Tension

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A sight for sore eyes, Stephie Campbell stands in front of one of the many doors in the depths of Dover Airforce Base.

Stephie: Stephie Campbell here, hoping to get a word w/ a POW:NE superstar that rarely takes interviews.

She wipes a lock of hair from her forehead.
Hopefully, she thinks to herself. Gotta meet that quota.

Suddenly, Toro Verde bursts through the door and heads past the camera w/out looking twice.

Stephie: Excuse me! Hey wait a second, can I get an interview?!

Toro stops in his tracks and looks over his shoulder.
He hesitates for a second then turns back and approaches Stephie in a rather heated manner.

Toro Verde (in a somewhat hostile tone): You want an interview? With me?
Stephie: Err... yes.
Toro Verde: What is it that you could possibly want to ask me? You want to ask me about my losing record, huh? Do inquiring minds want to know?!
Stephie: Um, actually, I did want to ask you about...
Toro Verde: Don't!

There is an awkward pause.
Toro glares through his mask at the young lady,
but soon relents.

Toro Verde: Look, how do you think I feel about it? (pause) You look like a bright, ambitious woman, what the hell are you doing here?
Stephie: I, uh... excuse me?
Toro Verde: Is this what you wanted out of life, you know, getting paid to interview assholes w/ too much testosterone?
Stephie (w/ a scowl): I could think of a couple better jobs at the moment.
Toro Verde: Have you ever had a dream, Stephie? Have you ever wanted something so much, and then watch it fall to pieces in your hands?
Stephie: I have the feeling that this isn't about me.
Toro Verde: What, are you a psychologist now? Do you have a question for me or not?
Stephie (back in interviewer's mode): This weekend, you face none other than Mick Cormac at POW: New England's second DVD Taping...
Toro Verde: Cormac's a hack, I don't want to talk about him.
Stephie: But...
Toro Verde: Next question.
Stephie: (sigh) Also at Over in Dover, your tag partner Buddy Love will be hosting a party for the troops. Do you plan on attending?
Toro Verde: What? So, is that what this whole interview is about? Do you just want to know about Buddy, is that it? What about me, huh, do I get any recognition? Why did you want to interview me in the first place, gotta fill a quota or something?

Stephie Campbell's composure finally gets dropped. In a rage, she slaps Toro Verde across the mask.

Stephie: Look, you jerk. I've got enough things to deal with without you adding to them. You think I'm just some simple little girl who thinks it's fun to ask professional wrestlers questions? I work my ass off every week, and every week I have to deal w/ you lunatics and all of your nonsense. This week alone I was reduced to nothing more than a vagina by the World Champion. Screw you, alright. Your baggage is not my problem.

With that, Ms. Campbell makes her exit, leaving Toro Verde w/ a sore face to contemplate.

Toro Verde: I told her we've got too much testosterone...