"Thank you! Thank you everyone. Last week there were some reports in the paper about energy bursts, or displays at the cemetery. Weird right?
What was that all about?
I saw that headline and thought two things,? holding up two fingers and waving his hand before the crowd with a serious look on his face. ? There were two sorts of people near the cemetery that night. The hero types.." Strikes a manly pose. "Who rushed towards it to investigate..." Loosens up. "And everyone else who went 'Fuck that shit. I've seen this movie. Ethnic dude gets it first!?
Studio laughter and clapping goes up.
?Saturday, tomorrow, is the annual Disco Ball party. This years theme is Xanadu. I know a few people asked me. What the hell is Xanadu? It?s actually difficult to answer depending on what source you use. Historically speaking, Xanadu was synonymous with a Shangri-La on Terra. It was this place created by some ancient emperor for himself to go and escape worldly problems. Held every earthly pleasure he could think of. The name was made popular several centuries later in a poem by the Terran, Samuel Taylor Coleridge called Kublai Khan. To warn you, it?s like thirty pages. A thirty page poem. Might want to snort some Spice before reading, keep you awake.?
More laughter erupts.
?This is the last season of the Walking Dead..? some depressed sound effects. ?This is definitely going to mean a rise in unemployed zombies. Which means Jesse Van Bokkelen will be promoting her new book ?The Undead and You: Not just for dinner anymore.?
Heavy laughter.
?Her book will be available in crayon, marker, and serial killer newspaper cut outs. Speaking of serial killers, Tara...you all know her. Well she was spotted with her current flame, Gren Blockman in the Outback having a pre-tty heated argument. The current Daimond left looking upset, then disappointed and relieved. Kind of like me when I watch an episode of Real Housewives of WestEnd.? Race?s face goes through the spectrum of emotions as he looks over the crowd.
Crowd roars along with some whistles.
?Welcome to the show my first guest of the evening...Andrea ?Apple? Anderson-Holliday??
Crowd whistles as she enters smiling.
"Welcome, welcome. Now, do you prefer to go by Andrea or Apple?" Race greets with a sip from his mug as they both sit.
"Thanks for having me on. Andrea or Apple? Ah-ha, I've gotten more used to Andrea now a days. Maybe, just maybe I'm growing out of the nickname phase."
"In my notes here, you recently stepped down from Duel of Swords Assistant Coordinator,is that right? I guess what's on everyone's mind, or at least mine is..What are you going to do now? What do you hope to do?? Shuffles his topic cards a bit while sitting back.
"It's nothing too dramatic. I'm sure there's many speculations out there, but I stepped down due to personal reasons. My wife is about to have our child soon and it was just time for me to pick between family and work. Helping the Duel of Swords was always a side-gig for me, and I'm sure Gabby will be able to give it more attention while I'm learning the ropes of diaper duty. Sorry if this disappoints anyone, I'm sure there's a lot of people out there who would have rather it been a bigger blow up."
Andrea sits back and crosses her legs.
"I'm looking forward to relaxing for a little while and mentally preparing for many nights with zero sleep."
"From a sports enthusiast to an actual fighter, take away all the hype and ego, brass tacks. Who do you think is the best fighter around the Outback??
"Currently or all time? If we're talking currently, I'm going to have to say Harris. He went undefeated in the Iron Fist League and hasn't been a slouch when it comes to challenges. It's gotten to the point where months have gone by and no one feels like going after his title anymore. If this keeps up? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he'll be stuck with PathFinder until he stops being lazy enough to join and win the Diamond Quest. All time has to go to Matt. Nine Diamonds, the longest reign in Opal history? There's really no one who can stand up to that when you put all twenty years of Duel of Fists under the microscope. You know, Matt was the one who first introduced me to the Outback.. so maybe I'm a little bias, but I'd like to think I'm not." She laughs.
"Really? Wow, Hypothetically speaking...do you think the duels could stand to lighten up some? Maybe do a jello-wrestling event, mud? What about cream pies?"
"Sports should be taken seriously, but I do think the regulation hours should make an attempt to draw in the crowds. Us fighters can only do so much. The crowd are the ones that make everything possible. I think those in charge should sit down and try to figure out a way to mix the two together. The Magic duels have been doing a good job with this. I look forward to see what Claire will bring to the table in the future."
"Stage manager's giving me some evil eyes back there.." motions to the back curtains. "Must be running out of time. So last question here, What do you think would be the ultimate cage match?"
She laughs again after sipping her coffee. "I won't keep you long with this answer. Harris and Matt. No disqualification cage match and loser has to retire until the winner says they can come back. Add in Kalamere with a betting line and I'd try my hardest not to bet away my life savings."
?Hopefully not your first born!?
More crowd laughter. ?Andra Holliday everybody! We?re gonna take a short break, when we return I?ll be sitting down with our next guest, the delectable Claire Caelum!?
Camera pans out as Race gets up to make parting lines to Andrea, offering a hug and thanking her for coming on.
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What was that all about?
I saw that headline and thought two things,? holding up two fingers and waving his hand before the crowd with a serious look on his face. ? There were two sorts of people near the cemetery that night. The hero types.." Strikes a manly pose. "Who rushed towards it to investigate..." Loosens up. "And everyone else who went 'Fuck that shit. I've seen this movie. Ethnic dude gets it first!?
Studio laughter and clapping goes up.
?Saturday, tomorrow, is the annual Disco Ball party. This years theme is Xanadu. I know a few people asked me. What the hell is Xanadu? It?s actually difficult to answer depending on what source you use. Historically speaking, Xanadu was synonymous with a Shangri-La on Terra. It was this place created by some ancient emperor for himself to go and escape worldly problems. Held every earthly pleasure he could think of. The name was made popular several centuries later in a poem by the Terran, Samuel Taylor Coleridge called Kublai Khan. To warn you, it?s like thirty pages. A thirty page poem. Might want to snort some Spice before reading, keep you awake.?
More laughter erupts.
?This is the last season of the Walking Dead..? some depressed sound effects. ?This is definitely going to mean a rise in unemployed zombies. Which means Jesse Van Bokkelen will be promoting her new book ?The Undead and You: Not just for dinner anymore.?
Heavy laughter.
?Her book will be available in crayon, marker, and serial killer newspaper cut outs. Speaking of serial killers, Tara...you all know her. Well she was spotted with her current flame, Gren Blockman in the Outback having a pre-tty heated argument. The current Daimond left looking upset, then disappointed and relieved. Kind of like me when I watch an episode of Real Housewives of WestEnd.? Race?s face goes through the spectrum of emotions as he looks over the crowd.
Crowd roars along with some whistles.
?Welcome to the show my first guest of the evening...Andrea ?Apple? Anderson-Holliday??
Crowd whistles as she enters smiling.
"Welcome, welcome. Now, do you prefer to go by Andrea or Apple?" Race greets with a sip from his mug as they both sit.
"Thanks for having me on. Andrea or Apple? Ah-ha, I've gotten more used to Andrea now a days. Maybe, just maybe I'm growing out of the nickname phase."
"In my notes here, you recently stepped down from Duel of Swords Assistant Coordinator,is that right? I guess what's on everyone's mind, or at least mine is..What are you going to do now? What do you hope to do?? Shuffles his topic cards a bit while sitting back.
"It's nothing too dramatic. I'm sure there's many speculations out there, but I stepped down due to personal reasons. My wife is about to have our child soon and it was just time for me to pick between family and work. Helping the Duel of Swords was always a side-gig for me, and I'm sure Gabby will be able to give it more attention while I'm learning the ropes of diaper duty. Sorry if this disappoints anyone, I'm sure there's a lot of people out there who would have rather it been a bigger blow up."
Andrea sits back and crosses her legs.
"I'm looking forward to relaxing for a little while and mentally preparing for many nights with zero sleep."
"From a sports enthusiast to an actual fighter, take away all the hype and ego, brass tacks. Who do you think is the best fighter around the Outback??
"Currently or all time? If we're talking currently, I'm going to have to say Harris. He went undefeated in the Iron Fist League and hasn't been a slouch when it comes to challenges. It's gotten to the point where months have gone by and no one feels like going after his title anymore. If this keeps up? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say he'll be stuck with PathFinder until he stops being lazy enough to join and win the Diamond Quest. All time has to go to Matt. Nine Diamonds, the longest reign in Opal history? There's really no one who can stand up to that when you put all twenty years of Duel of Fists under the microscope. You know, Matt was the one who first introduced me to the Outback.. so maybe I'm a little bias, but I'd like to think I'm not." She laughs.
"Really? Wow, Hypothetically speaking...do you think the duels could stand to lighten up some? Maybe do a jello-wrestling event, mud? What about cream pies?"
"Sports should be taken seriously, but I do think the regulation hours should make an attempt to draw in the crowds. Us fighters can only do so much. The crowd are the ones that make everything possible. I think those in charge should sit down and try to figure out a way to mix the two together. The Magic duels have been doing a good job with this. I look forward to see what Claire will bring to the table in the future."
"Stage manager's giving me some evil eyes back there.." motions to the back curtains. "Must be running out of time. So last question here, What do you think would be the ultimate cage match?"
She laughs again after sipping her coffee. "I won't keep you long with this answer. Harris and Matt. No disqualification cage match and loser has to retire until the winner says they can come back. Add in Kalamere with a betting line and I'd try my hardest not to bet away my life savings."
?Hopefully not your first born!?
More crowd laughter. ?Andra Holliday everybody! We?re gonna take a short break, when we return I?ll be sitting down with our next guest, the delectable Claire Caelum!?
Camera pans out as Race gets up to make parting lines to Andrea, offering a hug and thanking her for coming on.
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