RP#2.....or.....not-so serious one number two (hey I had fun)
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Fade in to Brian Bruno sitting in the HUGE hotel room that SB booked for their stay. It has separate bedrooms, each with a king sized bed, a marble-tiled bathroom with a walk in shower (too bad Em isn’t here, Bruno thought). A Persian rug covers the hardwood floors, and the kitchen would make Emerill Lagasse queasy. All that’s missing is…Bruno’s tag team partner, Simply Beautiful.
Bruno: He went to get ice like, five hours ago. Where HELL is he?
Cut to SB, walking in through the massive front doors of the lobby, damn near skipping along. He’s wearing an NAPW t-shirt, with a Mickey Mouse ears hat to go with jeans and sneakers. Wait…something’s not right with this picture. And it isn’t the fact that sexy women aren’t crowding all around the former two-time GWF World Champion (though that is quite odd). Perhaps it's the head gear?
Cut back to Bruno, who’s head first in the fridge, rummaging through it and tossing out **** that he doesn’t wanna eat (Toblerone? Not for six bucks, thank you!) Finally, he finds something worthwhile; a nice, juicy orange. Bruno has a soft spot for fruit, especially citrus. Who doesn’t like oranges? Better yet, who’s gonna tell two hundred and seventy-one pounds of agile anger that he shouldn’t?
Bruno (biting into the orange): I’ma break my foot off in his ass when he gets here.
Cut back to SB, who’s still in the lobby, with a giant bag of popcorn. He eats a big handful, and starts on his merry way back to the elevator. Once he gets on, he’s greeted by a young couple. Seeing his hat, the young man, who couldn’t be any older than twenty-two, laughs. And then his girlfriend, who looks even younger than he does (jailbait alert!) starts laughing, too.
Man: Nice hat.
SB (without looking, and without any sincerity): Thanks.
Man: Aren’t you a little old to wear a Mickey Mouse hat?
SB hears this, but pretends not to. Now he gets it.
SB: I’m sorry? (leans in closer)
Man: You deaf, mister? I said aren’t you a little-OOF!
SB: (rubbing his wrist and smirking) Aren’t you a little old to get knocked out with one punch, sunshine? (looking at the girl, who’s horrified) Sorry, I’m taken. (flashes his engagement ring)
DING!
SB: Ah look! My floor! Later tootse!
The doors open, and SB gets off.
He heads down the hallway, and starts singing AGAIN….Jesus. It’s a Small World.
SB: THERE IS JUST ONE MOON AND ONE GOLDEN SUN!
Off-screen: And a smile means friendship to everyone!
SB: (pauses, confused) What the hell? (starts at it again, in Italian now)
SB: È Un PICCOLO MONDO, Dopo tutto, È Un PICCOLO MONDO DOPO TUTTI!
And he’s not alone!
Several O/S voices together: ES Ist Eine KLEINE WELT, Schlie ßlich Ist ES Eine KLEINE WELT NACH ALLEN!
SB smiles and starts to clap his hands together. Suddenly, the sound of clapping has taken up the whole damn hallway. Mother of God…
SB (with what sounds like the entire HOTEL, singing and clapping along:
C'EST Un PETIT MONDE Après tout, Que C'EST Un PETIT MONDE Après tout, IL Est Un PETIT, PETIT, MONDE!!!
The singing finally stops, and everyone goes about their normal lives as SB slides his key in the door and in.
Right into the aforementioned Two Hundred and Seventy-One pounds of Agile Anger that is Brian Bruno.
Bruno: What-What the hell was that singing? Wait, never mind that – where the **** have you been? And why are you dressed like Mickey Mouse?
SB just shrugs.
SB: Would you have come with me to Disney Land? Nooooo…so I snuck out and went myself!
Bruno: Are you serious?
SB: Yea. I’ve only been to Disney World, never Disney Land!
Bruno (about to explode): Man, you’re supposed to wait till AFTER you win something to go to Disney Land! You just jinxed the whole thing!
SB shrugs again, and waves him off.
SB: Did not. Just relax man, this is gonna be a breeze. Did you find out who we have in the first round yet?
Bruno: Well, it was supposed to be the SAD.
SB jumps onto the couch headfirst, obviously not paying attention.
Bruno: I’m talkin’ to you, asshole.
SB: Go on.
Bruno: Like I said, it was scheduled to be Tommy Deathrow and Krusty Kid Paul.
SB (eating what’s left of his giant bag of popcorn): And?
Bruno: But KKP had to back out.
SB: So we win by forfeit? ****! Does that mean we have to like fly somewhere else for round two! What a waste of my money, call my agent! Call your agent! Call the POLICE!
Bruno (calmly): The whole tournament is in LA. Shut up for a second?
SB: Mmkay.
Bruno: Deathrow found a replacement.
SB: Who? Kryenik?
Bruno: No.
SB: Dumpster Droese?
Bruno: Why would you go from a logical guess like Kryenik to one like Droese? Are
you that mentally unstable that you can’t even be serious for like 5 consecutive –
SB: Who’s his partner?
Bruno: - I hope you die. (pause) Rex Caliber.
SB: …and?
Bruno: He’s a legend.
SB: …and?
Bruno: He’s been the NAPW Champion twice.
SB: So has Lloyd Rees. (looks into the camera) Hey Lloyd!
Bruno glares at him.
SB (sighs very loudly): Alright, I’ll be serious.
Bruno: So we have to deal with a living legend in the ring. Shouldn’t be a problem, right?
SB: Well, I really doubt Tommy is gonna string together the cash to get all the way to Los Angeles, so we could be looking at a handicap match. But even if he does come…what have you done for me lately, Rex?
Bruno: He got me a tag partner at Anniversary Assault.
SB: That was SO Rex! Just admit it! It was either Rex or Hulk Hogan, I know it!
(OOC note: Bruno’s mystery partner at the event was “Mr. Canada”, a masked wrestler believed to be Rex Caliber in disguiuse)
Bruno: It wasn’t!
SB: Whatever. The fact is, the last time Rex was on NAPW TV, he tapped out. To a man I beat. So, as DX pointed out –
Bruno: Don’t take their ****, man. They get snippy.
SB: …OK? So, anyway, yeah. Rex won’t be a problem. And Tommy is gonna be in shreds after Tuesday Night Fights. Krenshov’s gonna kill em’.
Bruno: Alright man, let’s just do this. And take that ****in’ hat off, ya look like a damn fool!
Bruno snatches the hat off of SB’s head, and fade out.