Catching shit for this was never going to happen. Not when Rex was in the hot seat. I was not going to say anything to the others. Jax and Dash could figure it out. They were adults making their own money. The next day was a showing of Boom. Both Lily and Demona wanted us to be there. Rex and I were not going to refuse such a request. Jax was free as he could not be seen in public. Julie wanted to see a wrestling show. She had not been to one before. It would be their first official date. All 4 of us were going to be there at the arena. Rex and I were going to be hanging out backstage to see them in action. Lily was going to manage her mentor, Isabella. Demona actually had a match against Wren. I did not like Wren. Obviously, I would be rooting for Demona in the match. Knox and Julie were watching from the crowd. Knox was not in a scheduled match. He could buy a ticket like anyone else in the world. In the middle of the show, the cameras panned to Julie. The announcers gave a shoutout. I saw they also got a shot of Knox. "Looks like Officer Mannings has a day off!!" one said.
It would do wonders for Knox's standing with his mother. Isabella won her match. That was not because of Lily. Isabella was a really good wrestler. Lily could only cheer her mentor on. Demona also crushed Wren. Wren was not a slouch. This was not a tables match though. Demona was very fast and strong. She quickly overwhelmed a very overconfident Wren and it was only a matter of time. Demona ended up making Wren tap out. Rex and I celebrated the girls' wins. We still had until Sunday for the big PPV. Managed Descent was approaching quickly. After the show, I said goodnight to Lily. She looked a bit hesitant to let me go. I waited to see if she wanted to say something. "Uh... g-goodnight Davie?" she said nervously. Clearly, she would prefer that I stay with her a bit longer. I did not need her. I simply smiled at her and turned my back on her as I walked away. There was nothing more to do. Thankfully, she was way too timid to actually ask me to stay. If she was more assertive, I would have to shut that down. I was waiting for Suzie to get here. I did not need an NPC girlfriend now.
Doing my best to relax, I thought about my stats. It was a truly backward system. Being a champion at the end of a show gave you bonus money and exp. points. Thanks to that Double Belted run, I was now level 11. That was a hard fought boon. The results were good though. It sucked that you needed to be a champion to actually get somewhere. My stat line was Strength 6, Submission 3.5, Endurance 2.5, Technique 3, Speed 2, Diving 2, Tag 3, Charisma 2.5, Object 2, and Personnel 1. I was pretty under leveled for this. That was why all of my matches went on so long. I had to dodge their attacks and wear them down. Having a 6 out of 10 would help with that. My other stats were trash though. It was going to be something that wound hinder me going forward. That was why I was hoping to get in on the tag match with Rex or Knox at the PPV. That way, I could just lean on them to do all of the heavy lifting. Jax was clearly not going to play ball with me. I could beat Mia in a match, but there was no real guarantee that she would pick me for her match up. That was when I had a huge idea.
