Post by Fujiko Mine on Mar 1, 2018 16:35:57 GMT -5
Backstage, we see Repercussions interviewer, Aleks Parker standing by a large SAP banner.
Aleks Parker: Ladies and gentlemen, my guest at this time: Fujiko Mine.
Fujiko strides into the shot, looking a bit disappointed as she does so. She wipes a sweat-slick strand of hair out of her face before straightening up.
Aleks Parker: Fujiko, tough loss out there tonight with the team of ZVS, Rachel Redding, Andre, and the SAP National champion getting the victory.
She nods in agreement.
Fujiko Mine: Yeah, things obviously didn’t shake out the way I’d hoped they would. I might have gotten a bit too into trying to send a message to the champion, and with our team sort of butting heads, it made it hard for us to focus enough to get the win. I can admit I was a part of that problem. I let Brendan’s dismissal of me annoy me, and I wasn’t engaging in my brand of attacks.
Aleks Parker: Earlier in the night, comments were made about you from both Brendan Samuels and Eli Carlson.
The look of disappointment is gone, wiped away and replaced by a look of confidence.
Fujiko Mine: I’d heard.
Aleks Parker: Did you have any thoughts on what they had to say?
She looks off to the side, thinking for a moment. An idea strikes, and she returns her gaze to the camera.
Fujiko Mine: Aleks, you’re pretty great at this job. I’d say you are a reliable, confident interviewer.
Aleks Parker: Thanks, Fujiko.
Fujiko Mine: Now, me? I consider myself a confident wrestler. I go out there, every single match, and there is little to no doubt in my mind that I can win. I don’t stand in front of you saying “Oh, I dunno if I can do it tonight, gee golly.” No. You and I had a conversation a few weeks ago about the triple threat match with Rachel and Nick. Those were daunting odds, and there was a slim chance that I might win, but guess what? I did it. I said I was going to, and I did. It may have been a rockier road than I’d have liked, but I got there.
She exhales shortly.
Fujiko Mine: So when Eli talks about me spreading all these lies based off the fact that I believed truly that I was going to win? He’s grasping. He is looking for any advantage he can get. He doesn’t have anything to say, so he resorts to blowing any misstep I make out of proportion. He got me in the battle royal. I lost track of where he was, and he struck.
She claps her hands together three times.
Fujiko Mine: Good for him. I’m not so egotistical that I can’t admit that he took my plans and ruined them for that night. But he’s kidding himself if he thinks that I didn’t respond because I’m “learning my place” or whatever. I didn’t respond to him because I don’t follow him. He's not on my radar. He didn't "at" me, so...? I didn’t even see his comments, because I’ve got better things to do than hunt for whatever crap he says on social media. Even if he did "at" me, I'm not going to bother because I am not going to waste time trying to engage with him. He already tries to manipulate logic to his advantage, so why waste the time? There's a saying I'm going to paraphrase. "Arguing with Eli is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what, he's going to crap on the board and strut around like he won anyway."
He knows that trying to attack my ability in the ring holds no water, so he talks about my appearance. So then, he talks about my sexuality. Then he talks about how because I’ve said I was going to win and that I didn’t that I’m this massive liar. Okay. I still haven’t been pinned in SAP. I’m one three count away from being the North American champion. I’ve done that all in the time that he’s been here. And all of this from him after he made comments that I don't matter. Who is the liar now? I obviously matter to you for you to go out of the way to mention me so much. But enough of that. This is all the attention I’m willing to give him. My focus is on Brendan Samuels and my title shot. I don’t have time for Eli, and right now his comments don’t matter to me.
She shrugs.
Fujiko Mine: Now, Brendan’s? They matter right now. Brendan is doing the same thing everyone else has tried to do to me. Minimize me. Neutralize me. He’s lumping me in with all these other wrestlers, as if I’m like them.
She glances into the camera, cheating her face so she can go between it and Aleks.
Fujiko Mine: I am not like anyone you’ve faced, Brendan. That’s a promise. This isn’t like the other people you’ve fought where you got to spit out a catchphrase, get the crowd to chant your name and then you can go and continue to hold the top title in SAP. I am going to challenge you in ways you’ve never been challenged before. I am going to make you wonder “what do I have to do to win?” more times in this match than you have in your entire historic reign as champion. That is a promise.
And when you give me your best shot, and it’s still not enough? You’ll wish you had a time machine so you can go back and tell past you to not be such a cocky idiot. Please believe that I will do whatever I need to do to make sure that your reign as champion dies at my hands.
She looks at Aleks.
Fujiko Mine: I am going to do everything I can to stand in front of you, Aleks...holding the North American championship. So I can tell you what those fans out there already know.
She faces the camera, eyes narrowed.
Fujiko Mine: Underestimating me like you have is your biggest mistake. I’ve fought worse monsters than you, and not only lived to tell the tale...but I’ve won.
She nods back to Aleks, and then walks out of the shot as the SAP Repercussions logo replaces the shot.
Aleks Parker: Ladies and gentlemen, my guest at this time: Fujiko Mine.
Fujiko strides into the shot, looking a bit disappointed as she does so. She wipes a sweat-slick strand of hair out of her face before straightening up.
Aleks Parker: Fujiko, tough loss out there tonight with the team of ZVS, Rachel Redding, Andre, and the SAP National champion getting the victory.
She nods in agreement.
Fujiko Mine: Yeah, things obviously didn’t shake out the way I’d hoped they would. I might have gotten a bit too into trying to send a message to the champion, and with our team sort of butting heads, it made it hard for us to focus enough to get the win. I can admit I was a part of that problem. I let Brendan’s dismissal of me annoy me, and I wasn’t engaging in my brand of attacks.
Aleks Parker: Earlier in the night, comments were made about you from both Brendan Samuels and Eli Carlson.
The look of disappointment is gone, wiped away and replaced by a look of confidence.
Fujiko Mine: I’d heard.
Aleks Parker: Did you have any thoughts on what they had to say?
She looks off to the side, thinking for a moment. An idea strikes, and she returns her gaze to the camera.
Fujiko Mine: Aleks, you’re pretty great at this job. I’d say you are a reliable, confident interviewer.
Aleks Parker: Thanks, Fujiko.
Fujiko Mine: Now, me? I consider myself a confident wrestler. I go out there, every single match, and there is little to no doubt in my mind that I can win. I don’t stand in front of you saying “Oh, I dunno if I can do it tonight, gee golly.” No. You and I had a conversation a few weeks ago about the triple threat match with Rachel and Nick. Those were daunting odds, and there was a slim chance that I might win, but guess what? I did it. I said I was going to, and I did. It may have been a rockier road than I’d have liked, but I got there.
She exhales shortly.
Fujiko Mine: So when Eli talks about me spreading all these lies based off the fact that I believed truly that I was going to win? He’s grasping. He is looking for any advantage he can get. He doesn’t have anything to say, so he resorts to blowing any misstep I make out of proportion. He got me in the battle royal. I lost track of where he was, and he struck.
She claps her hands together three times.
Fujiko Mine: Good for him. I’m not so egotistical that I can’t admit that he took my plans and ruined them for that night. But he’s kidding himself if he thinks that I didn’t respond because I’m “learning my place” or whatever. I didn’t respond to him because I don’t follow him. He's not on my radar. He didn't "at" me, so...? I didn’t even see his comments, because I’ve got better things to do than hunt for whatever crap he says on social media. Even if he did "at" me, I'm not going to bother because I am not going to waste time trying to engage with him. He already tries to manipulate logic to his advantage, so why waste the time? There's a saying I'm going to paraphrase. "Arguing with Eli is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what, he's going to crap on the board and strut around like he won anyway."
He knows that trying to attack my ability in the ring holds no water, so he talks about my appearance. So then, he talks about my sexuality. Then he talks about how because I’ve said I was going to win and that I didn’t that I’m this massive liar. Okay. I still haven’t been pinned in SAP. I’m one three count away from being the North American champion. I’ve done that all in the time that he’s been here. And all of this from him after he made comments that I don't matter. Who is the liar now? I obviously matter to you for you to go out of the way to mention me so much. But enough of that. This is all the attention I’m willing to give him. My focus is on Brendan Samuels and my title shot. I don’t have time for Eli, and right now his comments don’t matter to me.
She shrugs.
Fujiko Mine: Now, Brendan’s? They matter right now. Brendan is doing the same thing everyone else has tried to do to me. Minimize me. Neutralize me. He’s lumping me in with all these other wrestlers, as if I’m like them.
She glances into the camera, cheating her face so she can go between it and Aleks.
Fujiko Mine: I am not like anyone you’ve faced, Brendan. That’s a promise. This isn’t like the other people you’ve fought where you got to spit out a catchphrase, get the crowd to chant your name and then you can go and continue to hold the top title in SAP. I am going to challenge you in ways you’ve never been challenged before. I am going to make you wonder “what do I have to do to win?” more times in this match than you have in your entire historic reign as champion. That is a promise.
And when you give me your best shot, and it’s still not enough? You’ll wish you had a time machine so you can go back and tell past you to not be such a cocky idiot. Please believe that I will do whatever I need to do to make sure that your reign as champion dies at my hands.
She looks at Aleks.
Fujiko Mine: I am going to do everything I can to stand in front of you, Aleks...holding the North American championship. So I can tell you what those fans out there already know.
She faces the camera, eyes narrowed.
Fujiko Mine: Underestimating me like you have is your biggest mistake. I’ve fought worse monsters than you, and not only lived to tell the tale...but I’ve won.
She nods back to Aleks, and then walks out of the shot as the SAP Repercussions logo replaces the shot.