A Little Trip

[Public Enemies]

Alexandra stands outside under the awing of GHW Arena in the parking lot. She's bundled up in a black leather trench-coat with a silver-lined sock-cap on her head. A cloud of mist exhausts as she breathes out her nostrils. The halogen lamp flickers above her head as the night sky grows darker. A light snow begins to fall as Alexandra fishes around in her coat pocket. She pulls out a cell phone and brushes off the display screen; She holds the phone up to her ear.

Alexandra:
"Hello?"

...

Alexandra:
"Oh hey!"

...

Alexandra:
"I'm outside at the arena. I just finished up at the gym..."

...

Alexandra:
"No. I'm supposed to be meeting someone here."

...

Alexandra:
"No! It's strictly wrestling business..."

A sleek black limo arrives in the parking lot. It pulls up alongside Alexandra.

Alexandra:
"Hey listen, I've got to go...he's here."

...

Alexandra:
"I love you too! Bye!"

Alexandra hangs up the call and puts her phone in her pocket.

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TBC - Raj Kim-Po

[Wyziner]

As the car eases to a halt, the front door opens, and a short portly man steps out, and walks around to Alexandra. He is a dark man, in his mid-forties, he is dressed in a simple grey suite and a warm bright smile dawns his face.

"Are you Raj?"

"No, no, Mr. Jadhav is in the car, I am Sohrāb. I'm am pleased to make your acquaintance, please step into the car."

Alexandra dose as she is asked, she steps into the backside of the car, and sits across from the bronze, raven-haired Kim-Po. Raj in his navy-blue Versace suite, sits with his white shirt half unbuttoned, he sips warm brandy from a glass. The car is heated, and Alexandra takes off her cap and coat.

"Hello."

"How do you do, I am Raja. It is cold outside, have some brandy to warm up, if you like."

She takes the glass.

"Do you know why you are here?"

"No, not particularly. You told me over the phone that it had something to do with training."

"Quite right, proper preparation and training are essential to success. I will teach you, and you will learn, that is why you are here."

Raj sips more of the brown liquid in his glass, and whips his mouth.

"Where are we going?"

"Thailand..."

"Oh, Bangkok..."

"No, Chiang Mai. We are gonna do some hiking, where is your luggage?"

"I traveled light."

"Ok, do you have a cell-phone? Give it too me, please."

She hands him the phone, it's a Droid, a very nice phone. Raj rolls down the window, and toss the phone.

"Your first lesson, absolve yourself of worldly possessions and kinships, know and trust thyself."

Alexandra's face begins to curl into a frown...

TBC: Alex

[Public Enemies]

Alexandra:
"Ok. I can understand that. But, what do you mean by 'kinships'?"

Raja:
"Kinships represent a person's relationships of individuals. As of now, any relationships you may be in have been put on hold. We will only be focusing you and your inner-self."

Alexandra takes a drink of the brandy.

Alexandra:
"How can you afford this?"

Raja interjects:

Raja:
"-Money is not an object to me. Money is mere token in the world. It represents nothing. You will see in time just how valuable a simple coin or slip of paper is..."

Alexandra gazes out the window into the city lights of Boston. Her eyes chase a reflective light of the street lamps across the tinted window.

Raja:
"You were born in Detroit, Michigan. Is that correct?"

Alexandra looks back at Raja.

Alexandra:
"Yes."

Raja:
"How did it make you feel?"

Alexandra:
"What do you mean?"

Raja:
"Did you have a bond of the place?"

Alexandra:
"Not at all."

Raja:
"I thought so. It's very common for a person for dislike the place that they first knew. At it's base, there's always something seen beneath. As with a grudge, guilt, or regret."

Alexandra:
"More like relief..."

Raja:
"So tell me Alexandra, what do you regret?"

Alexandra:
"I regret nothing."

Raja:
"That's a problem. Anger is a blindness."

Alexandra:
"I'm not angry!"

Raja:
"I fear you are too sensitive to my nature. Your anger shrouds your sense of thought and reasoning. How can you expect for me to know yourself when you don't know yourself?"

Raja:
"We will be arriving shortly at the air-strip..."

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TBC Raj Kim-Po

[Wyziner]

OOC: Thanks for making me sound like a Jedi. ;D

A few minutes pass by in, moments of silence. The car is dark, warm, and quiet. Raj finishes his drink and puts the crystal glass into a cup-holder.

" We are going to stop in Bel-Air, then in Honolulu, and afterwards we'll fly to Bangkok. From Bangkok, we have to take a trolley to Chiang Mai. You have your passport, yes?"

"Yes."

"Have you had vaccinations?"

"Of course."

Raj reaches into his breast pocket, he takes a thin black card, and extends it to Alexandra.

"Here, treat yourself in Bel-Air and Honolulu, once where in Thailand, its just you and your gut's, no luxuries."

She pockets it. The car eases to a stop, there is the *click* and *bang* of a door opening and shutting, and then the sound of light footsteps. The back door opens.

"The plane is ready sir. I will take care of your reservations, will you have one room or two?"

"Two."

"Shall I have the mail forwarded sir?"

"No, send it to Isabelle..."

"Indeed, sir."

"Thank you Sohrāb."

Raj looks at Alexandra, gestures toward the door.

Las primeras damas.

Gracias a usted señor.

She smiles and exits the car, and is followed by Raja. Their hair flutters in the cool night-time wind, and they approach the waiting jet.

TBC/EOT

OCC: You can add a little and wrap it up, or leave it, your choice.

[Public Enemies]

(( EOT. Everyone will have to wait to find out what went down later on. It's a nice place to stop. ))