Time is a Flat Circle

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RIGHT AFTER LAST WEEK'S HOUSE PARTY

We open our scene backstage, as we see Stephen Romero stumble from out gorilla position, covered in sweat, stumbling a bit, and gritting his teeth as if a bit hurt from his match against Nelson Butterfly. He stumbles a bit further backstage, before eventually just collapsing down. Sitting against the wall, as then, we see WiR Interviewer Chad Hammocks come in from the left, Romero looking at him from the corner of his eye.

Romero: Hey, figure you got a few things to ask of me? Man....several weeks since my loss to Briggs...several weeks of training and trials to better myself....and it's gotten me to the same place as I was when this started, exhausted, beat up, and wondering what the hell i'm gonna do with myself.......just feels like I went through the effort of carving a new path....just for that path to be a circle.

Hammocks: Alright, you seem obviously frustrated like when I last interviewed you, although this time it's coming off of two wins, so why-

Romero: Why do I feel frustrated after winning eh? Because I only won those matches against Presagio and Nelson out of luck. I was off my game tonight, I was off my game last week, i'm a damn lucky man i'm not walking in here with losses to both of 'em! And like...I knew it wasn't gonna be easy, i'm not a fool.....but I think Peril would even say it wasn't supposed to be that hard for me....just....fuck man.

Hammocks: Now, with the state of mind you're in, how do you plan to be in fighting shape when facing Perilmorde himself at Corkboard?

Romero: Not too sure about that right now but I uhh just....I think I need some time by myself...I think my mind has been floating around too much in the moment to absorb all the things i've been taught....I just need time to reflect on everything, then I think i'll be better....hopefully at least. In fact, i'm takin' next week off, it's for my own good.

Hammocks: Alright, that's all I wanted to know, you're free to go.

Romero: Alright, good, I need to begin that alone time right now, my head's a jumbled mess, i'll need it clear as soon as I can get it.

Romero then stands up, stumbling his way out the frame, breathing still a bit heavy, as Hammocks then makes his way off screen, as we fade out the shot to blackness