Celebrating victory over the Colosus!! (Featuring ScylliasExtorer)

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After his narrow victory over Drake Benton at We Are LAW 7, Oscar Orelash felt it was only appropriate to go out and celebrate this monumental occasion. After all, it wasn't every day that someone could say with certainty that they closed the book on a two-year-old feud in the wrestling business. The beef between Drake and Oscar had been a thing ever since Oscar was in the Young Lions. To have finally settled things between them made Oscar feel like a big weight was lifted off his shoulders. With joy in his steps and a grin stuck on his face, Oscar made his way to a nearby Pup to meet up with some of his friends to get their drink on. To really hammer home the special occasion, Oscar was told that the whole bar was rented out for the night! No need to worry about being too noisy tonight! It was just going to be himself and the best company a fellow could ask for.

Oscar gently pushed the door open, his chest puffed with pride as he let himself into the pub.

"Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for the party! Let's have a good time, yeah?"

Oscar would look around to get a look at who was inside!

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Oscar walked in to a few friendly faces. Aurora was manning the bar. In the corner end of the bar sat Moira. Low key and keeping a watchful eye. While everyone wanted to believe Drake had turned a new leaf, Moira was there to back Oscar up out of an abundance of caution. She nodded at the Barbarian Prince and then went back to her beer. Apart from Moira and Aurora, the bar was semi-crowded with other patrons.

Meanwhile, sitting at the bar, was none other than the Steel Colossus, Drake Benton. Aurora had cordoned off a space for the two men to talk. Drake awkwardly waved at Oscar as he entered, beckoning him over.

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Oscar waved to Moria and Aurora as he entered the bar- but spotted Draje sitting there out of the corner of his eye, catching the wave the man gave him. Oscar looked surprised to see Drake there, but walked over to him and sat down next to him without much hesitation.

"So uh... hey. How've you been holding up since the match?"

Oscar felt a teeny bit awkward talking to Drake considering it was at a party thrown for Oscar beating him, but the Barbarian Prince still made an effort to be friendly towards him. Oscar saw no real reason not to despite everything that happened.

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Drake nudged a stool out for Oscar to sit in.
”Oh hey man. It hurts to bend over… or get up out of bed. Literally any core engagement. But I’m good. You?”
Aurora walked over and smiled at Oscar.
“Can I get you something, Oscar?”
She more coolly placed Drake’s beer down hard in front of him, a little foam splattering around it as a result. She clearly had not forgotten him pushing her down, or his rude behavior the first time she was his waitress.

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"Sore just about anywhere- but nothing I've walked off before. An ice bath does wonders for an aching body. Dunno if it'd help with core stuff but it wouldn't hurt to try"

Oscar answered Drake as if their feud was ancient history. Oscar really wasn't one to hold grudges toward anybody. Especially since the issue was resolved. Oscar looked at Aurora as she greeted him- not commenting about the rough landing of Drake's glass. Considering the last time they met, he really couldn't blame Aurora for being sore about it.

"Aurora- hey! I'll have what Drake's having. That looks pretty good. Anyways- how've you been? I haven't seen you since the graduation party"

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”You’re telling me! I always take ice baths after matches or game- er hockey or football games I mean. Your splash from the top of the cage has taken longer to recover from. Didn’t know you had it in you.”
He patted Oscar on the shoulder. Aurora poured Oscar another Kirin Ichiban and handed it to him far more gently.
“Estoy muy bien, Oscar. I’m excited to see my enemy get what he deserves,” she said, glaring in their general direction.
Drake, noticing the tension, replied,
“Hey, uh, Aurora, I’m really sorry I was rude to you when you were my waitress… even if you did fuck up my order… and I’m sorry I pushed you at Oscar’s party… and sorry I called you a taco lady.” Drake grimaced at reciting the litany of his offenses.
“And I’m sorry to you, Oscar, for making your life hell. I was so jealous of you. It was just not cool… It’s amazing what you notice when you have the right person in your corner to put things in perspective. I’m sorry, again, for how I treated you. Peace, man?” Drake raised his glass.

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Oscar smiled at Aurora before shifting his attention to Drake- the smile staying just where it was as he listened to his formal rival apologize for his previous actions. Not just to him, but to Aurora. After all, quite a few instances from his feud with Drake involved him being rude to her. Oscar could clasp Drake on the shoulder and beam at him as Drake offered a toast for a peace offering.

"Of course! A fresh slate- starting now! All that stuff is in the past. Here's to a new start!"

Oscar happily clinked glasses- showing his acceptance to peace as he laughed merrily and started to drink from his mug!

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Drake took a big gulp of his beer. He may have lost the cage match, but he wasn’t gonna let Oscar out drink him too. Moira smiled at the camaraderie the two men were sharing and slid on over to them.
“Oh hai Drake. I believe you owe me an apology… you know… for beating me up. hmmm?”

”What?! You ambushed me with a chair! And you and Rylie got your payb- … Sorry I powerbombed you onto chairs. And beat up your girlfriends. And beat up your other friends.”
Drake remembered Cyndi’s advice for how to make amends and swallowed his pride. That Oscar and his friends were willing to give him another chance after all he had done, meant a lot to Drake. And with Cyndi’s positive influence, he would face his past misdeeds.

”So, bruh, where’d you learn to get air like that? Guys our size don’t really do high flying stuff.
“He learned it from me. He beat you because of me,” Aurora interjected with an edge to her voice. Clearly Oscar’s friends were in different places on forgiveness.

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Oscar caught on to the intensity in Aurora's voice, casting his attention her way as he cleared his throat to interject. Oscar figured Aurora wasn't so quick to forgive Drake on what happened and, rather than leave it to fester, it'd be best to interject before Aurora got too heated.

"Easy, Aurora. I can understand why you're upset, but please at least try to be nice to Drake. He's made a lot of effort to improve himself since then. I don't expect you to forgive him and move on right away- but trust me. Holding onto a grudge isn't healthy. At least keep his glass full for tonight. For me? Please?"

Oscar smiled at Aurora before looking over at Drake, seeming egar to answer his question regarding his high-flying techniques in their match.

"Well! It was a lot of people, actually. Aurora helped- but Honie gave me some tips too. You remember her? From the graduation party? That lady who says 'BUZZ!' a lot. Oh- and truth be told... that moonsault off the cage bit? It was something I picked up from my best friend in the States. You haven't met her- Her name's Ulla De Milo- a high-flyer from Brazill. She pulled off the same stunt in one of her old matches to win a cage match. It felt appropriate since I figured she was watching our match... hehe... wish I could see the look on her face right now"

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”It’s alright man. I know I’ll be having heat for awhile. I can take it. Thanks though. So what’s your diet like? Clearly it pays off. I do mostly well with my chicken and rice and broccoli. But damn do I have a weakness for burgers!”.
“Don’t get me wrong. Fighting is my passion. But I work out as hard as I do so I can eat whatever the fuck I want! Which right now is fried chicken.”
“And raccoon for dessert?”
Drake and Moira burst out laughing. His crass humor clearly landing with the equally crass Irish lady.
Aurora rolled her eyes and went to refilling their drinks.