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[gottaswing]

Alright. Are you going back to your campus? How far are you?

[Trying very desperately not to sound freaked out.]

[hoopsandharmonies]

No. [And that's the only answer. Troy Bolton is the most helpful.] I'm not sure.

[gottaswing]

[Alright, freaking out it is.]

Just stop soon, okay? Rest some.

[hoopsandharmonies]

I'll be fine dude. [He has absolutely no intention of stopping until he runs out of gas.

There's a small lull.]

Surprised you're not trying to get some face-time with Ryan. Isn't it one of his off days?

[gottaswing]

Yeah, I care more about you right now and Ryan understands.

You're lucky you aren't closer or I'd be getting you to kick your ass for this. You're freaking me out.

[hoopsandharmonies]

What's wrong with me? [It's a question that's out of the blue and not so much directed in reference to the fact he's driving off to bumfuck nowhere. Nope, it's directly about Gabriella.]

[gottaswing]

Nothing, man. I think nothing's wrong with you, other than you fucking scaring me driving like that.

[hoopsandharmonies]

[There's another lull of silence.]

I'm going to Nevada.

[gottaswing]

...why?

[Because he can think of some jokes but, well. Not the time.]

[hoopsandharmonies]

Because it's not here.

[gottaswing]

If you go to an airport I'll buy you a ticket to New York. How's that? Also very not where you are.

[hoopsandharmonies]

[He just laughs, except it's definitely not amused.] You don't have money to buy me a ticket, man. Don't worry about it, I might just drive to New York. Or Wisconsin.

[gottaswing]

I can get the money, you can even pay me back some time if you really want to.

Come on, flying is a lot more extreme!

[hoopsandharmonies]

No. [He goes silent again, but he doesn't hang up this time at least. Driving. Just...silent driving and letting Chad stay on the phone.]

[gottaswing]

If you tell me where you're going we can meet halfway.

Troy, we can fix this.

[hoopsandharmonies]

I don't know where I'm going, Chad. [Which is half-true. He sort of has a very vague sense of direction but he's pretty aimlessly driving which is actually a very, very stupid idea. He has his wallet, he has his phone, he has a credit card, and he has his truck. That's about it.]

[gottaswing]

I gathered that much. Your dorms are a nice place, you should consider that again.

[hoopsandharmonies]

No. Can I call you later?

[gottaswing]

Can you stop the car and then hang up and not keep driving?

Please, Troy. Please.

[hoopsandharmonies]

Nowhere to stop. I'm on a highway.

[gottaswing]

Then I'll wait until you get off the highway and stop, alright? Nest opportunity and you can be rid of me for a while.

[hoopsandharmonies]

I'm not getting off of the highway though. [He sounds genuinely confused by the suggestion.]

[gottaswing]

Fuck, Troy. I don't want you driving while you're in shock or whatever, how hard is that to understand?

[hoopsandharmonies]

I'll call you later, okay?

[gottaswing]

You'll call me in exactly thirty minutes or I'll call you again.

[Hanging up now, because he needs to scream.]