Post by Lord Hastings on Sept 24, 2009 22:26:27 GMT -5
Calypso stands near a dark alley. She wears a coat, but the night time breeze still gives her a shiver. She rubs her arms with her hands.
Voice: We shouldn’t be meeting like this.
A man steps out of the shadows, with his hands in the pockets of his trenchcoat. He has short spiky black hair.
Man: He’s going to find out.
Calypso: Donovan doesn’t know I’m here.
Man: He’s not stupid.
Calypso: He doesn’t know. Besides, he’s busy with Peterson.
Man: You had said they’ve reunited.
Calypso: Not that I understand it. After what Donovan put that man through, to be so fiercely loyal to him, I can’t understand it.
Man: Stockholm. Or a case of if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
Calypso: That’s the thing, he DID beat him. I made sure of that before I left.
Man: Does it matter? It’s not like you’re jealous for the attention.
Calypso: No, of course not.
She lowers her head.
Calypso: He knows.
Man: Who knows?
Calypso: Peterson. I don’t know how, but he knows what I’m doing.
Man: I doubt that.
Calypso: He does. I don’t know how, but he does.
Man: You’re paranoid. It doesn’t matter. Regardless of what he does or doesn’t know, there is nothing that Owen Peterson can do to stop what is in motion.
Calypso: I just-
Man: Calypso. When I met you, you were distraught, lost, and angry. You’ve come so far, and now we are ready to bring everything full circle. Tell me, has Cain Dolan ever let you down before?
Calypso: No.
Dolan: Then you should trust me now. This won’t be a problem.
She slowly nods her head.
Dolan: What is going on this week?
Calypso: He’s teaming with Roberts against Kiseragi and Brown.
Dolan: Hastings is teaming with Roberts against the Tag Team Champions?
Calypso: For the titles.
Dolan: That’s interesting. Can they do it?
Calypso: If Donovan and Travis Roberts could get on the same page, there isn’t a force in this world that could stop them.
Dolan: Really.
Calypso: Yeah.
Dolan: And are they on the same page? Are they even in the same book?
Calypso: They’re not in the same library. But Peterson is the referee, which means the match will go however Donovan wants it to go.
Dolan: And how does Hastings want it to go?
Calypso: Who knows. But with Peterson at the helm, if they lose, it’s because Donovan wanted to.
Dolan: Why would he want that?
Calypso: To fuck with Roberts, maybe. To set up whatever smoke and mirrors circus act he’s got lined up next, to distract people from what he’s really up to. He’s smarter than anybody wants to give him credit for, and he’s not half as crazy as everyone thinks. He’s got something planned for Roberts.
Dolan: What’s that?
Calypso: I don’t know. He won’t talk about it, but I’ve never seen him so confident. He knows something the rest of us don’t.
Dolan: Well, you can’t worry about that then. And if he’s focused on Roberts, he’s not focused on you, and that works to our advantage. Don’t worry about Peterson. Proceed as we planned.
She slowly nods her head.
Dolan: And you need to be careful. You take enough risks when you call and text. We shouldn’t meet again. Now get back to him before he notices you’re gone.
Calypso slowly nods. She pulls the coat tighter, and walks away. Cain steps back into the shadows, watching her, and after a moment the flick of an opening phone can be heard.
Dolan: Just like you said.
Beat.
Dolan: Yeah.
Beat.
Dolan: It shouldn’t be a problem.
He hangs up the phone, and disappears into the darkness.
Voice: We shouldn’t be meeting like this.
A man steps out of the shadows, with his hands in the pockets of his trenchcoat. He has short spiky black hair.
Man: He’s going to find out.
Calypso: Donovan doesn’t know I’m here.
Man: He’s not stupid.
Calypso: He doesn’t know. Besides, he’s busy with Peterson.
Man: You had said they’ve reunited.
Calypso: Not that I understand it. After what Donovan put that man through, to be so fiercely loyal to him, I can’t understand it.
Man: Stockholm. Or a case of if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
Calypso: That’s the thing, he DID beat him. I made sure of that before I left.
Man: Does it matter? It’s not like you’re jealous for the attention.
Calypso: No, of course not.
She lowers her head.
Calypso: He knows.
Man: Who knows?
Calypso: Peterson. I don’t know how, but he knows what I’m doing.
Man: I doubt that.
Calypso: He does. I don’t know how, but he does.
Man: You’re paranoid. It doesn’t matter. Regardless of what he does or doesn’t know, there is nothing that Owen Peterson can do to stop what is in motion.
Calypso: I just-
Man: Calypso. When I met you, you were distraught, lost, and angry. You’ve come so far, and now we are ready to bring everything full circle. Tell me, has Cain Dolan ever let you down before?
Calypso: No.
Dolan: Then you should trust me now. This won’t be a problem.
She slowly nods her head.
Dolan: What is going on this week?
Calypso: He’s teaming with Roberts against Kiseragi and Brown.
Dolan: Hastings is teaming with Roberts against the Tag Team Champions?
Calypso: For the titles.
Dolan: That’s interesting. Can they do it?
Calypso: If Donovan and Travis Roberts could get on the same page, there isn’t a force in this world that could stop them.
Dolan: Really.
Calypso: Yeah.
Dolan: And are they on the same page? Are they even in the same book?
Calypso: They’re not in the same library. But Peterson is the referee, which means the match will go however Donovan wants it to go.
Dolan: And how does Hastings want it to go?
Calypso: Who knows. But with Peterson at the helm, if they lose, it’s because Donovan wanted to.
Dolan: Why would he want that?
Calypso: To fuck with Roberts, maybe. To set up whatever smoke and mirrors circus act he’s got lined up next, to distract people from what he’s really up to. He’s smarter than anybody wants to give him credit for, and he’s not half as crazy as everyone thinks. He’s got something planned for Roberts.
Dolan: What’s that?
Calypso: I don’t know. He won’t talk about it, but I’ve never seen him so confident. He knows something the rest of us don’t.
Dolan: Well, you can’t worry about that then. And if he’s focused on Roberts, he’s not focused on you, and that works to our advantage. Don’t worry about Peterson. Proceed as we planned.
She slowly nods her head.
Dolan: And you need to be careful. You take enough risks when you call and text. We shouldn’t meet again. Now get back to him before he notices you’re gone.
Calypso slowly nods. She pulls the coat tighter, and walks away. Cain steps back into the shadows, watching her, and after a moment the flick of an opening phone can be heard.
Dolan: Just like you said.
Beat.
Dolan: Yeah.
Beat.
Dolan: It shouldn’t be a problem.
He hangs up the phone, and disappears into the darkness.