Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2020 6:10:11 GMT -5
In the stillness of the night, Adrienne was restless. Her mind was running at a million miles per hour thinking about the possibilities. Career perspectives, her friends, her situation, whatever - it flittered all over the place with no rhyme or reason. For every happy thought towards her first every championship opportunity, her mind wandered into how Zane King tore into Matthew Knox after everything should have been over. How Silvio was able to stop it. How the match should have never happened in the first place.
Her eyes glazed over as she hopped from Wiki to Wiki on various topics. From dead rockstars to the origins of Jello, the recent birthday girl consumed it all with a casual interest while bundled up in a blanket on her friend’s couch.
Kohaku’s couch didn’t smell like cat urine. Or have a spring that poked her in the back. It was all rather nice. He was rather nice. They all have been. Adrienne struggled mightily with the concept that she was rather pathetic. The choice had been made and there was no going back. Not that she wanted to.
The phone buzzed and a text notification from Discord popped up.
GlitterBombGold
Hey. :waves: Been a minute but remembered it was your birthday.
Hey. :waves: Been a minute but remembered it was your birthday.
Strange.
Adrienne clicked on the window and the chat filled the screen. She didn’t make a habit of speculating on about the whereabouts of casual internet acquaintances. “GlitterBombGold” had been someone she had chatted with heavily through the empty spaces of the day. Starting as mutual members of a server that primarily discussed wrestling, they progressed to talking about Disney or their respective cats.
Oh, poor Jimmy.
And then around May, right around the time Adrienne had bottomed out, GlitterBombGold had left every group they were both a part of and had just disappeared. Adrienne had just explained what she’d been training for the last year and before she could mention that at that time no one was really interested - GlitterBombGold had stopped replying. Had seemingly signed off for good.
That happened all the time on the internet.
LemonAde
It has been. And yeah, yesterday.
GlitterBombGold
Happy belated b-day, hope it was fun. Yeah, sorry I ghosted like that. I should have at least told you I was going, it's just... been a thing.
LemonAde
You said you were in the hospital end of January for a while. I dunno. You were gone a while then, too so I figured it may have been something like that. I haven't been on much myself. Chats just got toxic without you in there.
GlitterBombGold
I'm sorry
LemonAde
its ok. just wondered what happened is all. I thought I made you mad tbh.
GlitterBombGold
No no nonononoooooo. Not at all. I... mmph. I can tell you what happened if you want. I kinda owe you that much after vanishing without a word.
LemonAde
up to you.
GlitterBombGold
The truth is... okay I didn't lie, I've been a wrestling fan since approximately age fetus, but... I guess what I didn't tell you is that I was a wrestler myself.
LemonAde
you're saying "was".
GlitterBombGold
Yeah. A few months ago I hurt my leg real bad during a match and the dr. said I couldn't do it anymore. It was all I ever wanted to do and i couldn't do it anymore. And without that i couldn't afford my apartment, had to move back home, and now i'm a secretary and i hate it.
...sorry to dump all that on you.
Adrienne’s breath caught as she read the reply. Considering what the last week had been like, it sent shivers down her spine. With this having her full attention, Adrienne sat up with the phone held tightly with both hands.
LemonAde
its okay, so bad timing on my part. i'm sorry this happened to you.
GlitterBombGold
Thanks. But yeah that's why I left, i didn't feel like I'd be the most cheerful person to talk with and I didn't feel like talking much anyway. I might come back to the Disney chat and stuff soon but... I don't think I could come back to the wrestling chat. Too painful.
LemonAde
thats up to you. so you told me about you a little. unless you'd rather not i could trade you. it could help...
GlitterBombGold
Oh, I'd like that. I mean i've talked about myself way too much. :oP
LemonAde
so uh, i mean i guess i'm doing what you did. im not trying to brag or anything but i mean, I've been in the industry so to speak since I was 19. never got a chance to do >that< until was 32 tho.
GlitterBombGold
Oh! Were you a manager or something?
LemonAde
kind of. valet was the "official" term. but i handled all of the behind the scenes stuff.
GlitterBombGold
Is it okay if I ask who you were working with? You don't have to tell me if you don't want, I'm just being nosey.
LemonAde
just with my ex husband in Clearwater. we weren't ever on TV or anything like that. We were in San Jose for a hiccup but didn't work out.
GlitterBombGold
Aw, I'm sorry.
LemonAde
its ok. i'm glad for that.
GlitterBombGold
I guess actually getting to play is a lot more rewarding than sitting on the sidelines. I... I worked for the big guys, but for their indie division. I wasn't there a whole ton of time. Long enough to make friends, least I thought so.
LemonAde
funny how that sort of thing works out.
look gimmie a second but I wanna get this all out here. it might be a stretch so ..i mean cut me off if its too much.
GlitterBombGold
No, I wordbarfed on you already, by all means return the favor :0P
LemonAde
so we are both in the brotherhood... or whatever. was or is, you always are.
GlitterBombGold
Or sisterhood :oP Sorry, continue
LemonAde
oh, me too.
so i got hired to this place in Baltimore. they get some play on local channels and i'm pretty sure fans record the shows and put them on youtube. they're the only place that didn't laugh at my audition tape. the trainer left in the part where I tripping trying to do a dropkick.
GlitterBombGold
Oooh owch >.o But I'm glad someone listened.
Adrienne had been talking to well, her and a few others as a recommendation. Not that particular but it was said that she should make friends. There were no friends in Clearwater. Everyone knew her for her previous association and she was certainly guilty for it.
There was this comfortable barrier here. She could GlitterBombGold at arm’s length. Something she couldn’t do with the myriad of issues confronting her about Knox. Or Ko. Or Silvio. Despite their warm attitudes - there were things that she couldn’t even share. So she reached out.
LemonAde
not many do. so this is going to sound weird. so i should like introduce myself like for real.
I'm Adrienne. and if you would like, i have one comp ticket to a show my company is putting on October 12th. Carnage Wrestling. So if you'd like to sit in the crowd for a night. You'd have to arrange your own travel and stuff but you can use my discounts...or something.
i don't know who i was going to give this to. probably just give it back so ... i mean if this is just weird or out of place, forget it.
GlitterBombGold
...wow... I... O////O
I've been trying to avoid wrestling since the accident. Like I put all my toys and posters and stuff into a box and the box is in the attic. I haven't watched anything and this is the first I've really talked about it at length.
But...
...yeah. My name is Silvie and I think I'd really like to come.
LemonAde
Silvie, its like 3 am here so I need to get some sleep but lets do a video call tomorrow..or later today, if thats ok? Share some info. Make sure we're both cool, you know what I mean?
GlitterBombGold
Sounds super duper. I'm pretty beat myself.
But I'm really glad we talked
LemonAde
i am too. maybe we can watch Tangled if you'd like. its been forever since we watched that. or ... chatted while watching...you know what I mean.
GlitterBombGold
I'D LOVE THAT OwO
LemonAde
cool. night, Silvie.
Setting down the phone, Adrienne then laid her head back down on the pillow squished against the arm of the couch. Doing her best to clear her my mind of all pressing matters, she closed her eyes...