No Emotion

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Off Camera

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To evolve is to change.  Scientists say that if a species cannot change, if it cannot adapt, then it will inevitably die out and go extinct.  To say that Melanie McBride has changed during her lifetime would be a massive understatement.

Young Melanie McBride used to be a happy, bubbly young woman full of life and full of optimism.  Ever since meeting with her new boyfriend (or master, depending on the mood she’s in when you ask her) Pierce Manning, her attitude took a massive and very sudden change.  No longer was she an optimistic individual.  She was cynical and pessimistic regarding life.

The single biggest symbol of the change that had undergone in Melanie McBride’s life was the destruction of the relationship between her and her sister Karen McBride.

Now Karen and Melanie are not biological sisters.  Karen was adopted by Melanie’s family.  Karen’s father had run off years earlier and no one knew where he was, her mother was gunned down by a drive by shooting.  Karen was homeless until she was adopted by the McBride family.

Melanie was the most thrilled to have Karen brought into the family.  Karen and Melanie grew to be very close, very friendly.  Melanie had never had a true friend in the family, not ever her own siblings, Stan Lee Jr. and Blair McBride, liked her.  Karen, though, became a close friend.  They were inseparable.

So to have Melanie reject Karen’s friendship and sisterhood was shocking to say the least.

No one quite knows what happened to Melanie but it did send Karen into exile for a brief period until she could collect her thoughts.  But now Karen is back and she wants answers from her sister.  She wants answers from Melanie.

“Time for some answers…Mel…”

It’s the voice of Karen McBride.  She stares daggers right through her younger sister Melanie, whom she has backed up against the cast iron fence that surrounds the massive McBride Estate in New York City.  Melanie stoically refuses to back down.

“What are you doing here, Karen Leonard?”

“McBride.”

Karen retorts, the usage of Karen’s original last name doesn’t phase her in the least.  For Melanie, though, it is a question of philosophy.  Karen was adopted, thus is not a true McBride.  She is still a Leonard.  Melanie chuckles.

“You were not born a McBride.” She answers back. “You do not have McBride blood running through your veins.”

“That’s where this whole evolution garbage has you dumbed down.” Karen says, gently but sternly tapping her upside the head. “Blood alone doesn’t make you a sister.  A relationship makes you a sister.  And you and I, we had a relationship, an unbreakable bond.  We defended each other from Blair and Stan.  And damn it, Mel, whether you want it or not, I will still fight for you until I get my sister back.”

“Your sister is gone.” She sneers. “She has evolved into the great woman you see today.  Now tell me…”

Melanie shoves her backward. “What are you doing here?”

“I told you, I am a McBride, and that means I belong here.  This is my estate as well.”

“Whatever you say, Karen.” Melanie says, rolling her eyes. “All I can tell you is this, you had better stay out of my way.  I thought we had an agreement.  I thought you agreed to stay out of my way and that if you did, my Master and I would leave you alone.”

“Yeah, we did have that agreement,” Karen says with a sigh “but I’m not going to stand by and allow you to ruin your life like this.”

“Well consider this your final warning.” Melanie says, pointing a finger at Karen. “Stay out of my way.  We have nothing further to discuss.”

Melanie tries to walk past Karen but the elder McBride gets in her way.  Melanie sighs with frustration. “What is it, Karen?  I told you that we are through!”

“This is not over until I say it is over!” Karen exclaims as she steps up close to Melanie again.  This proves to be a mistake as Melanie just shoves her backward once more, this time hard enough to cause the older Karen to stumble onto her butt.

“It is over, Karen.” Melanie states emphatically.  “Just accept that I have moved on to bigger and better things.  I have more important matters to deal with, I have Pierce Manning.  And I also have a tag team championship in Motor City Wrestling.”

“You’ll get destroyed by The Creation if you follow Aubrianna’s lead.”

“Oh and your advice will help me to retain?” Melanie shakes her head. “Oh no, I don’t need your help.  I don’t want your help.  Powers and I are the champions and we will survive without you.”

Melanie walks on past Karen.  Karen just watches closely, mapping out her next move.

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On Camera

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Emotions are weaknesses of the human nature.  Passion is a weakness of the human nature.  Humans fail all too often because of their passion, their emotion, and their feelings.  They allow their feelings to get the best of them, they allow their emotions to drive their decision making processes when, in reality, it should be logic and reason that drives the decision making process.

Cold. Heartless.  Stoic logic and reason.

Few members of the human species are able to evolve to a point where they can overcome their pathetic emotions and make sound, logical decisions.  Those individuals who can overcome their emotions succeed in life, while those who are unable to overcome their emotions, who are conquered and enslaved by their passions, are doomed to the same fate of the dinosaurs.

Extinction.

Jason King and Willow Wilkes, ironically enough you call yourselves The Creation but everyone knows that Creation is but a religious myth created by fundamentalists in order to control their congregation; to control their sheep.  And that is what you two are…

…no, not sheep.  I wouldn’t dare insult an animal in such a manner as that.  You two are just a mere myth.  The myth of greatness which shall be exposed as the fraud that it is when you come face to face with The Elite at Deliverance.

You believe that your passion for one another creates an unbreakable bond that makes you one of the strongest, if not the strongest, tag teams in Motor City Wrestling.  But as my tag team partner so eloquently pointed out, your emotion hinders your greatness.  Your emotions and passions toward one another will lead your downfall and lead to The Elite’s final victory over The Creation.

Jason, if you see your precious Willow in trouble…and I don’t mean typical trouble that a wrestler might encounter, because let’s be honest, Aubrianna and I are far from typical.  If you see your darling in serious danger, are you really going to be thinking with your head?

Or your heart?

The same goes for you, Willow.  Ask yourself, to protect your precious Jason, will you be thinking logically or emotionally?

No, Aubrianna and I may not have the same kind of emotional bond you two have.  We have a friendship, yes, but we also have a business relationship and we know that our goal, above and beyond anything else is to win.

Everything else is secondary.  Even the other person’s health and well-being.

It’s all a part of natural selection.  The Elite has evolved to a point where we do not need that passion to survive.  But you rely on that passion and those emotions and because of that, nature will select you for extinction.