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[gottaswing]

I don't get how you can look that way and not be more conceited. I mean, I'm aware that I'm the hottest there is, but you're pretty great for a white guy.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Ha ha ha. I don't know, I guess because I look at myself all the time and don't notice it? I'm just a guy, Chad.

[...no Troy. Noooo Troy, stop talking.]

Sooo what does this mean anyway? You're mostly attracted to skinny white guys?

[gottaswing]

Ryan isn't even white. He's... transparent.

[It's alright, Chad expects no sensitivity and has none.]

[hoopsandharmonies]

That's not really an image of Ryan Evans I wanted. So you're attracted to a ghost?

[gottaswing]

Nah, cracker boy, I just mean he's very, very white.

But I don't care about skin color or you'd not be like a brother to me. I don't know what guys I am attracted to, I've only ever been attracted to Ryan.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Very.

No, I know you don't. I guess I'm just trying to figure out if this is a "liking guys" thing, or if it's just a "liking Ryan" thing.

[gottaswing]

What difference does that make for you?

[hoopsandharmonies]

I guess it doesn't. Relax. I'm just curious.

[gottaswing]

I don't think I've really had a chance to figure that out yet. Need to get over him first.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Which is why I wanted to introduce you to some of my friends from UC Berkeley.

[gottaswing]

Yeah, you can start being my pimp when I actually want any of that.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Right now I'm just going to be a good friend. Is that better?

[gottaswing]

You are the best friend anyone could ask you and I'll give you money for fuel.

Thanks. Really.

Oh, by the way, I think Ryan actually believes I'm bringing a date.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Don't even worry about it. This is sort of an emergency.

[There's a surprised laugh though.] What? How do you figure that one?

[gottaswing]

Because I told him I'd be needing two tickets and then he got all weird about it and started talking about me and 'my friend'. It was pretty great, actually.

[hoopsandharmonies]

[...give him a few minutes of just laughing his ass off.]

Oh man. I shouldn't be laughing but he sort of deserves it at this point.

[gottaswing]

He also asked about hanging out with me and I said I'm not sure or something and he was weird about that, too. I don't know, I thought he'd not care that much, so it's cool?

[hoopsandharmonies]

I mean I'm glad you didn't immediately say yes. That's progress. All I'm saying is that since he's got a boyfriend he has no reason to be acting weird about you guys anymore. Even Gabriella thinks it's cruel and you know how much she loves Ryan.

[gottaswing]

I think he also wrote that he loves me? It was all smushed together.

[He's not actually properly listening to Troy, just kind of thinking out loud.]

[hoopsandharmonies]

Wait what? [It's cool, it's not like Troy listened to anything anyone not-Gabriella said for the last half of junior year.]

[gottaswing]

He said like 'okay, I love you, bye', only all smushed together. I kinda tried not to read into it.

[hoopsandharmonies]

[...] Huh. That's...weird. Like really weird. What did you say before that?

[gottaswing]

Er... [Some silence as he pulls it up.]

Nothing really. Just joked around. And he said: 'Funny. Just show up with your...guest, it'll be cool, that's support enough.

I gotta go, rehearsal's starting up again but I'll see you tomorrow and your stuff will be at will call okayIloveyoubye'

[He is very much failing at imitating a Ryan voice.]

[hoopsandharmonies]

[He snorts a little because good job at trying, Chad. But he's trying to see if he sees any underlying message in that.]

That just seems really out of place. Like what was the point of that?

[gottaswing]

I don't know, loving me?

[This is so not easy to joke about, so he doesn't even try.]