The Dominance Display

[Devastated]

Feeling Isa pressed up against her and stand up to her challenging demeanour made the bigger blonde powerhouse smirk, she practically wanted to just get to a fight right now at this rate and while Isa's words could have been either an invitation because of the insult, or refusal to engage in such a thing. Still with the way the snapping of the camera was going...it didn't seem like the camera crew wanted Cecilia gone just yet.

In fact, as Cecilia clicked her tongue and was about to take a step back she heard the photo director call out. "Excuse me. But..." he trailed off for a moment, looking as if he was gathering his thoughts properly, getting the right way to phrase what he was about to suggest. "If you are going to engage in a match against one another. Perhaps now would be an apt time to get some promotional photos. Seeing as you are both here?"

The Hardcore queen would tilt her head as she looked over to the director and then the rest of the crew. She shrugged her shoulders and then turned her gaze right back towards Isa, stepping back a step from her. " I'm fine with it. Though this prickly princess probably doesn't want to be upstaged in the photos." Cecilia teased Isa as she would place her hands on her hips. "So what say you, Princess?"

[Jaystar]

Isa was hearing the cameras flicking in ever more frequent fashion... And along with that, she could see the smirk on Cecilia's face widening. It became pretty evident for the Icelander that Cecilia must had been picking up on it too... And that the grounds for the shorter blonde's statements and requests were growing weaker by the second.

And soon enough, Isa began hearing some dreaded words. At first they were hesitant, shifting Isa's focus from Cecilia to the camera crew... But despite her lightly threatening look at them, the photo director still presented his little suggestion. Suggestion, that was surely going to keep Cecilia present for much longer than the blonde had anticipated.

But was that such a bad thing, then? It was just about some promotional photos for the match? Wouldn't it had been just good to formalize this - also to then eventually give Cecilia an appropriate time to leave later?

Well, maybe the photoshoot part was good news. But having promotional material all ready for a match against Cecilia Northman was definitely not something that Isa had wished to be coming out of this night with.

Naturally, Cecilia wasn't minding the suggestion at all. And with that, there was obviously no way that Isa could have expressed minding of it at all either. Finally looking back at the taller blonde, she could no longer hide some irritation on her face.

Of course, the way in which Cecilia had accepted the photo director's offer could have certainly been considered to play a part with it. Both with her claim, but especially with how she decided to call her a princess.

That was something that Isa didn't appreciate at all. Sure, she was The Angel of Ice, cherishing behaving in a graceful manner. But "princess" conveyed a distinctly different kind of message.

"What, you want me to call you a "Queen"?" Isa replied back with a snarky, sarcastic tone. "Too bad that your words won't be communicated through the photos then..." she then added, while mimicking Cecilia's stance by placing her own hands on her hips too. But she also quickly realized that escalating the situation with Cecilia wasn't probably going to help... And instead, turned her face towards the photo director again. "So, please, tell us how you want us to pose, so we can just get this over with quickly." the Icelander requested in a rather cold, slightly unhappy tone.

[Devastated]

Cecilia's eyes turned right back to Isa as she let out that sarcastic comment. "If you'd like." Cecilia spoke out with a cocky tone as she glared at Isa for a bit. "We'll see about that~" She mused at the thought, the idea that she could convey her meaning in the photos. Isa gave her quite an idea now, and she would wait to hear what the crew wanted from them.

The photo-director who was met with the rather cold direction from Isa would clear his throat, clearly trying to compose himself. "Well. How about we have the two of you engage in some moves? A test of strength perhaps? Maybe a bearhug duel? Then some individual moves on one another." The director gave his ideas.

Cecilia would eye the director for a moment and then turned her gaze back to Isa. " We can do a test of strength." She didn't even wait for Isa's response before she would raise her arms up, practically daring the other blonde to join her. " Don't worry, I'll hold back."

[Jaystar]

For a brief moment, Isa felt actually proud of her sarcastic comeback... Until she realized that perhaps her words were only exciting and encouraging Cecilia further. And her subconscious also came up with the notion, that the Northman might had often been labeled as The Hardcore Queen too... Which probably meant that the taller blonde would only be happy to be given such 'honor'. Dang. So, perhaps the camera crew could now save her?

Umm, no. Far from it. They did anything but defuse the situation... From Isa's point at least. If anything, they appreciated the escalating tension... And were only getting more excited by the potential prospects of getting to leverage from it. Which was painfully clear to the Angel of Ice once the camera director had opened his mouth again...

No. No engaging in some moves. No tests of strength. No bearhugs. No, no, no!!!

And still, Isa knew that the only answer she was going to be able to ultimately give was a "Yes", without risking losing her face for sure. But her amazement at the situation was still keeping her mouth a bit open while she simply stared at the camera director... Only to be eventually awoken by Cecilia's acceptance of the test of strength. Once Isa set her sights on then taller blonde again, she was already raising her arms up, and promising to hold back... Which was, while humiliating in its own way, also a blessing in disguise for Isa too.

Still, Isa had to raise her own arms up too, and lock them promptly with the Northman's. The cameras were flicking again... But right then, she still came up with one idea to suggest! "I mean, we wouldn't need to hold back, if were in a proper ring, and not on a photoshoot stage..." she began, while Cecilia could probably tell how the light was turning on inside the Icelander's head. The Angel of Ice then wasted no time with presenting her lifeline to the photo director... "Right. Right! Wouldn't it be better to do this some time else... In a proper ring?" the shorter blonde suggested, while shifting her focus to the camera crew instead of providing resistance for the Northman...

[Devastated]

Cecilia would tilt her head to the side as she saw Isa begin to raise her arms, she was actually beginning to wonder just how game this woman actually was. From what she could tell right now it seemed to her as if Isa perhaps did want this match of theirs? She was having a harder time reading Isa the more she went along with stuff like this, and the more insults she threw out. At the very least she had backbone and that was something that Cecilia wanted to test just how many slams it could take.

"That's true....We wouldn't need to hold back in a proper ring. Though since you say that, why not just not hold back at all." Cecilia spoke with a mischievous grin forming on her face. She gripped firmly onto Isa's hands and tightened her grip, then as Isa presented her life line to the photo crew, Cecilia had already thrown the notion of holding back away. She flexed and then ramped up the pressure! Her arms bore down as she pressed herself into Isa, with the intent of sinking the Angel of Ice to her knees! Of course, Cecilia was expecting resistance...which it seemed wouldn't be found!

[Jaystar]

Isa was certainly grasping at straws here, but to her mind, in this situation there seemed to be no downsides with doing so. For the camera crew, she surely seemed simply cooperative... While for Cecilia, well, she was just trying to cope with her whims the best she could. And well, even if she did end up provoking Cecilia into challenging her further, perhaps even into a proper match... She also knew that this situation had already escalated so far, that if the management or Cecilia Northman wanted to put her in a match against Cecilia Northman, she was going to have a match against Cecilia Northman. This was LAW after all.

Before the Angel of Ice could get an answer out of the camera crew, the Northman had already picked up on her words though... And before she had the chance to react to the fellow blonde's words, she had already started ramping up the pressure. The cameras got to capture the Icelander being forced to hastily take a couple of steps backwards before she could establish her base and fight properly back... Although eventually being forced to take a third step backwards, as Cecilia ramped up the pressure even further. And just as Isa had expected... She was already learning that there was no mistaking, Cecilia Northman was a very strong beast.

Isa still tried to fight bravely back though... Until the taller blonde's stature became even more upright, with the resulting force starting to push Isa more downwards than backwards. And that's when the shorter blonde finally crumbled, falling down to one knee! "Oh, come on!" the Icelander protested in frustration, as her cheeks were turning redder... Sure enough, largely from the physical effort... But also for the mounting embarrassment!