On Our Terms

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Renee would be backstage in catering. She would pick up a bit of chicken and some green beans and put it on her plate. She then walked towards a table and sat down. Once she was seated, she got on her phone and scrolled social media and the latest talks on the upcoming We Are LAW ppv. She already requested to be added to the card and was waiting for that to happen so it didn’t worry her at all.

As she was about to eat, a redhead girl came up to her. Renee assumed to be someone from the LAW PR team or some executive branch in the company as she put her phone away and threw up her arms in annoyance.

“Cmon now. Did I do something wrong publicly that you need me to take down? Whatever you think I did, I didn’t do anything.”

[APlaying]

After the disaster Anna Sigrid had made after graduating from the young lioness program, Kaori decided to resume her role as manager. Although she no longer had that obligation, she was still the actress's manager, so it would no longer be her responsibility to take care of her protégé's image. Today she would be informed that Renee Steinhauser would have asked for a PPV with Anna, the same Renee who would declare war for the title to her protégée, along with all her circle, obviously including her. Although so far neither of the two had the opportunity to meet, maybe Renee had no idea who she was, but Kaori made sure to investigate in detail the girl's career, her history, her family, her friends, her enemies...

In addition to her exploits clearly, she knew that Renee's request for a PPV with Anna didn't mean well. After what she communicated with her recent altercation with Molly Forster, it only added to the strong tides, because even though Molly said she didn't fight Renee because of the actress's influence, Anna didn't feel that way. Anna didn't feel that way, but was deeply angry about it, Molly was one of the few real friends she had made along her journey, along with Harmonia, Elise Summers and most recently Svetlana Zynski. Kaori knew Anna wasn't going to turn down Renee's challenge, whatever it was. So the redhead would try to address this issue, and it was time for Renee to meet her face to face.



Kaori found out about her whereabouts thanks to certain contacts in the circuit, which gave her the right opportunity to get to her. Arriving to sit across from her in the cathering, reflecting her typical serious expression and face of hating all living things. "I see you are having a good day, Miss Steinhauser. I hear you had quite a complicated week, and I must admit that I like your dedication and the performance you show for your career. Let me introduce myself, I am Kaori Keichi. The representative of actress Anna Sigrid, I heard that you recently made a request to have a PPV with my client." Kaori introduced herself, she was direct and concrete with her words while maintaining a serene demeanor.

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“Oh. So you’re one of that bitch’s agents. Listen, Kaori was it? What do they say about agents in Hollywood? Oh right. I don’t do agents. So tell me what the fuck you want with me and let me go enjoy the rest of my delicate catering meal. Otherwise, I’ll have to shove this boot so far up your ass that little white haired bitch would need to look for a new agent since you’d be paralyzed from the waist down.”

Renee angrily continued to eat her chicken and green beans, waiting for Snow’s agent to speak to her on why she graced herself with her presence.

[APlaying]

Kaori would contemplate Renne's behavior first hand, she was an extremely egotistical and self-centered girl. Or so at least in her role in the company, Kaori however was not to play role-playing games, she wanted to talk seriously about this matter. "It's good of you to ask, I just want to remind you that Anna is a well sought after actress in the entertainment world. She lives on her image and charisma, so if she gets hurt it could be something very serious. She has recently gone through a recovery, a few months ago she was in the filming of a sequel of a franchise, the third part to be exact. During that filming she suffered a big fall from a third floor, which left her with several broken bones and a slight contusion. Although her body, and especially her head, are tough, that accident stopped her activity for months" She explain and sip a cup of vinotinto. "And while, she is consistent with her participation in LAW, I am not willing to accept any more injuries of this style, she simply continues in this career because she is passionate about it."

Kaori would now take on a more authoritative demeanor. "Now if something like this happens and the actress's image is damaged. I'm going to have to take matters into my own hands and proceed to demands to you..." She restate forcefully. She took a sip of vinotinto again, not taking her piercing gaze from Renee's eyes. "My conditions, are that you change the stipulations of the encounter and establish rules that do not overly prejudice the physical integrity of either of us. That's all I ask, and you can continue to play power rangers." She let out a slight joke, however from the tone in which she said it, it seemed more like a hint.

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Renee would put down the fork and spoon and wipe her mouth. She then looked up at Kaori like she just spat into the food she was digging in.

“So you’re telling me to change the stipulations in this match to preserve the image of your client. You want me to change this awesome and dare defying match into a simple one on one? Well you can take these plastic utensils here and shove them up your ass if you think I’d agree to that. And what the fuck are you gonna do to me, huh? You’re nothing but a lousy agent who is looking to suck my invisible cock to make sure Snow pays you to keep her safe. And I don’t care if I become a “power ranger” or some shit. This is my entire life and you’d know that if you done your research on me.”

[APlaying]

Kaori raised an eyebrow at Renee's response, something that went nowhere. For Kaori could hurt Renee, not only in her career, she could also make her existence a complete agony with everything she could do to rack up charges against her. But she was here to negotiate a deal by talking like adults, or at least that's what the red haired manager wanted to see. "It's funny you should say that, because if that's the case, you might as well flip the coin. Anna has been trying to get ahead in show business for almost a decade, it's practically her life too. And to put your figure above her is quite hypocritical, I am simply proposing a more reasonable change. Where we can all win and without the need to go to unwanted extremes, and I know you are a professional and everything you have gone through to occupy a place in the circuit .... Is it really worth losing all that just for a simple match?" Kaori said emphasizing certain facts, arguing in a reasonable manner looking for a better solution to this conflict of interest.

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Renee would be angrily curious on what Kaori was trying to tell her. She didn’t like what she was implying and she would let her know.

“What are you trying to say, huh? You’re saying that I’m too dangerous to be wrestling in this ring? That you can get me fired for not playing by your rules?”

Renee then stood up and got into the face of Kaori. She looked very menacing to Kaori as even though Renee could easily be defeated by her, Kaori knew what she would get herself into if things turned south.

“Well let me tell you something, Kaori. I may be someone who listen to executive orders from the higher ups. But I will not change how I wrestle in this business just because my opponent wants to make movies. If you’re so determined for me to stop this match from happening, then I’ll do it. But that would mean that Snow forfeits her opportunity at the number one contender for the LAW Lightweight belt. And going by what you’re trying to say, that wouldn’t be the best business for you. So get the fuck out of my face or I will show you why they call me the Renegade.”

[APlaying]

Kaori would finish drinking her glass of vinotinto, while Renee told her that she wasn't going to change her stance on the matter, it seemed that she did have the urge to fight with her protégé. But despite the stance Renee would have taken, Kaori would not be intimidated by that, and slowly stood up from her chair, leaning a little towards Renee. "Let me make this clear to you, I'm also trying to look out for the good of your career. But if you're not willing to agree to my terms, I'm afraid I'm going to have to make this clear to you. I am not implying that you are too dangerous to this match, I am implying that you may not allow Anna to challenge for her place as a title contender. I have been investigating you, and I know you are dead meat, and you have done some very shady things in order to get ahead in the business. I'm pretty sure this time will be no different, after what happened with one of Anna's teammates. You have just corroborated what your true intentions are, and let me tell you that if you continue like this, the one who will be most harmed? Will be you." She said with an increasingly somber tone. "So, what do you say, renegade. You're going to continue with your tricks." She lifted one of her hands pointing forward by clasping, her index and middle finger together, until she pecked Renee's shoulder with intensity. "Or would you rather shoot?"

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Renee would be pecked at her shoulder as she was threatened by Kaori that she would be ruined by her if she didn’t back down. She also brought up the post match attack she did on Molly and how that could be used against her.

However, Renee decided that she was gonna shoot and not back down from the threats Kaori was making. She would roll her shoulders and crack her knuckles before looking straight into the soul of Snow’s agent.

“Draw.”

[APlaying]

Kaori held the cup with a certain firmness that perfectly reflected how tense she felt, suppressing the urge to use it to smash it in Renee's face. But doing that would only end up hurting her posture, so she simply held back the urge to do so. "If that's the way things are going to be, don't say I didn't warn you. I'm going to make you pay for every bruise, scratch, insult or emotional manipulation you try to impose on Anna." She exclaimed, maintaining her posture and her somber tone. "And you will regret it, Miss Steinhauser. That's for sure..." After a couple more seconds, Kaori would finish getting up and take a step back, while turning her back to Renee.