Relax Before Relapse (O2NewFriends)

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The duo arrive at the lounge amidst a bumpin scene. Sweaty bodies are everywhere as Zoli and the man behind the mask arrive and blend in. It's some sort of masquerade apparently, so nobody notices the awkwardness of LunaSic wearing the mask here.

They step up to the bar and order some drinks, making conversation with some locals

So I said to him, you call that dancing? It looks like failed tryout to be a zombie in thriller. Seriously, the guy has no groove at all to him. He makes all white people look like steve urkel! Seriously, Z and I here had to basicly school him and his bitch on the floor like we were on "So you think you can dance". Honestly, I don't know how such low life street slag like them could get into the high class clubs like this.

Thats classic! Aslong as I've known you two, you've always been some of the more interesting characters in the scene, honestly. Your both gorgeous!

You know it. Shit, these trollops round here think they the hot shit, but they don't even come close to how it could and should be done. Bitches think just cause they man be gawkin at me and all, that I want their man. Shit no, bitches wish they man could get me, but they ain't gettin me. Nuh uh, no way. These men here wish they bitches could do the shit I can do. I could takeover the whole damn porno industry if I wanted to, but I ain't about to take away the day jobs of some of these wrestler bitches I gotta fight in XWA. They need the money obviously, judging by their bad plastic surgeon jobs ha ha.

Man, am I glad I got her locked down on me. Zoli and I here go way back, like 5 years back to be exact. Girl got into training just as I was comin up. Got to show her some shit before I made it big. Went back to teach her some new shit, keep her on her toes and up to date. Girl knows everything I know about weakpoints and pinpointing people during matches. Always on the hunt, always goin for the kill. I'm tellin you guys, any man is lucky to have this girl as their trainin partner, tag partner and lover. Not to mention, I heard XWA was all about secret alliances and join stables and shit. It's only a matter of time before they'll be rushin to us trying to get us to run with them.

The camera fades to more dancing as we go to the next scene betweem them

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Evan stands in the not to far distance from the pair. But his mind is elsewhere for the moment. With Alex Wesson trying to exact some kind of payback, and his recent encounter with Thanatos, he had come here to get away from it all. But somethings just stick with you no matter what.

This is place blows. The beer's watered down, there's no smoking. This bites. Why the hell am I even here? I shoulda hit up a bar or something. Mighta' at least been able to get drunk and pick a fight with someone there. Oh well.

As Evan patrols the room, he spots a rather enigmatic couple. The female looked like someone he'd seen elsewhere. The male was masked, but something about him seemed, familiar. Evan's life seemed to revolve around men with masks as of late, but he decides to venyure over to them anyway.

Has anyone ever told you two you look ripped outta' one of them fashion mags? You look out of place in a dive like this.

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She laughs playfully

Well, it's better to look the best in a crowd then to blend in and look the same. Thats my theory anyways. I mean, if you just blend in, then it's pointless to even speak, and if you don't speak, you blend in even more. So I suppose in all reality, if you blend in physicly, you kinda have to speak up to get noticed right?

What my tongue tied back and forth partner here is probably trying to say is.. Thank you! We take pride in looking out best outside of a ring. She just tries to sound more intelligent then she actually is.

a stiff punch to the arm followed by Zoli sticking out her tongue greets LunaSic as he continues talking to Mr Fate

Say, Evan, what would you say if I told you that the man behind this mask has more connection to you then almost anyone else within the organization. That you have ties to me that go beyond just being employees of the same corporation, slaving away to make ends meet.

Oh god, don't listen to him, he's had 1 too many to drink tonight. He tried telling the bartender they were long lost cousins to get a free drink to win a bet.

Hush Z! I'm serious. Theres something in both of our pasts that links us. A Synergi of some sort. I can't put my finger on it right now, cameras all around us and all, plus trying to keep the I.D on the D.L! But, if your carefull and hear what I'm saying instead of just listening, you might pick up on the clues.

LunaSic relaxes for a minute, looking at Evan Fate through his mask tyring to relay some sort of sign as to who he is without saying it

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Evan puts his hand to his chin, hearing his words. His intuition was telling him exactly what he wanted to hear. Being somewhat of an expert on "masked men", Evan had it pretty much figured out. But still, the surprise was a welcomed one.

I think I see where you're coming from. I just hope the world doesn't explode when the cat gets let out of the bag. As for slaving away to make ends meet, I've never fell into that category. Hell, I don't ever stay put long enough to do so in the first place. But this time, XWA. This is personal. There's a man here that one way or another I've gotta face to get a question answered. Sabastien Gallas. You might have heard of him. Cut throat, souless french guy. And whatever heads I crack open on the way to doing so, welcomed lil' bonuses. So I guess the next question would be...

What brings you both out into the realm of "the normal people"?

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He lowers his voice to a mere whisper, audible to only him and Evan while Zoli keeps the attention on her so nobody can hear whats being said

Well it seems my brother wrestles here as well and he's on some eternal quest to get some answers of his own. I'm trying to watch out for him and keep him from getting killed along the way also. Then, much like you, anything on the side and along the way is just a bonus. As for surfacing around the normal people, well, your only as good as the people you surround yourself with. So if I'm surrounded by the average and limited, then I too seem to be of the same quality. Which makes it much easier to keep hidden from prying eyes. I do know it's only a matter of time before my cover is blown and I'll be forced to unmask. Hopefully by that time though, I'm atleast surrounded by the right people, so that the battle that will come, will atleast be abit more even instead of me being run over by a bunch of freight train sized men.

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Evan responds.

There aren't many in XWA, but the ones they have more then pick up the slack. I had the "honor" to meet one face to face a week ago. Not the most pleasant of fellas, I'll tell you that much. But I don't think either of you should have trouble gettin' into the swing of thing. It's only been about a month for me here, and I'd say I've done pretty well. All be it it was kicking a guy named Alex Wesson's ass two time, going on three. Who knows who else is gonna come out of the wood work. I here Gallas, the older one, has his people in talks with some BIG timers. I mean guys who might just be even bigger in the business then ANYONE on roster. Well...aside from Simon Fierhart. Ya' don't really get bigger then him. Still, I think things have only just begun.

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Well, as long as I'm here you can consider me a friend, still! If you need the backup, you can always rely on me and Z. We're both quite competent, but ofcourse you know that already about me, and I don't work with anyone unless they too can carry their end of the load. So keep that in mind when the time comes man. I consider all bridges still crossable.

He gives him a reassuring wink as he sips at his drink