Cookies

Jackson CadeJackson Cade, Promo

“You know, when I was real little my mom used to make these delicious cookies.”

“I can smell them now just thinking about it. Like warm happiness radiating through the house when I woke up in the morning. Tasted like heaven and when I had one in hand the world felt safe, kind.”

“When I asked my mom how she made her famous cookies I was expecting some long, intricate list of ingredients. Innovative methods for rolling the dough, anything to understand just what made these cookies so special.”

“But I was shocked to find my mother wasn’t really a baker. No, the cookies were made out of boxed mix. As simplistic a recipe as you could get. It didn’t make sense, I couldn’t understand.”

“Until she told me the secret ingredient.”

“It’s something wonderful, you know.”

“In fact, it’s something that you could never have, Anton. An ingredient so vibrant and  only the best chef’s could ever hope to comprehend it.”

“Now, Anton, all of Arcadia knows just the kind of cook you are, don’t they? You’re the kind of man who relishes in the complexities of his dishes. They exist only to fuel your own ego, to flaunt your superiority to the whole of Arcadia. Chasing a five star review, a taste of praise on your tongue with every new dish.”

“Meals that don’t nourish, that don’t satisfy anything but your own wicked mind. As devoid of warmth and humanity as their creator.”

“It shows in everything you do. From how you fight to who you serve.”

“Because our match is a meal you’re planning to cook up, isn’t it? A complex meal, a beat down on me facilitated by a whole ringside worth of ingredients to assist you in my torment. A buffet of ways to ensure that I don’t leave that ring in one piece. I’m sure you’re just licking your lips while you plan every way to slice and sear me.”

“But, you know what, I think I’m in that ring to cook too.”

“Well, bake, anyway. Like my mom, I’m not really a baker, Anton. But I have her special ingredient to close the gap.”

“Something you lack, Savor.”

“I have love.”

“I have something in this world worth fighting for.”

“My mom told me that despite them being box mix, they tasted good because she made them for Joey and I. Cookies made with love always taste better, she’d say.”

“And it wasn’t until now that I really understood just why that was.”

“Because I love Arcadia, Anton. I love its people, I love my family.”

“And I loved Joey.”

“When we meet in the ring it won’t matter that you have a whole roster of spices to help you. All I need are my two hands and the heart in my chest.”

“Nothing complex. Just a sweet, simple beatdown served to you from the long arm of the Law.”

“And I am the Law.”