[The camera fades in to show an old-fashioned Italian restaurant. The walls, tables, floor and ceiling are a mix of red, white and green. They are the colors of Italy and they seem to make the smell of pasta, spaghetti and lasagna jump out at you when you enter the room. The restaurant is only half-full but empty in the back except for a single table where two men and a woman are seated. The first man and woman are seated on one side of the table and appear to be a couple, in their late-20�s and dressed very well. The man, a blond who stands about 6�0�, is dressed in a black suit and a pair of black mirrored shoes. The woman is also a blonde and dressed in an elegant black dress that is strapless and a gold necklace around her neck.]

[The other man is seated on the opposite side of the table and that man is Slash Tannon. He is dressed in one of his many black Armani suits and black mirrored shoes. His right hand is lightly bandaged and his left wrist wears his silver Rolex. The three are in the midst of a deep conversation when the sound is added to the view.]

Tannon (taking a sip of his wine): It�s great to see you guys again. How long has it been Jakob?

Jakob Lastow (shrugging): Almost three years I think.

Alicia Lastow (smirking): I must say Slash, you aren�t what I pictured. I mean Jakob talks about you all the time.

Jakob (turning his head slightly towards her and snapping): Alicia!

Alicia (giggling slightly): It�s true.

Tannon (shrugging as he takes a bite of his pasta): Jakob and I worked together for a few months, we were the best there was back then.

Alicia: Well�I know what Jakob has been doing since then, but what have you been up to Slash?

Jakob (sarcastically): Oh come on Alicia�he�s a rassler!

Tannon (shaking his head in amusement): You can make all the cracks you want about wrestling but I am damn good at it and it in turn, has been very good to me.

Alicia: We saw you on the TV back in June I think it was. I guess it was some small California federation?

Tannon (nodding and taking another sip of wine): Yeah, that would be The X but it closed in July. I am under contract with Sin Wrestling now.

Jakob (as he finishes his fettuccini dish): Are they any good?

Tannon (shrugging as he pours himself another glass of wine): Well they have a complete moron working as the owner of the federation, not to mention an over rated mob wannabe as its champion if that gives you any idea.

Alicia (sarcastically): Sounds like fun.

Tannon (grinning as he finishes his meal): Actually I am wrapping the federation around my finger.

Jakob (quizzically): How so?

Tannon (leaning back in his chair, glass in hand): Well, I�ve only been there for about four months and already I have their Platinum Title,about to win a Tournament called the Sin Trophy and risen to the top ranks of Sin. The people in that federation, from its owner Corey Page to its champion Tony Millenia to its consummate jobber Cyber Trooper have all begun to fear my rise. To the point where I did to teach those who stick their noses where it don't belong, a very brutal lesson.

Alicia (sounding angry): Well that�s not fair.

Tannon (smirking as he shakes his head): It�s wrestling�it�s never fair, and that is just something that a wrestler has to learn to survive in this business. It does actually make things interesting though.

Alicia (sipping her wine slowly as she speaks): How do you mean?

Tannon (shrugging as he tries to explain his way though this): There are very few jobs out there where I could have been up for a promotion, in the interview that would get me the promotion, only to have the CEO come on down and try and hit me, get thrown through a table, hit in the face with a chair and be made to tap my hand on the ground and not get my promotion. No job outside of wrestling can say that that would happen and that makes it interesting.

Jakob (looking at Tannon, his face questioning why he is so forgiving about this): Aren�t you upset about losing to Sean James?

Tannon (sighing and leaning forward in his seat as he continues): I could gripe and moan all I want about that loss. Sometimes you're good, sometimes you're not. I was good that night as always, but Sean James was better. In fact he lucked out! You hear this James? You lucked out! You're going against the best Platinum Champion that Sin Wrestling has had, or will EVER have! You saw what I did to Flame at Illusions, if I want I can do the exact same thing to you. Or worse for that matter. I will even this out James, trust me on that.

Alicia (smiling and nodding): That�s right Slash. Positive thinking!

Tannon (pulling out his wallet and dropping a few $20�s on the table to pay for the meal before looking up at his two dinner guests): Are you two still able to attend the show?

Jakob (nodding): We�ll be there.

Alicia (grinning): I wouldn�t miss it for the world. I even made a sign saying �Go Tannon�.

Tannon (unable to keep from laughing at that): Well at least I have two fans out there. That�s good enough for me. You guys interested in a few drinks back at my place? I need to unwind and as good as this meal was, I really�really need a scotch.

Alicia: Do you have wine?

Tannon (nodding): Of course I do, you are talking to a guy who has a bar in his home.

Alicia (looking to Jakob who smiles and nods): Well then you have yourself some drinking buddies.

Tannon (smirking and nodding): Well then, let�s go. My limousine is waiting outside.

[The camera slowly fades to black as the three friends get up and, after Tannon takes a final sip of wine, leave the restaurant and head for Tannon's limo�disappearing from view.]

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