The man stumbles through the back alley, its dark and foggy and as a result he trips on a bin bag, falls spectacularly face first into a puddle, he lets out a groan and tries to pull himself back to his feet, eventually he gives up content to lie there and let sleep take him.
Another figure makes his way out of the gloom, the fallen man doesnt even look up as he starts to chuckle.
Come for me at last haff you?
The other man kneels down close to him
Gustav Gustavsson
The man now known as Gustav finally does look up
You are knowing it is me, houndink me through ze streets, not a moments rest for Gustav, oh no, a boxer loses a fight, rich men lose zere moneys and everybody iss gunning for Gustav. Yess, I admit it, I told him to throw ze fight, we are both richer because of it, but you people have made my life HELL!
Gustav stands up and starts pulling at the bottom of his trousers, he does this for some time.
You vant to smash my kneecaps or vatever it is you are doink? HERE! Ill make it easier for you.
He gives up with this method and attacks the belt buckle instead, this method is more successful and soon his trousers are round his ankles.
Zere, do your worst
The other man steps forward, Gustav flinches and closes his eyes but stands his ground. The other man extends his hand with a small card in it.
Gustav Gustavsson, agent and trainer to Champion prize fighters, have you ever considered a career change?
Gustav opens his eyes and looks at the card, the other man gestures he should take it. He does so.
S.H.I.T Industries? I haff never heard of you
The other man smiles.
There is something ridiculous about you
Gustav looks down, his trousers round his ankles, pink boxer shorts on display.
Your accent is wildly inconsistent
With that said the man turns and leaves. Gustav stands in the alleyway for a while longer.
What a day
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The office was quiet, Gustav liked this, for the first time in days he felt well rested. Clean shaven and washed he was feeling more like his old self, the office was spacious, decorated with light colours to make it appear more so, the furniture was sparse, his chair, his desk, another chair in front of the desk and a plant in the corner which he was pretty sure is plastic.
Hed received two notes since setting up his office here, the notes seemed to be the only contact with management. The first one was a profile, a profile of what seemed to be a robot, which was strange enough, the second had come two days later, it simply said make it a champion.
A knock at the door, Gustav looks up from behind his desk and breathes in deeply.
Enter
The door opens, two burly men in security uniforms escort the thing into his office, Gustav raises an eyebrow. Without instruction the two men turn and leave, leaving Gustav alone with the robot, a long silence follows, Gustav seeming keen to wait it out, make it act human. No such luck.
So, you are S.H.I.T correct?
Affirmative
You are built to wrestle?
Affirmative
And now you are booked to contend for ze Mayhem Title in a triple threat match?
Affirmative
Haff you learnt about your opponents?
Affirmative
Describe Jack Skinner to me
Narcissistic
Gustav sighs
Anything else?
Affirmative
What?
Very Narcissistic
Right, and vat about Sean Cruz?
Feminine playboy millionaire
Not the kind of people youd expect to be competing for a Mayhem Title Shot
Affirmative
Zis could be zere strength and veakness S.H.I.T, viz ze champion you know what your goink to get, but he vill come at you hard. Zese two could be out of there depth, advantage S.H.I.T, or zey could take to it like a duck is taking to water, in vich case you must be prepared. No mercy in zis kind off environment S.H.I.T.
You must seek to destroy zese men, zere is nothink personal in it, I might go for a fine German beer with Mr Cruz or even Mr Skinner afterwards, you can come too if you so wish. But in ze ring, no mercy, use every veapon you can. Understand?
Affirmative
Goot, now, lets go, ve haff vork to do. You must be prepared.
With this the man and robot exist the office.
