Post by Ruby Lance on Nov 17, 2017 0:20:30 GMT -5
The sounds of Kakariko Village and other great locations can be heard filtering in from the distance and we soon learn why when the scene fades into the home belonging to Scotty Latimer and Ruby Lance. Scotty is sat in front of the television in his game room, intently playing Ocarina of Time on his N64. In the doorway, Ruby spies on him without making her presence known. She smiles at how much fun he's having before she walks off down the hall without ever letting him know she was there.
"You know, I wish life was easy as a Zelda game."
She gives a little laugh, shaking her head.
"Not that Zelda is an easy game. Especially not the more recent ones."
It's obvious that Ruby is familiar with the Zelda series but apparently, she is not suited for the more advanced story that it has become over the years. Give her the classic Super Nintendo A Link to the Past. That's her jam.
"Not the point, right? Right."
She takes a deep breath, glancing down as she makes her way downstairs.
"I spoke a lot lately about feeling so out of my element since I moved to the New Generation Wrestling roster. At first, it was just… new. I was still part of West Coast Genesis. I was still the South Bay Champion. I was still seeing all of my friends regularly. Now… now I'm not part of West Coast Genesis. Now I'm not the South Bay Champion. It's not exactly news at this point, though."
Making her way through the living room and into the open kitchen, Ruby takes a seat on one of the stools at the counter. She inhales another deep breath that does nothing for the mental effect the absence of WCG and the South Bay title have done on her.
"I still see my friends… mostly. I mean, Austen and Danni are certainly very busy. Danni's the new South Bay Champion. She's so incredible and so deserving. I love her to bits. She's also planning a wedding to Donovan. Austen's planning a wedding to Mercedes. He's also trying to find his place in West Coast Genesis. I know it's not easy. I know what it feels like to not… ...have a place."
There's a good moment of hesitation before she settles on that wording. She doesn't seem particularly satisfied with it, but it's what she settles on.
"It was great to win my first match in New Generation Wrestling. I can't even describe how great that was, especially after I just lost the South Bay title, but…"
There's definitely a but. You can practically see the mental hang-up in the back of Ruby's mind even as she second guesses voicing it. She already looks to regret bringing it up.
"It's just not what I pictured, I guess? I mean, it was amazing to team with Scotty. It was fun because I know him differently than the rest of NGW knows him. It's part of the problem sometimes for me, actually. I take him differently than just about everyone else does. So, sometimes when he says things I know he's just being ridiculous and over-the-top and others… I guess they don't know him like that so I can understand how they feel about him. It just makes things awkward. Especially when we team together."
She shrugs her shoulders and tries for a smile that shows her guilt over all of this. There's guilt that she sounds like she's not happy with a victory in NGW but more importantly, it sounds like she didn't like teaming with her boyfriend. Neither of which are true statements.
"It just makes me feel like New Generation Wrestling still doesn't know who I am. And yeah, I know. I said I was transitioning. I am. Maybe they aren't supposed to know who I am yet. Maybe that's why I'm struggling to find my place because they're struggling to place me. It makes sense."
Once again, Ruby shrugs her shoulders.
"I mean, they definitely took a huge step in giving me the opportunity to place myself. This match at Resurgence is a big chance for me to figure out if I belong or not. The Young Lions division is super competitive. The champion, Coda, is one of the toughest champions that the company has. That's not even getting into my opponents."
Ruby takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly while considering the actual opposition put before her.
"Considering my first and only triple threat ended with me losing my South Bay title, that makes this match intimidating enough. Me and two other women that are all looking to find their place here in New Generation Wrestling. I'm certainly the underdog even at a glance in this one. Not only am I smaller than both my opponents - and I'm sure neither one of them hear that too often - I'm the least experienced. I'm the least accomplished."
She leans back against the back of the stool and sighs at the overwhelming task put in front of her.
"I mean, all of us have been a champion. That's pretty cool. But you've got Honey who has been a part of the New Generation Wrestling roster longer than I've been in this business. She's been a stand-out talent, she was just recently a Tag Team Champion, and now she's got something to prove as a singles star. She's certainly capable and there's no one out there that would tell you otherwise."
Placing her hands on the counter, she nervously taps her fingernails against the hard surface.
"Then there's Jessica. She's a former World Champion. She's a huge star just like Honey. Everyone loves her and I can't blame them! I love her, too! She's awesome. She's definitely the sickest Resident Evil gamer I've ever met in my life."
The love of Resident Evil is enough to brighten Ruby's mood more to what we usually see from the blonde.
"Honestly, I love both Jessica and Honey. They're really nice girls. They've both been really cool to me. They're both going through… well, that's personal stuff. I don't want to drag all of that out. I just can't currently relate."
Her eyes dart up towards the ceiling to the second floor where she just came from after looking at her loving boyfriend playing his video games.
"I can, however, relate to needing to find my place. I can relate to needing a victory as badly as two other women when only one of us can win. What does that mean for the two that don't win? What happens to them?"
Any excitement and joy that came from talking about Resident Evil is long gone now. Ruby is depressed at the thought of herself (and honestly Jessica and Honey) being part of the two that don't win.
"Will there be another opportunity? How far off will it be? How much harder will it be? A four-way? Five-way? Six-Pack Challenge? Battle Royal?"
As she piles on the number of opponents, she gets even more overwhelmed in her head at the thought of what could be waiting for her beyond Resurgence.
"Beyond that… what happens to us personally if we're one of the two that walks away with the loss. What something like that does to your head… I can't even explain it. I just know that I lost everything the last time I lost a triple threat. What's one more going to do?"
She takes a deep breath but hesitates a moment before letting it slowly leave her lungs, the action doing nothing to quell the pressure weighing her down.
