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Intern: *Raises an eyebrow* "And if he doesn't."

ECHO: *Grins.* "Then *I* will take it off her."

Intern: *Eyebrow raises further* "You... actually want the belt?"

ECHO: "Why are- oh- ooooh, I see. *They nod, realizing just now how big a shift this is from... previous views.* "A title is only as prestigious as the people that have held it, and how it's been treated by those people. The 'previous' organization I worked for... small group with serious backstage politicking issues. It ws almost literally a popularity contest with mostly vanilla workers with the booker deciding who won each match. It was RoH without the thin veneer of respectability, basically. Here... Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Pentagon Jr, Bowser, the ROCK, THE MOTHERFUCKING UNDERTAKER. WHO DOESN'T WANT ONE TO EARN A BELT WORN BY ONE OF THOSE LEGENDS?! THAT'S A BELT WORTH FIGHTING FOR. ...And I will not have some slimy weasel with a pet psychopath- other than myself, obviously- devalue it by potentially handing it over to someone else. Especially a man that allows their employees and civilian to injure others backstage without consequence, or even end others careers."

Intern: "I *see.* ...Speaking of..."

ECHO: "...I'm... not prepared to deal with my former group yet. ...Or what happened during my time leading it. ...That will come though, believe me. Anything else? I need to return to training, or at least fix the waterfall for it."

Intern: "No, that's enough for- fix a waterfall?"

ECHO: "That old endurance training. Meditating under the waterfall."

Intern: "That I understand. How do you *fix* a...?"

ECHO: *Pauses.* "...Need to adjust the waterflow."

Intern: "...."

ECHO: "...Last time I started and had Rider turn it on, it burst and I flushed myself all of the way to the Midas River, hitting every rock on the way there. I think I set it on geyser accidentally but I'm not wholly sure how or why."

Intern: "....That explains why you're in casual clothes. ...And the bruises. ....Are you okay?"

ECHO: "Huh? Oh yeah, these are from the baseball bats."

Intern: "Bats?"

ECHO: "I got lost on my way back and ran into two girls looking for their kidnapped boyfriend, and apparently I look like enough of a thug they just beat me senseless with baseball bats and their fists for a good ten minutes."

Intern: "...River City?"

ECHO: "Yeah."

Intern: "...Took them ten minutes?"

ECHO: "They'd just started and were underleveled. With the constant juggling and them not letting me get up I had no time to respond. ...Not that I would've been able to if I could. *SHudders.*"

Intern: "...How much are you being paid to-"

ECHO: "NOWHERE NEAR AS MUCH AS RIVER CITY GIRLS IS WORTH. PLAY IT NOW AND GET TO MEET KYOKO AND MISAKO YOURSELF TODAY-"

Intern: *Baseball bat to the head*

ECHO: "...Deserved that. ...Seriously though they hurt like hell."

Intern: "I can imagine. Thank you for answering my questions, ECHO."

ECHO: "Thank you for coming by, Ray. You know where to find me if they want me to answer anything else. ...Need to get back to training, seriously." *Sprints off.*
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