The wise win before the fight
Mar 7, 2016 16:13:10 GMT -5
Post by Smart Style on Mar 7, 2016 16:13:10 GMT -5
It's a pleasantly warm day across Charlotte, as the sun casts its rays across the city - a warmth that is all the more pleasant given how the last couple of Lions Den shows have taken place even though there's several feet of snow piled high on the sidewalk just outside the arena. But then is then, now is now - and right now we see Shintaro Majima sitting in the shade of a tree in Oakhurst Park, a short walk from the Escapade Arena (OOC: contrary to what Google Maps will tell you...) as he has a few things that require his contemplation
To compare the weather of today to what I had to walk through a few short weeks ago reminds me how, in the grand scheme of things, how so much in life is fleeting. Today is a warm day, yet in a day or two the sun may be blocked once again by cloud, or the ground which is dry may be soaked with rain, so things should not be taken for granted as nothing lasts forever. In fact, things do not even last as long as people may like to think they will.
Folding his hands on his lap Majima casts his eyes towards the sky, glimpsing the sunlight as it flickers through the branches onto his face
In some cases, those fleeting moments have finished before you even have the chance to enjoy them. For example the moment where I had Skylar Cloud defeated. When I connected with the Kurimuzon Kasai you can see the timekeeper preparing to ring the final bell, you can see the Old North Championship belt being prepared so it could be handed to the referee to crown the new champion - yet I was unable to make the cover quickly enough, and that offered her the opportunity to stay in the match. She no doubt saw events differently, playing the woodcutter, the bandit and the samurai's wife as she sees fit, but hers were not the only eyes watching the match.
Majima pauses for a second, the memory of having the title so close yet so far away causing him some considerable shame, before he changes the subject
Speaking of eyes who see events differently, I see that my next match sees me step into the ring with Nest and the Arrogant Fool once again.
I have heard both…I would call them “men” but the actions of the Arrogant Fool prove that he is not one, yet I have heard them saying they are a legitimate pairing with a mutual understanding based on success. I do not believe that for a second. What I see is Nest looking for a way to keep potential challengers at bay without having to offer an Apex Championship match to do so or even do the work himself, just as I see the Arrogant Fool trying to manoeuvre himself into the perfect position to plunge a knife between Nest’s shoulder blades so he will goad Nest into a match and manipulate himself into being the top contender – proving once again he does not know what it is to win, he merely knows how to steal.
Yet what has this pairing achieved? The last time Hana Song and I faced them they spoke of a dominant win, yet they did not achieve that by any means. Not only did they fail to do what they thought would come easily, they showed how flimsy this marriage of convenience is because after failing to claim the victory they thought would come so easily they showed there is no trust between the two of them – or should I say there is no honour amongst thieves?
The merest hint of a laugh summoned from deep within Majima's soul at that thought
You cannot convince yourselves you can exist as a unit when all everyone else sees is a failed challenger standing on the apron growing more bitter with every passing second as he watches the champion he could not beat in the ring, while for Nest all he sees is somebody he no longer needs nor does he have a reason to help him now that the title challenge he stole from me brought nothing but defeat
The lie that this pairing is founded on is not as strong as they wish to tell us it is, and this foundation will crumble into dust the moment that they experience failure, a failure that is inevitable as there is no reason this illusion of a team would even want to succeed - yet for myself and Hana Song, the reasons we intend to see them fail are numerous, and we intend to make them fail at the earliest opportunity.
Word Count: 792
To compare the weather of today to what I had to walk through a few short weeks ago reminds me how, in the grand scheme of things, how so much in life is fleeting. Today is a warm day, yet in a day or two the sun may be blocked once again by cloud, or the ground which is dry may be soaked with rain, so things should not be taken for granted as nothing lasts forever. In fact, things do not even last as long as people may like to think they will.
Folding his hands on his lap Majima casts his eyes towards the sky, glimpsing the sunlight as it flickers through the branches onto his face
In some cases, those fleeting moments have finished before you even have the chance to enjoy them. For example the moment where I had Skylar Cloud defeated. When I connected with the Kurimuzon Kasai you can see the timekeeper preparing to ring the final bell, you can see the Old North Championship belt being prepared so it could be handed to the referee to crown the new champion - yet I was unable to make the cover quickly enough, and that offered her the opportunity to stay in the match. She no doubt saw events differently, playing the woodcutter, the bandit and the samurai's wife as she sees fit, but hers were not the only eyes watching the match.
Majima pauses for a second, the memory of having the title so close yet so far away causing him some considerable shame, before he changes the subject
Speaking of eyes who see events differently, I see that my next match sees me step into the ring with Nest and the Arrogant Fool once again.
I have heard both…I would call them “men” but the actions of the Arrogant Fool prove that he is not one, yet I have heard them saying they are a legitimate pairing with a mutual understanding based on success. I do not believe that for a second. What I see is Nest looking for a way to keep potential challengers at bay without having to offer an Apex Championship match to do so or even do the work himself, just as I see the Arrogant Fool trying to manoeuvre himself into the perfect position to plunge a knife between Nest’s shoulder blades so he will goad Nest into a match and manipulate himself into being the top contender – proving once again he does not know what it is to win, he merely knows how to steal.
Yet what has this pairing achieved? The last time Hana Song and I faced them they spoke of a dominant win, yet they did not achieve that by any means. Not only did they fail to do what they thought would come easily, they showed how flimsy this marriage of convenience is because after failing to claim the victory they thought would come so easily they showed there is no trust between the two of them – or should I say there is no honour amongst thieves?
The merest hint of a laugh summoned from deep within Majima's soul at that thought
You cannot convince yourselves you can exist as a unit when all everyone else sees is a failed challenger standing on the apron growing more bitter with every passing second as he watches the champion he could not beat in the ring, while for Nest all he sees is somebody he no longer needs nor does he have a reason to help him now that the title challenge he stole from me brought nothing but defeat
The lie that this pairing is founded on is not as strong as they wish to tell us it is, and this foundation will crumble into dust the moment that they experience failure, a failure that is inevitable as there is no reason this illusion of a team would even want to succeed - yet for myself and Hana Song, the reasons we intend to see them fail are numerous, and we intend to make them fail at the earliest opportunity.
Word Count: 792
