We FADE IN within the 24/7 Halls of the XWF-


-and are suddenly plunged into darkness. Whatever the fuck happened, the backup power kicks on, once more illuminating the-


Nope. Again we're deserted in darkness. Well, partially anyway as the system fights to stay alive, casting the hallways with a flickering strobe effect.


Somewhere along the borders of the building we hear a sturdy steel door


SLAM!!!


Silence...


Lycana emerges from the service dog restroom and glances around, concern crossing her face. Her ears twitch- she's in human form btw -at audio too quiet for our actual human ears to pick up.


......................the faint echo of heavy steps in the distance.....







Jim Caedus, emotionless, storms swiftly down an unidentified hallway...



Lycana tenses, scanning all points of arrival in her immediate hall intersection vicinity.



.....................the steps draw ever closer.........closer...clos-



They stop.


Lycana frowns, her eyes darting frantically from avenue to avenue. She spins.


Spins again.


Jim snatches her around the waist and heaves her up and over with a release belly to belly into the wall.


She drops to the ground, he's already there to place a boot on her directly below her throat, applying his full weight for the pin.


Am.

I.

Serious?


The ref darts over.


1.....









Go ahead. Kick me in the balls.





2.......................


Kick out 'Cana.