Vertigo 2-6-16 RP #1
Jan 26, 2016 1:21:20 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 1:21:20 GMT -5
Vertigo #1 - The Era of Rev Ellion
The scene fades in...
Alcohol, smoke, and sweat fill the air of the small bar room. Loud cracks of the pool table being played and country music can be heard throughout the conversations of the small masses. There is only one woman working behind the bar and she seems to be more than enough help.
Welcome to Lombardo's, otherwise known as Rev's second home. This is where he spends most of his down time... Drinking, gambling, you know, the usual whatnot. The girl behind the bar, that's Valerie Lombardo, the boss's daughter. Which isn't a problem to Rev because shit... He don't work here.
Rev has been after Valerie for some time now and he usually isn't one to have trouble with the ladies. But this one is playing hard to get and Rev isn't going for it. This one is special and he knows it, even if she is just some boss's daughter bartending in a shithole town in Ohio. She is beautiful... If only there was some way he could impress her.
Rev lifts his empty glass, signaling towards Valerie that he needed another with a complimentary smile on his face. She sweetly flaunts her way around the bar, making his drink and slides it to him.
Valerie: (Smiling) $5, sugar.
Rev slides her a $10 bill and a $5 bill.
Rev: Keep the change.
Valerie: Thanks, babe.
Rev winks at her as she graciously makes her way back towards the crowd she was speaking with.
Well... How you gonna impress her if you don't open your mouth?... Would you shut the fuck up?
Suddenly a man slides into the bar stool next to Rev and puts his hand on his shoulder. Looking up with tension, Rev recognizes the face of one of his old biker buddies. He immediately calms down and embraces his friend in a hug.
Rev: Mikey! How the hell you been man?
Mikey: I been great man. Heard you been alright too. That's what's up, brother.
Rev: Yeah, you know... It ain't like the ole' days but I got a paycheck coming in.
Mikey: I know that's right. Ever since that incident up in Michigan, I've been laying low too. I just ain't cut out for that kind of shit anymore.
Rev: I feel ya, brother. I'm glad I got out of that mess too. Not a single soldier stood by my side while I was in there but you, Mikey. I'll never forget that.
Mikey: AWH! You know I love ya, Rev Rum!
Rev: Rev Rum! (Laughs) I can't believe you still remember that shit. We were kids then, man... Rev Rum and Hype Mike!
Mikey: (Laughing) Hype Mike! Great times, brother... Great times.
Rev: Yeah, we had it made back then. Booze, bikes, breasts..
Mikey: Motherfucker it ain't like were dead though.
Rev: Nah, we ain't dead... But we ain't as alive as we used to be.
Mikey: Might not be alive today if we was still as alive as we used to be.
Rev: You got that right... Aye, Valerie! Two rounds down here, please! (Looking back towards Mikey) So how's the wife and kids?
Mikey: All good, man. Stace got her a job at the nursing home and the rascals are in school. It's pretty quiet around the house till dinner. Gives me all the peace and quiet I need to work on the bikes during the day.
Rev: What you running a shop out of your garage now?
Mikey: Yeah, had to man. Don't have the funds to get a location right now. Plus I just want to keep the heat down on me for now.. Until I settle in, ya know?
Rev: Yeah, I feel it.
Valerie slides the men their drinks and winks at Rev as he hands her a $20.
Mikey: Well, she looks like a keeper there Rev.
Rev: Yeah, she is. Can't keep them if ya never get them though.
Mikey: (Laughing) Never get them? What you mean?
Rev: Exactly that. I've never had her.
Mikey: I just sat here and watched her wink all at ya, Rev.
Rev: Yeah.. She's a tough nut to crack, this one.
Mikey: Ahh.. One of those, huh?
Rev: Yeah. I'll get it though. Just gotta be patient. I'mma make that girl mine one day... And I know just how to do it.
Mikey: How's that?
Rev: Well, I don't know if you heard but I left the company I was working for.
Mikey: Down there in Columbus?
Rev: Yeah. This new place here is more money and more exposure. I figured I'd take my chances.
Mikey: Yeah, I understand. So what promotion you working for now?
Rev: A place called Frontier Grappling Arts... You ever heard of it?
Mikey: Yeah, they been around this area for quite some time now. They've actually been gaining a lot of popularity lately, so I guess you came on at the perfect time.
Rev: That's probably the best news I've heard all week. Well, I'm already booked. I have a show up in New York on the 6th.
Mikey: Oh yeah? Who they got ya up against?
Rev: I'm facing some guy named Kevin Hardaway.
Mikey: Whoa! You know about him don't you?
Rev: Nah, I've never heard of the guy...
Mikey: He's been around for a while, brother. You better be careful in the ring with him.
Rev: Mikey... If you don't get the fuck outta here with that bibble babble bullshit.
Mikey: Nah, I'm serious, Rev. I know you got what it takes up against any man, believe me. I'm just letting ya know, this guy ain't no pushover is all.
Rev: I'm sure I'll be fine, Mikey.
Mikey: Alright, Rev. Your way, as usual. Don't say I didn't try to tell ya...
Rev: Listen, Mikey... I don't care what this guy has done. I don't care where he has been. I don't care who he fights for. So what he has been wrestling since me and you were in diapers... Who gives a fuck? I don't care if this old man has a million and one tricks up his sleeve, it ain't gonna help him against me. I've been down and out too long, Mikey. This is my chance to get my life back together and NO ONE is going to stop me. I will send that man back to Baltimore, Maryland in a body bag if I have to.
Mikey: Alright, alright. Calm your fuckin horses. No need to yip yap my ear off about it. Just get in there and do it is all...
Rev: Mikey... You just don't understand. I have no choice but to do it. This is my time. I was granted this opportunity in life and I'll be damned if I'm going to waste it.
Scene fades black...
The scene fades in...
Alcohol, smoke, and sweat fill the air of the small bar room. Loud cracks of the pool table being played and country music can be heard throughout the conversations of the small masses. There is only one woman working behind the bar and she seems to be more than enough help.
Welcome to Lombardo's, otherwise known as Rev's second home. This is where he spends most of his down time... Drinking, gambling, you know, the usual whatnot. The girl behind the bar, that's Valerie Lombardo, the boss's daughter. Which isn't a problem to Rev because shit... He don't work here.
Rev has been after Valerie for some time now and he usually isn't one to have trouble with the ladies. But this one is playing hard to get and Rev isn't going for it. This one is special and he knows it, even if she is just some boss's daughter bartending in a shithole town in Ohio. She is beautiful... If only there was some way he could impress her.
Rev lifts his empty glass, signaling towards Valerie that he needed another with a complimentary smile on his face. She sweetly flaunts her way around the bar, making his drink and slides it to him.
Valerie: (Smiling) $5, sugar.
Rev slides her a $10 bill and a $5 bill.
Rev: Keep the change.
Valerie: Thanks, babe.
Rev winks at her as she graciously makes her way back towards the crowd she was speaking with.
Well... How you gonna impress her if you don't open your mouth?... Would you shut the fuck up?
Suddenly a man slides into the bar stool next to Rev and puts his hand on his shoulder. Looking up with tension, Rev recognizes the face of one of his old biker buddies. He immediately calms down and embraces his friend in a hug.
Rev: Mikey! How the hell you been man?
Mikey: I been great man. Heard you been alright too. That's what's up, brother.
Rev: Yeah, you know... It ain't like the ole' days but I got a paycheck coming in.
Mikey: I know that's right. Ever since that incident up in Michigan, I've been laying low too. I just ain't cut out for that kind of shit anymore.
Rev: I feel ya, brother. I'm glad I got out of that mess too. Not a single soldier stood by my side while I was in there but you, Mikey. I'll never forget that.
Mikey: AWH! You know I love ya, Rev Rum!
Rev: Rev Rum! (Laughs) I can't believe you still remember that shit. We were kids then, man... Rev Rum and Hype Mike!
Mikey: (Laughing) Hype Mike! Great times, brother... Great times.
Rev: Yeah, we had it made back then. Booze, bikes, breasts..
Mikey: Motherfucker it ain't like were dead though.
Rev: Nah, we ain't dead... But we ain't as alive as we used to be.
Mikey: Might not be alive today if we was still as alive as we used to be.
Rev: You got that right... Aye, Valerie! Two rounds down here, please! (Looking back towards Mikey) So how's the wife and kids?
Mikey: All good, man. Stace got her a job at the nursing home and the rascals are in school. It's pretty quiet around the house till dinner. Gives me all the peace and quiet I need to work on the bikes during the day.
Rev: What you running a shop out of your garage now?
Mikey: Yeah, had to man. Don't have the funds to get a location right now. Plus I just want to keep the heat down on me for now.. Until I settle in, ya know?
Rev: Yeah, I feel it.
Valerie slides the men their drinks and winks at Rev as he hands her a $20.
Mikey: Well, she looks like a keeper there Rev.
Rev: Yeah, she is. Can't keep them if ya never get them though.
Mikey: (Laughing) Never get them? What you mean?
Rev: Exactly that. I've never had her.
Mikey: I just sat here and watched her wink all at ya, Rev.
Rev: Yeah.. She's a tough nut to crack, this one.
Mikey: Ahh.. One of those, huh?
Rev: Yeah. I'll get it though. Just gotta be patient. I'mma make that girl mine one day... And I know just how to do it.
Mikey: How's that?
Rev: Well, I don't know if you heard but I left the company I was working for.
Mikey: Down there in Columbus?
Rev: Yeah. This new place here is more money and more exposure. I figured I'd take my chances.
Mikey: Yeah, I understand. So what promotion you working for now?
Rev: A place called Frontier Grappling Arts... You ever heard of it?
Mikey: Yeah, they been around this area for quite some time now. They've actually been gaining a lot of popularity lately, so I guess you came on at the perfect time.
Rev: That's probably the best news I've heard all week. Well, I'm already booked. I have a show up in New York on the 6th.
Mikey: Oh yeah? Who they got ya up against?
Rev: I'm facing some guy named Kevin Hardaway.
Mikey: Whoa! You know about him don't you?
Rev: Nah, I've never heard of the guy...
Mikey: He's been around for a while, brother. You better be careful in the ring with him.
Rev: Mikey... If you don't get the fuck outta here with that bibble babble bullshit.
Mikey: Nah, I'm serious, Rev. I know you got what it takes up against any man, believe me. I'm just letting ya know, this guy ain't no pushover is all.
Rev: I'm sure I'll be fine, Mikey.
Mikey: Alright, Rev. Your way, as usual. Don't say I didn't try to tell ya...
Rev: Listen, Mikey... I don't care what this guy has done. I don't care where he has been. I don't care who he fights for. So what he has been wrestling since me and you were in diapers... Who gives a fuck? I don't care if this old man has a million and one tricks up his sleeve, it ain't gonna help him against me. I've been down and out too long, Mikey. This is my chance to get my life back together and NO ONE is going to stop me. I will send that man back to Baltimore, Maryland in a body bag if I have to.
Mikey: Alright, alright. Calm your fuckin horses. No need to yip yap my ear off about it. Just get in there and do it is all...
Rev: Mikey... You just don't understand. I have no choice but to do it. This is my time. I was granted this opportunity in life and I'll be damned if I'm going to waste it.
Scene fades black...