Chapter 22: [Bonus - ] An Internal Review
"I... I don’t understand!" Dacey looked around the locker room to see if anyone else understood Rob’s actions.
She was met with blank looks all around.
Dacey was sure that she had fucked up big time out there. She was even prepared to accept Rob ripping her out. She knew that her actions out there would be a severe setback for a new booker like Rob, who was looking to make a name for himself.
Thus, when Rob praised her instead of shouting at her, she was truly confused. And it looked like it wasn’t just her, the rest of the locker room also remained skeptical as to Rob’s actions.
"I am sure you are thinking that you fucked up big time tonight," Rob said causing Dacey to look at him questioningly. "It is true. You did lose the ball out there. You froze like a deer caught in headlights and there is no denying that."
Dacey winced hearing Rob describe her performance.
"However, all is not lost," Rob continued with a smile. "Your actions at the end have given us some breathing room."
Dacey was now really confused. If freezing out there was a huge blunder, then her actions following that were not any better. She had completely forgotten the promo that was outlined and had gone off script in an extreme manner. She even flipped the bird on live TV for god’s sake.
She didn’t know if anything could get worse than that. Even she knew that flipping the bird on live TV will have serious repercussions. And to hear Rob talk about it as if it was a good thing was truly bizarre.
"You don’t understand, do you?" Rob smirked at Dacey and looked around to see dumbfounded looks all around. "Sigh! This is going to take some time. You know what, I want every one of you to listen to what I have to say. It’s not just Dacey, you will all be doing something similar soon. So, let’s have this meeting sooner rather than later."
"Alanna, can you go and get the clip of Dacey’s segment from the video team? It will help me explain things a bit better. Trust me, Dacey, you didn’t do something irrevocable."
"We shall reconvene after 30 mins. You all better freshen up and meet me in the meeting room on the third floor. And Alanna, don’t forget the videotape," Rob said causing the locker room to nod mutely in reply.