Lonely In Houston� (Thomas, Pussy Galore, Vixxxen, X-Rayted Man, MJ, Fury, OutLaw, Winston, Shadow, Himagaji, & Stryker) Featuring: Trisha VanReardon, Cat, Stephanie Connor, and Trace VanReardon -- Gladiator Wrestling Alliance

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Date Posted: 23:56:50 10/13/00 Fri
Author: Stacey Lynn Jordan
Subject: Lonely In Houston� (Thomas, Pussy Galore, Vixxxen, X-Rayted Man, MJ, Fury, OutLaw, Winston, Shadow, Himagaji, & Stryker) Featuring: Trisha VanReardon, Cat, Stephanie Connor, and Trace VanReardon

�Being all alone��

�The feeling of being alone isn�t a foreign concept to anyone of us� some just feel it more than others. Being social animals� we naturally tend to gravitate towards others. Then there are the outsiders� those who feel just as alone as the rest of us� but they punish themselves by purposefully remaining on the fringe of society. For those in self-imposed exile� loneliness was hated� loathed� despised� and comforting��

11:09 PM� 11 October, 2000
Astrodome, Houston Texas
Following GWA Insurrection�

Stacey sat to herself in the corner of The Circle�s private locker room. Most of the others had departed already. Rachel Winston had left, chasing after The OutLaw� who was no doubt in a foul mood after coming within a faction of an inch of being The Gladiator Champion. Shadow� not being one for social gatherings was gone before anyone knew. No doubt he was off to torment someone for the sheer enjoyment of doing so. Everyone else was off in their own little world�

MJ was following a slightly peeved Fury through the hallways trying to smooth over the fact that she talked him into �giving away� tonight�s earnings. While Fury did a good job of hiding his anger� MJ did a piss poor job of concealing her amusement at the situation. The utter delight of bringing others displeasure seemed to excite her in a way that Fury found irresistible. But in Fury�s case� MJ was like too much of a good thing� assuming anyone was sick enough to consider Mary Jane Francis Jr. �a good thing.�

Trace VanReardon and Stephanie Connor were spending quality time together as always. But Stacey was forced to restrain herself from beating the living hell out of him for even suspecting that he might be X-Rayted Man� the same X-Rayted Man that had introduced her head to the business end of a steel folding chair, just as she was about to introduce Vixxxen and Pussy Galore to their maker. Nonetheless� Connor had immediately rushed into his arms the moment she saw him� completely convinced that he wasn�t one of those latex wearing nimrods. Stacey closed her eyes and tried to clear her mind of the negativity that threatened the calm that she so desperately needed. Her moment of peace was interrupted as she felt eyes on her. Stacey slowly opened her icy green eyes and glanced up as Cat stared down at her. The cake frosting from the earlier food fight was gone now and her usual air of confidence and refinement had been restored. Stacey sat back and rolled her neck to the side as the tense tendons popped loudly. Cat frowned slightly, but Stacey never said a word. Cat sat down across from Stacey and watched her for a moment or two longer before finally speaking to her�

Cat: Lynn� because I respect you for your insight� I wanted to ask you about what you thought about The Circle�s presence here at Insurrection� honestly�

Stacey raised her eyebrow at Cat slightly, but she still remained silent. Cat folded her arms and cocked her head to the side�

Cat: The only reason I�m asking you is because I know you won�t sugarcoat it and feed me a line of bullsh*t! So� tell me� what do you think?

A smirk crossed Stacey�s face�

Stacey: A few words come to mind� but I think the most fitting one is� inept!

Cat smiled as she shook her head�

Cat: Inept� I think that�s the last time I ask you to be honest.

Stacey shrugged her shoulder�

Stacey: Don�t get me wrong� we were inept� but we weren�t pathetic. That�s reserved for Assholes Inc. and The Institution. We were merely too concerned with image� and I wasn�t blameless. That little tiff with those b*tches, Pussy Galore and Vixxxen, wasn�t exactly a shining moment.

Cat: Well� it started off well enough� but I think that The Circle needs something that none of it�s previous incarnations had� unity of purpose.

Stacey starts to laugh�

Stacey: A group of Circle members that get along? I�m sorry� but that�s like wishing that cats and dogs would start getting along. Besides� The Circle was built on egos� and for that reason they were successful. Hating one another was a side effect of those massive egos. Not even in a perfect world would see any of these clowns do anything but stick a knife in the back of the other as soon as they saw a benefit in it. It�s that propensity for unpredictability that keeps The Circle in the spotlight� the same one that keeps it two feet from oblivion.

Cat shakes her head�

Cat: I wasn�t suggesting barbeques together and giving presents to each other. Honestly� I like the infighting, I just wish that there was some way to light a fire underneath this group� something that would get them together� no matter how horrific the consequences.

Stacey sat there and stares off into the distance for a moment as a thought comes to her mind and slow smile made its way across her face. Cat narrowed her eyes as she stared at Stacey�

Cat: What are you thinking?

Stacey looks at Cat and grins�

Stacey: Francis.

Cat looked puzzled for a moment, then a she started to get Stacey�s drift she frowned�

Cat: You�re joking� right?

Stacey shrugs her shoulders�

Stacey: You asked my opinion� I gave it to you. If you someone to coddle you and beat around the bush� you�d better not ask me next time.

Cat smiled at Stacey as she rolled her eyes�

Cat: I must be mad to even consider the thought� but so long as there are constraints... I don�t suppose it would hurt to try.

Cat got up and looked at Stacey�

Cat: Hell� can�t hurt to try. You coming?

Stacey rubbed the tiny bruise on her forehead and glanced across the room at Trace unconsciously before she turned her attention back to Cat who was looking at Trace too. Cat looked back down at Stacey�

Cat: I see that all this X-Rayted Man nonsense has resurfaced. VanReardon says that he�s not X-Rayted Man� do you believe him?

Stacey narrowed her eyes for a moment in deep thought as she stared at Trace, but she said nothing. Cat sighed and patted Stacey on her shoulder�

Cat: I�ll chalk that up to the jury still being out. I�m going to talk that that little red headed demon� you know how to reach me if you need anything.

Cat walked out of the room as Stacey folded her arms and glanced over at Stephanie Connor and Trace as they were busy making goo-goo eyes at one another. One thing was certain� if Trace was X-Rayted Man� Connor had brought his line of bullsh*t hook, line, and sinker. Stacey chuckled at the thought and almost on cue both Trace and Stephanie turned their gaze on her. Unlike most other people who would have turned their attention away as they were caught staring� Stacey merely sat there still looking at them� turning the thought around and around in her head. Trace started to get up, but Stephanie stopped him and whispered something in his ear before giving him a quick peck on the cheek and walking over instead as he watched on. Stephanie walked over and stood next to Stacey as she gestured to the empty seat next to her�

Stephanie: Mind if I sit and talk?

Stacey�s eyes left Trace as they focused on Stephanie�

Stacey: What will Chad Runner think of one of his executives sitting with a lowly employee?

Stacey gave a sarcastic smirk as she moved aside and let Stephanie sit next to her. Stacey looked at Stephanie, but said nothing� further adding to the awkwardness of the moment. Stephanie looked back at Trace as he made himself busy, but kept his distance from Stacey as she had asked. Stephanie looked over at Stacey�

Stephanie: I�m not going to beat around the bush here� I know what you�re thinking�

Stacey raised an eyebrow as a smirk played on her lips�

Stacey: Really? I wouldn�t be so sure of that if I were you�

Stephanie: You�re thinking that Trace is that retard who runs around in latex and saves Vixxxen ass just when it seems she�s about to get what she deserves� a first class ass whipping!

Stacey smiles�

Stacey: Well� the retard part you got right. Actually I was wondering how in the hell can you can continue to spend time with a man that you aren�t 100% sure is faithful to you?

Stephanie shakes her head�

Stephanie: Look� I do believe him! He says that it�s not him� and that�s enough for me. I know that you�ve not had a lot of success in that department� but that no reason to make a blanket judgment of everyone you encounter now.

Stacey narrows her eyes at Stephanie�

Stacey: And just what is it about me that you think you know Ms. Connor? Where and how I grew up? The matches I won and lost? What my favorite foods are? Or maybe something more intimate, like the last time I�

Stephanie shakes her head as she interrupts�

Stephanie: Look� I don�t profess to be an expert on all things pertaining to Stacey Jordan� but I know enough. You haven�t had a lot of luck with friends� and most of the people you considered friends let you down sooner or later. Kris Craven, Kenny Rock� Mei Himagaji�

Stacey�s eyes flare at the mention of Mei�s name, but she stays dead silent�

Stephanie: I know you saw here in the arena tonight talking to President Joy� and I know that it brought back a lot of memories. Most likely not all good� so I�m saying this� if you want to talk, I�m willing to listen. No strings attached� friend to friend� or whatever you prefer.

Stacey continued to stare at Stephanie, but though her face remained devoid of emotion, she was reliving her past in fast-forward. The way she idolized Mei and her sense of honor. The way she allied herself against Segura and Deanna Raventhorne as she sided with Mei. The horror she had felt when she thought along with all the other fans of The SWA that Mei had been killed in the ring after a brutal attack by Kid Rebel. For Mei� Stacey had broken her own moral code and attacked Rebel after President Kilbourne refused to take action against Rebel. Stacey had felt so unclean after the act� but instead of revenge� she had gotten nothing more than a kick in the gut that made her physically ill when she found out that Mei had faked it all to regain her lost. On that day� in Stacey�s eyes� Mei had fallen from grace and she found it impossible to forgive. And while she and Stacey never became hated adversaries� they were never again to be even remotely friendly� but this was mostly Stacey�s fault. Stacey ran a hand through her hair as she shook her head�

Stacey: I don�t need to talk about Mei� I don�t need to talk about Tymolin� and I don�t need to rehash my sorted history to feel better about myself or what I�ve done. Truth is truth� regardless of what Mei did or didn�t do� in the end I did what I did on my own. Mei and I aren�t friends anymore because of who I became. Kris Craven left me because of who I was. Kenny Rock left me for the same reason. Is that an unhealthy pattern? I�d say so� but I�m not going to run around here asking for people to be my friend and crying on their shoulder. You see� that chapter of my life is over� an entire lifetime away now. So thanks for the pep talk� but I don�t need it� I�ve always found beating the living hell out of people I despise to be more therapeutic than running my mouth about spilled milk any day.

Stephanie smiles at Stacey�

Stephanie: Funny you should say that� how does a title match on Insurrection sound?

Stacey�s expression brightened slightly as she struggled to suppress the emotion that threatened to turn her foul mood around. Stacey allowed the merest smile to touch her lips�

Stacey: Vixxxen. She�s one dead f*cking b*tch!

Connor shook her head apologetically�

Stephanie: Unfortunately� I wasn�t able to legally make that match since that nutcase Pussy Galore earned the number one contender�s slot tonight� but I was able to sign another match� one that should interest you just as much.

Stacey frowned as she saw yet another chance to tear The Violent Femmes limb from limb disappear� but soon that disappointment would be all but forgotten�

Stephanie: How does the thought of finally getting your hands on Skylar Thomas sound to you? I mean� you did give up The Valkyrie Title to get a match against him� and though it�s not at the PPV like you were promised� at least it�s happening.

Stacey stared at Stephanie for a long time before she even blinked or moved. Finally Stacey broke her stony gaze and laid back on the couch and stared at the ceiling as she wrung her hands together. Stephanie looked concerned as she didn�t get the reaction she had hoped for�

Stephanie: I thought that this is what you wanted� if you�re worried about the match being hardcore� I can change it or even scrape it all together.

Stacey turned to Stephanie and shook her head, all though even that gesture seemed indecisive. Stacey took a deep breath as she focused on The Commissioner�

Stacey: I know that I may seem ungrateful� but trust me� I want this match� I want it very much.

Stacey stood up and walked out of the room without uttering another word. Stephanie watched her leave with a concerned look on her face. Trace walked over to Stephanie�s side as he sat down beside her�

Trace: What�s wrong? Does she still want to kick my ass?

Stephanie shook her head as she continued to stare at the open door that Stacey had just passed through�

Stephanie: No� well� maybe she still wants to kick your ass, but that�s not what�s bothering me.

Trace: What is it then? This thing with Runner getting to her?

Stephanie frowns�

Stephanie: No� not Runner� Skylar� Skylar Thomas.

Trace looks at Stephanie questioningly as the scene fades�

*** *** ***

Stacey walked outside the arena with her mind clouded by thoughts of nothing but Skylar Thomas. Not even the painful bruise on her forehead or the dull throb in her knee intruded on her thoughts now. Stacey had done her best to forget about Skylar after their last meeting in her apartment. For months she had thought of him as nothing more than the scum of the earth� someone she could honestly say that she wished was dead, but now she wasn�t sure what she thought of him. He had gained her attention after he powerbombed Desiree Howard through a table after losing a match to �Amazing� Johnny DuWright. That had earned him her scorn� but in the end� was that all that she had for The Assassin? Why did the thought of finally getting a match against him� the one she and he had demanded weeks ago fill her with apprehension now? Stacey slipped into the driver�s seat of her car and raced the engine as she sat there staring off into the night. She had no where to go and no one to worry about her if she didn�t come home tonight. It was the same story night after night� and why should this night be any different? Stacey sighed� then a long smile touched her lips as she thought of next Wednesday night. That would be her night out� and she wouldn�t be without a date� at least until she �Screw Drived� him through the mat. Stacey jammed the car into gear and pealed out at the scene faded�

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