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ewa: DAWN OF THE DREAD


Well, here we go with yet another introductory roleplay. I loathe doing introductory roleplays, I really do. Why? Because I know my character so well and you get so used to everyone knowing it as well that it's painful to sort start back at square one once again. I hate having to explain things over and over, but I suppose that is the price you pay when you have to continuously find new efeds to call home. This might be one of the better introductory roleplays I have ever done. The idea of the WorldWide Publicity Tour seemed like a cool idea for The Boy. It is based off the idea of being famous purely for the sake of being famous, just like Paris Hilton. It suits the character, much more than my attempted foray into politics (groans). It has helped me out a lot because it allows me to pad out my roleplays with those promotional ads that sometimes begin at the beginning of my roleplays. I basically decided that I had to have The Boy doing something behind the scenes, as that was pretty much a requirement in NEW and I wanted to make sure I had something going for me. The title is great, but I felt I needed to explain it a bit, hence the subtitle (that I only bothered to list on the hub page), although looking back on it, it probably wasn't needed. The only thing I really don't like about this is the ending where The Boy takes one final sip of his coffee and slams it down. I don't know why but it seems so ridiculous when I read it now. Oh well.

(The scene opens up with Scott "The Boy" Hellings sitting on the balcony of his hotel room in Phoenix, Arizona, the site of EWA's Implosion. It is still quite early, as the sun is just rising. The Boy is wearing just a pair of worn-looking jeans. Judging by his long, dripping-wet hair he has just got out of the shower. In his hand is a cup of coffee. He takes a sip and then flashes a smile as he looks out towards the sun as it begins its ascent and signals the start of another new day.)

HELLINGS-
"Well look at that. It's the dawn of a new day. Now I'll admit that I normally wouldn't appreciate this sort of thing. Heck, I'm not usually even awake to see the sun rise. But today is an exception. Because just as the day begins anew, so too does my career. After bouncing around from place to place, I finally have a new home. EWA-Explosive Wrestling Action. Now I don't know much about this tiny little company, but I do know that before I'm done with it, EWA will be huge. It's inevitable; wherever I go, the people follow me. Why? Because people like a winner and, believe me, I am a winner. And sooner rather than later, I'll be on top of this company just like I've done in so many other places. Yessir, EWA is about to become a household name and that's not because of all the other monkeys in the locker room, it's because of me and ONLY me. In case you haven't heard, they like to call me the Marquee Player, the Franchise Saviour and the number one Money Maker! And that's not just a cute nickname either because I have earned that status! And I know that all my fans, all The Boy Scouts out there will be so ecstatic to hear I will be back in the ring again that you can bet your bottom dollar they'll be tuning in each week to see my dominate. And, let's face facts-wherever I go, the ratings soar. The Nielsen's love me! That is why they call me The Nielsen's Favourite Son! But I suppose you'll all find that out for yourselves soon enough."

(The Boy pauses and takes a long sip from his coffee before continuing).

HELLINGS-
"Granted, someone of my caliber deserves to be in a much more prestigious company, somewhere that would allow the type of exposure a star of my stature has earned. But it doesn't bother me because I trust my agent's judgment. Why is that you ask? It's because he has come up with a plan so ingenious it can't possibly fail. When I'm not in that ring, I'll be touring all across the freakin' globe on my very own publicity tour. Before long my face will be everywhere! Billboards, magazine covers, everywhere you look I'll be there. I'm already somewhat famous-they call me The Canadian Legend after all-but this is about complete domination both inside and outside of the ring. And I won't just be famous for the sake of being famous like that airhead Paris Hilton. No, I'll be famous because I'll be known as the best wrestler in the world. Why? Because I am The Boy and that means I am The Best! And it won't be long now before you can see that for yourself. Oh I can see it all now..."

(The Boy looks off into the distance, imagining what it will be like to be such a pop culture phenomenon).

HELLINGS-
"I'll be so mainstream that they'll have to hire extra paparazzi just to follow me around! Tom and Katie? Brad and Angelina? They're about to be old news, because pretty soon I'm going to be the new "It" boy in the entertainment world. I'm not only going to conquer the wrestling world, I'll conquer all media! Fortunately, I have made a lot of money in my career thus far, so every single penny that I earn as an EWA employee will go directly into funding my publicity tour. Now I don't want you people to get the wrong idea about me; this whole scheme isn't about me wanting to break into acting, nor do I want to cut an album or anything else. I am, first and foremost, a wrestler and I am committed to this profession. But, hey, you can only dominate the wrestling world for so long before you get bored. I know it, you know it, the whole damn world knows it! So we'll just call this an insurance policy to ensure that I won't be too bored a few months from now.

Basically put, all I really want is the recognition I feel I deserve. Trust me, I deserve to be treated like a big deal because I AM a big deal! Put me in a wrestling ring and I'll beat anyone, anytime. See, everyone in EWA is about to learn I am so much better than everyone else. In fact, I'm better than just the common superstar. I'm even above the label of megastar! I am the one and only UBERstar!"

(The Boy gets up and walks into his room and grabs an expensive-looking designer shirt and throws it on as he continues his tirade).

HELLINGS-
"It's not my fault either. I can't help being this good-it's just pure, natural talent. You can't buy ability like this either. Trust me on that one. Now you're probably sitting there thinking I should put my money where my mouth is. Believe me, I will do just that. In fact, I guarantee that before I've been in an EWA ring five times, you'll all be sitting there at home thinking to yourselves, 'if only I was that good.' It's not even fair is it, me being so far above everyone else? Well, guess what? Life isn't fair bucko, because it has to be that way. You see, regular people need something to aspire to, to look up to. None of you will ever get to my level-heck no-but at least you have goals and that's important for inferior individuals to have.

And you know what? I almost wish I wasn't so good because it really is taxing. But I'm used to it by now. Oh yes, I'm used to everyone looking up to me, wanting to be me. Admit it-you already wish you were me, don't you? It doesn't matter if you're one of the boys in the back or if you're just an armchair athlete, the fact remains that you all wish you could be 1/27 as good as me. I can't blame you either, because if were you I'd want to be me too. But, sadly for you, there can be only one Scott Hellings and I'm him. And it won't be too long before there is gold adorning this waist of mine. Believe me, they may call me The Boy, but there is no doubt that I am The Man!"

(The Boy pauses to look at his reflection in the mirror, obviously visualizing the World Title around his waist.)

HELLINGS-
"Now I may not be involved in any action at Implosion yet, but I'll still be there and I promise I'll make an impact one way or another. Heck, I owe it to my fans. And I'll admit that getting overlooked for the world title tournament would normally irk me and I'd rant and rave about someone like me cannot possibly be omitted from such a contest. Not this time. Why? Hey, I've seen the so-called (making quotation marks with his fingers) 'talent' they have around here, and I already know that my path to the title will be a cakewalk! It's so inevitable they might as well just inscribe my name on that title right now! It doesn't matter if your name is Johnny Lightning or Trevoc or Ric Thunder, eventually I'm gonna blow right past you and bring that title where it belongs-with me! Hey, wait a minute! Did you hear that?"

(The Boy cups a hand to his ear and pretends to be listening for something).

HELLINGS-
"Yeah, that's it alright. I can already hear you people saying things like 'don't count your eggs before they hatch' and 'don't get ahead of yourself.' And that's okay-I'll overlook such insolence...this time. After all, you people aren't yet familiar with who I am exactly. The same thing happens everywhere I go; people assume that I'm too cocky for my own good. Well folks, I may be considered cocky-I won't deny that or argue with you-but I will say that it really doesn't matter. Eventually, you'll all learn that when I say I'm going to do something that I do it! When I want something, I take it! Overlooking me would be a careless mistake of immense proportions.

And I understand that not everyone will appreciate my...well we'll just call it confidence. But I don't really care. I'm not here to make friends because I don't need anybody. I've had friends in this business before and when they weren't double-crossing me they were too busy holding me back! I don't need to go through that again. So I guess what I'm saying is that I don't expect that you'll like me and I don't expect you to even respect me. But you'll damn sure remember me! All I need is for the suits around here to make sure that there is a body in that ring each and every week for me to pin 1-2-3. This is your last warning EWA...I'm here now and I'm going to excel. Why? Because I want to, because I can!"

(The Boy takes one final swig of his coffee and slams it down on a nearby table. He then grabs his duffel bag and storms out of the room, presumably heading to the gym. The camera focuses in on the back of the door for a moment before finally fading to black.)

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