“WHO’S TO BLAME?”
LOCATION:LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
DAYS UNTIL THE MATCH: 10
SCENE: i
REC
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
TIME:8:30 A.M.She was already unhappy with having to be up and out of her house at this hour and that she had to call in somebody to watch Myles since Leighton had to focus on her remote learning stuff. And she was going to give the
Boss a piece of her mind when she saw him next. She adjusts the seatbelt as she sits at a red light on the strip of Las Vegas, NV. She was already in a bad mood that she had to do some stupid promotional shit for SCW and that she was basically threatened with her life if she didn’t show up. Okay, maybe that was a little extreme but she was told that she needed to show up or face a consequence for not showing up. She had Kris on the phone via Bluetooth.
;;MIKAH “I swear to God, that if any of these morons touch me, I’m going to fine Mark Ward and Christian Underwood so much money.”She was trying her best to be patient but she definitely wasn’t a patient person; especially when it came to doing something that she didn’t want to do.
::KR “Or you could try being nice to them. That is an option; act like you like having fans for once.”Mikah makes a face at him even though she knew that he couldn’t see her. She did appreciate her fans but she did not like to be
touched by them. There were very few people that she actually liked to be touched by. And people she didn’t know wasn’t one of them.
;;MIKAH “I will be. Unless they try to touch me, then all bets will be off.”She sighs as she looks at the red light, that was taking a long time to turn green. She didn’t have much farther to go as the event was set up at the TAO nightclub in the Venetian since they weren’t allowed to use it during this pandemic as Nightclubs were still not a thing currently in Vegas. Mikah did, however, request that there be a bartender and there be limitless drinks for herself. There was no way that she could handle dealing with people sober.
::KR “Why do I get a feeling that you’re going to make this be as difficult as possible?”She could hear the groan to his voice but she just rolls her eyes at him. She wasn’t sure if she enjoyed his new attitude. She was still struggling not to slip back into that dark place where she pulls away from everybody in her life. And it would be easy to do; she could avoid San Diego and the rest of the Black Sheep if she wanted to. All she had to do was show up for her match and hang out elsewhere in the arena. Sometimes, the thought was tempting and she was close to doing it. A part of her wanted to do it just to see if any of those people she’s aligned with would even notice. She doubted it.
::MIKAH “Why do I get the feeling that it doesn’t affect you?”She didn’t care if she was snapping at him and that it wasn’t going to help matters at all. Bickering wasn’t going to matter now and they could do it all they wanted. The more she thought about trying out her little experiment, the better it sounded.
::KR “Why did you even call me if you’re just going to be difficult?”She rolls her eyes as she pulls her car off of the strip and into the area of the Venetian that would valet park her car.
;;MIKAH “I really don’t know. It’s not like you give a shit anyways.”She doesn’t let him say anything else before she hangs up on him. She grabs her phone and puts it in her purse before she gets out of the car. She walks into the Venetian and hands her keys to the Valet before she walks off in the direction of the TAO nightclub. She tugs at the short skirt of her skin tight, ribbed black dress that had three parts on her left side cut out to move to the back where it was strappy and it was strapless. On her feet were her brand new peep toed stiletto Louboutin pumps that were a black to red gradient. She doesn’t bother asking anybody where to go as she knows exactly where the TAO nightclub was. She’d been there plenty of times pre-COVID and enjoyed the environment that it only made sense to request that this little
thing be held there. After all, if she was going to be the main event and the guest of honor, they might as well cater to her wants and needs.
::WORKER “Where would you like the table set up, Ms. Green?”She gives him a look as she folds her arms over her chest.
;;MIKAH “My name is Mikah, use it.”The worker seems a little bit taken back by her request and the lack of manners. Mikah looks around before pointing to a spot that wasn’t too far from the bar. The event that was going to be taking place later and there was going to be a photoshoot first. She’d already arranged for the valet to bring up her half of the mixed tag team championship belt up so that she didn’t have to carry it.
;;MIKAH “Over there, please. As close to the bar as you can get me without having me be on top of it.”The worker nods his head before walking over and helping people rearrange the nightclub as Mikah watches. She soon grows bored before walking out of the nightclub and into the area of the Venetian that would take her down the escalators and into the Grand Canal Shoppes. She’d walked around there many of times and it didn’t ever get boring to her. She really didn’t have anything she needed to buy but she enjoyed looking. Plus, it beat standing around watching as people organized the room how she wanted it.
;;MIKAH “This is when it’s best…”She knew that a lot of the stores didn’t open until 11 A.M. now due to COVID as it was some sort of weird policy. She thought that it was weird but it wasn’t her choice to have things operate like that. She however didn’t mind looking through the windows of the shoppes as she wandered through it, hoping that when she got back to the TAO nightclub, the photographer was there so she could get the photoshoot part of the event over with.
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TWO HOURS LATER-
Mikah had finished wandering through the Venetian and the Palazzo and finally wound up back at the TAO nightclub, this time with people waiting on her return. She just smirks at them, proud of her own behavior as she liked to be the one to make an entrance or be the one who was being waited on. She sets her purse down on the bar before the photographer walks over to her.
::PHOTOGRAPHER “Ms. Mikah, it is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Antonio Riley. And I will be the one photographing you today for SCW.”She just smirks a little at him before nodding her head in understanding. There wasn’t much that she had to say to him but just wanted to get the photoshoot over with so she could move onto the next part of the day. She stands around waiting for him to give her instructions and then give him a look when he motions for her to move on to where he had the background set up. She rolled her eyes as he grabs her championship belt and hand it to her making her hold it over her right shoulder.
;;MIKAH “How long is this going to take? And why the hell didn’t Coby have to be here?”She frowns at the photographer as some of the make up artists that were on as insurance just in case that Mikah would need help with fixing it. But of course, she didn’t. She frowns as the hair stylists fixes one of the curls that had fallen flat in her hair. But she doesn’t say anything else to protest what was going on. She wanted to make this quick and easy, even though it more than likely
wasn’t going to be quick or easy.
::AR “That’s perfect. Right there.”He kept giving her words of encouragement, telling her that he liked the way she was standing. Or that the look on her face was perfect. She didn’t show any emotion, however that his words were helping the way that she felt. She was not really that big of a fan of photoshoots but she knew that she didn’t have much of a choice for this one.
::AR “You’re so good at this; you’re a natural.”She rolls her eyes as she looks at him.
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;;MIKAH “It probably helps that I’m not ugly, you know. I’m not sure who else you’ve photographed in SCW but there isn’t very many beautiful people options. Or competent options for that matter either.”[/color]
She would never think she was anything but the best. However, she was not prepared for what came next with the photoshoot as people were starting to line up. She looks at the photographer before her eyes shift back to the people who were in line.
;;MIKAH “Please do not tell me that I have to take pictures with them…”The look in her eyes was anything but pleasant. She didn’t want to stand and take pictures with people she didn’t know nor like and that’s what it looked like she was going to have to do. She sighs in irritation before one of the people in the background hands her her turquoise mask with the quote: “You say villain like it’s a bad thing” on it. She puts it on and then adjusts the championship on her shoulder. If there was one good thing about masks, the person she had to stand next to wouldn’t realize that she wasn’t actually smiling underneath it.
::PERSON FROM THE PR TEAM “Yes, you do have to take pictures with them. That is and was part of the arrangement that Mr. Ward set up for you today.”Mikah scowls just a little bit at the thought of being put through such torture. She wasn’t a people person and it still amazed her just a little bit that she even had fans. But the smart wrestling fans, the ones that were in it for the wrestling and not just the storylines or looks of the competitors, knew that she was one of the best in the ring despite her attitude.
;;MIKAH “Fine, let’s get this shit over with.”The guy from the PR team gives her a look but chooses not to get into a war of words with her, which was probably a good thing because he’d lose. She takes a deep breath as a person steps up that had just a simple SCW shirt on and they looked to be just barley eighteen years old. Mikah just offers a smile as the person steps into the shot with Mikah.
::FAN 1 “Nice to meet you, my name is Quin.”Mikah just smiles at him as she moves in just a little and places an arm loosely around the fan’s shoulders. She tries to disguise the grimace that is in her eyes as she poses with him for a picture.
::FAN 1 “Thank you so much! I am a big, big fan!”Mikah just takes a deep breath before watching as the fan runs off, happy to have been able to get a photo with the blonde bombshell. She takes a deep breath and slowly lets it out as a woman with a young girl walks up to her. Mikah looks them over before noticing the little girl had a Despayre shirt on and that brings a smile to her face. But the mother was wearing a Sam Marlowe shirt
::FAN 2 “Hi my name is--.”Mikah cuts her off by holding a hand up.
;;MIKAH “No, I don’t want to talk to you. I want to talk to your daughter. She clearly has the right kind of taste in stars.”Mikah purposely gives the mom a dirty look before carefully squatting down, keeping her knees together to get on the little girl’s level.
;;MIKAH “Hi, what’s your name?”FAN 3 “My name is Nessa. I’m free.”The little girl holds up three fingers to elaborate and the mispronunciation of the number three. Mikah did better talking to little kids as they hadn’t yet gotten to the point where most adults were in their intelligence; their brains could still be sculpted.
;;MIKAH “That’s a great age, Nessa. I see that you have Despy on your t-shirt. Did you know that he’s one of my bestest friends?!”She watches at the little girl’s eyes get big in surprise.
FAN 3 “Really!?”Mikah chuckles but nods her head, marveling at the little girl’s innocence. It was the best thing about children and they brought out a side in her that most people didn’t see. She was a lot more patient with children than she was with adults and it showed when she had her own children around.
;;MIKAH “Really. We’re like this…”She holds her hand up to show her index finger and middle finger crossed. She watches the excitement appear in the little girl’s eyes before the excitement reaches the little girl’s feet. She starts to jump excitedly, unable to contain all the energy she was holding now.
FAN 3 “That is so cool!”Mikah smiles before moving just a little closer to her and then looks at Antonio. She pulls the girl in closer until they’re cheek to cheek and this time, the smile reaches Mikah’s eyes as Antonio snaps the picture. Mikah stands back up as the little girl grabs her mother’s hand, who gives Mikah a dirty look as she didn’t seem to like being snubbed by the blonde bombshell. Mikah just shrugs it off before tugging at the short skirt of her dress. She looks at the next fan and shakes her head no.
;;MIKAH “No. I’m not taking a picture with you.”The fan looks appalled and confused all at the same time as Mikah refuses to take a picture with him.
FAN 4 “What? Can you do that?! Why?!”Mikah points at his shirt and then shakes her head.
;;MIKAH “If you wanted a picture with me, you shouldn’t wore a shirt that very clearly supports SCW’s resident nutjob. And one of my biggest rivals. And possibly the one person that I cannot stand the most.”Mikah gives him a look before flipping her hair with her hand over her shoulder. The fan looks at her in shock but Mikah doesn’t seem to be budging from her stance.
FAN 4 “All of yours were sold out..”Mikah lets out a laugh before shaking her head.
;;MIKAH “And you’re acting like that’s my problem. That I can control how much of my merchandise sells. Move on, go somewhere else. Before I vomit.”The fan seems like he wants to protest but decides against it and walks off with a dejected look on his face. Mikah doesn’t seem bothered by the fact that she had upset a fan but the PR guy did not look very happy with the fact that she turned down a fan. She looks at the next fan and raises an eyebrow as she sees the Black Sheep shirt on him instead of a shirt she didn’t like.
;;MIKAH “That looks a lot better than that hideous thing I just saw.”The fan doesn’t say anything for a moment before stepping into the shot with Mikah. She stands next to him as Antonio snaps a picture.
FAN 5 “I really hope that you and Coby can get along enough to win at Inception.”;;MIKAH “You and me both, buddy.”It was no secret that her and Coby’s personalities were polar opposites. She wished he’d be a little more like her and less like himself but of course, nobody saw a problem with him. It was always her. Everybody was always wanting her to change but why change when what she was doing was working? She always felt as if she was the one that nobody
really respected, no matter how much they said they did. So why should she be nice to people who didn’t really give a flying fuck about her? It didn’t help that currently she was avoiding Kristopher like the plague and wasn’t planning on going to San Diego at all. She was sure that he hadn’t even noticed and was even more sure that he didn’t care either and she was stubborn enough to stay away. She wanted to see how long it took
any of them to notice. So far, it was taking a lot longer than she thought. She hadn’t been in San Diego since before Christmas and she spent less and less time in the locker room with them, choosing either to go harass the boss in his office or leave. Unless of course, her match was toward the end of the show, then she hung out in spaces where she wouldn’t be bothered or found. Or she was out on a run, there were other places she could be that didn’t have to be in that locker room.
FAN 3 “Um…hello?”Mikah is snapped out of her mind to see another fan standing there, a confused look on their face.
;;MIKAH “Oh fuck this. You smell like COVID and I’m not standing anywhere close to me. Where the fuck have you been? Get out of here.”She grabs a bottle of hand sanitizer, unscrews the lid off of it, and then dumps it over the fan’s head before the PR guy could step in and stop it. It was safe to say that Mikah is a PR nightmare.
“NOT ME.”
LOCATION:LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
DAYS UNTIL THE MATCH: 7
SCENE: iI
REC
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021
TIME: 10:30 A.M.Mikah stands outside of a closed hotel room door, a smirk on her face as she looks at the closed door before looking at the envelope in her hand. She looks down both ends of the hallway before shrugging her shoulders. It was probably the boldest thing that she’s ever done and she wasn’t about to back down from it. She adjusts the short skirt of her turquoise dress before raising her hand and knocking on the door with three small raps of her hand.
::MAN’S VOICE “Just a minute…”Mikah chuckles to herself before waiting as patiently as she can before the door opens and she hands the envelope to the person.
;;MIKAH “I’d say sorry, but we both know that I’m not sorry. But I can make it up to you in other ways.”She looks at him and smirks at him before watching him step aside and she walks into his hotel room and the door closes behind her.
“SIT STILL, LOOK PRETTY.”
LOCATION: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.
DAYS UNTIL THE MATCH: 8
SCENE: iii
REC
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021
TIME: 4:45 PMThe scene opens up to the Chandelier bar that is the main bar that is the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. It is known for being a bar that looks like it is in a chandelier. The camera moves in to see the Blonde Bombshell sitting on the bar with one leg crossed over the other and dressed in a skin tight, short silver glittered show with a low v-cut neck line. In one hand shew as holding a mixed drink while the other was holding onto the edge of the bar. To her right was her half of the Mixed Tag Team championships sitting on the bar, looking all pretty and shiny.
“This lethal lottery thing that the boss men seem to enjoy doing is not something that ever seems to work out in their favor. You would think that they would learn and stop pairing people together who don’t work well together or even really know if they will work together. But what doesn’t work well for them, is slated to work well for me.”She raises her glass up to her lips and takes a drink of it before looking at the camera, a smirk on her face.
“And everybody knows, what works best for me, is what’s best for the company. I mean, sure going from Kristopher to Coby as a partner might be a little. . .different but it’s not a bad choice or even the worst choice that could have happened. I mean, I could have had to forfeit my championship belt and then where would I be?”She raises an eyebrow before uncrossing her legs and recrossing them the opposite way.
“Nowhere. Stuck in some random match that would make absolutely no sense for a talent of my caliber. And I’m not about to be stuck in a match against the likes of Jessie Salco or Sam Marlowe. No thanks.”She makes a face of disgust before taking another drink of her mixed drink.
“Maybe if it was against a person of better caliber. A talent like Evie Jordan or even Alicia Lukas, maybe. But still, what is the point to those matches anyways? I don’t have anything else to prove when it comes to singles competition. Other than prove to all those morons that don’t seem to think that I can handle a singles career again. But I think I’ve proved that well enough in the past month and a half. I’m sure there are idiots out there that think I’m hiding out in the Mixed Tag division because I don’t have the strength or the stomach to compete in those high caliber matches anymore. And that’s not true But how many times can I beat the resident nutjob before you all get tired of seeing it?”She raises an eyebrow at her own hypothetical question.
“But there’s also the argument that I don’t have anything left to prove in the mixed tag division either. Kristopher and I are undefeated in this division. Oh, wait.”She pauses and frowns before making a face.
“Coby and I are undefeated as a team. Granted, Coby was literally just handed the championship. That’s definitely not something that I can even lie about or try to cover up or sweep under the rug, because it’s true. Kristopher won the big belt and then handed this one to Coby to keep it in the Black Sheep.”She pauses for a moment, trying to keep a straight face without any emotion on it.
“But Coby’s skills as a competitor shouldn’t be doubted or looked over. Because whether I want to admit it or not, he’s…”Again, she pauses as she goes through some words in her head. She wanted to find the exact one that she wanted to use to describe Coby’s in-ring talent.
“Capable. Maybe even talented.”She sits there for a moment, letting the word sit on her tongue to see if she liked the way it sounded and felt.
“But I don’t have to worry about Coby in the ring. Maki and Milo Kasey do…well, really just Milo has to worry about what Coby does in the ring. I, on the other hand, am tasked with taking on Maki. But is it really going to be that hard?”She raises her eyebrows at the camera as she looks at it. She grabs her glass and finishes off the rest of the drink before snapping her fingers at the bartender, who is quick to make her another drink.
“She lost to Jessie Salco. And that is saying something. And if you’ve lost to Jessie Salco, how good in the ring can you be? I mean, I’ve never lost to Jessie Salco. Not once in my career.”She smirks to herself as she takes a drink of the mixed drink.
“But you have been on a little bit of a winning streak, haven’t you Maki? I mean, your accomplishments on Climax Control of beating the likes of Candy, Bea Barnhart, Sierra Williams, and Sam Marlowe are there, right? Oh and let’s not forget that last Sunday on Climax Control you beat Courtney Pierce, my protégé or whatever you want to call her.”She just shrugs her shoulders. She couldn’t really say that she’s been a good mentor to anybody as of lately. Especially when she’s been avoiding San Diego worse than she avoided her own problems.
“I’m sure that somebody could make the argument that if you can beat Court, that you have a chance in beating me. But let me set you straight, Maki. You have no fucking chance in beating me next Sunday. There’s no chance in fucking hell that I’m going to let you and your partner take my championship away from me.”She was very adamant in holding onto her current undefeated streak and that included holding the championship.
“Let me remind you, Maki, I’m currently undefeated in SCW since my glorious return this past Summer. And I’m not looking to let the likes of you be the one to end this streak. Because I came back to save this fucking division from the likes of Bea and Bill Barnhart and Bella and whatever his name is. And Kristopher and I did just that. Sure, he ditched me for the Heavyweight Championship but whatever.”She rolls her eyes at the thought before taking another drink from her glass before setting it back down to her left.
“So I suppose it is now up to Coby and myself to continue to save the division from the likes of people like you. I’m not a nice person, Maki. Coby? He’s probably the nicest person you’ll ever step into the ring with. Not that you will get that chance but still. He will be the nicest opponent you’ve ever had. There’s no doubt about that but me? I’m not like him. I’m a whole hell of a lot harder to intimidate and I’m going to be whole of a hell lot harder for you to beat. But guess what? You’re not going to beat me. I’m also a whole hell of a lot harder to impress, so there’s that.”She smirks at the camera, a look toying with her eyes.
“We can talk about what I’ve done in this company but everybody knows what I’ve done. And how I am the best Bombshell in this company and will always be the best there is. So if you think that I’m going to let some trashy little woman like you walk into Inception and think she’s going to take a championship away from me? You’ve got another thing coming, Mak.”She laughs before shaking her head.
“What a pathetic waste of talent, really. I mean, they could have booked Coby and I in a better match that was further down the card. But no, they decided to give us you and Milo Kasey instead.”She chuckles to herself, an amused look playing on her pretty face.
“It’s ironic though, really it is. Because 2021 is already starting off in a poor way for you and Milo, Mak. But I mean, a loss to the Black Sheep is not as bad as a loss to the Barnharts would be. So you should be thanking me and Coby for giving you this opportunity to lose to us.”She winks at the camera with a confident look on her face.
“Inception isn’t going to be your night and neither of you should be looking forward to a win because it’s not going to happen. The way things work between the Black Sheep…”She hesitates for a moment, remembering that her and Coby haven’t really every worked together in the ring. She wasn’t sure how it was going to go down but she was
almost sure that she could see herself walking out of the match and leaving him to fend for himself if he got
too nice or scolded her for being mean.
“Well, let’s not worry about how things work between Coby and I. That’s something that you’re going to be surprised to see. Because it really doesn’t matter if my partner is Kristopher or Coby, because we’re still going to win. But at least Coby’s got consistency going for him.”She smirks at the small, innocent jab she took at Kris.
“But in all seriousness, you and Milo should really work on getting to know one another better in the ring. Because you’re going to need all the help you can get because Coby and I? We’ve got it figured out.”She wasn’t sure if that was true but she was going to act like it was.
“Hope you spend all of next week training to be able to be even a quarter amount of good as I am in the ring. It won’t help but you can try.”She winks at the camera again before finishing her drink in a few swallows.
“Remember, being a villain isn’t the worst thing you could be. You could be you.”She hops down from the counter and pulls at her dress a little bit.
“Ciao.”