Broken System (Skylar vs Nest)
Apr 5, 2016 19:37:39 GMT -5
Post by sasso on Apr 5, 2016 19:37:39 GMT -5
(OOC: Word Count 797)
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A beaming Skylar Cloud is giving us a preview of her ring gear for this week. It is mostly the same as her normal gear, except it has been lined with bubble wrap, and she has amateur wrestling style headgear adorning her.
"Well hey there!"
Her familiar greeting and wave of the hand welcomes the viewing audience.
"How's it going Skylights? I hope you've all been Reaching for the Skylar! I certainly have been, I'm always looking for ways to not only encourage people to do their very best -- nay better than their best, but to entertain in the process! That's why I decided to bust out this stylish new gear!"
She nods her head.
"Now my wardrobe lady said to me, 'What Skylar, are you afraid of Nest?' A question I couldn't believe she'd even ask!"
The Old North Champion emits a nervous chuckle.
"I was almost a little upset at first that someone might mistake this as body armor, or something along those lines, but then I remembered that it's up to me to take the high road. It's up to me to lead by example, and give those around me the inspiration they need! I have a confession though ...
It seems like a lot of what I've done has fallen on deaf ears. We lead differently, but I think we can both safely say we get pushed aside for the soap opera dramas of the week around this place. Our methods may seem different, he cares about advancing himself, wins losses, a real rugged lone wolf. While I'm flashy, graceful, always sticking a helpful hand out and talking about the greater good! But the bottom line is, if you want to get ahead for yourself you can absolutely look at either of us to do just that. There's two distinct paths, and yet ..."
She shakes her head.
"People see that they don't need a title to get supershow main event billing, so they delude themselves into thinking that they actually matter, not realizing they're missing out on valuable opportunities to learn how to actually be successful! In a way I can admire their positivity, but there comes a point where their misplaced delusions of grandeur just become ridiculous. That's why I need to Reach for the Skylar and change the entire culture around this place!"
A firm head nod.
"Going out there to beat Nest is about so much more than shocking the uninformed masses, or about causing a debate over what the real top title is. Those are secondary concerns, selfish concerns, ones that don't bother the likes of me. Nest can call himself the man, he's earned it, which is exactly what will make my triumph so spectacular! This is about doing what nobody else around here can do, and slaying the beast. Sure he's had the occasional loss here and there, but not when it mattered. And I can't think of a time that matters much more than Champion vs Champion, when he's pissed as all heck at the rest of this place -- a man on a mission. Because when I do that?"
She cocks her head.
"Then I send a resounding message to everyone around here once and for all, that I am doing things right, and they are doing them wrong. That Reaching for the Skylar is the best path to success. They will have to realize that while they've been wrapped up in a bunch of blithering nonsense, The Skylar Systemic has been busy not only surpassing all of them, but that I even gave them all a chance to get on board! They've all had so many chances, so, so many, and they throw them away. Jensen Banks had a chance to be a Skylar, threw it away. Emily Carter got to learn from being in the ring with me, she's a cripple now! Mammary Williams got the Skylar bump, she let us all down and lost to a space age Mr. Peanut for the Carolina Cup! If they all can't look at this, at a feat of this magnitude, because make no doubt about it, Nest is a brand in of himself even if he's the only one that believes in it. If they can't look at it, and realize that the system is broken, a system that throws Cisqo and Asian Rachel Maddow with her terrible snake haikus in the mix over and over again like the result will be any different, a system that tells them that what they're doing is working and that they as is matter?
Then maybe there's no saving this place after all. And your Old North Champion of the entire hemisphere is just going to have to reach even higher ... for the Skylar.
Fin.
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A beaming Skylar Cloud is giving us a preview of her ring gear for this week. It is mostly the same as her normal gear, except it has been lined with bubble wrap, and she has amateur wrestling style headgear adorning her.
"Well hey there!"
Her familiar greeting and wave of the hand welcomes the viewing audience.
"How's it going Skylights? I hope you've all been Reaching for the Skylar! I certainly have been, I'm always looking for ways to not only encourage people to do their very best -- nay better than their best, but to entertain in the process! That's why I decided to bust out this stylish new gear!"
She nods her head.
"Now my wardrobe lady said to me, 'What Skylar, are you afraid of Nest?' A question I couldn't believe she'd even ask!"
The Old North Champion emits a nervous chuckle.
"I was almost a little upset at first that someone might mistake this as body armor, or something along those lines, but then I remembered that it's up to me to take the high road. It's up to me to lead by example, and give those around me the inspiration they need! I have a confession though ...
It seems like a lot of what I've done has fallen on deaf ears. We lead differently, but I think we can both safely say we get pushed aside for the soap opera dramas of the week around this place. Our methods may seem different, he cares about advancing himself, wins losses, a real rugged lone wolf. While I'm flashy, graceful, always sticking a helpful hand out and talking about the greater good! But the bottom line is, if you want to get ahead for yourself you can absolutely look at either of us to do just that. There's two distinct paths, and yet ..."
She shakes her head.
"People see that they don't need a title to get supershow main event billing, so they delude themselves into thinking that they actually matter, not realizing they're missing out on valuable opportunities to learn how to actually be successful! In a way I can admire their positivity, but there comes a point where their misplaced delusions of grandeur just become ridiculous. That's why I need to Reach for the Skylar and change the entire culture around this place!"
A firm head nod.
"Going out there to beat Nest is about so much more than shocking the uninformed masses, or about causing a debate over what the real top title is. Those are secondary concerns, selfish concerns, ones that don't bother the likes of me. Nest can call himself the man, he's earned it, which is exactly what will make my triumph so spectacular! This is about doing what nobody else around here can do, and slaying the beast. Sure he's had the occasional loss here and there, but not when it mattered. And I can't think of a time that matters much more than Champion vs Champion, when he's pissed as all heck at the rest of this place -- a man on a mission. Because when I do that?"
She cocks her head.
"Then I send a resounding message to everyone around here once and for all, that I am doing things right, and they are doing them wrong. That Reaching for the Skylar is the best path to success. They will have to realize that while they've been wrapped up in a bunch of blithering nonsense, The Skylar Systemic has been busy not only surpassing all of them, but that I even gave them all a chance to get on board! They've all had so many chances, so, so many, and they throw them away. Jensen Banks had a chance to be a Skylar, threw it away. Emily Carter got to learn from being in the ring with me, she's a cripple now! Mammary Williams got the Skylar bump, she let us all down and lost to a space age Mr. Peanut for the Carolina Cup! If they all can't look at this, at a feat of this magnitude, because make no doubt about it, Nest is a brand in of himself even if he's the only one that believes in it. If they can't look at it, and realize that the system is broken, a system that throws Cisqo and Asian Rachel Maddow with her terrible snake haikus in the mix over and over again like the result will be any different, a system that tells them that what they're doing is working and that they as is matter?
Then maybe there's no saving this place after all. And your Old North Champion of the entire hemisphere is just going to have to reach even higher ... for the Skylar.
Fin.