A Response (Amelia Nevado to Chris Dumont)

[Wisteria Waltz]

We open up to find Amelia Nevado looking at us, although something seems to be quite off at first glance. As we pull back, we get a clearer picture as Amelia isn't directly staring straight at us... rather, she appears to be looking in a mirror. What we get of the room she appears to be in makes it out to be a rather elegant room, perhaps one that's more befitting of royalty. And yet, while she could perhaps be considered the crown jewel of the New Order right now... Amelia looks anything but the royalty we've slowly come to expect from her lately. The reflection in the mirror says it all: she looks miserable. It's hard to tell exactly what might've happened, but we can almost feel that something has shifted deep within Amelia, and dressing in a simple pair of blue jeans and a black t-shirt with an adorable cat on the front of it embodies this more than anything else as it's certainly not the image she's cultivated as a representative of the New Order lately. We see her reach out and trace a finger along the reflection of her face before she begins to speak.

“Two weeks ago, I went into a six-person tag match as a representative of the New Order, teaming with Polly and Gavin to face Syren, Shaun Cruze and Chris Dumont. Ultimately, my team came out victorious, though not in a way that I can honestly say I'm happy with.  But that is not the purpose of this video and is probably best saved for another time.

No... the reason I'm making this is because it appears something I said was misinterpreted as an insult to someone's honor... and for that, I apologize, because that was not the point I was trying to make.

To Chris Dumont, I did not mean to come across as disrespectful, even if it's understandable how you'd perceive it that way. I was simply trying to make a point that the situation I find myself in right now, where exactly my head is at... it's not as simple as me abandoning everything that makes me who I am, because even now, I continue to fight from within to try and fix myself. It's a fight I question constantly whether or not it's even winnable, but for as much as something in my head tells me it isn't, I still have someone out there willing to believe it's possibly to bring me back from falling over the edge.

But you're right... wearing this proverbial mask I once swore to never wear again because I hated everything that came with it, I am not the same person who joined you in fighting against the Fall of Man. I look at myself in the mirror and I don't even recognize myself anymore... all I see is a porcelain doll I want to wrap my hands around and shatter on the floor, screaming at the top of my lungs that it isn't me. Maybe I truly have lost my sense of honor...

Which is exactly why I want you to help me fix it... why I want to fix what was broken between us.”

Amelia slowly turns to face us directly now, refusing to turn and acknowledge her reflection in the mirror even slightly. Her eyes don't carry the same determined fire we've come to know as of late... they almost look conflicted, like there's two sides battling for dominance in her mind right now and one is just barely holding out to speak this piece.

“You challenged me to match in two weeks' time in Brooklyn... and I accept your challenge.

I'll do you one better, even. I have a feeling that Mr. Delatosso would disagree with my decision, wanting me to go into Rise to Greatness and the biggest match of my career as fresh as possible. I've never truly been wired that way, and I'm not going to pretend to start now. If he doesn't agree to book this match... then we don't need a camera. We can do it either before or after Breakdown if need be, a special treat for all those fans who are the real reason you, me, and everybody else go out there to do this. If that doesn't prove that I'm serious about accepting your challenge, then I don't know what will.

The only thing I ask of you is something I probably do not deserve to ask, but I would hope you know as well as I do would be absolutely fair, and that is to reveal the exact rules of your version of a Pure Wrestling Match. I ask this because I have known and competed in several versions with their own sets of rules, and if I am going to do this properly and rebuild the sense of honor I have slowly been losing, then it's only fair I know what to expect so that I do not break any of these rules when the bell rings.

Even still Chris, I will meet you in that ring. I will offer to shake your hand both before and after, regardless of the result. If you defeat me, I would be more than willing to offer you a shot at my World Title, or you and a partner of your choosing a shot at the World Tag Team Titles as I cannot guarantee I will walk out of Rise to Greatness as the World Champion still, as much as I plan on trying. I offer this because you will have earned it, and it's only fair to reward you for a non-title victory over a champion.

I'll even go ahead and tell you exactly who I want my second to be, because they are the only person in this entire sport who knows me as well as I know myself, the only one I trust to make absolutely sure I do this right and make amends with you through a fair, proper wrestling match.

My longtime partner in the ring... my partner in life... my light in the darkness... La Pequeña Luz.”

Amelia pauses to let that sink in for a moment, especially considering Chris has made comments regarding Luz to Amelia that she's certain have probably not been sitting well with her wife. They certainly hadn't sat well with her, but she let them pierce her all the same as if it would somehow help her to atone.

“I do not want anybody from the New Order to intervene... I simply want to meet you in that ring, put on the kind of match you deserve to have, and show you through my actions what my words clearly failed to convey.

That I am someone who has fallen so much deeper than I'd ever hoped to and I want to start making amends once I no longer have to be who I need to be to survive the situation I am currently in.

I want to prove that there is still a sense of honor and respect I am trying to reclaim from the part of myself who has been trying to take control and mold me into something I never wanted to become.

I want to hope that when all is set and done Chris, you understand exactly where my head is at, and what I'm doing to try and pull myself back above water. With Luz watching over me, I know I will stay on the right path for this match and prove to you that the Amelia you respect is still in here, fighting desperately... and I hope that whenever I can finally call myself free, we can come to an understanding and put this behind us, just as I hope to do with Luz, with Deanna... with all of SCW someday, with time.”

Amelia lowers her head, almost looking like whatever struggle is going on in her mind right now is starting to take its toll on her. Before we can gain any further information or see what happens next, the video abruptly ends.