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Post by Human Wreckingball/ Cosmos! on Nov 12, 2007 13:05:42 GMT -5
A warm, sunny day in the parking lot... and into view walks the Human Wreckingball dressed in baggy pants, a "Metallica" shirt, bandanna and boots. Surprisingly, he is carrying a skateboard, which he puts down on the tarmac. He looks down at it, thinking...
Wreck:I always wanted to learn how to do this. Hope no-one's watching...
Wreck steps on the skateboard and kicks off, moving slowly across the gravel unsteadily and swerving from side to side. He gets off, and thinks for a while before trying again, and also swerving before getting off....
Wreck: Damn, what's wrong with my technique!?
Wreckingball tries once more, this time swerving badly but re-gaining control easily. However a moment later, the board tips him off onto the gravel, landing on his butt. Wreck notices a shadow drop over him and he looks up into a grinning face...
TBC Duece!
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Post by Lrey on Nov 12, 2007 13:20:25 GMT -5
As Wreckingball's eyes looks completely up, they catch the site of a familiar, friendly face. Duece stands above, his pearly white teeth gleaming in almost no light. Duece has on a pair of slightly baggy ZooYork jeans, the shin ripped slightly on the left leg. Duece laughs slightly, trying to cover his smile from Wreckingball, the courtesy move obviously being seen, and Wreckingball hopping up to his feet. Duece's shirt catches Wreckingball's eye, the shirt reading "Legally Dead," the words "Skate Wear" being in small letters below these words.
Wreckingball: Skate wear? What is skate wear? Like helmets and stuff?
Duece: Na, bro. Skate wear is shoes, hats, jeans, shirts, anything and everything a skater would wear. You got the shoes right, but man that shit you wearing won't let you move the right way worth a hell. And your form, it's not very smooth, you \r moving like your scared of the board, you gotta move like the board is part of your feet, bro.
Duece reaches down a the board, picking it up, the bottom just being an over spray-paint. DC laughs at this, putting the board on the ground. He hops atop, getting a feel of the board, digging his feet into the grip tape so it starts to make a crackling sound. At the precise moment in his mind, he pushes his back foot down, sliding his front foot forward and out, making it slide off the upper right corner to his front, the board spinning off his heel. Duece catches the grip tape once more as it comes fully around, pushing his feet down with it, making it slam into the pavement, taking the board for granted and almost snapping it, the board cracking slightly in the middle.
Duece: Yea, you need a new board bro, this one is gonna snap soon, well if you even ollie it. What ya say, I'll let ya borrow a board.
TBCB HW
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Post by Human Wreckingball/ Cosmos! on Nov 13, 2007 16:44:10 GMT -5
Wreck: ....Whoa, that's pretty good of ya man.
Duece: No problem bro, be back in a few.
Duece runs off, inside the building. A few minutes later, true to his word he arrives outside with a heavily used, but well-constructed skateboard that is still in excellent condition- with "New Port Boards" in graffiti styled print on the bottom and two dollar bills sticking from underneath the text.
Wreck: Ohh, thats one of your own old boards man! I don't know what to say except thankyou man...
DC: Ya don't have to say anything, just listen and watch. Now ya can't do any tricks yet because ya don't know how to move with the board. As I told ya earlier, it's part of ya feet. Don't even think about it, if ya do you'll fall ok?
Wreckingball: Got it.
Duece kicks off with his board like before and smoothly rides around the lot, pulling off figures of eight and controlling it perfectly. Wreckingball follows, and does poorly. However Duece sends him around again and doesn't let up until Wreckingball completes a full circuit with ease.
DC: Well, that was a good start bro, now on to the ollie, it's easy.
Duece demonstrates, as he did before by almost cracking Wreck's board... this time pulling it off perfectly. Wreckingball copies Duece exactly and gets it right as well. Duece begins to show Wreckingball another trick but Wreckingball stops him...
Wreck: I almost forgot, I was gonna ask you about this sometime. I've asked you for a submission match a fair few times in the past man, but nothing major's ever come of it. I got a great idea this time though. I'm starting up a band soon...so I was thinking if I beat ya, then you have to join it.
DC: Yeah, if. Well, what're ya gonna do bro, if I win?
Wreck: Oh I don't know...hehe, that'll be funny.
DC: ?
Wreck: If ya win... I'll sign a permanent contract with Legally Dead Skate team.
Duece breaks out into laughter, as Wreck extends his hand...
TBC.
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Post by Lrey on Nov 13, 2007 22:56:58 GMT -5
Duece looks at Wreck a moment, laughing still, staring at Wreckingball's hand. He laughs it off a moment, looking back down. He repeats this a few times, looking off and back, not believing this. Duece looks up at Wreck once more.
Duece: If you wanted a job at Legally Dead, all you had to do was ask. I mean, you know, you can't seriously think that you'll win. I'm the longest reigning Test of Honor champ, bro.
Wreck: Hmm..Whats that smell.. Chicken? Simmered with a little marinara sauce, and some noodles. It couldn't be, we have a chicken for dinner, my God, just wait til' I tell my family.
Duece reaches his arm with a quick pace, grabbing old of Wreckingball's hand. Duece nods at him, laughing lightly, his teeth showing. Duece lets go of Wreckinball's hand, shaking his head slightly, laughing still.
Duece: You got yourself a bet. You got yourself a job. You got yourself some stuff, free of charge waiting now, and you got yourself a death wish I guess. I'm gonna have fun having you skate for me the rest of your life. And hey, I'm good at drums too, but you'll never know. So buddy, when I make you tap, tell me what you want me to make you tap to.
Wreckingball: To each his own. And to yours, your gonna find out your good at drums all over again. So you ready, becuase, hell, I'm the Human Wreckingball. And you, Duece, are scheduled to go on stage. Ha ha ha.
Wreckingball back a step away, smiling friendly. Duece playfully messes up HW's hair, giving him a stupid wink.
TBC or EoT
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Post by Human Wreckingball/ Cosmos! on Nov 14, 2007 13:17:04 GMT -5
Wreck: Hey, stop that man! No, really...ha, ha...I'm serious! It takes me forever to do my hair!
DC: Coulda fooled me man...haha...
Wreck ducks slightly, to try and avoid Duece messing up his hair, but quick as a flash Duece takes advantage and wraps his arm around Wreckingball's forehead, putting him into a perfect, but still gentle headlock. With his free hand he continues to mess up Wreckingball's hair, while Wreckingball squirms. Duece tightens the hold as Wreck tries to escape...
DCAlright bro, alright I'll let ya go. I still got a lot to teach ya, well a lot more now you're gonna be a part of Legally Dead.
Duece demonstrates more tricks, and Wreckingball copies Duece perfectly. Some of the tricks need Duece to correct Wreckingball's position on the board, but Wreckingball gets the hang of the tricks pretty quickly and the two simply spend the next hour skating around and practicing more tricks.
DC: See, it's not hard at all man. Not when you got a good board, the right shoes, pants and grip tape. Then all you got to do is skate and not think about it. Hang a moment man...
Duece gets a small mobile telephone out of his pocket, and rings a number.
DC: Yea, yo? I got good news man. A new member of the team...permanent too.
Na, I'm not pranking ya, it's the Human Wreckingball too!
Well not quite. He challenged me to a sub match, and if he loses then he'll join permanently, so it's as good as agreeing...ya remember that time we had a match? Yeah, just like that. Anyways, you're on your way here now... forty minutes! Dude, nice one. Catch ya then!
Duece (to Wreckingball): Sorry about that bro, it's worked out pretty well. I guess the team had probably get to know ya before ya joined it, so they're on their way down now.
HWB: You seem pretty damn sure of yourself Duece, I'd wait until after the match before you make all of these arrangements man, I mean you've never faced me before man...
DC:Way I see it, today you heard the call of the wild... and something in you wants to answer it. I know I'm gonna win- just as I know that you know you're gonna win. I also know that even if ya win, you're gonna come back to me afterward and ask me to let you join... and I'ma gonna say yea. Anyways, the team are gonna be here soon, and then ya'll see Legally Dead for yourself.
HWB: Excellent man, sounds awesome. I guess I'm a little nervous though...
DC: They're cool man, don't worry. Anyways I'm sure you'll get to know them all...
HWB: Maybe....
Duece messes up Wreckingball's hair and begins skating again, around the carpark with Wreck, the two men pulling off many different tricks. A while later, a sleek tourbus with tinted windows and "Legally Dead Skate Team... Official Tour" pulls into view.
It enters the carpark, and Duece and Wreck stand, waiting...
TBC Duece!
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