Sheila sighed as she finally finished fiddling with the lapel microphone, getting the dumb thing in just the right space. Despite what some people thought because of whole cavewoman look, she wasn’t a total Luddite - she knew how technology worked, for the most part, she just didn’t like using it anymore than she had to. She’d gone a good portion of her life in the bush, far away from the cities, going about as computer-free as a person could get by with these days, and everything she’d seen about the modern world told her that was the right way to go about things.Starr: No. No, you’ve got it on wrong. You’ve got to…yeah, there it is. Just keep it there, and…no, you moved it. You want it close to your mouth but not too close. Higher, higher, and-
Sheila: Like this?
Starr: Fuck it, close enough.
With that in mind, it was a bit weird for her to be here: In the studio of Gabrielle Starr, one of the most prominent pro-wrestling podcasters on the Japanese scene, preparing for an interview. But then, it had been a crazy kind of week, hadn't it? Sheila had spent more of it than she’d liked in a hospital. That wasn’t an unusual thing by itself, but usually her time in places like that served as downtime for her, with people giving her a wide berth. This time, however, she’d been bombarded with requests for interviews and demands for statements, people she’d never even met sending text messages her way. It was the sort of popularity she’d never cared for, and she was getting waves of it.
All thanks to Kenzie Kraze.
Sheila rubbed her forehead at the mere thought of her, still feeling the effects of her headbutts, even now. She was quick to recover from beatings most of the time, but the hell Kenzie put her through was lingering, feeling it in her bones every time she moved. That was annoying, but the real problems bubbled under the surface. The two of them had been having a hell of a scrap, and having it end in a DQ of all things…blue balls? That was the term that kept coming to mind. If only they’d had more time, if only the referee hadn't been such a bitch, if only it had been a hardcore match, they could’ve had something special.
It was a problem she intended to rectify, but first, she needed to get the media off her back. There were a lot of fans clamoring for her, wanting a rematch with her and Kenzie, and she figured this was as good a venue as any to set the record straight and make the call out. While Sheila didn’t listen to Gabrielle Starr’s podcast - or anyone’s, for that matter - she knew the woman was popular enough, and the word would reach Kenzie in whatever cave the crazy bitch was living in. Or maybe some dank basement. Or maybe a gothic cathedral. Some place with lots of bats.
Gabrielle was just about finished sitting, sitting on one side of the glass while Sheila was on the other, the two of them shaked up in her cramped sound studio. While this was all new hat, she was familiar enough with sound equipment from setting up with Outback Wrestling, enough to know this stuff was all top-dollar.
Gabrielle held up her fingers and started counting down. Three, two, one…
Jesus Christ.Starr: And we’re back, starlets! Once again, I’m your girl Gabrielle Starr on the Gift of Gab and I’m putting a shrimp on the barbie with the Sheila of the hour, Sheila Morgan. G’day mate!
It was then that Sheila really noticed Starr - in particular, she focused on the weird, widening smile she’d been wearing for the past minute or so, looking like she had a secret she was dying to share. Then her attention went to the extra stool, which was set a few feet away from her, as if Gabrielle was expecting an extra guest. Finally, he attention turned to door, where she could hear the sounds of someone about to enter.Sheila: Hey, you know, nobody actually says-
Starr: ”So, Sheila, baby, tell me: how’re you healing up after that corker of a match with you and Kenzie? Still on the mend?
Sheila: Had better, had worse. I’ll be at 100% soon enough, most likely. And ‘corker’ doesn’t mean what you think it means, for the record.
Starr: ‘Had better’, huh? You’re no stranger to these kinds of matches, but it’s rare for a Standard match to get so steamy, isn’t it? You two have some connection?
Sheila: She connected with my goddamn skull like a dozen times, crazy bitch.
Starr: And your lips, too. Is Kenzie a good kisser?
Sheila: She kisses like she’s trying to eat my face, but yeah, I liked it. If she thinks I’m just going to lay back and be her fuck toy, though, she’s even more out of her goddamn mind than she seems.
Starr: Oh, now we’re talking. Are you saying you want a rematch? Making it official?
Sheila: Fuck yeah. Kenzei-
Starr: Don’t bother pointing at the camera, it’s not one for this. YouTube doesn’t let us upload LAW stuff, sorry.
Sheila: Right, sorry. Kenzie! I know your psycho ass is watching this from wherever the hell you go during the day, so listen up: You, me, rematch. I’ve already got the go-ahead, we can have whatever we want, so name the type and we’re on, got it? You want me, come and get me.”
Starr: Funny you should mention that. I’ve got a special guest who’d love to get her own take on the topic.
Sheila popped up off her stool with her fists balled tight, not knowing what the ‘secret guest’ would pull once that door opened up. She hadn't come in her wrestling gear, just wearing some baggy jeans and a black pullover hoodie, but she was more than ready to go in it if need be.Sheila: Gotta be fucking kidding me-