Post by amazon on Mar 27, 2008 9:33:01 GMT -5
Kelly Duncan - aka Valkyrie - sits in a dark corner of the bar nursing a large glass of wine. Anybody daring to look closely at the Amazonian-like Fighty fighty person would notice that her body language portrays a different image to the one she had been presenting around GHW recently. Her eyes are dark, shoulders slumped and the arrogant sneer is replaced by a frown.
On the few occassions the door has opened, her head has shot up expectantly, only for disappointment to settle onto her face as the person walking in is not the one she is expecting.
For the fifth or 6th time, she reaches across to her mobile phone and starts punching in numbers, only to stop herself before finishing dialling and banging the phone back down again.
Valk: Get a grip girl! He said he'd be here, he'll be here!
She's uncertain whether she said those words out loud or not, but nobody in the sparsely populated bar seems to have heard anyway, so she breathes a sigh of relief.
ETT: Talking to yourself now Kel?
She looks up, startled and sees Eric the Torture standing there smiling.
Valk: What...? When...? What bloody time do you call this?
Her annoyance is soon replaced by a smile though as she stands up and embraces her old friend.
ETT: OK, OK - no need to crush me! Ease off a bit! Now what's wrong? You sounded depressed on the phone.
The smile vanishes as quickly as it appeared and the frown reappears in its place.
Valk: You know better than most what Mike is like, what his own personal expectations are and what he expects of those around him. (ETT nods, memories of his own time as DMD's partner flooding back) That's why when I was in Europe, I had the crowd hating me, even though I hated doing it. I've tried doing the same thing here, but its different. In Europe, it wasn't as big, and everybody knew it was just a pantomime - here, well, they REALLY hate you! I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but ...
The muscular female Fighty fighty person breaks down in tears and slumps against Eric, causing a few of the customers to turn around and stare.
ETT: What the hell you looking at? Mind your own damn business!
Eric sits Valk down on the sofa and squeezes in next her, placing an arm around her shoulders, trying to calm her down ....
(tbcb ETT only)
On the few occassions the door has opened, her head has shot up expectantly, only for disappointment to settle onto her face as the person walking in is not the one she is expecting.
For the fifth or 6th time, she reaches across to her mobile phone and starts punching in numbers, only to stop herself before finishing dialling and banging the phone back down again.
Valk: Get a grip girl! He said he'd be here, he'll be here!
She's uncertain whether she said those words out loud or not, but nobody in the sparsely populated bar seems to have heard anyway, so she breathes a sigh of relief.
ETT: Talking to yourself now Kel?
She looks up, startled and sees Eric the Torture standing there smiling.
Valk: What...? When...? What bloody time do you call this?
Her annoyance is soon replaced by a smile though as she stands up and embraces her old friend.
ETT: OK, OK - no need to crush me! Ease off a bit! Now what's wrong? You sounded depressed on the phone.
The smile vanishes as quickly as it appeared and the frown reappears in its place.
Valk: You know better than most what Mike is like, what his own personal expectations are and what he expects of those around him. (ETT nods, memories of his own time as DMD's partner flooding back) That's why when I was in Europe, I had the crowd hating me, even though I hated doing it. I've tried doing the same thing here, but its different. In Europe, it wasn't as big, and everybody knew it was just a pantomime - here, well, they REALLY hate you! I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but ...
The muscular female Fighty fighty person breaks down in tears and slumps against Eric, causing a few of the customers to turn around and stare.
ETT: What the hell you looking at? Mind your own damn business!
Eric sits Valk down on the sofa and squeezes in next her, placing an arm around her shoulders, trying to calm her down ....
(tbcb ETT only)