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Post by Laura Phoenix - HBIC on Oct 3, 2020 20:28:08 GMT -5
PWS: Apex Presents DishonoredTuesday, October 13th, 2020MGM Grand Hotel & CasinoLas Vegas, NVGrudge MatchAlanah O’Connell vs. Alexis MakariosCard is Subject to ChangeRPs are Due Sunday, October 11th, 2020 by 11:59pm EasternMaximum 5000Minimum 300
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Post by Alexis Makarios on Oct 11, 2020 21:25:58 GMT -5
Scene One: It’s Time.
Where: Hotel Room When: Monday, 10/5/2020, early afternoon
(The scene fades up inside the hotel room where Alexis Makarios and James Younger were staying. They were sitting at the table, munching on some room service, as they spoke to each other softly.)
James Younger: So… that’s it? We finally have a date?
(Alexis smiled from ear to ear, she simply couldn’t control it.)
Alexis Makarios: Officially, we have a date.
(He smiled back at her and reached out and took her hand in his. Before he could even get a word out his phone rang.)
James Younger: It’s the realtor from that house in New York…
Alexis Makarios: SO ANSWER IT!!!
(They both took a deep breath as he answered the phone.)
James Younger: Hello? Yes…. yes… I see… I understand… thank you. Bye.
(He hangs up and puts the phone down, calmly. He looks over at Alexis)
James Younger: She was calling about the bid we put on that house.
Alexis Makarios: And…??
James Younger: She said there were many other offers that came in alongside ours…
Alexis Makarios: TELL HER WE WILL PAY MORE THAN ANY OF THEM. CALL HER BACK RIGHT NOW!
James Younger: Shhhh… She also said that none of them had the impeccable references we did… and it’s ours.
(Alexis’s jaw dropped. She was, legit, speechless.)
James Younger: She is going to call me back tomorrow to set a time to come in and sign the papers. We are home owners…
Alexis Makarios: We are home owners!!!
(She let out an out-of-character squeal as she jumps out of her chair, wrapping her arms around James.)
Alexis Makarios: Our entire lives are going to be different, starting next week. I can’t wait!
(She planted a kiss on him before taking out her phone. She dialed a number and raised the phone to her ear.)
Alexis Makarios: David? You are coming to town for Dishonored? Well, I have a huge favor to ask of you… yes… it’s time…
(She continued on talking to David, as the scene faded to black.)
Scene Two: Prep
Where: Marcus Cage and Candy’s house, Las Vegas, NV When: Thursday, 10/8/2020, late afternoon
(The scene fades up at the home of Marcus Cage and Candy. There were many different people coming and going, all workers wearing masks. Alexis was in the kitchen with a few of her friends, and she looked like she was about to have a panic attack.)
Alexis Makarios: So what about the flowers? And the dresses? The food? OH MY GOD MY PARENTS… can they even travel here because of Corona?
(Her breathing starts to get erratic as her dear friend, and David’s wife, Maria hands her a brown paper bag.)
Maria Angel-Shane: Breath into that a few times.
(Alexis puts the bag to her face and takes a few deep breaths. Maria takes out her phone and scrolls.)
Maria Angel-Shane: Don’t worry about your parents, David is working on a solution there. Worst case they video chat. Flowers have been ordered and will be here Sunday morning. Dresses are being fitting tonight, alterations should be done for a final fitting tomorrow. Catering menu has been hand selected by me, you are going to love it. They have the BEST Chicken Parm I’ve ever tasted. We got it all covered. As soon as you told David it was time… he has lived and breathed this thing. We got it all taken care of. I promise.
(Alexis’s breathing returned to normal, and a sense of calm took over her body.)
Alexis Makarios: Thanks. You guys are the best. And thank you, Candy, for letting us do this here. Your house is so beautiful.
Candy: Thank you! Marcus is excited that David is getting the backyard all fixed up and stuff.
Maria Angel-Shane: This is what family does. Some people may have a … skewed … view on family. But not us. You are one of us. We know you would do the same in reverse.
Alexis Makarios: You know it!
Maria Angel-Shane: Good, now, all I want you to worry about right now is writing your vows, and your match this weekend.
(Alexis’s face went from a soft smile… to a snarl. David had walked in the room.)
David Shane: Woah… if you don’t like the food we can change it…
Alexis Makarios: Oh… it’s not that. Maria just reminded me I have to face that god awful goody two shoes Alanah on Tuesday. I am so fucking sick and tired of her and her entire god damned clan. Her brothers, her fiance, her friends… all of them. They make me sick.
David Shane: I thought you said you didn’t hate them?
Alexis Makarios: Oh, I don’t HATE Bella and Jack. That’s the thing about family. You don’t always like each other, and you don’t always get along or agree on everything. Doesn’t mean you hate them. I just… I hate what they have become. Jack has become this self entitled little asshole who is so blinded by the blonde and is at her beck and call every time she bats her eyelashes at him. Then there is Bella who has grown into this spoiled rotten little brat who thinks she is owed everything in this universe. Straight up, I hate what they have become. They aren’t the same little kids that I spent time with backstage during the PWSi days. And that’s sad.
David Shane: They grew up. Not everyone grows up to be good people. I’d say I agree with you but I just don’t pay enough attention to either of them to have formed an opinion. But let’s face it… you have changed since the PWSi days too.
Alexis Makarios: That’s different. I went from being this doe-eyed impressionable girl hanging from their every word to a strong, independent woman who don’t need no Russow to make her career.
David Shane: We were all young and dumb back in those days. But I gotta say, I respect what Levi is doing with the company since coming on board as President.
Alexis Makarios: I am, shockingly, in agreement with you there. I thought he would come in and do exactly what Laura was doing. The playing favorites and everything. But he is actually being semi fair. He even had Mack arrested against the feelings his family had towards that.
Maria Angel-Shane: That one shocked us too.
Alexis Makarios: I got a good chuckle out of it. But all that aside, even HE doesn’t see an issue with how long Alanah went without defending her title. And that if it was me, they would have taken that belt off me SO FAST… Now her… her I can honestly say I hate. And I don’t care who that pisses off. I hate her with every fiber of my being. She is such a fake ass little bitch. Going around acting all nice and batting her eyes at the first thing that came around. She knew what she was doing when she picked Jack Russow. She knew what she was doing. She was digging for gold, and she got him hooked and sunk her claws in to him. She saw the fragile young man that he was, she knew his family history, and she thought to herself “gee, this is exactly what i need to make my dreams come true”.
David Shane: Well, it was a kind of smart move. You want to make it in this business with minimal work, you latch on to the biggest name you can find.
Alexis Makarios: It’s disgusting. And now, because I call her out on all her bullshit, and every single piece of favoritism that has occurred in PWS… I’m the bad guy. I’m the bitter bitch who just can’t let things be. No… that’s not it at all. I’m the brave one who is standing up against the bias nature of the Russow clan, at the risk of everything. I am very well aware that they could take everything away from me. They could get me fired from PWS.
David Shane: Not… really…
Alexis Makarios: You know what I mean. They can make my life a living hell, they could blacklist my name. I wouldn’t put it past Laura to do just that. She is also just so taken with Miss Alanah. It’s so sickening. And here I stand, sounding like a broken record, simply because instead of taking my complaints and actually… oh I don’t know… listening and looking into them they decide to make me sound like a psycho bitch! Like i am a crazy conspiracy theorist who is just trying to take down their little family. I’m just trying to expose the truth, and they just can’t handle their failings and faults.
(As she finished saying that, one of the workers came in.)
Worker: Mr Shane? Where would you like the archway to be installed?
David Shane: One minute, I’ll meet you out back.
(The worker nodded and headed back out back, David look at Alexis.)
David Shane: We know exactly how you feel. And we back you 100%. You have no reason to make all of that up. I gotta go handle this… don’t be late for the dress fitting. Shelling out triple the normal rate to get these things done asap. I love you to death… but you didn’t give me much time to pull this off. So… be on time… and I gotta go handle a few things.
(He hugged Alexis before heading out to the backyard.)
Maria Angel-Shane: You know, he has been waiting for that call for what… 3 years?
Alexis Makarios: I know. Things have been so crazy that I kept pushing it back and back, waiting for the perfect time. And the other day, while we were waiting to hear back about that house, I realized that no time is going to be perfect. There’s always gonna be something going on. Wether it be my job, or a pandemic, or a title reign… there’s always gonna be some sort of reason to keep pushing things back. And it hit me…
Maria Angel-Shane: That it wasn’t fair to James?
Alexis Makarios: Not only that… it hit me that I didn’t want to just be his fiance anymore. I have known for the better part of a decade that I wanted to be with him forever. We have had an insane ride so far, going back to us being teenagers!
Maria Angel-Shane: Oh trust me, I know the whole story. It’s amazing.
Alexis Makarios: And so, I figured, it was time to finally take this leap. Why waste any more time?
Maria Angel-Shane: I couldn’t agree more. Now, Jenn, Gracie and their crew are on their way now and will meet us in time for the dress fitting. You good now?
(Alexis smiled)
Alexis Makarios: I’m good. Let’s get this stuff going.
Maria Angel-Shane: Good. I’ll meet you at the car in 10 minutes.
Alexis Makarios: Oh, you did make sure Heather got an invite for Sunday… right?
Maria Angel-Shane: Of course. Now let’s get moving.
(Alexis smiled and scampered off to find her purse as the scene faded to black)
OOC: STAY TUNED TO NON SHOW BOARD IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO FOR THE CEREMONY
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