Post by Vincent Augustine on Nov 11, 2018 18:26:06 GMT -5
PROLOGUE
Inside your run of the mill suburban two car garage in Mobile, Alabama a group of three men and two women sit at a table. “We need an idea, we have to shift this from just a youtube show to mainstream.” John stated rather matter of factly as he leaned forward in his chair at the head of the table. “It’s been seven months, and yeah our subscribers are growing but we need more if we are going to get the attention of the executives at the big television companies.” Everyone nodded in agreement as he spoke. “Who has any ideas?” He finally asked.
Dina raised her hand and John nodded for her to speak. “Jerry Springer she said.” The room burst into laughter. “No hold on hear me out.” She pleaded with the group as they quieted down. “Springer was on the air for a long time, but didn’t really take off until the drama began. That is what we need, we need the drama so that our show can take off, and I have an idea.” Dina stood up, grabbed a board and set it up on an easel. “I will pose as the woman looking for love, two of our normal camera guys that no one sees will do so as well, but we get the craziest son of a bitch we can find to be the third, and we just you know, lob him softballs and obviously I don’t pick him in the end.” The group at first was quiet, but all began to whisper amongst each other.
“I love it.” John stated as he stood up. “Who knows a crazy person, someone that can fill the shoes that Dina is talking about?”
“I know a guy, he’ll be here tomorrow, and well he, let’s just say I bet we can trick him into doing the show.” Frank said as he rocked back in his chair.
“Do it, get him, we film tomorrow.” John nodded to the group and everyone else nodded back, the fine details were all that needed to be ironed out, but the idea of some drama was a great one, and it was like Dina said, the very thing that took the Jerry Springer show from near cancellation to a huge sensation and success in the late 90’s.
THE NEXT DAY
Frank had achieved his goal, he found the crazy man, and managed to convince him to come and do the show. Love Connection 2.0 had been on the air on youtube now for 7 months and the ratings were growing, even though it was a total rip off of the show from the 70’s. something in people must make them want others to meet someone special in their lives. Either way that boring mundane show was about to get a quick dose of kerosene, and if it went the way they all thought it would be a huge and mean the money would be rolling in. The only wildcard in all of it? Vincent, the crazy guy that Frank had convinced to join the show.
“When’s he going to be here?” John asked of Frank as the entire group stood around on the makeshift set in that run of the mill suburban garage.
“Anytime now.” Frank quipped back.
“What did we have to promise him?” John asked back.
“That he would be able to talk to Lovely Watanabe about who kidnapped him a while back. It was the only damn thing he asked for.” Frank kind of shrugged as he said it.
A small knock on the garage door and they all knew it was showtime. John opened the garage, let Vincent in, and had him sit in the spot for contestant one. Brian and Dylan, the normal camera men for the show, took the spots for two and three. Dina took the spot on the other side of the cubicle wall and smiled at John. This was going to be huge and she couldn’t wait for what was to come after it was all said and done.
John stepped forward and explained the rules to Vincent, the man nodded and understood, and then John continued the charade on with the other two men. With a simple nod to the three men John turned to the camera and waited for Lorraine to say action. “Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Love Connection 2.0, I am your host John Davis and do we ever have a show for you.” John motioned to the three men and the camera panned across them and pulled out to put all three in one shot.
“Let’s get started with our contestants looking for love. First we have WCF superstar Vincent Augustine!” John announced the name with fanfare and excitement, and thunderous recording of applause filled the air, Vincent simply ran his hands through his short close crop hair and made the rambled mess even worse if it were possible.
“Up next we have Barney, local librarian!” More fanfare from John who gave Brian a random name. The applause track followed and Brian gave the camera a wave. “last but not least we have Darren, local street line painter!” More fanfare and more of the applause track followed by a simple wave from Dylan to the camera.
And they today will be vying for the affection of “Brianna!” The camera panned out and focused in on Dina in her chair waving all excited for the camera. “Now we all know how this works, Brianna will ask each of our contestants a three questions, one at a time and one after the other, when it’s all done she will pick the one who best answered her questions!” John paused as everyone nodded to him on the stage and then turned back to the camera. “LET’S PLAY LOVE CONNECTION 2.0!” The applause track hit and some music played before John settled in to sit next to Dina.
John handed Dina the microphone and gave her a wink off camera. “Contestant one, I am the love ya wanna have, what would you do to me?”
Vincent closed his eyes and breathed in. “You can hide the information I want from you, keep it inside, but in the end I’m going to get what I want, take it from you, and if you don’t know what I want, then pain is all you will feel. No matter how much you try and love me, try and make me see the way you do, in the end WCF put you in front of me, all to hide the sad reality that they are involved with what happened to me, and you are now their puppet and I will have to punish you for playing their game. When I’m done there will be no loving embrace, just pain and anguish.”
“Oh my, you are a kinky one.” Dina said with a giggle and pat of her lips with her hand. “Contestant 2, same question.” Dina said.
“I’d show you a good time, little dinner, late walk on the beach, and then back to my place for some uglies bumping.” Brian responded, working hard to hold back a smile.
“Oh my straight to the point there.” Dina responded with another smile and wave of air across her face with her right hand. “Contestant 3, same question.”
“You I dunno, probably drive ya around in meh car and try and bone ya up in da back.” Dylan said with a straight face, holding back the laughter.
“Oh my!” Dina waved her hand again to push air across her face. “Contestant 1, what are your plans for me tonight?”
“A series of suplexes, maybe even a pile driver. In the end I’m going to choke you and make you submit to my dominance. There is nothing that you can do to stop me, you are nothing more than a bitch that needs to be held down and shown the reality of the world. You will tell me in the end what I want to know, or I will finish you off and leave you broken and unable to move.” Vincent said, face staring hard into the camera.
“OH MY, I don’t know whether to be scared or excited right now, that sounds amazing. I have never had a man dominate me like that in bed.” Dina smiled wide and had to fight to hold back the laughter that was building in her. “Contestant 2, same question.”
“I’d give you some of the D, good and hard!” Brian said.
“And contestant 3?” Dina asked.
“I’d, make you my bitch woman!” Dylan nodded matter of factly.
“Oh wow guys, it seems like all of you have the same thing on your mind. But Contestant 1, if you met me outside of this competition, what would you do?” Dina asked.
“If we met outside of this competition I would drag you into an ally and proceed to punish you relentlessly. I would destroy all that you hold holy until you gave me what I wanted. There would be no holding back on your end; you will succumb to the pain and torture, giving me everything I demanded only to in the end be choked and black out.” Vincent’s stare was focused on the camera.
“Wow so kinky Contestant 1.” Dina smiled and shivered for a moment. “Contestant 2 same question.”
“Well unlike this asshole, I’d probably at least try and treat you right, make you think you wanted me and not just take what I wanted.” Brian scoffed at Vincent. Vincent’s eyes turned to Brian and starred through the man. “I mean this dude is clearly crazy and a rapist!” Brian announced.
“I’m not crazy!” Vincent announced.
“Bull shit.” Dylan yelled.
Vincent snapped, his head twitched and everything went red. “I’m not crazy!” He yelled and throat punched Brian, who fell wheezing in pain off his stool. “Lovely Watanabe over there on the other side of the wall is going to fucking get wrecked this week. He knows who kidnapped and drugged me, he knows for sure. I will beat all the information out of him, all of it, and there is no hug, no back rub, no smile that will make me stop, there is no love I have for him, other than that I will physically impart on him through my fists.”
Dylan had leapt from his stool and was not standing over by the cameras as he watched Vincent appear to hulk up. The man whom had been slumped over before was not standing fully upright and filled with pure unbridled anger. “Calm down bro.” Dylan announced. “It’s just a show, some fake drama man, you didn’t need to punch Brian in the throat.”
“You going to come out from behind their Lovely, or do we need to wait until tonight?” Dina shrugged as Vincent spoke, her face filled with fear as she looked towards John.
John returned her look and leaned into the Frank. “You are still getting all of this?” He asked in a whisper, Frank just nodded. John then motioned for Dina to step out from behind the wall. Reluctantly she did and stopped as Vincent’s eyes locked upon her and scanned her entire body from top to bottom.
“What is this?” Vincent asked. “Where is lovely Watanabe?” He scanned the area. “YOU LIED TO ME!” Vincent’s finger extended, followed by his arm and pointed at Frank. “You know what happens to those who lie to me, who betray me?” Vincent cocked his head to the side and stared at Frank.
Frank dropped the camera and ran for the garage door opener, but was cut off by Vincent who clotheslined the man so hard his head bounced off the concrete and all went black. “Who here knows where Lovely is?” Vincent asked.
Everyone left in the room had huddled into a corner, all of them had begun to cry, John the loudest of them all. “So none of you? You invite me here under false pretense, attempt to make fun of me, and now you sit in the corner and like bitches you all cry?” Vincent shook his head as he starred at them.
“We are sorry.” Dina replied, we just wanted ratings, wanted to get rich, famous.
“You are like all the other clowns that show up in the WCF, they want to get rich, want to be famous, but never are they willing to put in the time and effort. They come in with their false realities, thinking their gimmick will get them over, by them some love, but the reality is they are all just flashes in the pans, and Lovely Watanabe and his wish for us to all love each other is just another example of that. He is nothing more than a roadblock, a hurdle between me and what I deserve, ANSWERS!” Vincent hit the garage door and watched it rise as the group cried and huddled. With a soft smile Vincent strode out of the garage and down the street. Everyone in the garage rushed to check on Frank and Brian, all of them scared, and excited about what was on the video.
