>>19569770Holly tapped her fingers against the table, “You think I’ve invented you as a villain. Cast you as a role in some play in my head.
“No.
“Ash, you are a coach. You are an icon of professional wrestling, an icon of the system, a star for the young rookies…
“It’s just that the system itself has caused nothing but upset, caused nothing but pain. Without a Dojo, Priscilla would never have gained control over Amy, over Sola, over Carmody. You enabled that, you helped build that system.
“Sure, you play lip service to how Divine is bad, that’s what’s ‘best for business’, no? You rage against her actions, yet you continue to work in her Dojo. You advise girls not to go to the Mansion, and yet they do it anyway. Whatever it is you think you have been doing, it is not enough. You are a failure at best, and complicit at worst.
“But it’s not all your fault. The game is rigged… So, the playing field needs to be levelled, the old and arrogant women who cling to this business and claim to have its best interests at heart through roles like ‘coach’, ‘manager’, ‘producer’- old arrogant women who work dangerously in the ring and put others at risk. They’re the ones who created Priscilla Divine - they’re the ones who have to be destroyed, have to be ended.
“When I tear down these legends, make it known that even I can do it. The young and the hearty will be able to blaze forward, to supplant me.”
“Goodie. Baddie. You think I give a shit about that?
“I just want to do something that should have happened years ago, when you were exposed as a self-aggrandising fuck who put yourself over the safety of others, I’m going to end the FIREBIRD.”
Holly’s eyes had gone wild during her speech, mania edging into her voice as a cheshire grin split her face. It was only after she finished speaking that she turned her attention back to Amy Flame and Sheila in turn. Not exactly the most enjoyable way to spend a night on the town.
“Sorry, Ames,” She muttered.
