“Ignorance...”
The video image is gray, and all that is visible is one of the walls, plain and drab. In the center lies a chessboard, the pieces seemingly scattered in a disorganized pattern across the board. The shadow of a man projects against the wall as his hand looms over the chessboard.
“Ignorance is a frightening thing. It is human nature to fear what we don’t know; fear what we can’t understand. Surrounded by the unknown... trapped in the dark... what else can one do but crawl into the fetal position and surrender in despair?
Steve Shane is playing a dangerous game of denial. To the outside world, he wants to have the world view him as confident, comfortable that his veteran savvy and experience will guide him to a victory against the newcomer, a woebegone rookie who is too unimportant to discuss. He doesn’t need to prepare for Jermaine Dawson, because Jermaine Dawson is just like every other pipsqueak he’s pummeled into the canvas.
How comical.”
The camera angle rotates to face away from the wall and to the figure who’s projecting the shadow upon it. His face is still obscured in darkness as he hunches over the chessboard, his hand placed on the black queen positioned on a square within the row closest to him.
“Steve doesn’t want you to see the fright that is consuming him as he tries to prepare for a man whose only battles have been fights to the death. A man who is not only a physical specimen, but a man who operates with military precision and strategy. And a man who is far more prepared to fight than he could ever be.
Because I have done the research on Steve Shane. I’ve studied his fight last Aggression against The First and Eddie Burns; I’ve seen him use his arrogance to position himself to the top of this sport numerous times... and with this knowledge, I have the power to stop him. The power to render him and his bravado impotent on the spot.”
The man, who one could infer is Jermaine Dawson, slides his queen across the board to the opposite end, placing the white king in a position from which it cannot escape. Checkmate.
“It’s a pity that Steve wants to be known for his foolishness, wants to feed his insecurity by puffing out his chest as opposed to studying up on my strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the day, sneaking up on an unsuspecting enemy is so much easier than fighting a pitched battle.”
