Post by devlinraine on Oct 16, 2022 17:16:44 GMT -5
We open on a night shot of Waikiki, drone operated footage of the Hawaiian neighbourhood before a voiceover slowly cuts in as the camera footage cuts between that drone shot and Footage of the streets and neighbourhood and beaches at various times of the day.
“Gooooooooooooooooooooood Evening Waikiki! I’m you host of the night Devlin Raaaaiiiiiiine! Today’s forecast is settling in at about 84 degrees with a low around 74 65 , winds dependant! Upcoming towards you is a Rumble on the beach! A gathering of Theydes and gentlethems in a contest to decide...something! But it’s ok it’s all for a good cause! Of course the highlight of night one is a rumble of rumbles where THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!”
Smash cut to black , silence before Queen’s “Princes of the universe” starts to play stage lights flinging on as we finally see Devlin posing with a hand held microphone stand singing along as footage of each of the TFCE participants in action crashes over him and the music.
He keeps dancing long to the music head bopping as instead of singing along he starts to speak.
“My name is Devlin Raine and I’m here to deal destiny, sing sympathy and Never fade away, fighting each and every single one of you in a battle to avoid getting thrown over the top rope where BOTH feet must TOUCH the GROUND, which is fine by me We’re out to collect money for good causes, does it matter which ones? No! Granted I’m specifically raising my cash for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation!”
The background behind him suddenly snaps into a Pride flag and then slowly fades into a rainbow graphic that suggest they are speeding along a rainbow pathway at a speed unseen before Devlin seems to pull a chair form nowhere and drops into sitting down with a wipe of his brow.
“Now the thing about rumbles is they’re chaotic, they’re a mass of tangled bodies limbs and egos, deceptions and strategies all played out in a matter of seconds.”
He shook his head and paused.
“Not all of them work out, so few of them do, now some of you will talk about how you’ve won rumbles and how you’ve been in every promotion under the sun, but seriously? None of that matters not a single iota of it all that matters is the there the then, You might know every possible hold form every possible position and that doesn’t matter because there’s no accounting for sir Isaac Newton, the forces of Entropy or sheer dumb luck.”
He gives a laughs and turns to sway and then leans into camera.
“So to a lot of you standing forth ready to jam ready to jive, ready to force an elbow into my face to shut me up, I want you consider that I’m going to do everything I can to make this a good show, if that means stopping myself being eliminated in every way possible. Then that’s what I’m gonna do, I’m gonna straight my back up do my best to defy the fates if that’s how they go, And When I usually do that? Turns out just great!”
He slowly shakes his head and looks into camera mouthing ‘no I don’t but its fun’.
He gives a wry smile.
“So The faces will change legends, superstars , rookies all, I welcome to the charity space, I welcome to the unique Subspace highway that is the Dealer of destinies, do I want to win? Yes I’d love to. It’d massage my ego amazingly, but will it be a big deal if I don’t? ....Depends how I get eliminated to be fair.”
He chuckles as if that admission surprises himself before blowing his breath.
“Nobody likes feeling like they’ve been cheated but I promise all in good faith but I have confidence in my ability or I wouldn’t be running both nights I’d be sipping margaritas at the bar talking to my son over Discord and making sure my wife was all good, instead I spent some money and they’re both here, go figure. Making a week of it to watch daddy do what he does best and that’s sling my stuff around the ring.”
He brushes his shoulders off, and licks his lips.
“It’s not long before we start; I just want to say good luck, have fun and if all else fails?”
He shrugs a bit and chuckles.
“Be a jerk and I hop Karma eats your ass, either way I’m having fun, And you’re all eatin’ dirt slash sand one way or another so I’ll be seeing you all later.”
He gives a small salute with a wink.
“Destiny awaits. PEACE!”
The static flickers and sputters and fuzzes before cutting to black.
