Guest Kibagami Report post Posted July 23, 2002 PROMO: “Party Hard.” “God, Nathan, I’m exhausted. How much further is it to the hotel?” ”We’ll be there in about twenty minutes, baby, I promise.” A familiar Lamborghini Diablo cruises down the streets of southeast D.C., the streetlights glimmering softly against its polished hood. It passes almost unnoticed through the busy streets, blending into the nightlife of the city almost seamlessly. The tint of the windows prevents most passersby from seeing who sits inside…except on the driver’s side, where the window is rolled down, letting the cool night air circulate through the car. They stop at a red light, across the street from the always-popular 9:30 Club. The driver of the car drums his fingers impatiently against the door as a young couple, apparently preparing for a night on the town, crosses the street in front of him. The young man points out the Diablo, making a remark or two the driver can’t quite hear. The girl he’s with nods in agreement as both of them abruptly change their course and head towards the car… “Yo, man, nice ride.” The man grins as he pulls a rather menacing-looking knife from one of his pockets. He flicks it open with a casual familiarity, moving around the hood of the car to the open driver’s side window. “How ‘bout you get on out of there, dawg, let me and my girl here take a little spin…” The man’s eyes go wide as he rounds the corner…and sees the car’s driver. “Sure. Why don’t you reach in here and get the keys…dawg.” Without another word, the man turns, his face pale, and sprints across the street. “Go, go!” he yells at the woman, frantically waving her across. The driver sighs and shakes his head as his passenger giggles girlishly. “Nathan, I don’t think I’ve ever seen somebody move that fast.” He shakes his head once more as the light turns green. “Damn kids nowadays.” Angel gets out of the shower still dripping, a white towel wrapped around her chest, and walks into the room. Nathan is still dressed in his ring attire, watching the late-night replay of SJL Crimson. “Nathaaaannnnnnnn!” exclaims Angel. “Do you ever take, you know, like, a night off or something?” He laughs, turns the show off, and grins at her expectantly. “Not really, no. Why, you have something in mind?” ”Well…I thought, you know, as long as we’re here…there’s a foam party over at Buzz tonight, and I NEVER got to go clubbing in Phoenix, so…I was thinking…” ”Woah, woah. A what party?” ”A foam party! It’s just what it sounds like. It’s fun! Come onnnn, Nathan…” ”Angel, honey, baby, sweetness. Do you have any idea how badly I dance?” She giggles again. “Shut up! You can’t be that bad. Let’s go. I’ll even teach you a couple of things if you want.” ”I thought you were exhausted.” ”I was. I’m not anymore. C’mon, Nathan. It’ll be fun!” ”There’s no way you’re getting me into a club on a Monday night. It’s just not going to happen. We’ve got to be in Alexandria tomorrow, and I’m going to need some sleep, honey.” Three hours later... We won’t go away, and we ain’t what you say, because we just don’t need it (Because we just don’t need it) We just wanna have some fun, and we’re gonna act dumb, and you better believe it (Yeah, you better believe it) The crowd centers on them as they dance, wanton and oblivious to the throng of people surrounding them, egging them on. “I thought you said you were bad at this!” laughs Angel as she brushes foam from her hair. “I thought I was, too!” he yells above the music. You’re not gonna know, and we won’t fuckin’ go, we just keep on livin’ (We just keep on livin’) We always get what we want, we always take what we want, because we’re never gonna stop (No, we won’t stop) “You know,” he says, “I think I really like this!” Because we’re gonna have a fun night! A fun night! A fun night! A fun night! We’re gonna get off! Gonna get up! Gonna get up! Gonna get off! Because we’re gonna have a fun night! “Yeah!” exclaims Angel, happy to see Nathan enjoying himself, carefree for a moment, however brief it may be. A fun night! A fun night! A fun night! “We really should do this more often, Angel!” We’re gonna get off! Gonna get up! Gonna get up! Gonna get off! She smiles, genuinely happy for him, and whispers into his ear, “Now, that’s the kind of sentiment I can’t let go unrewarded…” He grins, in spite of himself. We’re gonna have a fun night! An empty bottle of champagne lies beside the bed, reflecting the candlelight off the ceiling and walls of the modest little room the two lovers have made their own tonight. Tangled in white sheets, face to face, Nathaniel Kibagami and the woman named Angel lie sated, contented, peaceful in each other’s arms. “Nathan?” ”Yeah, baby?” He idly brushes a strand of raven-black hair from in front of his lover’s emerald eyes. “On Crimson yesterday…your match against Sydney…why did you do…what you did?” He sighs, a solemn look coming over his face. “Honey…Angel…there’s so much I wish I could tell you now. About me, about why I do what I do when I’m in the ring…there’s a reason, I swear to you.” ”I know that, baby. You told me…as much as I think you can on the way here. But…Sydney didn’t have anything to do with…with him. Why did you have to brutalize her like that, Nathan? I just don’t understand.” ”Angel, listen to me. Everything inside of me was screaming bloody murder every single time I struck her. If I could go back to Crimson right now and take every minute of that match back right now, I would do it. If it meant losing everything I’ve built, I’d do it. But…” He looks away from her, tears welling up in his eyes. “I can’t…I can’t be who I am out there. Not yet. If things are going to work out the way I want them to…the way I need them to…I can’t let people see me as anything less than a slaughterer, a psychopath. It’s the only way out of the Clan, Angel. I have to outdo them. I have to be better at their game than they are.” “Couldn’t you just…just leave it all behind?” ”I could. I’ve done it before, for a month or two, here and there. But…I know Spider. I know him better than anybody else…maybe better than Thoth knows him. And trust me, Angel, he would come for me. He couldn’t find me if I didn’t want him to. But…he’d come after you, too. I can’t let that happen.” He turns back to her, his cheeks moist with fresh tears. “You are the only thing in my life right now that matters other than that ring, Angel...” ”You’re the only one right now that I feel safe enough…to love.” She is crying too, now, and she holds him tightly as the tears overwhelm her. “Oh, God, Nathan…nobody’s ever told me…nobody’s ever said…that…that they…love me, before.” She smiles through the tears, touches his face. “You know…no matter what people say…no matter what you feel like…like you have to do…” ”I love you, Nathan. I love you, too.” He smiles- a warm, genuine smile that he’s not accustomed to. “Angel…that means more than anything to me in this world. Truly. That you can accept me that way…” He brushes the tears from her face…”It’s beautiful.” She giggles in spite of herself as a familiar grin spreads across Nathan’s chiseled features. “Besides,” he chuckles as he slowly removes the sheets from the bed, “If I was, you know…really evil…would I do…I don’t know…this?” ”MMMMMM…no, I guess not…” ”Or how about…heh…this?” ”Ahhhhh…oh…no, I don’t…mmm…I don’t think so…” ”And Lord knows…I wouldn’t dream…ever…of doing…this…” ”Oh…Nathan…” We’re gonna have a fun night! END PROMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Chuck Woolery Report post Posted July 23, 2002 w00t @ this promo. Seriously enjoyable.. and explains a lot about Silent. I especially liked the fact that Andrew WK appears. AWK = (Y)(Y). - Mike Van Siclen. (Y)(Y)(Y). Hate that thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest realitycheck Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Oh. My. God. Seriously, Oh. My. God. This was not only fucking AWE-SNAP, but beautiful all at the same time. Silent's not just a faceless insane badass anymore, he's a PERSON! PERRRRRSOOOOON!!! ... ...[/Heston] Seriously, utterly fucking spectacular promo. -Z Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ironman Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Damn. Silent got some. (Y) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Drew_K Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Silent, dude, let me just say that you are currently one of the few bright spots in an unfortunately drained JL. Not that I want to preclude great guys like Mak Francis, who I love working wth, on anything, and who always puts 100% effort, or Gade, though he's moving up, so it's okay, or anyone else, for that matter. But hey, Bone-crunching matches, great promos, edge of your seat tension. I was SHOCKED to see your name not on the bump list with Gade, But I must admit, I would've been sad to see you move up. Now who'll tell me I'm any good? And hey, Angel didn't die, so I can't bitch about that here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheBostonStrangler Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Silent beings big pimpingz! OMGODZ@(^$@!*&^#$ Nice promo, showing a side of Silent that I never thought I'd ever see. Silent dancing to Andrew WK in a nightclub with a woman named "Angel" rates up there with Cutthroat winning the SWF Championship and Thugg turning face, joining the Carnival, and doing his best funky chicken on the improbability scale.....but it happened. Anything can happen in this league, folks! How about that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rabbi_wilson13 Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Oh, so now he's copying AWK lyrics from my promo, which I did first...interesting.... Nah, nice work my boy. Shows a human side, but hopefully you remain delightfully evil while keeping the girl. Those would probably be two of the greatest things in life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Shit. Thugg, we have to cancel your return now. Strangler's on to us. But Sr. Silencion, most excellent. Particularly enjoyed the taking of one of the less-noted tracks on I Get Wet and doing your damnedest with it. How can he be a head-smashing villain evil man if he can cuddle like that? Altogether it was great, and I suppose this feels to me the same way that my most recent promo, the one with Z, felt to other people. Sure, we're stuck in the darkness a lot of the time, but that's no reason to spoil with. Thumbs way the hell up. Oh, and the 9:30 Club? DOUBLE thumbs way the hell up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AnnieEclectic Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Andrew W.K. + promo = RATINGZ!!!1!1!!!!!! -Annie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest crusen86 Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Pfft. You shoulda got out the car and killed the kid trying to rip off your Lambo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest -Cutthroat- Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Fun fun in a jelly filled bun... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kibagami Report post Posted July 23, 2002 ... Shut up. S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kelloggs Report post Posted July 23, 2002 Do I even have to type it. Can't wait to see what happens in the end. the educated mark M. Francis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DiabloIIFreak1010 Report post Posted July 24, 2002 Fun fun in a jelly filled bun... Oh lord, he just ruined the promo... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
