The scene opens in the backstage area of the Conseco Fieldhouse where WGEF was going to be broadcasting Smackdown! from the following night. As usual a collection of the superstars booked on this week’s card had chosen to arrive early and get in some last minute preparations for their respective match.  One of those individuals was none other than WGEF Co-Owner Trish Stratus. Trish hadn’t been seen around a WGEF Arena since Judgment Day when she lost her chance at the Tag Team Titles and of course the retirement of her husband Deacon Havok, but she was not one to negate obligations. Especially when it came in form of taking her aggressions out on some poor innocent soul. And it seemed that Natasha Sky was going to be the lucky soul. Trish made her way inside the arena carrying her two year old daughter Crystal on her hip. She started down the hall where the superstar’s locker rooms were located; heading for where one could only guess was her office. As she rounded the corner she saw her best friend Kaylee Adams McKenzie leaning against the wall talking to someone on her cell phone. She offered her a quick wave as she made her way past her. A few moments pass and she reaches her office. She places her hand on the knob, twisting it to the right and gently pushing it inside. She steps inside the room, sitting Crystal on the floor beside her toys and makes her way over to her desk. She reaches for the stack of contracts in front of her. As she starts to read the first one the door to her office starts to open. Figuring it was someone coming to give her grief, Trish rose from her seat ready to yell at whoever was on the other side of the door. Finally the door opened all the way and Trish’s assistant Karen made her way inside. Trish let out a sigh as she lowered herself back into her seat. Karen closed the door behind her and made her way over to Trish’s desk taking a seat in the chair in front of her.

%Karen%
Well I wasn’t expecting to see you come around an arena till Smackdown.

%Trish Stratus%
 What on earth for? Just because my life is a complete mess at the moment doesn’t mean I’m going to put my career on hold. Besides I have the world’s biggest amount of pent up aggression right now and I need some way to burn it off since I’m apparently the hot topic around here.

%Karen%
I know but are you sure your head’s going to be fully in this match and not on what’s going in your personal life?

%Trish Stratus%
 Of course my head’s going to be fully in this match. This is Natasha Sky we’re talking about here. The only thing the woman can do is find the first available man who’s looking for a quick roll in the hay and jump on him faster than flies on shit. Yet I’m the one who’s supposedly jumping on the next best thing. (She rolls her eyes) Judging from what I’ve seen of this woman, she isn’t going to use that much of my frustration.

%Karen%
 Well unless things miraculously change between now and tomorrow it’s going to be a much easier night for you than you’re anticipating.

%Trish Stratus%
Let me guess, she hasn’t bothered to get off her ass and show her face yet?

%Karen%
 So far she hasn’t.

Trish laughs.

%Trish Stratus%
Imagine that, Natasha hasn't shown up. You haven’t smelled smoke around here have you?

%Karen%
No why?

%Trish Stratus%
 Just checking. I know how Natasha gets when he starts thinking and I don’t run to run the risk that she’s standing outside listening to everything we say and using what few brain cells she has to try and think of some clever reply. I didn’t smell anything when I came in nor heard the smoke alarms bit you never know with some people.

%Karen%
 You’re awful you know that?

%Trish Stratus%
 I can’t help it, with idiots like her it all comes naturally.  Do remind me to stop by Kaylee’s office sometime and thank her for this opportunity. That girl has always known just how to cheer me up when I get down in the dumps.

%Karen%
Well someone has to get you out of your mood and if giving you someone to take your frustrations out on does the trick…then fantastic! You certainly could use it.

%Trish Stratus%
Trust me Karen, beating the living hell out of Natasha will do wonders. Not only will it give me someone to take my frustrations out on but I get the added pleasure of showing the twit the true meaning of perfection. Not that she’d know it if it snuck up behind her and bit her on the ass. Let’s face she’s far from being the brightest person we’ve hired in here.

%Karen%
 You are awfully hard on this girl aren’t you? Granted she has the reputation that she’s the single best thing to step into a ring but still you don’t know anything about her that you can base such an opinion on. For all you know she may actually have a brain. Not saying she uses it much, but still

%Trish Stratus%
If she has a brain then I’m pregnant and you and I both know that’s not even close to being a possibility. I may not actually know the woman but I’ve seen enough to have a general idea. All she’s concerned about is who she’s going to hop into bed with next and unless I start messing with her current fuck buddy she isn’t going to put up a fight. (She shudders) God what a disgusting thought. I’d rather chew off my own right arm than do that.

%Karen%
Fair enough but I wouldn’t totally write her off. She may not have the world’s greatest history for showing up when she’s booked but what little times she has, she hasn’t been all that bad and considering how you’ve been feeling lately perhaps it’d be in your best interest if you took her a little more seriously.

%Trish Stratus%
If she gave me a reason to then maybe I would but putting on a semi decent performance against Tapanga Britt isn’t exactly what I’d call stellar. For Pete’s sake, Tapanga carried her ass throughout that match. Trust me Karen she’s going to be nothing more than a joke. Which I’m never going to get to if I don’t get this paperwork finished.

Karen pushes her chair back just far enough to be able to get up. Giving Trish a reassuring smile she rises to her feet.
 
%Karen%
I’m going to make sure everything’s going alright while you work on those contracts.

%Trish Stratus%
 I don’t know what I’d do without you.

The two women share a laugh as Karen makes her way across the room. She opens the door, disappearing into the hallway leaving Trish to her paperwork as the scene fades to black.

(c.) cruel intentions at daf.