Post by Izzy Roxx on Nov 4, 2017 16:26:17 GMT -5
Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for
Used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives
Shattered dreams...
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The latest video uploaded to the West Coast Genesis website opens to...a Pokenon battle. As the iconic music plays, the text at the bottom of the screen reads 'WRESTLER wants to fight!', 'WRESTLER sent out CATERPIE' and finally 'Go, IZZY!' At this point, a Pokemon sprite unmistakably belonging to a Magikarp takes up the foreground, squaring off against the enemy Caterpie.
Nothing's free
Longing for
Used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives
Shattered dreams...
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The latest video uploaded to the West Coast Genesis website opens to...a Pokenon battle. As the iconic music plays, the text at the bottom of the screen reads 'WRESTLER wants to fight!', 'WRESTLER sent out CATERPIE' and finally 'Go, IZZY!' At this point, a Pokemon sprite unmistakably belonging to a Magikarp takes up the foreground, squaring off against the enemy Caterpie.
From there on out, the battle progresses exactly as any Pokemon connoisseur would have predicted – that is to say, Izzy the Magikarp uses SPLASH, nothing happens, and the enemy's Caterpie comfortably wins. As the screen becomes black, and the traditional 'IZZY blacked out' text appears at the bottom of the screen, the feed abruptly transitions to real-life - specifically, to the inside of a typical teenage girl bedroom. There, among the posters for good-looking emo-rock musicians and well-known independent wrestlers, sits a familiar figure, which promptly addresses the camera:
'Stop me if you've heard this one. A popular girl, an awkward dude, a loser and a twelve-year-old walk into a wrestling ring...and the punchline is Izzy Roxx.'
Izzy – for the speaker is none other than West Coast Genesis' youngest signee – chuckles dryly.
'Yup. A punchline. That's all I've been this past couple of months. 'Oh hey, let's see how fast Izzy loses THIS time! Ell-oh-ell she's such a dork!''
The expression on the teenager's face abruptly turns from an over-the-top grimace to a disappointed frown as she continues:
'And I know what you guys are gonna say. Title shot, right? AND I lasted like five minutes in there and got a bunch of stuff in.'
Izzy shakes her head.
'Well, no. Not really. Because one, I was set up as an easy win for Ruby, and two, almost is still a loss. When someone looks at that records chart, all it's gonna say is Izzy lost another match. It's not gonna matter if I hung in there, or whatever. I still freaking lost.'
The expression of disgust on the teen's face deepens as she chuckles mirthlessly once again.
'But then again, what did you expect? I can't even freaking get my own move right!'
Izzy looks away from the camera for a moment; when she looks up once more, her eyes are filled with pain.
'You know what I did? I asked Seth to film me doing that move, so I could look at it and see where I was going wrong or whatever. And you know what? I couldn't. There's so much wrong with it, I can't even find the mistake. The whole thing is a mistake. Me thinking I'm a wrestler is a mistake.'
Izzy shakes her head once more, even more abruptly than before.
'You know what...Adam...you say I'm not a Magikarp...and I appreciate that, dude...but let's face it. I am a Magikarp. I am totally a Magikarp.'
Another dry chuckle escapes Izzy's lips as she continues:
'And yeah, I know. Magikarp eventually learns Tackle. And then it evolves into Gyarados. And Gyarados is awesome. But again, that takes a million years. By the time Magikarp is worth anything, most people have already gone to that lake and caught the red Gyarados and moved on with their lives. A lot of people just end up leaving their Magikarp in the day care center so it can learn to be useful. And I'm starting to think maybe that's where I belong...in day care...'
Izzy sighs deeply before continuing:
'And now I'm in a freaking Battle Royal. For number one contendership for a title. Because that went SO well last time, am I right?'
Another head shake.
'And you know what? If even after all this, you still think I'm worth anything, or I have a chance, or whatever...go see my opponent's videos. Or no, just go see Tasmin's video. See how much she talks about me in it. See how many times she even mentions my name. Go on, I'll wait.'
Despite her claim, however, the teenager pauses for no more than a second before proceeding:
'That right there. That right there, man. That tells you everything. Adam at least tried to make me feel good about myself. I mean, it was hopeless...but he tried. He really did. Him and his manager or agent or whatever he is. They at least tried to act like I mattered. But to Tasmin? To Tasmin, I'm not even a factor. Not even a thing. To Tasmin, all I am is an afterthought.'
Another sigh, then Izzy continues:
'So...yeah. If you guys were hoping I'd go back to winning and being awesome and all that stuff, like a few months ago...don't. Don't get your hopes up. This is just gonna be another match where Izzy is first eliminated, or spends ten minutes taking pins from everyone, or whatever. This is just gonna be another match where Izzy gets to be the punchline.
So excuse me while I get into character...'
Izzy frowns at the camera once again, her expression halfway between sadness, disappointment and disgust as she utters:
'Karp, karp, karp, karp, karp, Magikarp..'
With that, and a final, muffled sigh, the teenager leans forward to switch off her webcam, ending the video.