Done, Pt. 1 (Exit Interview, SHOWDOWN IN THE SUN)
Mar 1, 2017 18:10:46 GMT -5
Post by Emily Carter on Mar 1, 2017 18:10:46 GMT -5
Monday, February 27, 2017 | 2:44 PM
Center Stage Arena
Hollywood, CA
◉ ON-CAM
Center Stage Arena
Hollywood, CA
◉ ON-CAM
Our scenes opens to the designated interview area backstage inside of Center Stage Arena. Amanda Johnson is currently seated on a stoll in front of the black and goal 3GW backdrop.
Amanda Johnson: Joining me at this time is the woman that was successful in the main event for Night One of Showdown in the Sun. Ladies and gentlemen, Emily Carter...
(Amanda gestures over towards Emily, who is also seated on a stool. Her demeanor is much the same as it was during her interview with Amanda an hour or so ago.)
Amanda Johnson: Emily, congratulations on your win over Mercy Williams. But this didn't stop Mercy from making all sorts of accusations. Your thoughts?
Emily Carter: Mediocre. That's what I heard, right? Mediocre.
(Emily simply shakes her head.)
Emily Carter: Does mediocrity win you championships? Does mediocrity win you arguably the biggest Trios Tournament in the world? Does mediocrity help you pin a man that was unbeatable for well over a year? No, not at all. I've been called a lot of things in my short career, Amanda. But mediocre is probably the most baseless claim of them all...
(She runs her hand through her hair.)
Emily Carter: I'm not where I'm at today because of some agenda. There isn't someone behind the scenes pulling the strings in my favor. Someone else may have had that benefit once upon a time. But not me. Everything that I've gotten to this point in my career, I've earned it. Every opportunity that has been presented to me, I've earned it. Every title, every accolade that I've won, I've earned it. I could've played the game. I could've used someone else's name. I could've used nepotism to get ahead a looooong time ago. But it's a card that I never played because I never had a need to play it. I know in my heart that I'm good enough to achieve anything I want in this business on my own. Not because of who I'm related to or because I'm what the powers that be "want".
But I get it. Oh, I get it. I understand what she's doing. She's doing what sore losers like her always do. And that's placing the blame on anyone and everyone around them. She's no better than Prince MacRear claiming that The Universe was against him as an excuse for his shortcomings. She's no better than any of these other athletes who claim "politics" for the reason why they never got ahead. But if she wants to know the real reason why she's not where she wants to be? It's not because of society. It's not because of me, or politics or anything else. All she has to do is take a good, long, solid look in the mirror and she'll see the reason for all her shortcomings in this business.
(Emily continues...)
Emily Carter: She isn't interested in tackling and bringing to light sensitive social issues. She isn't interested in creating a dialogue. She's interested in creating a narrative, a convenient excuse to justify her failures. But her inconsistency and her inadequacy are no longer my problems. She is no longer my problem. I'm done with her, Amanda. As a matter of fact... I'm done with a lot of things.
(With that, Emily slips off the stool, takes her mic off her shirt and places it down on the seated. She then reaches over and gives Amanda a pat on the shoulder.)
Emily Carter: I'll be seeing you around...