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| A Vote Of Confidence (RP) | |
| By: Dragons Den Date: April 26, 2015, 3:41 pm | |
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| The following is a quick scene I wanted to throw together (so I | |
| did). It is set pretty much now. Okay, here goes... | |
| A Vote Of Confidence | |
| Briana Evigan was scouring the Dragon�s Den training facility | |
| for stablemate and DEF Featherweight champion Rachel McAdams. | |
| Eventually Bri found Rachel in one of the cages, sparring with | |
| fellow Featherweight Troian Bellisario. Bri took a moment to | |
| observe, in awe at the way McAdams commanded the space inside | |
| the cage and managed to always stay a step ahead of the far less | |
| experienced Bellisario. | |
| Rachel managed to dodge a combo from her partner and threw a | |
| takedown, quickly trapping Troian in a classic armbar. Bri | |
| rattled on the cage and McAdams let go of Tro�s arm as both | |
| fighters glanced over to see what was up. | |
| Rachel stood and shouted across the room to a young woman | |
| stretching along the wall. �Murgo! Get in here and knock Tro | |
| around a bit.� | |
| She gave Troian a hand up and stayed close for a moment. | |
| �Roberta will want to hit you. Let her lead this time and stay | |
| light on your feet. Be patient and look for that opening.� | |
| Troian nodded and Rachel made her way out of the cage to swap | |
| with Roberta Murgo. | |
| Briana smiled as Rachel approached her. �Looking good champ. | |
| Tro�s not looking bad either.� | |
| �She�ll be fine,� Rachel nodded, standing next to Bri to face | |
| the cage and keep an eye on what the younger fighters were | |
| doing. �Troian�s smart. She thinks her way through everything | |
| and she�s not afraid to test out different options in the | |
| training sessions. I think she�ll go far.� | |
| �Anyway,� McAdams said giving Bri a quick glance, �what�s up?� | |
| �Well,� Bri started, �it turns out a team has pulled out of Team | |
| Warfare, which means we no longer face each other next month.� | |
| McAdams smirked. �Damn, I was looking forward to an easy match.� | |
| �Well you can kiss that idea goodbye,� Bri laughed. �You�ve got | |
| Emma Watson.� | |
| Rachel turned completely from the cage now and stared straight | |
| through Briana, as if judging her level of sincerity. �You�ve | |
| got to be kidding.� | |
| Bri looked amused. �Nope, that�s actually happening.� | |
| Rachel turned back to face the cage and sighed. �Well, that will | |
| be interesting.� | |
| �You�re telling me.� | |
| �So, who do you get?� McAdams asked. | |
| �Melanie Chisolm by the looks of things.� | |
| Rachel gave her friend another glance. �You ready?� | |
| �Well I was ready to face you, so� yeah, I guess I�m ready for | |
| anybody.� | |
| �I know you,� Rachel smiled. �You�ll be ready.� | |
| �You going to be ready for Watson?� Briana asked. | |
| Rachel rolled her eyes playfully and sighed. �From what I�ve | |
| seen, it�s not possible to be ready for Emma. Sometimes you face | |
| someone so talented you�ve just got to do your thing and hope | |
| you come out the other side alive.� | |
| �That�s pretty much how I felt about facing you.� | |
| �Ha. But not Melanie?� | |
| Bri shrugged. �I�ve seen Melanie lose before. I know she�s | |
| human.� | |
| Rachel laughed. �Check out my fight with Emma. You�ll see we�re | |
| all human.� | |
| They remained silent for a moment as they both focused on the | |
| action inside the cage. Roberta had landed a few crisp jabs to | |
| Troian�s guard, who bided her time before faking a hook and | |
| shooting a successful takedown on Murgo. Rachel smiled | |
| knowingly, but said nothing. | |
| Bri studied Rachel for a moment. �Can I ask you a question?� | |
| �Of course,� McAdams smiled warmly. �What�s up?� | |
| �Are you worried about this restructuring thing the UMMA is | |
| going through?� Briana asked. | |
| �Because I�ll have to give up my DEF title and move into the | |
| SCQ?� | |
| �Yeah,� Briana nodded. | |
| Rachel shrugged. �Not so much. It�s a new challenge, so I | |
| welcome it. It�ll be worth the challenge if I can get my hands | |
| on that SCQ title.� McAdams watched her stablemate, sensing some | |
| anxiety. �Are you worried?� | |
| Bri nodded. �I�m fu*king petrified.� | |
| �Why?� | |
| �Well, sometimes you face someone so talented you�ve just got to | |
| do your thing and hope you come out the other side alive,� | |
| Briana smirked. | |
| Rachel laughed softly. �Okay smartass, who�s got you worried?� | |
| Bri gulped. �Kunis and Mulheron are both advancing to the DEF, | |
| so that leaves me as second to Coyle.� | |
| Rach slid her friend another glance. �I see.� And she did. | |
| Everyone in the UMMA was aware of Nadine Coyle�s prowess in the | |
| cage. Of course it was doubly intimidating to Briana as a mere | |
| prospect, since Nadine was a well-established veteran of the | |
| league. | |
| �I�m not ready for that kind of competition and I know it,� | |
| Briana frowned. �I was happy to duke it out with Mila while I | |
| learned a few things. But, going straight up against Coyle now�� | |
| �Well, I dare say you�re going to learn a few things taking on | |
| Nadine,� Rachel interjected. | |
| �Yeah, like how much punishment the human body can take before | |
| it lapses into a coma.� | |
| Rachel laughed. Even fearing her impending doom, Bri still had | |
| that whimsical humour to her. �You�re the quickest study I�ve | |
| ever known,� Rachel confided. �I mean that. I say take a look at | |
| some of Nadine�s fight footage. You�ll find a weakness.� | |
| �I�m not convinced she has one.� | |
| �We all have one. Want to know mine?� | |
| Bri smiled. �I already know yours.� | |
| Rachel grinned. �See what I mean? You�ll be fine.� | |
| Bri said nothing, and instead turned back to the cage, half | |
| focusing on the sparring inside and half going over Rachel�s | |
| words. Maybe, just maybe, she could find a way to stay alive | |
| against Coyle. | |
| #Post#: 1428-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: A Vote Of Confidence (RP) | |
| By: RampageSports Date: April 28, 2015, 9:55 pm | |
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| I'm with McAdams on this one... Bri's got that special something | |
| that always gives her a chance, no matter what the odds. :) | |
| Oh, and you can let Rachel know Emma's feeling the same way | |
| about her. That one should be... something. :D | |
| #Post#: 1429-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: A Vote Of Confidence (RP) | |
| By: Dragons Den Date: April 29, 2015, 2:07 pm | |
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| Haha, thanks Richelle! Bri will appreciate that extra vote of | |
| confidence. And also, she'll probably need it! :D | |
| And I'm sure Rachel will be happy to know the feeling is mutual. | |
| That Watson/McAdams fight should be something alright. What | |
| exactly, I don't know. But I'm sure it'll do Bri and others good | |
| to learn that all champions are in fact human. Well, at least | |
| most of them... | |
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