Date
July 18 2013
Match
Vs. Adam Steele
Event
Thursday Night Takedown
July 18 2013
Match
Vs. Adam Steele
Event
Thursday Night Takedown
It is one warm afternoon in Las Vegas. You are a cameraman, and you've made your way through the sunny streets and into a seemingly empty building. You go through the front doors and you make your way up the first staircase. Two more staircases later, and you arrive outside one of the apartment doors. You knock on the door, and after a brief pause, the door is answered by Kenji Sohma.
"Oh... You're from MPW aren't you? Come in, come in..."
He invites you in. You step into the apartment, and you are welcomed by an average looking flat. The wall-less kitchen to your left, a line of three different doors to the right, and a slightly untidy lounge area in front of you. You step into the lounge room, and Kenji offers you a seat on the couch. You look down, and the first thing you notice is a pink polka dot bikini top sitting on the arm of the chair.
"Oops, let me just get rid of that..."
He hesitantly grabs the bikini top by the lace and throws it off camera. You then take a seat on the couch, as offered. You watch as Kenji then stands outside one of the three doors, the one closest to the front window of the lounge area. He knocks on the door...
"Emi! The nice man with the camera has arrived! He's ready for your promo..."
You hear a feminine voice on the other side of the door. The voice is muffled, but you could tell that she was telling him to go away...
"Come on Emi, I know you're still upset, but you said that you wanted to do this. Now are you coming out or not?"
It is still hard to tell what she is saying.
"Alright hang on, I'm coming in..."
He goes to open the door, but as he does, a loud girlish scream can be heard from behind the door. Kenji immediately slams the door back shut and blushes.
"Okay... Emi, get dressed and come out here. This video is going straight to the people at MPW, and when they see it, you don't want everybody to think that you're a big baby, don't you?"
Again, the voice is too muffled to tell, but this time she sounded more cooperative. Kenji gives a nod before sitting in one of the empty chairs in front of you. He then notices you watching, and gives an awkward smile.
"She's just getting ready. I'm sorry, she's normally a lot more enthusiastic. It's just that she hasn't been the same since her loss to Jackson Blaze a couple of weeks back. I think it really shook her confidence..."
Kenji starts playing with his fingers. Emi seems to be taking her time. After another long awkward silence, Kenji begins to mumble in front of the camera.
"She's normally the adventurous type you know. She used to be up for anything. But between us...after everything that's been happening...she just hasn't been the same. She hasn't been so enthusiastic about training, which is concerning considering what a good job Taufik and Jeremy have been doing during Bliss's absence. She seems to be putting too much attention elsewhere. Maybe she's nervous about going back to MPW, I don't know. But whoever this mystery attacker is, I don't think it's doing her any favors. She has been a lot more paranoid and a lot more dependant on others, and I don't think that's helping her restore her confidence. Not to mention the presence of guys like Crow and White Mask..."
He closes his eyes and takes a deep sigh, trying his best to hold in his emotions...
"Nowadays she's either out and about with her friends or cooped up in her bedroom. She just not the same Emi I know. I can't stand seeing her like this. Especially considering what's been happening to me. I haven't been making as much money lately, and until recently it hasn't really had a major effect on me. I had so much hope for Emi to win that championship and start raking in the cash, but now things have gotten worse. And seeing Emi like this now..."
He wipes a tear from his eye.
"I... I just can't bare to tell her. I know I can be a little harsh on her sometimes, but I only do these things because I care for her. I... I know she's nearly 21 but to me she's still just a sweet little girl, she still has no idea how cruel and relentless the world really is. She's so beautiful too. I just can't bare to see her fend for herself out there, because I know someone as fragile and innocent as her would be eaten alive. I know she loves going on these adventures, but every time she goes on one of them, deep down I always feel terrible because I have no idea what she's getting herself into. She has gone through a lot recently, and there's only so much I can do to help her. But I... I just can't... I just can't tell her yet. It would just break her precious little heart, and I won't be able to live with myself, knowing that I was the one responsible for that..."
He almost becomes hysterical.
"I would do anything. Anything to protect her..."
At that moment, Emi bursts through her bedroom door, wearing a Hello Kitty tanktop, red and white knee-length socks and a pair of booty shorts.
"HEY GUYS!!!"
Kenji quickly wipes the tears from his eyes and stands up, trying his best to cover himself up. Emi tilts her head as she stares up at him.
"Kenny, are you crying?"
"Who? Me? Don't be silly. Why don't you sit down and talk to the nice man with the camera?"
"Okay!"
She quickly leaps into the chair as Kenji walks out of the picture, still breathing heavily. Emi sits in the chair, crosses her legs, holds the peace sign and winks to the camera. She sticks her tongue out at you before she starts looking around, clearly unsure what to do with herself. She begins clapping her hands on her lap before staring back at you.
"Sooooo... You okay mister cameraman sir?"
She anticipates an answer, but none comes.
"The quiet type huh? So I suppose you want me to do all the talking?"
You nod.
"Okay then..."
She tries to think of something to say.
"So umm...who am I facing this week? Uhhhh... Oh yes!! One of the Steele brothers yes? You know, it's actually been a while since I've had a match. My last match was when I lost to Jason X. I know he's good, but on another day I know I could have beaten him. I've already beaten the Steele brothers though. Remember? Back when I teamed up with Cami? Oh how I miss her...the flat hasn't been the same without her. It's just been me and Kenji, and he's always so bossy! I don't know why he keeps bossing me about, it's not like I'm a little girl anymore, right?"
Emi looks down and starts kicking her feet until she came up with something else to say.
"Oooh!! Have you seen my new socks? Aren't they neat? I got them when I went to Miami the other week. Fun times...except for the storm though. I hate thunder. You know what else I hate? Moths...spiders...worms...cockroaches...centipedes... I also hate heights. Not like when I dive off the turnbuckle or springboard or anything. I mean just heights, you know, like when you stand on the edge of a cliff, or when someone carries you on their shoulders. Ewww..."
Again, after a brief pause, she comes up with something to say.
"But there's one thing that I'm starting to hate. You know what that is? Losing. I was on a winning streak since my first match back in January. I was undefeatable!! But then I got my first singles title match, and what happened? I lost. Badly. And ever since then, things have been tough. In the same week I lost my first SVW match to a bunch of cheaters, and then after losing my last match to Jason, everything went black! I can't remember much of what happened, but I do remember something involving this freaky guy with a mask, and me not being able to move. I thought it was a nightmare, but then everyone started talking to me about it, asking if I was alright, and I was like yeah of course I am. But I'm more concerned with what happened after that..."
Her pondering smile suddenly becomes a frown.
"I don't know what kind of sick freako is doing all these things, but seriously, whoever you are, just stop it! I didn't do anything to you! I just wanna make friends with everybody, and if I've done anything wrong, then I want to fix it! So seriously whoever you are, please just stop it and leave me alone! Tarantulas are scary, and they're even more scarier when you put them in a bouquet of dead flowers!! And I don't know why you would ever trick me into eating chocolate-covered cockroaches!! You might as well just reveal yourself and tell everybody who you are, because otherwise I'm gonna find out who you are myself, and when I do you're gonna be sorry!! I'm gonna kick your butt like never before for what you did to me!! So mystery attacker, whoever you are, you've been warned, so don't do anything like that again!! Do you hear me? Or I will come at you like a super angry tiger queen!!!"
She takes a deep breath, and lightens up.
"Oh I'm sorry mister cameraman sir. I hope I didn't scare you just then. I know I can be pretty scary sometimes, but I didn't mean it to you. Not that I can blame you or anything. I'm a pretty good wrestler, and you know something? It's about darn time that I got back to my winning ways! No more miss loser girl! I'm gonna say sorry to Adam Steele right now, because I'm not going to lose this week! I'm gonna make up for all the losses, and all the time off, especially last week. You have no idea how disappointed I was when I was told to take the night off on like the biggest night in MPW history!! You know what? I even thought of quitting after that...I was so disappointed that I missed MPW's first birthday...but you know what? I'm not gonna go anywhere! Quitting is exactly what that evil mystery lady wants me to do, but I'm not going anywhere! I'm not leaving, and I'm not going anywhere until I find out who this stupid lady is, and I win one of those shiny belts! Heck, you know what? I'm gonna be MPW World Heavyweight Champion for MPW's second birthday!! Just you wait! By next year I'm gonna be the biggest superstar in the history of wrestling!! And I'm gonna start this new quest by first beating up Adam Steele!! By the way, if you're watching this... Adam, can I come and play with Matty some time really soon? I miss him..."
As she finishes up, Kenji returns to the scene, after finally calming himself down.
"You guys done here?"
"Well I just finished. Don't know about the quiet cameraman?"
An idea suddenly pops into her head.
"OOOOH!! Wanna play Kenny's PS3? We got WWE '13 and I made a wrestler that looks just like me!!"
"What? It looks nothing like you!"
"It does so!"
"Well if you were 7 feet tall in real life maybe..."
"I will be someday!! I'm just still growing. By next year I'm gonna be the bestest and the tallest wrestler ever!!"
Kenji rolls his eyes.
"Sure. Fine..."
"Okay mister cameraman, I'm gonna go load up the game..."
She runs off.
"But you don't know how to do it! Just wait there and I'll do it for you..."
Kenji turns back to you.
"We don't need the camera at this point. Just switch it off and I'll fetch you a cup of coffee. On me."
Kenji smiles as the camera switches off.
"Oh... You're from MPW aren't you? Come in, come in..."
He invites you in. You step into the apartment, and you are welcomed by an average looking flat. The wall-less kitchen to your left, a line of three different doors to the right, and a slightly untidy lounge area in front of you. You step into the lounge room, and Kenji offers you a seat on the couch. You look down, and the first thing you notice is a pink polka dot bikini top sitting on the arm of the chair.
"Oops, let me just get rid of that..."
He hesitantly grabs the bikini top by the lace and throws it off camera. You then take a seat on the couch, as offered. You watch as Kenji then stands outside one of the three doors, the one closest to the front window of the lounge area. He knocks on the door...
"Emi! The nice man with the camera has arrived! He's ready for your promo..."
You hear a feminine voice on the other side of the door. The voice is muffled, but you could tell that she was telling him to go away...
"Come on Emi, I know you're still upset, but you said that you wanted to do this. Now are you coming out or not?"
It is still hard to tell what she is saying.
"Alright hang on, I'm coming in..."
He goes to open the door, but as he does, a loud girlish scream can be heard from behind the door. Kenji immediately slams the door back shut and blushes.
"Okay... Emi, get dressed and come out here. This video is going straight to the people at MPW, and when they see it, you don't want everybody to think that you're a big baby, don't you?"
Again, the voice is too muffled to tell, but this time she sounded more cooperative. Kenji gives a nod before sitting in one of the empty chairs in front of you. He then notices you watching, and gives an awkward smile.
"She's just getting ready. I'm sorry, she's normally a lot more enthusiastic. It's just that she hasn't been the same since her loss to Jackson Blaze a couple of weeks back. I think it really shook her confidence..."
Kenji starts playing with his fingers. Emi seems to be taking her time. After another long awkward silence, Kenji begins to mumble in front of the camera.
"She's normally the adventurous type you know. She used to be up for anything. But between us...after everything that's been happening...she just hasn't been the same. She hasn't been so enthusiastic about training, which is concerning considering what a good job Taufik and Jeremy have been doing during Bliss's absence. She seems to be putting too much attention elsewhere. Maybe she's nervous about going back to MPW, I don't know. But whoever this mystery attacker is, I don't think it's doing her any favors. She has been a lot more paranoid and a lot more dependant on others, and I don't think that's helping her restore her confidence. Not to mention the presence of guys like Crow and White Mask..."
He closes his eyes and takes a deep sigh, trying his best to hold in his emotions...
"Nowadays she's either out and about with her friends or cooped up in her bedroom. She just not the same Emi I know. I can't stand seeing her like this. Especially considering what's been happening to me. I haven't been making as much money lately, and until recently it hasn't really had a major effect on me. I had so much hope for Emi to win that championship and start raking in the cash, but now things have gotten worse. And seeing Emi like this now..."
He wipes a tear from his eye.
"I... I just can't bare to tell her. I know I can be a little harsh on her sometimes, but I only do these things because I care for her. I... I know she's nearly 21 but to me she's still just a sweet little girl, she still has no idea how cruel and relentless the world really is. She's so beautiful too. I just can't bare to see her fend for herself out there, because I know someone as fragile and innocent as her would be eaten alive. I know she loves going on these adventures, but every time she goes on one of them, deep down I always feel terrible because I have no idea what she's getting herself into. She has gone through a lot recently, and there's only so much I can do to help her. But I... I just can't... I just can't tell her yet. It would just break her precious little heart, and I won't be able to live with myself, knowing that I was the one responsible for that..."
He almost becomes hysterical.
"I would do anything. Anything to protect her..."
At that moment, Emi bursts through her bedroom door, wearing a Hello Kitty tanktop, red and white knee-length socks and a pair of booty shorts.
"HEY GUYS!!!"
Kenji quickly wipes the tears from his eyes and stands up, trying his best to cover himself up. Emi tilts her head as she stares up at him.
"Kenny, are you crying?"
"Who? Me? Don't be silly. Why don't you sit down and talk to the nice man with the camera?"
"Okay!"
She quickly leaps into the chair as Kenji walks out of the picture, still breathing heavily. Emi sits in the chair, crosses her legs, holds the peace sign and winks to the camera. She sticks her tongue out at you before she starts looking around, clearly unsure what to do with herself. She begins clapping her hands on her lap before staring back at you.
"Sooooo... You okay mister cameraman sir?"
She anticipates an answer, but none comes.
"The quiet type huh? So I suppose you want me to do all the talking?"
You nod.
"Okay then..."
She tries to think of something to say.
"So umm...who am I facing this week? Uhhhh... Oh yes!! One of the Steele brothers yes? You know, it's actually been a while since I've had a match. My last match was when I lost to Jason X. I know he's good, but on another day I know I could have beaten him. I've already beaten the Steele brothers though. Remember? Back when I teamed up with Cami? Oh how I miss her...the flat hasn't been the same without her. It's just been me and Kenji, and he's always so bossy! I don't know why he keeps bossing me about, it's not like I'm a little girl anymore, right?"
Emi looks down and starts kicking her feet until she came up with something else to say.
"Oooh!! Have you seen my new socks? Aren't they neat? I got them when I went to Miami the other week. Fun times...except for the storm though. I hate thunder. You know what else I hate? Moths...spiders...worms...cockroaches...centipedes... I also hate heights. Not like when I dive off the turnbuckle or springboard or anything. I mean just heights, you know, like when you stand on the edge of a cliff, or when someone carries you on their shoulders. Ewww..."
Again, after a brief pause, she comes up with something to say.
"But there's one thing that I'm starting to hate. You know what that is? Losing. I was on a winning streak since my first match back in January. I was undefeatable!! But then I got my first singles title match, and what happened? I lost. Badly. And ever since then, things have been tough. In the same week I lost my first SVW match to a bunch of cheaters, and then after losing my last match to Jason, everything went black! I can't remember much of what happened, but I do remember something involving this freaky guy with a mask, and me not being able to move. I thought it was a nightmare, but then everyone started talking to me about it, asking if I was alright, and I was like yeah of course I am. But I'm more concerned with what happened after that..."
Her pondering smile suddenly becomes a frown.
"I don't know what kind of sick freako is doing all these things, but seriously, whoever you are, just stop it! I didn't do anything to you! I just wanna make friends with everybody, and if I've done anything wrong, then I want to fix it! So seriously whoever you are, please just stop it and leave me alone! Tarantulas are scary, and they're even more scarier when you put them in a bouquet of dead flowers!! And I don't know why you would ever trick me into eating chocolate-covered cockroaches!! You might as well just reveal yourself and tell everybody who you are, because otherwise I'm gonna find out who you are myself, and when I do you're gonna be sorry!! I'm gonna kick your butt like never before for what you did to me!! So mystery attacker, whoever you are, you've been warned, so don't do anything like that again!! Do you hear me? Or I will come at you like a super angry tiger queen!!!"
She takes a deep breath, and lightens up.
"Oh I'm sorry mister cameraman sir. I hope I didn't scare you just then. I know I can be pretty scary sometimes, but I didn't mean it to you. Not that I can blame you or anything. I'm a pretty good wrestler, and you know something? It's about darn time that I got back to my winning ways! No more miss loser girl! I'm gonna say sorry to Adam Steele right now, because I'm not going to lose this week! I'm gonna make up for all the losses, and all the time off, especially last week. You have no idea how disappointed I was when I was told to take the night off on like the biggest night in MPW history!! You know what? I even thought of quitting after that...I was so disappointed that I missed MPW's first birthday...but you know what? I'm not gonna go anywhere! Quitting is exactly what that evil mystery lady wants me to do, but I'm not going anywhere! I'm not leaving, and I'm not going anywhere until I find out who this stupid lady is, and I win one of those shiny belts! Heck, you know what? I'm gonna be MPW World Heavyweight Champion for MPW's second birthday!! Just you wait! By next year I'm gonna be the biggest superstar in the history of wrestling!! And I'm gonna start this new quest by first beating up Adam Steele!! By the way, if you're watching this... Adam, can I come and play with Matty some time really soon? I miss him..."
As she finishes up, Kenji returns to the scene, after finally calming himself down.
"You guys done here?"
"Well I just finished. Don't know about the quiet cameraman?"
An idea suddenly pops into her head.
"OOOOH!! Wanna play Kenny's PS3? We got WWE '13 and I made a wrestler that looks just like me!!"
"What? It looks nothing like you!"
"It does so!"
"Well if you were 7 feet tall in real life maybe..."
"I will be someday!! I'm just still growing. By next year I'm gonna be the bestest and the tallest wrestler ever!!"
Kenji rolls his eyes.
"Sure. Fine..."
"Okay mister cameraman, I'm gonna go load up the game..."
She runs off.
"But you don't know how to do it! Just wait there and I'll do it for you..."
Kenji turns back to you.
"We don't need the camera at this point. Just switch it off and I'll fetch you a cup of coffee. On me."
Kenji smiles as the camera switches off.
TRIVIA
Did you know that Emi has the entire first season of Pokémon on DVD?
Did you know that Emi has the entire first season of Pokémon on DVD?