HD: Leon/Zack segment

[King Cucaracha 0]

Zack, if you need or want to edit anything then go ahead. I probably should have asked in advance but hey, you're only a bit-part anyway!

 

 

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We sweep backstage to find ourselves privy to a conversation between Zack Malibu and a dressed to compete Leon Rodez. With a bandage over his right eye, Leon gestures away in the second delay of sound being transferred with Zack listening in, Leon sat on a table wearing a Journey t-shirt with his wrestling gear while Zack leans up against the wall standing next to him.

LEON
...it's just a huge hassle at the moment. I mean, one minute she's hyper-possessive of me, the next she doesn't want anything to do with me. The girl's got more mood swings than... well, my mother not so many years ago, but let's not get into that. I tell ya. Take last week for example. I got busted open Thursday, so we couldn't really do anything much after the show. So we both agreed, Friday night we'd go see the Eiffel Tower and all the other old buildings there are in Paris. You know, 'waste some time before our flight' level stuff. But what with everything that happened last week, I suggested we call it off so I could go and keep Melody company and try and cheer her up. Man, you wouldn't believe how bad she took it. She flipped! I don't get it, it's her own sister for crying out loud. She didn't appreciate me calling her incompassionate, but it was in the heat of the moment... anyway, point is, she's been giving me the cold shoulder ever since.

ZACK
Melody has?

LEON
No, Maggie has.

ZACK
...which means you actually did end up ditching her?

LEON
Well, yeah, but like I say Melody was in a pretty bad way after what Jock did. We all were.

Zack shrugs acceptingly, like any good friend should. Although, deep down, I'm sure he's thinking what we all are.

LEON
So, what with all that on top of this whole... 'situation' with Jade still, worrying about how she and Krista are getting on, I dunno. I get the feeling she's having trouble adapting to life with Celebrity Mom. So there's that to concern myself with. All I want to concentrate on tonight is Todd Cortez and this number one contender's tournament. I've finally got a good shot at going for the World Title, for the first time in forever. I just want to relax and enjoy it. And it's just distraction after distraction, everywhere I look, just like always, which brings me back to my first shot at the World Title in forever. It just... it just bums me out a little sometimes, you know?

Zack chuckles under his breath, giving Leon a disbelieving look.

ZACK
That's it? 'A little bummed out', that's all you're feeling? You really are too mellow for your own good Leon. If even half of that stuff had happened to me, I'd have probably lost my mind by now.

LEON
Well that's true.

ZACK
...yeah... you, uh, weren't supposed to agr... look, nevermind. Listen, I could tell you to try and channel all that towards Cortez tonight and I know that's not how you work, but you can't keep bottling this sort of stuff up inside. It's not healthy man. So why not go ahead and channel all your frustrations into getting the win tonight. Don't just put it all in the back of your mind. Use it. Besides that, this is the guy that almost broke your neck, remember? Put you out of action for months? Sure, he's changed a little recently and definately for the better. But he's still [i]that[/i] guy.

Now it's Leon's turn to chuckle.

LEON
Zack, no offense, but... the 'controlled anger' route? Last time I checked, you had a six foot seven ass-kicking machine who you've been trying to shrug off since November wanting to kick your ass.

Zack shrugs.

ZACK
Fair point.

LEON
I appreciate the advice. But, you've always done things your way and I've always done things mine. That's what made us such a great team.

ZACK
Yeah and I respect you for that. Like I said, you seem to have some talent for putting up with the crap that goes on around here sometimes. If anybody deserves to be World Champ, it's you. I'll be pulling for you, that's for damn sure.

Zack offers his hand. Pushing himself up off the table, Leon holds his hands on hips for a second before turning to Zack.

LEON
Again... I appreciate what you're saying. But, like I said, you do things your way...

Pushing aside the offer of a handshake, Leon prefers instead to give his former tag team partner a big ol' HUG! Zack looks noticeably uncomfortable at the show of close friendship as we hear a hand slap across his back. (Hopefully his back.)

LEON
...and I do things mine.

Breaking the hug, Leon strides off to go prepare for his match, leaving Zack wondering again what the hell's wrong with a simple, man to man handshake in this day and age.

Edited April 15, 2008 by King Cucaracha

[Zack Malibu 0]

Haha, it's fine with me.

 

Actually, this is probably a good place to put it...an official update on everything that's been going on. Not only is my liver A-OK (chalked up to a fluke in my bloodwork) but I have gotten a new job, and left the Wrestling Superstore after practically running the show as an office manager there for nearly 9 years. I'm now working for Cox Communications and moving up a bit in the business world. While it appears I'll have net access from work (currently I'm in training from 9-5:30 M-F) I'm sure I won't get nearly the amount of time during the workday to be here as I did at the previous job. Not to worry, my shift will be from 12:30-9 5 days per week once I'm out of training, so if you don't see me on the board during the day like you're used to, I'll be taking care of my OAOAST stuff and most of my posting either early in the am or (more likely) later at night. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up, since the old job allowed me the freedom to do pretty much anything I wanted, and many a classic Zack match were written while on the clock there. I don't know that I'll be able to write much while on the clock at Cox, but if I'm able to, then so be it!

[King Cucaracha 0]

Good for you mate.