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Beautiful Things - Izumi vs. Valkyrie
Topic Started: Oct 26 2015, 10:32 PM (14 Views)
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[We fade in to the interior of the Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens, where we find Pitt newcomer Izumi Sato. The Pure Heart Warrior is clad in a hot pink hooded sweat suit with white stripes. The hood is left down to reveal an almond skinned young Japanese woman with big viridian eyes and jet black hair. She sits on a bench, her head bowed, eyes closed.]

IZUMI: I guess you could say I have a little tradition. Before every match, no matter where it is, I have to spend a couple hours in nature. Now you might be thinking that this isn't exactly real nature; that it's all man-made. True as it may be, Botanical Gardens like this remind me of where I grew up in Kyoto.

[Izumi gestures all around her.]

IZUMI: No matter where you look, there are bright colors everywhere - reds, yellows, pinks, purples. It's...

[She gets lost in her thoughts for a moment.]

[She lifts her head, those bright viridian eyes gazing into the lens for the first time.]

IZUMI: It's BEAUTIFUL!

[She rises from her seat and begins to walk along the well trodden path, surveying the beauty that surrounds her before letting out a loud sigh.]

IZUMI: But alas, not all things in this world are beautiful; much to my admitted chagrin.

[She shakes her head, unable to fend off a subconscious shudder at her next thought.]

IZUMI: I'm sure Valkyrie knows the origins of her namesake. There's a legend of beautiful winged maidens swooping down to gather up fallen warriors to carry them to Valhalla.

[She pauses for a beat, contemplating the image.]

IZUMI: Did they account for the great warriors' severed limbs as well, for the loss of a hand, a leg, an ear, a head... or did they did they pick up every last piece, great or small?

[Izumi stops and turns to face the lens.]

IZUMI: But as beautiful as you may be, Valkyrie; I'm not one of your fallen warriors to be carried off to Valhalla! True, warriors' blood does course through my veins. And much like you, I choose to carry on my ancestors' traditions, to pass on their teachings so that not only will their memory never die; but also the Samurai spirit

[Izumi turns from the lens again, and continues her walk.]

IZUMI: I saw your match at Blood and Steel Chairs, Valkyrie. I saw the carnage you unleashed on the other three women; how you quite literally had all three pile on top of you - and yet you were able to throw them all away. But they all made one critical mistake, Valkyrie. They tried to match strength with you.

[She nods her head, glancing to the lens briefly before returning her gaze to the path before her.]

IZUMI: I may have only been here a short time, but even I know that there aren't many women who can match strength with you, Valkyrie. And yet they tried, hard as they could. They beat you down, they battered you, but they could not fell the great Valkyrie.

[Izumi steps off the path for a moment, sniffing at a batch of flowers before returning to the path.]

IZUMI: Now I know what you must be thinking. Just look at me; I'm five foot two and a buck twenty soaking wet. You're going to have a ball throwing me all over the ring. Maybe even out of it. What better way to display your dominance than by running right over me without even breaking a sweat. But in truth, Valkyrie...

[A bright smile spreads across her face.]

IZUMI: I just might be the only person who's capable of beating you just as easily. See, fighting you is nothing different than fighting any other woman in The Pitt. You're _all_ bigger than me. You're _all_ able to toss me around with ease. But here's the key...

[Izumi stops and turns to the lens once more, where she folds her arms across her chest.]

IZUMI: I can take you down with ease. It doesn't matter who's bigger, or who's heavier. Before you know it...

[She claps her hands together loudly.]

IZUMI: You're on your back, looking up at the lights, and I'm tying you up so many ways you'd think you were a pretzel. Now you can try to power your way out, and you might even succeed, Valkyrie. But then, I'll take you down again, and keep tying you up, until there's only one choice left for you to make.

Tap, tap, tap.

[She taps the back of her hand at the same time for emphasis.]

IZUMI: That sound will be a thing of beauty.

[Out.]

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