Post by Arthur Lucideus on Apr 26, 2022 18:38:06 GMT -5
Cliché
April 25th - Baltimore, Maryland
It's a cold Monday morning, Andrei Sokolov is at the pier standing next to the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse. Andrei is listening to Alice Cooper but he can still hear the voices of people talking, the beeping car horns and the sounds of a busy city.
He sits down on a ladder that goes into the water and he dips his feet in the water. Andrei is joined by a British man in a fancy suit who stands at the edge of the pier.
Killian Neville: "I love the taste of fresh air at the pier on mornings like this."
The man's comment would put a smile on Andrei's face. To Andrei he sounds like one of those cliché business men who likes to play golf, go on morning jogs and has a tennis field in his backyard.
Killian: "Whatcha listening to there boy?"
Andrei: "Poison by Alice Cooper."
Killian: "Alice Cooper? You've got good taste kiddo, almost makes me miss the 80s."
Andrei smiles again, he takes out his airpods and turns off the music. He puts away his airpods, takes out a cigarette and lights it then puts the cigarette in his mouth and takes a puff.
Killian: "Ahh... a cigarette I figured you were a smoker."
Killian sits down at the edge of the pier next to Andrei.
Killian: "Pass me one, won't you?"
Andrei takes a cigarette out of his pocket and lights it, he gives it to the man who puts the cigarette in his mouth and takes a puff.
Killian: "I haven't smoked in years but now that my wife or my daughter aren't here to stop me I figured that I might as well."
Andrei chuckles and finally turns to look at the man.
Andrei: "You look really familiar."
The man extends his hand out to Andrei.
Killian: "Killian Neville, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Andrei shakes his hand and Killian notices a cobra ouroboros tattoo on his arm.
Andrei: "Andrei Sokolov, pleasure's all mine.
Andrei takes his cigarette out of his mouth and throws it in the water.
Killian: "Nice tattoo."
Andrei: "Wholeness and infinity... I took it because of family. Friends, money, fame, those are all things that disappear and never last forever but family will always exist."
Killian: "Amen to that."
Killian throws the cigarette into the water as well.
Killian: "I don't know how you can smoke that shit."
Andrei: "It's a shitty brand, cigarettes over in Europe and Asia are much better."
Killian smiles and nods, he then takes out a flask from his coat pocket, opens it and takes a sip.
Andrei: "Daytime drinking? Really? How much more cliché can you get?"
Killian chuckles and puts the cap back on the flask.
Killian: "Cliché?"
Andrei: "Yeah, you love fresh air during a cold morning, you drink alcohol from a flask during daytime, you wear a fancy coat, you probably play golf and go on morning jogs."
Killian: "You're making me sound like the most boring man in the world, I'm not that predictable am I?"
Killian gets up, takes off his coat and then his shirt and throws them both in the water. Killian stands in the cold now with no shirt with his oddly muscular body freezing in the wind.
Killian: "There... now I'm 5% less cliché."
Andrei chuckles and looks at Killian who sits back down.
Killian: "So... what made you choose wrestling?"
Andrei: "You're a fan?"
Killian: "Big fan, I've been thinking about entering the business myself."
Andrei laughs and looks at Killian like he's joking.
Andrei: "You? I don't know man."
Killian: "Come on, I'm not that old am I?"
Andrei: "Well you're not getting any younger."
Andrei and Killian both laugh.
Killian: "Don't worry about me boy, I used to be a cobra king myself."
Andrei: "Really?"
Killian: "Yeah, UK branch of the Cobra Kings but I gave up that life long time ago."
Andrei nods and a moment of silence follows.
Killian: "So, you have a match coming up?"
Andrei: "Yeah, three way match with Liz Karlson and Benjamin Broadway."
Killian: "I've seen those two fight before, it won't be an easy match but I think you got it in the bag."
Andrei: "How so?"
Killian: "You've got potential kid and you're not afraid of doing what needs to be done. I've seen the way you work in that ring and you've got what the Americans call: "The Eye of The Tiger."
Andrei: "What's that?"
Killian: "The Eye of The Tiger?"
Andrei: "Yeah."
Killian: "It means that you are in the Eye of The Tiger which means it's kill or be killed."
Andrei: "I see."
A moment of silence follows and Killian gets up and they're suddenly joined by a big bearded Indian man in a suit, Killian sees him and sighs.
Killian: "Fuck... how did you find me?"
The man doesn't say anything and hands Killian his phone which is ringing.
Killian: "It has been a pleasure meeting you Mr. Sokolov but the world of cliché business calls."
Andrei smiles and gets up as well, he turns to Killian and shakes his hand.
Andrei: "I hope we meet again Mr. Neville."
Killian: "I hope so too Mr. Sokolov."
Andrei looks at the big bearded Indian man and smiles. The Indian man and Killian walk off as we fade to black.
April 25th - Baltimore, Maryland
It's a cold Monday morning, Andrei Sokolov is at the pier standing next to the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse. Andrei is listening to Alice Cooper but he can still hear the voices of people talking, the beeping car horns and the sounds of a busy city.
He sits down on a ladder that goes into the water and he dips his feet in the water. Andrei is joined by a British man in a fancy suit who stands at the edge of the pier.
Killian Neville: "I love the taste of fresh air at the pier on mornings like this."
The man's comment would put a smile on Andrei's face. To Andrei he sounds like one of those cliché business men who likes to play golf, go on morning jogs and has a tennis field in his backyard.
Killian: "Whatcha listening to there boy?"
Andrei: "Poison by Alice Cooper."
Killian: "Alice Cooper? You've got good taste kiddo, almost makes me miss the 80s."
Andrei smiles again, he takes out his airpods and turns off the music. He puts away his airpods, takes out a cigarette and lights it then puts the cigarette in his mouth and takes a puff.
Killian: "Ahh... a cigarette I figured you were a smoker."
Killian sits down at the edge of the pier next to Andrei.
Killian: "Pass me one, won't you?"
Andrei takes a cigarette out of his pocket and lights it, he gives it to the man who puts the cigarette in his mouth and takes a puff.
Killian: "I haven't smoked in years but now that my wife or my daughter aren't here to stop me I figured that I might as well."
Andrei chuckles and finally turns to look at the man.
Andrei: "You look really familiar."
The man extends his hand out to Andrei.
Killian: "Killian Neville, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Andrei shakes his hand and Killian notices a cobra ouroboros tattoo on his arm.
Andrei: "Andrei Sokolov, pleasure's all mine.
Andrei takes his cigarette out of his mouth and throws it in the water.
Killian: "Nice tattoo."
Andrei: "Wholeness and infinity... I took it because of family. Friends, money, fame, those are all things that disappear and never last forever but family will always exist."
Killian: "Amen to that."
Killian throws the cigarette into the water as well.
Killian: "I don't know how you can smoke that shit."
Andrei: "It's a shitty brand, cigarettes over in Europe and Asia are much better."
Killian smiles and nods, he then takes out a flask from his coat pocket, opens it and takes a sip.
Andrei: "Daytime drinking? Really? How much more cliché can you get?"
Killian chuckles and puts the cap back on the flask.
Killian: "Cliché?"
Andrei: "Yeah, you love fresh air during a cold morning, you drink alcohol from a flask during daytime, you wear a fancy coat, you probably play golf and go on morning jogs."
Killian: "You're making me sound like the most boring man in the world, I'm not that predictable am I?"
Killian gets up, takes off his coat and then his shirt and throws them both in the water. Killian stands in the cold now with no shirt with his oddly muscular body freezing in the wind.
Killian: "There... now I'm 5% less cliché."
Andrei chuckles and looks at Killian who sits back down.
Killian: "So... what made you choose wrestling?"
Andrei: "You're a fan?"
Killian: "Big fan, I've been thinking about entering the business myself."
Andrei laughs and looks at Killian like he's joking.
Andrei: "You? I don't know man."
Killian: "Come on, I'm not that old am I?"
Andrei: "Well you're not getting any younger."
Andrei and Killian both laugh.
Killian: "Don't worry about me boy, I used to be a cobra king myself."
Andrei: "Really?"
Killian: "Yeah, UK branch of the Cobra Kings but I gave up that life long time ago."
Andrei nods and a moment of silence follows.
Killian: "So, you have a match coming up?"
Andrei: "Yeah, three way match with Liz Karlson and Benjamin Broadway."
Killian: "I've seen those two fight before, it won't be an easy match but I think you got it in the bag."
Andrei: "How so?"
Killian: "You've got potential kid and you're not afraid of doing what needs to be done. I've seen the way you work in that ring and you've got what the Americans call: "The Eye of The Tiger."
Andrei: "What's that?"
Killian: "The Eye of The Tiger?"
Andrei: "Yeah."
Killian: "It means that you are in the Eye of The Tiger which means it's kill or be killed."
Andrei: "I see."
A moment of silence follows and Killian gets up and they're suddenly joined by a big bearded Indian man in a suit, Killian sees him and sighs.
Killian: "Fuck... how did you find me?"
The man doesn't say anything and hands Killian his phone which is ringing.
Killian: "It has been a pleasure meeting you Mr. Sokolov but the world of cliché business calls."
Andrei smiles and gets up as well, he turns to Killian and shakes his hand.
Andrei: "I hope we meet again Mr. Neville."
Killian: "I hope so too Mr. Sokolov."
Andrei looks at the big bearded Indian man and smiles. The Indian man and Killian walk off as we fade to black.