[center][h2]Coup D'etat[/h2]

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Near the beginning of the show, Mathis had found a solitary place in the arena to watch the show. At first, he was gonna watch everything, but seeing another LC match didn't appeal to him so he decided to rewatch the promos from last week's show. They were really good and Mathis got invested watching them. Last week he hadn't had the time to really pay attention to what was going on other than his match. By the time he got to the Hype Package for Hector a thought came to his mind. He knew that the higher ups were planning on doing a Coup d'etat storyline soon and Hector seemed like almost a perfect fit for it in Mathis' eyes. Thinking it over the tall Frenchman decided that he should at least mention this to the writing team.

Soon he was rushing down the hall while writing on his mini whiteboard, [i]"A revolution is soon to come. What do you think of Hector joining it."[/i] Once he got to where the writing team was stationed he noticed Gary first and quickly walked over to his desk. He sat in the closest chair and held the whiteboard out for Gary to see it.

Gary’s desk was in shambles. Sticky notes were everywhere. Several notebooks littered the desk, all sporting unwritten handwriting. Three empty coffee cups were gathered on the lid of an empty pizza box. The chaotic creative space of a writer, in short. The young man in his smart shirt and jeans combination looked up, read the contents of the whiteboard, and then, with an expression of deep thought, started flicking through one of his notebooks.


[color=ff751a]“That’s an interesting idea. You certainly do need an entourage if you want to avoid you looking like you’re all bark and no bite. The more I think about the idea now that you’ve mentioned it, the more I like it. Hector’s booked against Ax, and then we’ve got him in a short feud with his old rival Chaos Clayton, but after that, all we need to do is keep him looking strong and dominant until….well, I don’t know how much of Hector’s future I should give away. But yeah, after Requiem it’s definitely possible. I’ll have to run it past the others first, as well as let Andrew himself know. Did you have any further thoughts about it yourself?”[/color]

Under the mask Mathis was smiling big. If this happened, along with the fact Kidd Neon may be joining soon, his stable would finally make an appearance in AWE. Mathis looked down at his board and wrote something new down. When he was done he presented it to the writer. [i]“What if it started off as a match between us. Then after a time I need a tag partner because something happens to Neon and I reveal the mystery partner as Hector?”[/i]

Gary rubbed his chin, the gears turning again. He loved good, well-structured stories. That was his specialty. Kevin was the best booker, J.P. was the mad scientist, and Gary was the storyteller. [color=ff751a]”Yes, that would be a nice shock reveal that nobody would be expecting. The match itself might have a few nods that won’t give it away but link it all together in hindsight. The good thing about Hector is that him behaving unusually isn’t unusual. I’ll work on this idea. If you’ve got nothing else to ask or add, it might be a good idea, going to find Andrew himself.”[/color]

Mathis nodded his head and sent a thumbs up Gary’s way, as the writer nodded in acknowledgement and went back to pulling his hair out trying to book all the new arrivals the promotion was soon to be getting without overbooking. This was good for Mathis. If even one writer liked the idea then odds of it happening were good. He left the room because he was on a hunt now. It didn’t really take him all that long to find the hulk of a man. When he found him, Mathis quickly wrote on his board, [i]”What would you think of joining my Coup d’etat stable?”[/i] He tapped the big man on the shoulder then presented the board to him.

The large Scot turned, and looked down at Mathis, reading the board. [color=6A7661]“Aye,”[/color] he answered in his loud-yet-friendly voice. [color=6A7661]“I assume you’ve already got the go ahead from the writers, but that sounds just fine to me! I’ve never been in a stable before, and to tell you the truth, I’ve always wanted to. You’re Mathis, right? The French guy with the mask?”[/color]

Mathis gave a thumbs up to the Scotsman. Then he looked around to see if anyone else was in the vicinity. Once sure that no one was around he started speaking, [color=slategray]”Since it’s seems like it’ll be a done deal I guess I’ll break kayfabe a little with you. Gary said he will be working on it. Man, finally speaking to someone besides Roddy is refreshing. No, nerves running up and down my spine. Have you got any questions about being in a stable?”[/color]

[color=6A7661]”Oh, so you can speak English! I wasn’t sure. As for questions, well,”[/color] Andrew paused, putting his hands in his pockets and looking up in thought. [color=6A7661]“How should I change my character to fit your stable? I obviously won’t change him too much, but a few subtle changes to make him suitable for teamwork are needed. What’s your stable’s gimmick and goal?”[/color]

[color=slategray]”Yeah, most people react like that when they first hear me speak. I just generally don’t speak because I feel it brings familiarity to me. I find it makes people have better reactions to me if they aren’t as familiar with me.”[/color] At Andrew’s questions, Mathys started scratching his chin. Those answers are always different depending on the factors that surround the decision and the occurrences that bring about the forming.

[color=slategray]”Well, yeah you’re character doesn’t need much changing. Since Hector is basically a monster the best way I can think to slot him in is having it be as if Initiate found a way to control Hector. Whether it be mental control or emotional control depends on how long we want this arc to go. The gimmick is typically is a band of brothers, as in brothers in arms, working together to fight the status quo. They can still have their own fights they handle but will always have the backs of each other. Especially when fighting whatever laws are in place. The goal would be to destroy everything and rebuild it to how we see fit with us at the top effectively creating new laws for someone else to destroy. I really like the cyclical nature of it. All of this is relative because the writers may have bits and pieces they may want to change. What do you think?”[/color]

[color=6A7661]”I definitely prefer mental control to emotional. I don’t want Hector to get humanised, or have any sympathetic traits. If his answers to why he’s decided to help you are all in riddles, it adds to the character rather than subtracts from it. As for the group’s purpose, I’m sure I can brainstorm some promos to tie both philosophies together and feed them to the writing team. That part about destroying and rebuilding is definitely something I could work with!”[/color]