o2 | VIDEO | IT'S WRASSLE TIME

[burlyboy]

[ Hello, imPorts! Hope you're ready for something as obnoxious and loud as it gets, because that's Magnus to a tee, and this time, his appearances matches. He's dressed in an outfit that includes an extremely well crafted bear mask, and a poorly crafted everything else - it's tight, there's a cape and claws involved, and everything is decidedly furry. If Magnus is self-conscious about this, it doesn't show on what you can still see of his face. ]

Hey, fellas! This seems like the place to advertise, so here we go - I'm officially announcing my breakthrough into the wrestling scene! We got matches goin' on every Friday night this month in Maurtia Falls - [ it's a publicity stunt, and Magnus is there mainly to fail, which he signed up for ] - and I'd be real happy if some of you came out to see my debut as I'morko enters the ring!

[ He does a bear claw gesture and a low growling sound, because godsdammit, you stick to a theme. He flexes while he does it, which works surprisingly well. He then picks up a gaudy flyer that reads:

I'MORKO VS. THE SKULLCRUSHER
CARNIVORE CRASH
JUNE 2ND


It's gonna be a great time, so everyone should come on down. Tickets are cheap, and who doesn't want to see some guys beat the shit out of each other for an hour? Oh, and thanks to Taako for the idea. I think this is gonna work out great!

[ He peels off his mask, leaving behind some foolish looking helmet hair and a wide smile. ]

Wrestling's not going to be paying all the bills for a while - [ he seems pretty confident in his ability to become a star wrestler, but then again, with his enthusiasm and commitment to a bit, he'll fit right in ] - so I got a secondary reason for advertising on here. You need any freelance carpentry or bodyguarding work done, you just call Magnus Burnsides. Or, like, any other work. I'm flexible.

I'morko out!

[ NOTE: linked art is from HERE. ]

Comments

[video]

[continuousgroaning]

Wrestling... [Tina says this breathless with anticipation.] Is there, like, an age limit?

Re: [video]

[burlyboy]

Uh... to compete, or to watch?

[continuousgroaning]

Watch, of course. I'm too scrawny to actually wrestle.

[burlyboy]

Okay, then there's no age limit on who can watch. You wanna come backstage before the show, meet the guys? They're a good bunch!

[ A bunch of burly dudes, just like Magnus. He's in buff boi heaven. ]

video;

[shittywizard]

Hey, only thank me if it winds up a good idea! If it turns out bad, I take zero responsibility.

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[burlyboy]

It's already a good idea! Look at this get-up!

[ He gestures down at himself. It is not necessarily a pretty sight, but no wrestling outfit is. ]

My new boss thinks so too.

[shittywizard]

Lemme guess. You made it yourself?

[ The quality of the mask Hurley gave him really draws attention to how shitty the rest of it is. ]

[burlyboy]

Sort of? They gave me the base of it, and I jazzed it up. The whole bear mask thing doesn't make much sense if the rest of me doesn't match.

I mostly concentrated on the claws.

[ It shows, because the claws are fine, even though he's going to have to toss them aside when he enters the ring anyhow. It's all about that #aesthetic. ]

[heliophilic]

I'morko? That mean something, or just supposed to sound cool?

[burlyboy]

Both! It sounds cool and it means something. It's Elvish for bear.

[ Which Magnus speaks fluently, surprisingly enough, and uses only for the task of borrowing words to make himself sound cool.

He waves at the screen. He and M may not know each other well, but he harbours a few warm and fuzzy feelings from their jaunt in the dreamworld together. ]

Long time no see!

[heliophilic]

Bear is certainly a fitting name.

[M smiles. Sure, he might not think back fondly on the experience as a whole, but Magnus was good to broken him and that certainly counts for something.]

I can talk in whole sentences now and everything.

[burlyboy]

I liked you even when you couldn't. We've all got our shit to deal with; that was yours. Gotta say, though, glad to see you up and running the way you should be! That dream world fucked everyone right up.

[hellosirs]

Sir! You're getting back in the ring?! I didn't know there was a ring here!

[ ANGUS IS HYPE FOR WRESTLING ]

[burlyboy]

Hell, yeah I am!

[ Two things he loves: making kids excited and praise. Hell yeah.

Only... ]

Back in the ring though? I've never been!

[hellosirs]

You don't remember the whole thing with Jess the Beheader at Battlefest?

... Oh, wait, when are you from, sir? What's the last thing you remember from back home?

[ on the bright side, if he doesn't remember Battlefest, he won't remember Angus cheering on Jeff Angel instead of I'Morko! ]

[burlyboy]

Taako's from the future too. Where I'm from, we just finished dealing with that crystal lab - and that asshole, Lucas.

[ He's still mad. ]

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[h2no]

[the video starts with archie honest to god red faced and watery eyed because he'd absolutely lost his shit at this entire thing and had to spend a good ten minutes laughing hysterically before he could bring himself to reply.]

Fuck! Shit, bro!

[he looks about to bust out laughing again. sorry, magnus.]

You gonna do autographs after and everythin'?

video

[burlyboy]

Hell yeah! Not now, because nobody knows me, but once I'm everyone's favourite wrestler it'll be autograph day, every day.

[ Ah, to have confidence.

He waggles his brows at Archie and does another bear claw. ]

You like?

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[h2no]

[NO DON'T DO THAT HE'S GONNA LOSE HIS MIND AGAIN

WHEEEZE]

It... sure is somethin'! Where'd ya get the idea for that from?

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[uncledad]

[Fighting a bear, wow, familiar]

Why the costume?

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[burlyboy]

[ come and fight THIS BEAR, jaime...! ]

Do you not know wrestling? Everyone has a costume, or some kinda theme to go off of. I already have the mask, so it fit.

[ He clears his throat, grinning a little foolishly. ]

I am also a very bear-like individual.

[uncledad]

[PASS enough bear fighting to last forever]

In that you're--tall, broad of shoulder, and smell terrible? You said it. Not me.

[--But he's kind of kidding just being an ass about it.]

I know the melee at tourneys, and I know of wrestling, certainly. The idea of a costume is the part that strikes me as new and foolish, though not terribly different than wearing a helm bedecked with horns.

Voice

[liverletdie]

So...first catapults and now...

Wrestling? Really?

Re: Voice

[burlyboy]

Cannons, not catapults. You think we're crazy? Catapults couldn't shoot us far enough!

[ Get with the program, Tony! ]

Not a big wrestling fan?

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[liverletdie]

Eh, I'm not a fan of pretending to fight while not really fighting.

Either do it or don't, but all the... drama...

Not my thing.