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FROM: SUBJECT: SORT BY: Most Recent Chad Danforth to Troy Bolton Since I'm writing emails anyway (8/16) Chad Danforth to Troy Bolton You can't say no to me. (6/10) Chad Danforth to Troy Bolton Man (2/20) Fwd: Troy Bolton to Ryan Evans to Chad Danforth Fwd: Dude? Not. Cool (2/7) Troy Bolton to Gabriella Montez Sooo... (1/24) Chad Danforth to Troy Bolton (no subject) (1/24) Troy Bolton to Chad Danforth Sooooo... (1/16) There are 7 messages.

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With WHAT?

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Can you maybe tell me what's going on first? Chad, I have finals and Gabriella and I are moving her out of her dorm at Stanford next week and stuff.

picture evidence of your crossdressing adventures

[gottaswing]

I need to go see a musical!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO I thought you got rid of those!

[hoopsandharmonies]

...and...you need me to go with you because???

I'll admit I like musicals now but can't it wait?

I knew the time would come to use them!

[gottaswing]

Because it's Hairspray!

...I'm really bad at explaining. Ryan is touring. He's here. Will be. That.

You suck

[hoopsandharmonies]

...I just looked at his FB. Wow, I didn't know. That's cool, I guess.

Are you sure you want to go see him?

I'm just wise

[gottaswing]

No, but I said I would, so I have to or it's weird.

You have to come.

No you're just trying to ruin me

[hoopsandharmonies]

So? Evans said he would do a lot of things and didn't deliver.

...when do you need me to be there?

shh, I love you too much for that

[gottaswing]

can you just stop saying that

Like now?

I love you too sugar

[hoopsandharmonies]

NOW? Dude it's going to take me like 15 hours of driving nonstop to even get

Couldn't you

I'm on my way.

that's more like it

[gottaswing]

You can make a stop or two.

Thanks. I just can't go alone.

<3.

[hoopsandharmonies]

How nice of you. I already had my stuff packed for going to Gabriella's this weekend, let me just tell her there's a change of plans and I'll be back in California later.

I might call you so you can keep me awake though and so you can explain to me exactly what is even going on. I still don't get it.

Tell Ryan to get you two tickets.

[gottaswing]

Will do.

Just call me when you're in the car. And tell Gabriella I'm sorry.

[hoopsandharmonies]

[And an hour later there is a phone call from one Troy Bolton driving his beat-up pick-up truck.]

So how long have you known about this?

[gottaswing]

Er, April.

...I was trying not to think about it, I don't know.

[hoopsandharmonies]

You've known since April and you're just now telling me? It's June, Chad. But I can't blame you...

...you're sure it's a good idea?

[gottaswing]

Why on Earth would it be a good idea?

[Honest confusion in his voice here.]

You have to keep me from making out with him again.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Then why are we going?

[Well you're the one who just dropped everything to drive 15 hours, Troy...]

[gottaswing]

Because I really want to see him and I promised that I would, so if I'm not going he will think that I'm still broken up and I can't still be broken up when it took him less than a week to move on.

Also you like musicals.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Do I need to talk about promises again? Because I will. [There's the sound of the tires spinning on the highway as Troy drives, thinking something over.]

I've never seen Hairspray. What're you gonna do if his new boyfriend's there though?

[gottaswing]

...fuck, I didn't even think of that.

Punch him.

[At least he says that with reassured conviction, however fake.]

[hoopsandharmonies]

I'll hold him down. [And he sounds pretty cheerful even if he's not. This is a very, very grim situation.]

Don't know if that'll win you brownie points though, dude.

[gottaswing]

He'll probably just fall over when I land a good hit. And, no, but it probably would feel quite satisfying.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Yeah, true. [Sigh.]

You know I love you right, and what I'm gonna say is out of love. But this is crazy.

[gottaswing]

I just want to see him again.

[hoopsandharmonies]

You're literally loading a gun and sticking it in his hand. And then standing in front of him. With a giant target painted on your chest.