Post by TheFirecracker on Jan 24, 2014 23:07:10 GMT -6
{Grown Man Business}
Pauly-"Trust me Da, I won't let ye down."
Philip comes into view as he places his hand on his sons back and gives him a pat on the shoulder.
Philip-"I know son. Thas why I picked ye to go handle things state side. I know if someone tries to fool around ye won't hesitate tae throw them a beating."
Pauly nods at his dad before responding.
Pauly-"Aye, yer right bout that da. Ain't gunna let all that training me and Aerynn did growin' up go ta waste."
Philip-"Speaking of, how are her and Connor? Been trying tae keep talks on the low."
Pauly-"Tae be honest da, I haven't spoke tae her in six months. Was just gunna call her and let her know I'll be going over there to over see everything."
Philip-"Aye, I see yer learning. Keeping contact tae a minimum. You make me so proud son. Now hurry up and go see yer little girlfriend."
Pauly chuckles a bit with that statement as his dad looks a bit confused.
Pauly-"Da she ain't my girlfriend."
Philip-"Ya mean all those years of hanging out and training together ya never gave her tha O'Connor charm laddie?"
Pauly begins to grab his belongings and throw together a bag so he could get ready to leave the country he has never been out of his entire life.
Pauly-"Me and Aerynn are just friends Da. She is more of a sister tae me. Never looked at her any otha way."
Philip-"Damn mistake if ya ask me boy."
Pauly looks at his dad in slight disgust as he throws the backpack on his shoulders.
Pauly-"Da she is like your niece. That's gross. Even worse, like I said she is like a sister tae me. You want some three eyed babies as grand kids? I sure as hell know I wouldn't."
Philip-"Yer right boy, yer right. Now get going, and let me know when ya make landfall."
Pauly-"Will do Da. Take care while I'm gone."
Philip-"You do tha same son. Love ya."
Pauly-"Love ya too Da."
{An Irish beating}
Pauly is seen in the small arena. He is in what is supposed to be a locker room. In reality it is nothing more than some make shift room. It is made outbid some plywood walls that are screwed in and can be taking down after the show. He sits there taping up his hands. As he gets done he lowers his head and says the same prayer he has been saying for years before every fight.
Pauly-"And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand so Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti."
With him finishing the prayer a knock on the door is heard. He stands up and opens to be surprised by his childhood friend.
Pauly-"Holy shit ye actually made it! Thought I'd never see yer face before the big night. Hope ye been keeping up on yer training girl!"
Pauly welcomes Aerynn in with a huge hug as the two take a seat on the folding chairs in the makeshift locker room.
Aerynn-"Still scrawny as e'er, boy-o."
She looked around the locker room and back to him.
Aerynn-"I see yer makin' yerself a' home. Good. I jus' came by tae get m' stuff settled 'fore tha big show."
She looked back at him and tilted her head lightly.
Aerynn-"Ye know, this guy yer up against is a fuckin' beast, right?"
Pauly-"What's yer point? Acting like I haven't taking down animals like him before? Remember we Irish, and we Irish life tae fight!"
Pauly looks around the room to see what Aerynn was looking at and looks back at her.
Pauly-"And this lovely place is what tha men upstairs provided me. What else can I do? Except make the best of it."
Another laugh sounded.
Aerynn-"Aye. But, tis better than whot I'm used tae bein' in."
She looked back to him and nodded.
Aerynn-"Jus'.. Be careful, Pauly. I know we're Irish. An' I know we fight like it's our last. But still, be careful. This isna like we're use ta."
Pauly lets out a small chuckle as this homemade locker room is a little reminiscent of home.
Pauly-"Aye, this does reminded me of the shacks back in the countryside. And look, I understand this isn't like we're used ta, but no need to worry bout me girl. Ima go in there expectin tha worst, praying for tha best. I've read what little info there is on this man. All I can do is go out swinging like I always do!"
He stands up and bangs his fists together before he keeps on speaking.
Pauly-"Fighting is in our blood girl. It's all I know. And I be damn good at it, ye seen it first hand."
She reached down and picked her bag back up. Slinging it over her shoulder once again before heading towards the door. She stopped long enough to look at him once more. Nodding.
Aerynn-"Aye, I've seen it."
She looked around the locker room once more and back to him. Grinning.
Aerynn-"Get settled in. There's a pub no' far from tha hotel I wanna try. I hear they've go' some damn good Irish food."
And with that, she turned and headed out of Pauly's locker room and down to her own.
Pauly-"Trust me Da, I won't let ye down."
Philip comes into view as he places his hand on his sons back and gives him a pat on the shoulder.
Philip-"I know son. Thas why I picked ye to go handle things state side. I know if someone tries to fool around ye won't hesitate tae throw them a beating."
Pauly nods at his dad before responding.
Pauly-"Aye, yer right bout that da. Ain't gunna let all that training me and Aerynn did growin' up go ta waste."
Philip-"Speaking of, how are her and Connor? Been trying tae keep talks on the low."
Pauly-"Tae be honest da, I haven't spoke tae her in six months. Was just gunna call her and let her know I'll be going over there to over see everything."
Philip-"Aye, I see yer learning. Keeping contact tae a minimum. You make me so proud son. Now hurry up and go see yer little girlfriend."
Pauly chuckles a bit with that statement as his dad looks a bit confused.
Pauly-"Da she ain't my girlfriend."
Philip-"Ya mean all those years of hanging out and training together ya never gave her tha O'Connor charm laddie?"
Pauly begins to grab his belongings and throw together a bag so he could get ready to leave the country he has never been out of his entire life.
Pauly-"Me and Aerynn are just friends Da. She is more of a sister tae me. Never looked at her any otha way."
Philip-"Damn mistake if ya ask me boy."
Pauly looks at his dad in slight disgust as he throws the backpack on his shoulders.
Pauly-"Da she is like your niece. That's gross. Even worse, like I said she is like a sister tae me. You want some three eyed babies as grand kids? I sure as hell know I wouldn't."
Philip-"Yer right boy, yer right. Now get going, and let me know when ya make landfall."
Pauly-"Will do Da. Take care while I'm gone."
Philip-"You do tha same son. Love ya."
Pauly-"Love ya too Da."
{An Irish beating}
Pauly is seen in the small arena. He is in what is supposed to be a locker room. In reality it is nothing more than some make shift room. It is made outbid some plywood walls that are screwed in and can be taking down after the show. He sits there taping up his hands. As he gets done he lowers his head and says the same prayer he has been saying for years before every fight.
Pauly-"And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand so Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti."
With him finishing the prayer a knock on the door is heard. He stands up and opens to be surprised by his childhood friend.
Pauly-"Holy shit ye actually made it! Thought I'd never see yer face before the big night. Hope ye been keeping up on yer training girl!"
Pauly welcomes Aerynn in with a huge hug as the two take a seat on the folding chairs in the makeshift locker room.
Aerynn-"Still scrawny as e'er, boy-o."
She looked around the locker room and back to him.
Aerynn-"I see yer makin' yerself a' home. Good. I jus' came by tae get m' stuff settled 'fore tha big show."
She looked back at him and tilted her head lightly.
Aerynn-"Ye know, this guy yer up against is a fuckin' beast, right?"
Pauly-"What's yer point? Acting like I haven't taking down animals like him before? Remember we Irish, and we Irish life tae fight!"
Pauly looks around the room to see what Aerynn was looking at and looks back at her.
Pauly-"And this lovely place is what tha men upstairs provided me. What else can I do? Except make the best of it."
Another laugh sounded.
Aerynn-"Aye. But, tis better than whot I'm used tae bein' in."
She looked back to him and nodded.
Aerynn-"Jus'.. Be careful, Pauly. I know we're Irish. An' I know we fight like it's our last. But still, be careful. This isna like we're use ta."
Pauly lets out a small chuckle as this homemade locker room is a little reminiscent of home.
Pauly-"Aye, this does reminded me of the shacks back in the countryside. And look, I understand this isn't like we're used ta, but no need to worry bout me girl. Ima go in there expectin tha worst, praying for tha best. I've read what little info there is on this man. All I can do is go out swinging like I always do!"
He stands up and bangs his fists together before he keeps on speaking.
Pauly-"Fighting is in our blood girl. It's all I know. And I be damn good at it, ye seen it first hand."
She reached down and picked her bag back up. Slinging it over her shoulder once again before heading towards the door. She stopped long enough to look at him once more. Nodding.
Aerynn-"Aye, I've seen it."
She looked around the locker room once more and back to him. Grinning.
Aerynn-"Get settled in. There's a pub no' far from tha hotel I wanna try. I hear they've go' some damn good Irish food."
And with that, she turned and headed out of Pauly's locker room and down to her own.