themselves or go back to my vision for them. To show I'm a good sport, I'll even offer the same choice to a friend of theirs too."
[Daigo:] "That's a legitimate incentive. I accept this deal."
[K*I*D:] "Even before you know who you'll face!?"
[Daigo:] "Severe circumstances bring out the best in me."
*K*I*D makes a show out of gagging in response.*
[K*I*D:] "Thanks for that. It's the most nauseas I've been since Geese exposed his threshold."
*Daigo looks irritated at this comment.*
[Daigo:] "That's why you made him devolve to Bolt, isn't it? To erase all the progress he made in his career."
*K*I*D cocks his head back and laughs uproariously*
[K*I*D:] "De-volve? You think the life of Geese Walker is an improvement over Lightning Bolt? Pretending to be an electrically charged super hero was the best thing he's ever done and ever could do. He's garbage without the mask."
[Daigo:] "Then I can only imagine how rotten you really are."
[K*I*D:] "No, you really can't. But let's go already, I'm getting sick of this."
*The two walk over to the Dojo and we are done with part one of this fun.*
He enters and initially looks surprised. The office is painted completely black with multi-colored constellations on the wall and ceiling. It looks like a planetarium. In front of him, standing in back of a rotating circular desk, is Cosmic K*I*D.*
(I also have no idea how K*I*D gets any work done with a rotating desk...)
[Daigo:] "I appear to be mistaken. This is not Arthur Wingate's office?"
[K*I*D:] "I'm in charge now. You are?"
[Daigo:] "Daigo Serizawa. I am owner and head trainer of the "Severe Style" Dojo in Kyoto, Japan."
[K*I*D:] "What is that?"
[Daigo:] "It is a variant of Strong Style that I created to maximize victory."
*K*I*D dramatically rolls his eyes.*
[K*I*D:] "People are still adapting that? It's older than the beginning of the universe. But at least it's not "Emperor's Road, right?"
*K*I*D rolls his eyes. Daigo appears a little annoyed but keeps his cool.*
[Daigo:] "I was the original trainer of Tetsu Gushiken. Four of my current students are in your Basic Training program now. I am here because it has been impossible to reach them for over two weeks."
[K*I*D:] "I didn't take you for a helicopter trainer."
[Daigo:] "When I arrived in New York, I immediately came here and found myself in the middle of an event."
[K*I*D:] "Finders, Kuipers. Losers, Walkers."
[Daigo:] "I was shocked at what the UBL has turned into."
[K*I*D:] "Yeah, go figure, it's actually fun again."
[Daigo:] "I'm not here to insult this promotion. However, before I agreed to send my students here, Arthur Wingate assured me that the UBL was serious about professional wrestling."
[K*I*D:] "As serious and entertaining as a heart attack."
[Daigo:] "Where is Arthur Wingate?"
[K*I*D:] "He's off on a vision quest to find the holy grail."
[Daigo:] "Is that a joke?"
[K*I*D:] "It's really not but who cares if it is? You really need to lighten up."
[Daigo:] "No, the world needs to get more serious."
*K*I*D chuckles and shakes his head.*
[K*I*D:] "Look, what is it that you actually want?"
[Daigo:] "My students immediately released from their contracts and on a plane home with me."
[K*I*D:] "Why?"
[Daigo:] "This place will waste their training and poison their fighting spirit."
[K*I*D:] "Really? Cause it kinda seemed like Tetsu's fighting spirit was poisoned long before I cleaned this place up."
*Daigo is getting increasingly frustrated.*
[K*I*D:] "Hell, you had to be pissed even before Langford gave him the yips. Does it bother you that RYOMA had become Tetsu's new mentor? Your loyal 'Severe Style' student being seduced by the Solar Stoic of King's Road?"
[Daigo:] "Only if it bothers you that said stoic dominated you in the first round of the Continuum League."
[K*I*D:] "It does and I'm not afraid to admit it. I felt the rot of this place first hand. But I did something about it."
[Daigo:] "And now, so am I."
*Daigo stands up and places hands on desk.*
[Daigo:] "I demand that my students be returned to me today."
[K*I*D:] "Ok, a little fire - I can work with that. But you're demanding I let 4 promising wrestlers leave the warm, creative glow of my boson bosom and revert to endless leg kicks and Achilles holds. Why not just troll an MMA gym to get the "severity" you crave so much?"
[Daigo:] "Why not just buy a circus to get the clown show you seek?"
*This comment actually seems to upset K*I*D and he leans forward menacingly.*
[K*I*D:] "You know, I could turn you into a clown right now."
*Daigo throws a sudden punch but stops just short of K*I*D's nose then flicks him on the forehead. K*I*D is still for a second then starts uproariously laughing.*
[K*I*D:] "Maybe you're not such a dull guy after all. Okay, I can do some quick business if it gets you out of my mask. But you're asking too much. You can take one of your students and leave right now or you can fight for all four. However, if you lose, you'll become the newest clown here and I'll fit you right into one of our little cars. Get it?"
[Daigo:] "I'll fight."
[K*I*D:] "For a severe guy, you're more impulsive than I would have expected."
[Daigo:] "I'm certain of the stakes. Let's do it now."
[K*I*D:] "Neither of us want you to be on a Big Rip event so how about we just settle this in the Dojo. I'll see who is around, let them 'come around to their senses' for a bit and have them face you."
[Daigo:] "What is in it for them?"
[K*I*D:] "You actually care?"
[Daigo:] "I want to know they are properly motivated so that my victory means more."
[K*I*D:] "Wow - full warrior mentality too, huh? This office is going to stink for weeks now."
[Daigo:] "What will you offer them?"
[K*I*D:] "Ok, if they win, then I guess they can choose whether to leave UBL as themselves or go back to my vision for them. To show I'm a good sport, I'll even offer the same choice to a friend of theirs too."
[Daigo:] "That's a legitimate incentive. I accept this deal."
[K*I*D:] "Even before you know who you'll face!?"
[Daigo:] "Severe circumstances bring out the best in me."
*K*I*D makes a show out of gagging in response.*
[K*I*D:] "Thanks for that. It's the most nauseas I've been since Geese exposed his threshold."
*Daigo looks irritated at this comment.*
[Daigo:] "That's why you made him devolve to Bolt, isn't it? To erase all the progress he made in his career."
*K*I*D cocks his head back and laughs uproariously*
[K*I*D:] "De-volve? You think the life of Geese Walker is an improvement over Lightning Bolt? Pretending to be an electrically charged super hero was the best thing he's ever done and ever could do. He's garbage without the mask."
[Daigo:] "Then I can only imagine how rotten you really are."
[K*I*D:] "No, you really can't. But let's go already, I'm getting sick of this."
*The two walk over to the Dojo and we are done with part one of this fun.*