Post by Rick Majors on May 20, 2019 22:05:50 GMT -5
Rick Majors was in Ikea.
It’s strange how such a mundane and, in many ways, dreadful event is now so interesting. After burning down his old home, abandoning his apartment, and living in a dark room surrounded by candles and crosses for over a year, any chance he had to feel normal was a good one.
And, today, being normal meant filling his new apartment with a Flurven or Poäng or Drapstorp. And one-dollar frozen yogurt.
Rick Majors was happily lost in a maze of affordable home furnishings, surrounded by couples arguing about tables, chairs, counter tops, and where this damn relationship was going anyway. This situation would be a nightmare for many people, but Rick Majors has lived through an actual nightmare, so this was fun.
It felt freeing. It felt liberating. To be honest, so did entering the Icemann Invitational Tournament. Last year, as Gabriel, he made it to the final. But he did so because he was “following his Lord.” He wanted to spread his message on the grandest stage and showcase his faith to the widest possible audience. And he lost. Grimm beat him. At the time, he felt like a huge failure. He felt like he had let his Lord down. But, in retrospect, he was glad that he lost. Winning the tournament WOULD have showcased Seromine’s “religion” to the world. It likely would have recruited more people to his side. It would have legitimized Seromine in the eyes of the world. It WOULD have made him proud.
So his loss was actually a good thing. It brought him to where he is today, about to square off against David Hunter, a man who made his name in the Underground and who has allied himself with Holden Ross, the man who chose Seromine over him. And what did Seromine do next, Holden? He cast you aside and left you searching for someone else to follow. And that someone else is David Hunter. So that someone else must fall.
Last year, Gabriel defeated Seromine in the tournament. And this year he will defeat Seromine 2.0, another man who needs Holden Ross by his side to feel important. Last year’s victory almost split him and Seromine up. It was the first time Rick truly saw doubt and fear in Jason Willard. Willard knew Gabriel could beat him in the ring. But that wasn’t the only reason for his concern. Seromine was worried because he looked into Gabriel’s eyes and saw that Rick Majors was still living there.
Now it’s 2019 and Rick Majors is living in Ikea. Or at least he will be if he doesn’t find his way out. This freeing and liberating experience has become a bit more aggravating and annoying at this point. He’s walked past this same bed at least 10 times. Is he going in circles? What is happening? Where the hell are the couches!? He just needs a couch, dammit.
He just needs a couch.
It’s strange how such a mundane and, in many ways, dreadful event is now so interesting. After burning down his old home, abandoning his apartment, and living in a dark room surrounded by candles and crosses for over a year, any chance he had to feel normal was a good one.
And, today, being normal meant filling his new apartment with a Flurven or Poäng or Drapstorp. And one-dollar frozen yogurt.
Rick Majors was happily lost in a maze of affordable home furnishings, surrounded by couples arguing about tables, chairs, counter tops, and where this damn relationship was going anyway. This situation would be a nightmare for many people, but Rick Majors has lived through an actual nightmare, so this was fun.
It felt freeing. It felt liberating. To be honest, so did entering the Icemann Invitational Tournament. Last year, as Gabriel, he made it to the final. But he did so because he was “following his Lord.” He wanted to spread his message on the grandest stage and showcase his faith to the widest possible audience. And he lost. Grimm beat him. At the time, he felt like a huge failure. He felt like he had let his Lord down. But, in retrospect, he was glad that he lost. Winning the tournament WOULD have showcased Seromine’s “religion” to the world. It likely would have recruited more people to his side. It would have legitimized Seromine in the eyes of the world. It WOULD have made him proud.
So his loss was actually a good thing. It brought him to where he is today, about to square off against David Hunter, a man who made his name in the Underground and who has allied himself with Holden Ross, the man who chose Seromine over him. And what did Seromine do next, Holden? He cast you aside and left you searching for someone else to follow. And that someone else is David Hunter. So that someone else must fall.
Last year, Gabriel defeated Seromine in the tournament. And this year he will defeat Seromine 2.0, another man who needs Holden Ross by his side to feel important. Last year’s victory almost split him and Seromine up. It was the first time Rick truly saw doubt and fear in Jason Willard. Willard knew Gabriel could beat him in the ring. But that wasn’t the only reason for his concern. Seromine was worried because he looked into Gabriel’s eyes and saw that Rick Majors was still living there.
Now it’s 2019 and Rick Majors is living in Ikea. Or at least he will be if he doesn’t find his way out. This freeing and liberating experience has become a bit more aggravating and annoying at this point. He’s walked past this same bed at least 10 times. Is he going in circles? What is happening? Where the hell are the couches!? He just needs a couch, dammit.
He just needs a couch.
