Somewhere Inside

[Dustin Delta]

The events of the following post take place on the first episode of GHW TRIUMPH!, following the NEXUS VI pay-per-view event. It continues immediately after the segment known as "The Biggest Loser", written by the Christian Princess herself, Wolverina. Found here:
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As the GodQueen is removed from the show's premises by security, the clip fades out, and the feed returns to the live broadcast from the GHW Arena. We reunite with our favorite color commentators, "Big" Al Mulligan and Colin "The Fuzz" Jennings, who seem to be, for once, at a loss for words. After a moment of doleful silence, Colin purses his lips to pronounce whatever it is that he deemed worthy of being said, but before he can begin, "Mama" by My Chemical Romance is rendered over the loudspeaker, attracting the attention of all in attendance.



The arena is again presented as arctic by the cool lighting of Dustin Delta's routine entrance. However, the expression on the face of the King of Hearts is all but routine. While usually enthusiastic and ecstatic to enter his workplace, his profile was an actor in a tragedy, much like Macbeth after he was informed of the deceased Queen. Perhaps there was something to what Delta had said about losing a friend, more than an appease to Wolverina and the audience. Maybe, just maybe, there was some depth in the golden words of Double D. The Sleepwalker paraded onto the horizon-like stage in his ring attire, but tonight, he did not wield only his King of the Deathmatch Championship. Decorating his right shoulder was the cloned GHW World Championship which Dustin had confiscated from Wolverina on this past edition of GHW LIVE!, where the self-proclaimed Queen of GHW and King of Hearts had their first confrontation.

"Well, this is just fantastic, Colin! Now we have three superstars are goin' around, boasting themselves as GHW Champion! The rightful title-holder, a psychopath, and some self-righteous white knight who wants to help the psychopath!"

"Give him a chance to speak, Al! Dustin has the original GHW Championship that Wolverina showed us on LIVE!, but considering Dominick has the actual championship and Wolverina has a cesspool full, what else was Delta supposed to do with the damn thing?!"

"Uh, why doesn't he just throw it away?"

"Delta respects it too much, Al! The belt may be a fake, and Dustin knows it, but he it's an exact duplicate, and that title has been the kid's dream since he first watched one of our broadcasts. He's like an innocent kid with a toy. Until he makes comments like Wolverina's, leave him be. The point is, Double D is out here tonight with one thousand good intentions, and maybe some answers."

"True enough. As we saw in that excerpt from 'The Biggest Loser', Wolverina made some interesting remarks about Dustin. She called him a propaganda artist and a hypocrite."

"That's right, Al. She also went on to say that she had no other option, when it came to making her brother Matthew an errand boy. She accused Delta of willingly being Metal Dragon's. But remember, Al, there's two sides to this story."

Considering that fraction of the broadcast was focused heavily on what Mulligan and Jennings had to say, the King of the Deathmatch is now already on the ring apron, equipped with the most dangerous object in his arsenal - a microphone. The world is watching as the Courier of Controversy takes a deep breath, an attempt to settle some last-minute anxiety in him, as he slithers through the ropes and enters the squared circle, armed with words. He takes a moment to pace about the innards of the ring, before halting and looking towards the hard-camera and the audience and beginning.

"The footage that was just shown to you by our production team was taken from 'The Biggest Loser' television program, and instills in me a potpourri of emotions. For starters, it makes me sick to my stomach to see somebody so cold-hearted and cruel speak with such an evil-tongue to people who are putting their blood, sweat, and tears into bettering themselves. It breaks my heart to see that somebody who I considered an extremely close friend mutate into ... that. People have been asking me for the past week what I thought about Wolverina's comments aimed towards me, and for the first time in my life, I basically plead the fifth. I refrained from speaking about it until tonight. But tonight, I'll come clean."

"I'm here for a greater purpose tonight, not simply to clean the figurative slate between me and Wolverina. But as I promised, I'll get to that first. Wolverina reasoned that she made her younger brother an errand boy because she had no other option. It was a fork in the road for her. To the left, an unhappy life, every move sanctioned by the brass of Glory and Honor Wrestling. To the right, a more deceptive present, but a chance at her livelihood, and a reason to smile. And just like any sensible person would do, she took the right. But I ask that you take note of what happened when that rightward road merged onto the left path - when Wolverina was fired by GHW, and the King of the Deathmatch Championship she earned so cleverly was pulled from under her like a rug whose fibers were stitched together by the livelihood of Wolverina, of Haven Cassady. She loves being a professional Fighty fighty person more than anything, and she wants to be the best that she could possibly be more than anything. And just as she finished stitching together that dream, Smarky Smark and the corporate division of this promotion took it from her. And now, she's the cold hearted bitch we've come to know and hate."

At the mention of Wolverina's current state, the capacity Bostonian crowd replies with scornful jeers. The broadcast presents some ex-Wolverina fanatics, shaking their head in disappointment and shame for the one they praised so adoringly at one time. Some have tears in their eyes or running down their face. Delta, too, is highlighted by blue remorse, but nevertheless, he continues.

"But Wolfie then went on to say that when presented with the ... opportunity ... to do the bidding of Metal Dragon, I was willing. She exclaimed that I couldn't wait to put my friendship with Haven Cassady in the wastebasket. Yet, that couldn't be more distant from the truth. If you'll give me a moment, let me make a bit of an allegory. When you're working at a general market, and an employee who the boss puts unquestionable trust in asks you to do something, would you refuse?"

Double D looks out into the audience, awaiting a response to this proposal. While it is not universally agreed upon, it can be heard the a majority of those in the arena would not refuse, but would do as told. The Deathmatch Champion walks to the hard-camera's left, and leans out over the ropes.

"Colin! Al! What would you do?"

"I'd do it. If the best I could hold was a job in a supermarket, I wouldn't want to lose it."

Colin nods in agreement with Mulligan's stance, and this manages to evoke a grin from the face of Dustin Delta. Pleased with his handiwork, Double D takes a few steps back to the center of the ring, and from there, continues on with his explanation.

"In the lives of most people, your employment is your livelihood. Without the income of money, it's extremely difficult to survive as a human being. But, Wolverina, we experience this on a much more drastic scale. You and I are living, breathing examples of somebody who can experience their dreams as they unfold into the reality around them. We're fulfilling the destiny we imagined for ourselves, not the destiny the stars aligned for us. So to lose this, is to lose everything. Just as it was with you and your Deathmatch Championship. Metal Dragon does not embody the GHW brass in any way, they're polar opposites in plenty of respects, but it'd be wrong to disagree with the statement that he has a sway over the members of."

"I drifted from promotion to promotion for a while. I began in World Wrestling Entertainment, where I was lost in the shuffle for the most part. I didn't feel welcome, or wanted. So I left. I signed a contract with World Wrestling Headquarters, which was much of the same. I didn't any friends, nobody liked me, I didn't like anybody there. So I split. I went to PHOENIX!, I went to Project Wrestling, hell, I gave Eagle Vision a shot. But not one gave me the same home that GHW gave me. I wouldn't rather be anywhere but here. So when a veteran with considerable pull over corporate asks me to do something, if I say no, I risk my very existence here. I was reluctant, going to do it. But I believed that Wolverina would understand how much this lifestyle meant to me, and would let bygones be bygones. I believed wrong. Apparently when Wolverina makes that choice, it's acceptable because she had no other option. But when I have no other option, it's stooping to a new low."

"Hell, at the Total Carnage pay-per-view, I was ambushed by Metal Dragon after I retained my Deathmatch Championship, so what the hell was that even worth? All I got was a DragonFire and one less friend. And now, even though I'd give anything to earn that friendship back, I can't, because Haven Cassady has drowned in a heartless sea, her body anchored down by the unstable mindset of her alter-ego of sorts, Wolverina. If saving the sweet, innocent soul of Haven Cassady is what it takes to bring her back to the world, much less make her my friend again, if possible, then that's what I'll do. Fortunately for that meaningful cause, I'm not the only one who wants Haven Cassady back in their life. Joining us now, via live satellite feed from Blair, Nebraska, please join me in welcoming Mike and Janet Cassady, Haven's parents!"

As the GHW stock footage transitions to a live broadcast from the Cassady household, the audience responds with supportive cheers and a round of applause which manages to put smiles on the faces of the old couple. Dustin joins in, clapping his hands in appreciation for the mother and father of the Christian Cutie. The ovation ceases in a fading manner, until the capacity crowd quiets down in respect of the couple and of the King of Hearts.

"This past week, only a few days after my encounter with Wolverina on LIVE!, I made a phone call to the people who knew her better than anybody in this world. And Wolverina, whether you love to hate me or not, whether I grind your gears and make you sick to your stomach or not, I know you're in the locker room with your cloned prizes, watching this. And Mike and Janet are concerned. Please, if nothing else, Wolverina ... Haven. Just listen."

The broadcast is overlaid by the feed from the household in Blair, and although she has not yet uttered a word, Janet Cassady looks like an absolute mess, ready to burst into tears at any moment. Michael comforts her by patting her shoulder and staying close. He whispers to her, providing some support, as loved ones usually do.

"You can do this, honey. She's out there. She can hear you."

"Haven, I know you're listening to me. We haven't heard from you in weeks. We've tried to call, we've tried to e-mail, we've exhausted every option, but we're worried sick about you. You've changed, and it breaks our heart to see our god-send of a daughter turn into such a beastly woman. We love you, Haven, you're our heart and soul. We just want to help you. We want our old daughter back. We miss you, Ha ... Ha ... Hav ..."

But Janet finds herself unable to continue, as the emotion simply overtakes her. She falls into her husbands arm as a wreck, tears drowning over her sunken cheeks, and the sobbing prevents her from pronouncing even her own daughter's name. Mike rubs her back and is breathing hard himself, trying to hold back his own tears. He looks into the camera, and makes an appeal to his beloved daughter in front of the millions of now heart-wrenched fans.

"Haven, nobody wants to persecute or judge you. We don't want to hurt you or take anything away. We just want to help. Please, come out, let us talk to you. At the very least, grant us that. Haven. We love you."

The television image fades back to the in-house hard camera, rejoining Dustin Delta. Double D nods his head in agreement with Mike and Janet, and looks straight into the lenses of the hard-camera, as if in it, he was able to see the eyes of not Wolverina, but Haven Cassady.

"We're all on your side, Haven. There's a good in you, not only in Haven, but I've seen it in Wolverina before. Everybody out here cares about you. You parents, me, and everybody here tonight who's ever cheered for Wolverina. We all care for and dearly miss the Haven Cassady we love. I as a friend, Mike and Janet as a daughter, and all these people, as their princess. Please, Haven, come out here. Let us help."

Now, even the sky-colored eyes of Dustin Delta seem a bit misty and wet as he speaks, and the emotion is clear in him as well. He brushes a hand across his face, wiping the tears from his face. The sold-out GHW Arena breaks out in a heart felt chant as they await the appearance of The People's Princess.

"WE WANT HAVEN!" "WE WANT HAVEN!" [/size]
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[Jaggeroth's wench.]

Everything goes black, including the Honor-tron. For several moments nothing happens, save for the flashing of cigarette lighters and the glow from the fans' hand held media devices lighting the landscape. The crowd murmur among themselves as the time lapses, neither cheering nor booing, for the occurrence is not what normally happens during a Wolverina intro. All eyes and heads turn toward the Honor-Tron swiftly, because at long last there is a flicker of footage upon it, showing a young girl presumably Haven Cassady dancing innocently in a modest looking living room. Joining the footage is the opening beat of a dark song that's never before heralded the arrival of the People's Princess.



The lyrics boasted by Emilie Autumn bury into the King of Hearts, making him feel a little guilty. Could he be part of the reason she lost her innocence? It certainly seemed so. As the song continues to play, Dustin's eyes remain glued to the footage upon the screen, which shows several clips of Haven in her youth playing sports, doing church activities, and having fun on family vacations. The clips speed up faster and faster as the song progresses, showing brief scenes of her holding trophies and medals she won in multiple sports, including martial arts. The fans and Delta alike remain at a loss of this and its cryptic meaning. Then, the clips fast forward to old backstage footage, showing Haven and Delta out of their characters played on TV, goofing off like the nerds they were and playing pranks on unsuspecting victims. One could instantly tell of the real life steadfast friendship shared between the two, no matter how platonic is was. Suddenly, though, as the line "I Want My Innocence Back" is repeatedly broadcast by Emilie, the footage on the tron shows the infamous betrayal of Haven by the very man now vying to restore that friendship. The scene is played out over and over again, slower and slower, prompting Delta to finally look away in disgust.

It's not until 1:36 into the song that the woman in question emerges from behind the entrance curtain, the lights coming back on to spot her, the fans igniting into a furious upheaval to greet her. However, the hate fades quickly to unified slack jawed expressions. The GodQueen is sporting an entirely new physical appearance. Her hair is long as before, but now blonde not brunette. In place of clothing, she's slathered in body paint from neck to toes, the design of it being the GHW Championship itself. Those enchanting blue orbs are still the same color, yet appear a bit sunken and slightly swollen, tell-tale signs of sleepless nights recently. Dustin Delta, as well as the GHW lifeforce, stand in collective fascination of this woman, unable to grasp the right words or feelings toward her.


(Her new PB, "Callisto" from TV show Xena)

Fuzz: My God My God what in the holiest of hells? Wolverina is practcally naked out here, and she's costumed herself as the GHW Championship with all that body paint.
Big Al: I for one am digging the new look. Yep, I'm sold. She's the real GHW Champion.
Fuzz: You're just horny, Al. Stop thinking with your little head! Maw and Paw Cassady aren't gonna like this. We better not bring them back up on the tron, they'll have dual heart attacks.

The GodQueen stands atop the ramp, arms stretched out not in a crucifix pose but palms opened and skyward, a Queen's demeanor when expecting praise. The cameramen scramble toward her in a haste, elbows smashing into ribs, each jockeying for position to get "the shot". Wolverina tilts her head to one side, a smile full of mischief etched on her visage. Just like the popular song, she is indeed sexy and she knows it. The real GHW Champion waits until the chants of "Holy Shit" and "This-Is-Awesome" die before she slowly begins her gait to the ring, taking her time, a stark contrast to her usual fast paced energetic romp to the ring. As she does so, the Queen of Queens rotates into a slow circle, her hands running seductively through her hair and over her painted breasts. Finally, she spins toward the ring and enters oh so slowly under the bottom rope, teasing the fans a little bit. Popping to her feet, she comes face to face with the Dustinator. The pair lock eyes as the music ends, Delta finding hers unsettling and distant, totally unfamiliar to those of Haven Cassady's. Grasping a mic herself, the GodQueen brings it up to speak, but is cut off by the crying of her mom and dad, whom have now re-appeared on the tron and are obviously shaken up. Mike can only shout "WHERE'S MY HAVEN?" repeatedly as he consoles Janet. The People's Princess produces a vexed brow as she fully turns her back to Delta and stares at the tron, apparently only now realizing her parents have joined them. Again, she tilts her head to the side and gives the most unenthusiastic of waves.

"Hey Janet and Mike. Nice to see you again. It pains me that you never got the notification, and I know this is going to hurt, but I'm just going to come right out and say it. Your daughter, Haven Marie Cassady, age 22 of Blair, Nebraska, died from a stab wound.... to the back."

As she says the last part, Wolfie slowly looks over her shoulder at Dustin, tossing him an accusing eye and most sinister of snarls. She returns her attention to the tron.

"I hope you are able to heal and come to terms with her passing, and I wish you well in your future endeavors. Oh, wait, one more thing. Haven had some, like, I dunno, last words and stuff. Let me see if I can recollect. Uhhhhh.. oh yeah... she said 'Mommy and Daddy, may you die before the sun comes up and may you ROT! IN! HELL!' "

The King of Hearts quickly springs into action, grabbing the cruel woman and spinning her to face him, while also ordering the production crew around.

"Cut the feed! Cut the damn feed!"

For once the sharp tongued man is void of witty words. He can only stare in disbelief at the shell of his former friend.

Fuzz: Thank God the feed was cut. No parents should ever hear those things from their daughter. Come on Delta, knock some sense into her!

Wolverina rips away from him, her playful-yet-sinister attitude shifting into anger quicker than the flip of a light-switch. Her orbs peer out, a flare of rage inside them, her mouth sneering in gross manner.

"DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN! You... you sonofabitch."

And just as quickly as her anger flourished, it disappears, her posture going relaxed with a smile of serenity upon her gorgeous face.

"I'm glad you're out here Dustin. I've always wanted to ask you something. What is your favorite flavor of bowling ball?"

She smiles again and flutters her lashes at him. Delta, clearly befuddled with the turn of events, just shakes his head.

"Nevermind then. Onto something more important. Me. And, well, you too I guess. There still seems to be confusion on my holding the kotdm title, and me being the current champeen. So, for the 1000th time, here it goes. I was handed over the KOTDM title under the Freebird clause, the same one that the Legion used, the same one that Jaggy and his gaggles of goons used. Perfectly legal. The only difference is, I was a mystery partner in the contact submitted to Smarky. He didn't care though and signed it anyway. Get it? Got it? Good. Now onto your allegory. Yeah, yeah, super market.. boss... employee... blah blah. Here's a hair brain idea that could have worked. Ahem. NO! It's two simple letters pressed together in one of the easiest and most emphatic words to pronounce. Did Mr. Employer threaten to fire you? Hmm? Surely as a dear good friend to Haven Cassady, you at least spoke to him about your reservations of committing such an atrocity, right? Naw, you didn't. It took less than 24 hours for you to re-enact your Brutus to her Ceaser, which makes your defense a crock of shit. Stop lying to yourself. You sold her out for the proverbial 30 pieces of silver.

"I'm not sure why it broke Haven's big ole heart so much, or why she was so shocked. I mean, come on, you're the typical Beta Male. You're a loser. You're a needy, approval seeking second fiddle to men who are 'Alphas'; men whose jock straps carry more value than your life. And so what if you would have lost your job? You would not have been out of a ring for long. It's no big secret that Mr. Employer was an absentee landlord. His name may say owner on paper, but all he's ever done and ever will do is delegate power to those who can actually make GHW strive. And that's exactly what happened. Smarky fled for the hills after his grave mishandling of NeXus 5, Mr. Employer stepped in and fired Haven, then a month later we had a new General Manager. He gave you an unlawful order. if he fired you, you could have sued and still kept your job. You didn't have the balls to say no, and that's the end of it. But, hey, at least you were rewarded with a shot at the Seven Dollar Championship and actually won the damn thing. Geeez, haha, 30 pieces of silver my ass Dustin, you betrayed Haven for seven measly bucks."

The boiling point had been reached. Dustin seethes, breathing heavily as he goes to say something, but the GodQueen motions "one more thing" to him.

"If Haven was still alive and buried somewhere in this Wonderland that is my soul, you would have beat her out of me. No, wait, no you would have to KILL me to retrieve her."

With that, she lowers the mic, the two glaring death-stares at one another, jaws locked and teeth gritted with anger.

TBCB by Delter Boy.

[Dustin Delta]

The lids of Dustin’s eyes tighten down as he squints to focus his vision on nothing in the world but the being that stood before. His eyes skimmed over her features. The face once written by a young woman with the whole world in front of her was now shredded to pieces by a monster and it tugged on the heart strings of not only Delta, but everybody who was present in the building’s walls. The King of Hearts repressed tears as he responded, his expression now of both taken offense and sullen brokenness.

“You’re missing the point. Your words are savage, but the fang fails to sink into the meat. You said that Haven died of a knife to the back, and that it was me who drove it through the skin. You’re laying all the blame on me, telling me it’s my fault. Well guess what? I said it was from the start. I came out here and explained how that what I did was my own foolish judgment under pressure. I never denied that I betrayed Haven. I did. Is that want you want to hear, Wolverina? Then here, just for you.”

Dustin shakes his head piteously and makes a b-line towards the ropes on the hard-camera’s side of the arena. He plants both feet on the second rope, and bounces on them for a moment before he shouts as if on a city rooftop.

“I KILLED HAVEN CASSADY!”

While this is distasteful and disappoints the crowd, they do not jeer or boo. The audience sits in their own silent depression, and let those words linger over them in the air. There is no reverberation, no echo, just the hanging of those words by the noose of their discontent. Double D steps back down to the canvas and returns to the jagged bitch in the squared circle, meeting her to speak again.

“But what I did come out here to do was to apologize. I came out here to preach that I made an action with I regret, which I feel awful for ever performing or obliging to do. I killed Haven Cassady because of my own selfish choice, and I’ve felt like utter shit ever since. And this isn’t just Dustin Delta. You want to hear about a hope of death and depression, talk to Joshua Peet, not Dustin Delta. But he’s somebody else you avoided contact with, not just Mommy and Daddy Cassady.”

The tension and severity of the situation seems enhanced ten-fold in the eyes of Wolverina and the capacity crowd at the hearing of Delta’s real name. But for the GodQueen, the shock doesn’t last very long. Only a few seconds later, she seems even more amused by his comment. The Sleepwalker shakes his head as if to fend off certain thoughts, and continues.

“The past is an immovable object, Wolverina. And I didn’t come out here to rebuild that object in my own twisted way and say I didn’t do it. I came out here to forge a path in forgiveness towards Haven, but it’s obvious that she can’t hear anything while she drowns in an abysmal ocean somewhere in your demented head. You want to be demented, Wolverina? Here’s a bit of a dark corner between a rock and a hard place. What I did to Haven? I did with reluctance. I regretted that killing while it happened. I didn’t want to deal with the aftermath. Now, what if I performed a murder with good will? What if, I wanted to kill somebody? What if that killing brought something back to this plane of existence that I wanted more than anything? How savage, barbarian and cold-blooded would such a slaughter be? You say I have to kill you, Wolverina, for just a chance for Haven’s salvation? I would’ve slayed you regardless, saving a friend is just an added bonus, which will bring so much sweet to your bitter end.”

The Courier of Controversy dons a bit of a twisted smirk while a shred of woe crosses the crevices of the Queen of GHW’s visage. She steps back, showing slight worry, but listens closely as Dustin Delta.

“But that’s just something you wouldn’t know about, would you, Wolverina? You just can’t comprehend the idea of a friend, huh? Aw, poor God Queen doesn’t have an adoring court. It’s okay, as you had said on LIVE!, I was once a courier so to speak, so I’ll ‘deliver’ you an explanation of how a long-lasting friendship builds itself. First, two people meet and they get along. They’re compatible; they like each other’s company, and begin talking.”

Delta pulls the microphone away from his lips and drops his arms to his sides, and he takes a few steps to his right, making a one hundred and twenty-degree pivot around where Wolverina stood. She stays in place, but turns to face him in his new location.

“Step two, the bond between them develops and it seems like they’re both on top of the world. They become best friends, so to speak.”

Wolverina’s faded fear transitions itself into an unsure curiosity, and she feels more lenient as her eyes trace the footsteps of Double D as he pivots around her another one hundred and twenty-degrees, now having walked two-thirds of the way in a circle around her.

“Step three, the friendship experiences a big bump in the road. They stop talking, one is inexplicably mad or let down by the other. Though the other values their friend, and does their best to make it right. They find the aspect of the friendship which diminished it’s strength.”

Dustin Delta finishes his circling of Wolverina, returning to his original position across from Wolfie, and his sickly smirk is now just a grin of clever pride. The GodQueen is still attempting to follow where her counterpart is going with this.

“Step four, the friend makes things right. He eliminates that diminishment, removing that feature from their friendship, and there is a sense of forgiveness for all. Happiness is renewed and the world smiles back yet again. And Wolverina, you are that feature that I will remove. I’ll save Haven. Whether or not she forgives me, is up to her. I hope with all my heart and soul that she does, but right now, all I can do is remove you from our equation. And there’s only one place to do it.”

“There’s only one place that’s holy enough for the rebirth of Haven Cassady.”

“There’s only one place that’s brutal enough to hold the slaughtering of the world’s last super-villain.”

“There’s only one place, Wolverina, where the GodQueen can lay down in her own pool of blood, where Haven’s wonder can again be seen by the world. Wolverina, there’s only one place where everything can come …”

“ … Full Circle.”

Dustin whips the microphone down, and it strikes the canvas with the suddenness of a lightning bolt, surprising Wolverina. Her eyes meet those of Double D, and he nods his head as his message is relayed definitively. With both the King of the Deathmatch Championship and the lineal GHW Championship hanging from his shoulders, the arctic superstar in the King of Hearts departs from the squared circle, leaving Wolverina under her own iron curtain.

[Jaggeroth's wench.]

"... Wait."

The GodQueen's voice comes off meek as the magnitude of Delta's words slam into her. She closes her eyes and shakes her head, as if not wanting to continue with what she is thinking.

"You're right. Damn it, you're right. This is getting out of hand. I'm such a fool. Look, Dustin, I think we can compromise here. The wrestling world is still a buzz over your epic DRAW with the interm GHW Champion, Dominik Santiago. You're going to be the next big thing. You will beat him I'm certain of it. The world somehow still recognizes him as the GHW Champion so therefore once you beat him you will be deemed the new GHW Champion. So this is what I propose, and please, feel free to mull it over for the next week and give me your answer then. Here it goes, my proposal. I will denounce my Queenhood, denounce my status as true GHW Champion, and publicly concede that I was.... (swallows hard)... defeated by Dominik Santiago at NeXus VI. With these concessions I will also... (she stresses her hair with her hand and sighs in frustration) ... aaahhhhh I will resurrect Haven Cassady and hand her back unto you and these people. Of course, under only one condition. Since you are now officially above your current title of King of the Deathmatch, you forfeit your King of the Death Match championship to Haven Cassady at your earliest convenience."

The crowd responds with fervent jeers, but the humiliated Queen of Queens holds a hand up to quiet them, which somehow seems to work.

"Now, now, hold on a second. There still needs to be some mending done between myself, Haven Cassady, and the strapping young hunk on the ramp there. As an extra incentive to reach this compromise, instead of things coming Full Circle with the slaughtering of a GodQueen in a hateful battle, Dustin Delta and Haven Cassady can leave their heart and soul on the battlefield in a Respect Match, where instead of hate and gore they can put on one of the greatest spectacles in GHW history and leave the ring clung together as friends once more and happily ever after. I'll even sign a contract with Graves to honor my concessions."

The booing has tapered off now, some of the fans evidently pleased with the possibilities. Dustin stands atop the ramp with a vexed brow perked, unsure what to make of it.

"Dustin would be a fool to pass this up."
"It could just be another sick game. This may be a test to see how much he truly values Haven Cassady's friendship. If he rejects these offers, Wolverina will claim Dustin is a low life who has proven once again he does not care about Haven in the least bit."
"Whatever the case, he has a chance to make things all better in one week's time, and then have a one on one respect match for the ages with his bestie Haven in the near future."

In the words of Rhaps, the atmosphere becomes terse.

TBCB or EOT if nothing else is needed.

[Dustin Delta]

End of Thread.
If there's actually a renewal in this friendship - and I really want to believe there is, I have a 'too-good-to-be-true' feeling right now - I want to have an awesome program with my best friend. I'm gonna make this last, and the payoff will be beautiful. I mean, keep in mind, in kayfabe, we're only one week removed from Nexus. I'll 'answer' Wolverina on the next episode of TNT, after this one.