Trancy Troubles (For Bare)

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It had been what? A week? A week after Alois's win against Deku. Alois had finally broken his losing streak, even if it was a bit...underhanded. Alois still won. And in typical Alois fashion, wanted to rub it in the face of the crowd that was rooting for him to lose even more. And how was he going to rub this in the face of the crowd you may ask? With his talk show of course! He had referenced it earlier following his brief spiel with Jasper but that never really got him anywhere, this time it would be different! He had a purpose to be there and it was to gloat! To make it all about him, which was why the Ring venue looked a bit different from a normal match. It felt like a nightmare for most with the ring apron replaced with a matte black cloth that had the British Aristocrat's smug little face in the center of the ring. Come to think of it. Almost everything in that ring had Alois written all over it. From the white ropes and turnbuckles being blue and black and a mini titantron with the words "Spider's Web" plastered on it with his different frames of Alois smiling like a bad sitcom intro.

All it was missing was the Blonde Mini Brit to make the nightmare Barbie set complete! And soon that would be complete as the mini titantron and the big one seemed to agree on streaming one thing: Camera footage of the backstage parking lot. It seemed inconsequential at first but the crowd was interested, anything that wasn't staring at the British Brat's face for a minute and a half was interesting but unfortunately, that would be just the case as a limousine pulled up to the parking lot, the camera focusing on it while the driver parked it. The caddie stepping out of the driver's seat and soon walking over to the passenger seat, opening it to reveal....Alois Trancy.

Our lovable Brit Brat, Alois.

Alois came dressed dapper, why wouldn't he? It was his first ever talkshow. Dripped out in a white dress shirt and black pants, fitted with a form-fitting vest and some bracelets. He looked as though he just came out of a Bungou Stray Dogs episode. Walking to Gorilla Position with a smirk on his face as the camera man followed him to the curtains and soon to the ring!

Alois’s look (sue me)

He took the steps and entered the ring, taking up a mic and tapping on it for feedback, as the ringing stopped the boos poured. He didn't even speak yet and the crowd had already had enough. It took a while for it to dial down but once it stopped, Alois went to work.

"Wow. Tough crowd. But i wouldn't say I'd be surprised."

The Brit took a small shrug and frown before continuing back to his regularly scheduled propaganda.

"For 4 years I've been in the industry, what have I been except ridiculed and booed out of stadiums..by you people. People who know what they're paying for, people who KNOW is on the match card. People who spend most of their nobody lives trying to make ME out as the villian."

Taking another pause, there were some booing but more of it was hushed. The people were hooked.

"Now...if we're being honest, I'm no saint but I never CLAIMED to be. I am human. But not one above going below the belt and let's be honest, put yourself in MY shoes and we'll see how much of a moral high ground you have when you're 5'5 and constantly looked down upon..."

Alois had the crowd in his fingertips, even doing something like taking a seat in one of the convenient chair out of two in the center of the Trancy ring.

"I've taken shortcuts, you know it. I know it. But i won. For the first time in this company i won. I didn't win clean, i didn't need to outwork my opponents, i kicked them in the bloody balls and WON. And this isn't to knock on my opponents. That Izuku bloke. He's a fighter. But that's all he is. A fighter. Which is why i invite him here today to have ourselves a little chat. So without further delay, please welcome out FIRST GUEST, Izuku Midoriya!"

He gestured to the entrance way, waiting for the hero of the wrestling business to come join up for a little..meet up.

[Bare]

Too say it was a rough week for Deku was an understatement. It had been damn awful for him ever since his losing streak was extended further by Alois, someone who also had been on a losing streak which made it worse. Granted Alois had to resort to underhanded tactics to do so, but in Deku's mind it actually made it even worse. Knowing he was that close to winning and only lost cause he fell for the literal oldest trick in the book at Alois's hands. Didn't help that the blonde was using the victory for all kinds of clout, culminating in... whatever abomination the boy had made out in the ring prior to his introduction.

Taking a very deep breath to try and calm down and focus himself before his music started Deku would focus up and step through the curtain, coming out to a higher than average reception. A testament to just how unlikable Alois was compared to well... just about anyone else. Coming down sporting a significantly more casual look with a far more humble entrance the differences between the two was just as stark outside of a match as in and it would only become more apparent as the green haired boy took a mic before entering the ring, eyeing the Brit warily with a glare already forming up on his face before he raised the mic.

Spoiler

"Alois... I'll be honest.. you won. You got you're moment congrats. But we both know you only won cause you cheated, and the only reason I agreed to this was so I could get a rematch." Deku said as blunt as a baseball bat while staring right into Alois's eyes, refusing to take a seat and just starting the blonde down. "So let's get this show of yours over with." Deku said evenly before waiting to see Alois's response to his no nonsense and direct method of going about this 'show' of Alois's.

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Seeing that face was a delight for Alois! That glare, that icy cold stare, almost distracted him from the fact that the crowd practically popped for that boy scout! And it also made Alois feel...recognized. Not to say that he wasn't already, albeit in a more...unpopular sense. They momentarily locked eyes when Deku hit the curtains and strolled into Trancy's territory. As for Alois, he kind of just...let him! Even gesturing him into the ring like a hospitality worker. And why wouldn't he, he was in control for as far as he could tell, Deku wasn't attacking him outright, however, that may change with Alois taking up the icebreaker between the two. Icebreakers, in the literal sense.

"And you'll get your rematch, don't worry. But first some icebreakers to well...you know.

Alois soon produced a stack of cards from his back pocket, looking up periodically with that impish grin of his while he read the cards, finally doing away with them as he tossed the stack away, with the card fluttering across the ring and the stadium, preferring to break the ice, the good old fashioned way, improv!

"So! Deku. I did a little research on that ring name of yours. You know. As some good small talk would come from it! Did you know. Your name. The one that you call yourself after. The name the announcer calls for when your entrance starts, the name that DOESN'T get called when you're in a match with moi. That one? That means puppet. And I'll be honest, I kind of agree. You ARE a puppet!

That definitely got a reaction from the fans in attendance, booing and jeering but that didn't deter him from continuing, in fact, it MOTIVATED him to continue the verbal assault verbatim.

A puppet..to THEM. Pointing to those awful, awful fans! "When have they ever needed to matter in OUR business, when have they ever won YOU a match. Loss after loss after loss? They meet you not with a hero's welcome but with sad bloody indifference. And if you keep up with "hero" bollocks. You'll be just that. A puppet. A sad...useless. Puppet.

[Bare]

Taking a seat and leaning back against it, it would seem that Alois's assurance of a rematch had placated Deku for the moment to at least try and sit through whatever the blonde had. But of course it was just the brit trying to further gloat over his win, starting with a 'fun fact' about Deku's name, only to use it to reference his win in probably the most obnoxious way possible.

Which then allowed Alois to springboard into a rant about the crowd, 'lecturing' Deku about how little the crowd mattered and that he was just a puppet so long as he stuck with his current gimmick. Taking a deep breath when the blonde appeared to be done Deku would raise the mic to his lips.

"First of all... 'Deku' kanji actually refers to being able to do something. Like Im going to beat you when we fight again." Deku said with determination laced in his voice as he called out Alois for his dubious translation before continuing. "Secondly... we wouldn't have a business if it wasn't for these people." Deku said while gesturing out to the crowd which got a immediate pop.

Not done yet however Deku would keep the mic leveled to his mouth as he continued. "Every show, every check, every pay per view, only happens because of them. Even if they don't 'win' me a match, they still cheer for me to do it, they motivate me, and unlike you I value that from them, maybe if you actually cared about someone other than yourself you'd see and appreciate them as much as I do." Deku shot back, getting a bit personal as he glared heatedly at Alois.

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Alois had to roll his eyes at what he was hearing, it was almost making him gag with utter disgust. How could anyone care for these people? These sickly pervs and obnoxious hecklers. It took almost all his willpower not to smack the living taste out of Izuku's mouth. But that would have to wait, wouldn't it? He needed to be the "bigger" man. Figuratively. So he waited for the cheering to subside and the crowd to stop being so overjoyed that their miserable lives were worth zip because of some bloody wannabe underdog until he finally graced the ring with his angelic voice. Breathing into his mic with a mischievous grin, finally taking the time to tear into the L.A.W "faithful". However, the L.A.W faithful had a few more tricks up their sleeve.

"I am so happy for you, Deku! For once in your life, you feel...determined?

"WHAT?!" shouted the crowd in defiance.

"Estatic?"

Another "WHAT?!" hit Alois's monologue.

"Sister Shaggers say what?!"

"WHAT?!"

"Motion carried."

Alois had the hugest, most shit-eating grin from that bit, you would have thought he won a title! But no, it's the small victories that count. Going back to berating Izuku, Alois made sure no one interrupted him again.

"Let's be clear here. When you say pays OUR checks, you mean yours. YOU! are not me. We have nothing in common, not anymore. You and I were in a drought and I'm the one that innovated irrigation while YOU were stuck looking at the same dried-out well. I beat you, and I was so gracious enough to let you drink from PRISTINE waters and what do you do to pay me back? You come onto MY BLOODY SHOW and whinge about how these fat blokes give you money to be slutted out in front of them? HAHAHAHA! If you want your shot so badly? You can take it. Just don't go crawling back to me when I beat the cash grants out of you.

[Bare]

It was small, but a smile found its way to Deku's face. Primarily because of the crowd's decision to try and derail Alois's attempts at talking with a WHAT chant. Something Deku would normally disapprove of, but in this case he was willing to let it slide since the person on the receiving end was more than deserving of it.

Unfortunately however Alois was admittedly, a bit more clever than the average person to take a WHAT chant, and was able to turn it right around on the fans, humiliating them in the process and making Deku narrow his eyes in response. Especially as Alois began talking. Once again bad mouthing him and his decision to stick by the fans, but this time he didn't mince words.

No the foul aristocrat was going full force in not only bragging about his win, but doing everything in his power to put Deku down for his loss against the blond. Deku didn't budge an inch the whole time though as he waited for Alois to finish before raising the mic to his lips once more so that he could respond. "Are you done? I stopped paying attention after the first sentence." He said derisively much to the laughter of the audience before he continued.

"Last time I checked you were employed and paid by LAW like me, which means the fans fund your paycheck, and you asked me to be on your show, if you'll recall." Deku said, smartly sniping two of the points that Alois had tried to throw Deku's way before he went for the kill. "Really, the only difference between us, other than the fact you have the brain and personality of a corgi." At this Deku had to pause as the crowd burst into laughter at the comparison which made him smile a bit, waiting for them to die down a bit as he decided to add a last minute addition. "I guess he also has the but of one too huh? I can admit that." He said which got another round of laughter before Deku focused back on Alois, his expression growing serious once more.

"The only true difference though... is that you're a honorless cheat. Who ONLY one because you low blowed me, and I think we both know that without it, you would have been one to shrivel up instead... So thank you for confirming the rematch, cause I'll be sure to make sure that taste of victory you had was as fleeting as this tacky talk show!" Deku said throwing down the mic and throwing a punch at Alois!

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Oh, Alois wasn't happy. Not one bit. He didn't care about the rebuttals Deku was talking about. He cared about the crowd, how they lapped up Deku's cheesy, tacky useless comebacks. He beat him, he had him dead to rights whether he cheated or not! Why did this crowd love him so much?! It shouldn't be like this. He should be the hero, Deku should be the one facing the "what" chants, not him! But it didn't matter. It shouldn't. What mattered was that he was on HIS show; all that matters is that one fact: He came to HIS show on HIS terms. No amount of corgi jokes and jokes about his ass could do anything to affect him.

That was, however, until the moment happened.

Alois didn't know what hit him. The feedback of the mic as it dropped and the ringing of his ears was all he remembered when Deku landed a punch to his face, knocking him off his chair and onto the ring, laying facefirst onto his mat, in an ironic turn of events, kissing his own face plastered on the ring mat!

That rematch was on! Just...not for today.

[Bare]

Deku normally didn't like to resort to violence out of gate when it wasn't a match but Alois was more than worth punching in the face without warning or regret. Plus for what it's worth the crowd was super into it, cheering loud enough that it felt like the building was vibrating from the force, watching the pompous blond laid out on the mat was everything the crowd wanted from the segment and Deku was all too eager to give it to them! "That was just a small taste Alois... You'll be getting worse when we have our rematch, and the crowd will be as behind me then as they are now, and you'll find out exactly how important they are." Deku said with a glare to the blond before dropping the mic on his body and standing up to walk out of the ring.