clean-up on aisle victor [lionel & ivan]
May 12, 2024 11:02:45 GMT -5
Post by d6a georgie cham 🍓🐢 frankel on May 12, 2024 11:02:45 GMT -5
IVAN KORSCH
It has completely gone, the blue bruise around his eyes. Not naturally though. Only a few days have passed by since Ivan’s kerfuffle with the pundits. If not for his casino owner friend, he would’ve walked away with more than just a bruised eye – or not even walked away at all. It took a lot of hours from the stylists and cosmetic surgeons to fix his face, all those hours so it wouldn’t look obvious that something was being hidden.
Though Ivan’s absence at the finale sparked talk of there being something to hide. From the days of the finale up to the victor’s presentation, Ivan has been on an intense PR clean-up campaign.
”Just an unfortunate case of the runs after eating at Stavro’s!”
”It was food poisoning! I ate shellfish at Stavro’s Seafood – the place is being investigated now, so hopefully there will be no more victims…” Ivan dropped one of the men who beat him up into it. As soon as he name dropped the business to the cameras, the restaurant was immediately temporarily closed down. ”They can’t keep operating if they make an exceptionally healthy gamemaker like me so ill that I had to miss MY finale!” Ivan has lost count of how many interviews he has done over the short few days but it is finally time for the victor’s presentation. Time for it to be over.
It is hard for Ivan to hide his lack of support for the newly crowned victor. He doesn’t understand the science behind how a kid like Lionel Estrada beat a guy like Lucky. There’s too much luck in life (something that Ivan survives purely on) but some people don’t deserve it, like Lionel.
Such a tedious ceremony in the theatre where the tribute interview took place a few weeks ago. Over the years, Ceasar Flickerman’s voice has become so cringy. He wonders when that man is finally going to retire, there must a secret life serum that he is hiding. That Ivan wants to get his hands on. It is impossible to keep his eyes off his wristwatch. Once this part is over, there is an after party. An event he is very much looking forwards to.
Ivan is renowned for being fashionably late but with the recent PR clean-up, he ensures he is one of the first at the 96th Victor’s Presentation after party. He is near the entrance while the guests arrive, making sure every single of them see’s his face. Enough for them to forget that he wasn’t at the most important day of the games.
Then there is the special guest of the night, one he has not cared to speak to until now. Ivan has a plan; everyone wants to introduce the special guest and he is sure Hades or even Maryn are planning to do just that. Well, too bad. He is about to do it now.
Just as Lionel Estrada walks into the decorated nightclub that his hosting the event, Ivan grabs him by the shoulder and pulls him to the mini stage where the night’s music entertainment is playing. En route he swipes two glasses of champagne from a waiter’s trays, forcing one into Lionel’s hand.
”It is honour tonight to welcome our special guest,” Ivan speaks into a microphone after pushing Lionel to stand to the left of him. ”raise your glasses for our newest victor, Lionel Estrada!” It is an half-assed toast and Ivan takes it as the opportunity to knock back the glass.
Now there’s the matter of the conversations in the arena. Lionel Estrada has been causing headaches for Ivan before he even left the arena, he hoped some topsoil over the kid would’ve help it quieten down, but the brat is stood here breathing in front of him. As soon as everyone lowers their glasses and turns their back on the pair, Ivan dives into the kid’s ear. ”You survived but don’t think I won’t be controlling the rest of your life, s-kid.” Ivan nearly says son, it almost sounds like a lecture from his father. Ivan speaks softly in Lionel’s ear, just so others around them are not suspicious of his stern words. ”Anymore talk of fucking porn magazines and I’ll make sure you wish you died in that arena…”
