The Den of a Lion | Project: Honor

The Den of a Lion Mar 13, 2022 8:51:52 GMT -5

Post by Casimir The Clown on Mar 13, 2022 8:51:52 GMT -5

-The Den of a Lion-

M.A.N is at home, he's drinking whiskey and listening to music.
Suddenly Scarlett walks in and turns off the music.

M.A.N: "What the hell?!"
Scarlett: "The baby doesn't like Billie Eilish, I've told you a thousand times."
M.A.N: "This is my house and I will listen to whatever the hell I want."
Scarlett: "No, this is our house and if you want to listen to Billie Eilish go outside."
M.A.N: "Fine."
Scarlett: "Oh and please stop cursing. I don't want the baby's first words to be "fucking cunt"."
M.A.N: "Yeah yeah whatever."

M.A.N grabs his jacket and beanie and then goes outside.
There's press waiting to interview him and he's practically surrounded when he leaves the house.

Interviewer #1: "What are your thoughts about facing Scar on Project: Underground this Tuesday?"

M.A.N blows them off, puts on his earbuds and starts running once he reaches the driveway.
M.A.N would run really fast and for a long time until he finally reached the local graveyard.

M.A.N walks around the graveyard before he finds his brother's grave. He takes out his earbuds and turns off the music. The grave is covered in snow and he brushes it off. He also picks out all the dead flowers that he finds, he takes out a candle from his jacket pocket and lights it with his lighter before putting it next to his brother's grave.

M.A.N: "It has been a long time brother. Clearly you haven't had a lot of visitors, well you were always a lone wolf so I guess you don't mind."

The M.A.N laughs a little and then a tear flows down M.A.N's face as he looks at the grave in silence.

M.A.N: "Why? Why did you have to leave us? It's not right... I miss you brother, I'm going to keep fighting... for you."

M.A.N stands in silence and he then kneels down on one knee.

M.A.N: "You know, if you were still alive you would have been uncle."

M.A.N pulls out an ultrasound picture of his and Scarlett's baby.

M.A.N: "Look at him, he's beautiful. I've been trying to think of names for him and I was thinking that Marcus would be a great name. What do you think?"
Mysterious Stranger: "I would be honored."

M.A.N is startled and sees someone standing next to him, he gets up and sees a familiar face.

M.A.N: "Dad?"
Marcus Newton Sr.: "I figured you would eventually show up here."
M.A.N: "What the hell are you doing here?"
Marcus Newton Sr.: "Isn't an old man allowed to visit his sons? Oh how rude of me, I meant son."
M.A.N: "Leave, now."
Marcus Newton Sr.: "Calm down son. We both know why I'm here."
M.A.N: "The only reason you're here is because you want something, that's the way you have always been. If you cared about us you never would have left when you did."
Marcus Newton Sr.: "You're right, I do want something. I want my company back."
M.A.N: "What are you talking about?"
Marcus Newton Sr.: "You know exactly what I'm talking about. Your so-called M.A.N Global? What a joke."

M.A.N looks furious and he tries to hit his dad but Newton Sr. catches his fist.

Marcus Newton Sr.: "You're clearly my son, even your punches are as weak as mine used to be."

Newton Sr. lets M.A.N go and catches him on the jaw with a punch of his own.
M.A.N stumbles and falls to the ground.

Marcus Newton Sr.: "You're vulnerable son, it's no wonder everyone treats you like a target."

Newton Sr. wipes M.A.N's blood and spit off his fist with a napkin.

Marcus Newton Sr.: "Here's some free advice for you while you're still conscious. This Tuesday, don't let the let lion rip you apart, step into the lion's den, grab it by it's neck and make it your bitch."

Marcus Newton Sr. walks off and leaves M.A.N lying in the snow.