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Private chat
Unknown number
Hey
I hope you don’t think I’m creepy for this
But I kinda stole your number from Scotts phone
I thought maybe you could use a friend
And from what I’ve heard the guys in Toronto are not good
Except Ryan Price but i didn’t think you would want to be talking to him
Troy
Who is this?
Unknown number
Oh shit
I’m Kip
Scott Hunter’s boyfriend
Troy
Right
Kip
Please don’t block me
I just thought maybe you would want someone to talk to
Troy
I don’t really want to talk about it at all
Kip
Well the guys in the chat are all kinda worried about you
But they didn’t want to like overwhelm or piss you off
So they decided to wait before trying to add you back
If they do at all
Idk if they will unless you ask
But I also thought you definitely weren’t going to do that
And I then thought you should have some queer friends
Assuming you don’t already
And non hockey player friends
Might help you with a bit of that internalised homophobia thing you have going on
Troy
I’m sorry?
Internalised homophobia?
And I don’t have any gay friends it’s a little hard with Dallas fucking Kent breathing down your neck at every opportunity
I don’t see why that is important anyway
Kip
...Yeah
I can see why that would be hard
And okay sorry maybe its not internalised
You are very open about it
Trust me I’ve heard
But in the sense that you’re like being homophobic and an asshole to hide the fact that you are gay
And maybe try to hide it from yourself
Troy
Well you didn’t need to put it like that
I know I’m an asshole
And I know everyone hates me
Like literally everyone
But I have no problem with me being gay
I just don’t want people to find out because THEIR reactions tend to be not so great
But I see what you are saying
Kip
Yeah I mean sorry to be bitchy and a dick about it
But I think you kinda needed to hear it
And friends always call their friends out on the stupid shit they do
God knows Elena does it enough with me
Troy
So you really want to be my friend?
Not just tell me I’m an asshole that hates myself
Because I kind of already knew that
Not that I hate myself
Just some of the things I do
Kip
Don’t we all
But you can fix that
And yes I want to be your friend
I think you would really benefit from at least 1 non hockey queer friend
To see what it's like out here in the real would for us
Troy
That might be nice
Sorry for being a dick earlier
I’m trying to change that
Kip
It’s fine I work in a bar
I am constantly surrounded by asshole men
Many of which are trying to go home with me
Troy
Okay
Is that the bar Hunter is always going to?
Kip
Yeah
He comes to see me
And i’m pretty sure my coworker has a MASSIVE crush on Eric Bennett
And he doesn’t even know he has a chance
Me and Scott are gonna try to set them up because Kyle is hopeless when it comes to actual relationships and not just hook ups
Troy
Was he the one there last time I came in?
Blonde, tall?
Kip
Yep thats him
Troy
Cool
Kip
Can I just say
Me and Elena met Adrian Dela Cruz once
He was in New York for the Met Gala and idek where we were to run into him
But we did and he was soooooo rude to us
Like we didn’t even recognise him until we were waiting the highlights of the red carpet
But we were trying to get past him and he was all like
Do you even know who I am
Why are you trying to get closer to me
What are you trying to do
I’m not signing anything today
And Elena was turned around to him and was like
Well if you didn’t stand right in the way we wouldn’t have to push past you to get around our own neighbourhood so some one so up their own ass that I can see your head coming back up your throat
And I was so confused and He was like completely stunned at what she just said so we walked away
Troy
I’m so sorry he did that, I didn’t know he was like that to people
He was always so nice to me
And kept telling me he didn’t want to come out and yet he still cheated on me for most of our relationship
Kip
I'm so sorry he did that
I mean looking back at it he was clearly lying but you really didn't have any reason to think that
If he never told you that he wanted to come out then why would you think he wanted to know???
Troy
Yeah I guess
Its still really shit though
Kip
Well yeah
Getting cheated on is a little traumatising no matter the situation
And I think it probably hurts a bit more if you are in the closet
Or to quote Shane Hollander
So far in the closet you are basically narnia
If you wanna talk about it I'm here
And if you want to rant about anything really
Maybe you should come to the Kingfisher one day and we can have a drink
Troy
Yeah sure maybe
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boring people of the MLH who don't want Ilya to have fun
Scott
Well this was unexpected
[Link to a video of Troy Barrett accusing Kent and fighting him]
Ryan
It was interesting to watch
Management have suspended him
Told him to keep coming to practice though
Eric
I really did not expect Barrett to turn on Kent like that.
This must be bad
Will
Like bad bad
Agreeing with us bad
Who would have thought
Ilya
They’re like best friends
Always being every type of obic and phobia there is to offer
Cliff
Every type of obic?
Ilya
Yes
Like homophobic
Obic
Shane
He means every type of phobic
But yeah this must be bad, I wonder what’s going to happen to Barrett
Eric
I don’t think Toronto will want to keep him after this, not when Kent is their star player. Unfortunately they will want to keep and protect him.
Cliff
Thats so fucked
Its also fucked that i kinda feel bad for barrett
Like why
Ilya
Because you are a strange man Marly
And also you think Barrett is hot
Cliff
Oh fuck
Maybe I do
I mean he is
Scott
I think it’s nice that you are concerned for him
Maybe leave the attraction to him alone though
I don’t think he would take it that well
Eric
I thought your type was blonde Russian’s, Cliff?
Shane
No
Ilya
Bennett why would you do this to me
I am being glared at
Boooooo
I hate you
I did nothing
My type is boring asian canadian second best player in NHL
NOT MARLY
Cliff
I feel like I should be offended but Roz is NOT my type
He was just there
But I do like blondes
Just nice ones
Not assholes
Ilya
What do you mean I’m not your type?
I am everyone’s type
Scott
Not mine
Actually far from it
Will
I have a new theory that Roz doesn’t have a good gaydar hes just really good at knowing when people are attracted to him
That would explain why he didn’t know about Scotty
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Private Chat
Kip Grady and Troy Barrett
Kip
Heyyyy
?You okay
Troy
No
Kip
?Wanna talk about it
Troy
No
Kip
...Okay
ESPN says you were suspended
Troy
I don’t wanna talk about it
Kip
?Wanna fly to New York and get drunk as fuck
Troy
Already half way there
Kip
?To new york
Troy
No
I’m really drunk
Like whole bottle of vodka drunk
I’m booking a flight for tuesday
Will Hunter be there?
Idc i’ve booked it lands at 3:20pm
Idk why im doing this
Probably the vodka
Kip
???This is your drunk texting
How
Its better than my sober texting half the time
Oh well good
I can pick you up from the airport maybe
We can go to the Kingfisher
And I can make Eric pay
Well he owns the place so I’ll just get us free drinks
Scotts in ottawa tomorrow so he wont be there but i feel like you would prefer that
Troy
Yep
Nah I ordered a car already
I m about to pass out
I will be on that plane
Idk why i’m doing this
I don’t even know you
Kip
?Maybe because you’re having a shit week and need a friend
?And I’m the last person anyone would expect you to be friends with
?Troy
?You awake
Okay
See you tuesday then I guess
***
Troy
Why did I book such an early flight
Kip
?Your flights at 1pm
Troy
Too early for a day when I am still suspended
Kip
?Okay but its like 11am right
?Like you’re not in another time zone are you
Troy
Yes its 11 now
But I had to wake up at 7 so I could go for a run and eat and get ready then get to the airport and now be at the airport
Kip
?Are you bored of waiting
Troy
So bored
People keep staring
I heard someone say I was getting traded to new york???
Thats not true they’re too good of a team for me to get sent to
The guardians will not be that nice
Kip
?So you are getting traded
Troy
Most likely
They won’t want me after fighting their “pride and joy’
Kip
Ew gross
Did they actually say that
Troy
Yes
Well the direct quote was
“Kent is and always will be the pride and joy of this team. You are disposable.”
Kip
Wow
Troy
My week has been fucking amazing
They told me I still have to go to practice
I am obviously ignoring that suggestion
Kip
?Suggestion
Troy
As far as I care yes
As far as management is concerned I’m not going to be on the team past friday so they don’t care
Kip
?Oh that soon
?Any idea where they want to send you
Tory
No idea but probably somewhere shit like Vegas or Ottawa
Which I don’t think would be good because Rozanov will probably want to kill me
Painfully
Kip
You know he’s actually a massive softie
Troy
I find that hard to believe
Oh thank fuck
We are finally boarding
Kip
Okay I’ll send you the address
How long are you staying
Troy
I have no idea whenever you get bored of me I guess and I will go back to my hotel spend a few days in the city, I’ve never really looked around much
Kip
No, I mean how long are you staying in New York
Troy
Oh, I think about 5 days. Unless I get the call about my trade earlier then probably after that
Kip
Good we will have a very good night out
And tomorrow you will come to mine a Scotts and joining me, Maria and Kyle for a movie marathon
Starting with the best of Meryl Streep
Troy
Why?
Kip
Because I have made you one of my friends and that means you can’t get out of this
Troy
Okay
I will see you later I guess
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boring people of the MLH who don't want Ilya to have fun
Scott
Why the fuck is Troy Barrett in my apartment watching Mama Mia with My boyfriend and his friends?
Eric
I’m sorry, what?
Cliff
Pics or it didn’t happen
Ilya
I have to see this
Shane
Why would he be there?
Scott
[photo taken from the side showing Troy, Kip, Maria and Kyle sat on the couch. Troy looking both very confused and very invested while Kip, Maria and Kyle sing along to the song playing on screen]
Ilya
This is good
I will use it as blackmail if he makes my team uncomfortable with his assholeness
Eric
Why?
Ilya
He has been traded
But shhhhhh
Is secret
He does not know yet
Only management
And I made them tell me
Shane
Barrett is going to Ottawa?
Cliff
Thats a biiiiig downgrade there
Ilya
MARLY???????
Not downgrade
I have best team in the league
They just don’t know how to use talent
And little baby hockey player Luca Haas is very good for team
He is very shy
Cliff
Oh shit not what i meant man
Haas the cute blonde one?
He single?
Ilya
NO
Marly stop talking before I kill you
You do not touch my son ever
Shane
Your son?
Will
Congratulations?
I can’t lie did not think you were going to be the first to get pregnant Roz
You do not seem like the bottom
Scott
Huh?
Ryan
William you are a very strange man
I would pay a lot of money to see what goes on inside your head
Will
Ryan why do you only appear to be mean to me
I thought we were best friends forever
Ryan
You are the definition of “should have been a goalie”
Eric
Excuse me? I am not that weird.
Ilya
No you are right Karlsson
But I was pregnant with Haasy
He is baby me
But he can not be mean to even a fly
Shane
That is apparently Marlow’s ideal type
Also please stop calling him you son
You can’t get pregnant and it’s not like you adopted him
Ilya
…
Shane
Ilya?
What did you do?
Scott
Did you adopt your rookie, Roz?
Will
Please tell me you did
This would be the best thing to ever happen in the NHL
Ilya
I do not know
The team gave me adoption papers one night when we were all very drunk
None of us remember what happened
None of us can find the papers…
Shane
Oh my god Ilya
If you’ve adopted your rookie I will actually break up with you
And no one will ever find your body
Eric
I still feel like we moved on from this relationship way too fast.
Ryan
Me too but they make so much sense together
Ilya
Shane!
You cannot leave our child an orphan
Shane
He already had parents In switzerland
And he wouldn’t be an orphan if he was our child because I would still be alive
Ilya
He does not talk about or to parents
I do not think they get along
I am better Papa
And you admit you will raise our baby Luca when you murder me in alley by hookup condo on Montreal
Will
Hook up condo?
Shane
I’m leaving
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HABs without the H
Shane
I’m going to kill Ilya
Jordan
Is this potentially why Will is cackling like a witch?
Shane
He might have accidentally adopted his rookie
But they were all so drunk none of them remember
So he won’t find out until/if the paperwork comes back making it official
I’m not ready to be a parent
Jordan
You know this rookie is an adult right?
You don’t have to do all the parent stuff
Shane
I won’t abandon my child Jordan
I will do the “parent stuff”
Kip
HE DID WHAT????
Omg I have to tell Troy
Jordan
Tell Troy?
Troy Barrett?
Shane
Why do you know Troy Barrett?
How do you know him?
Kip
I stole his number from Scott's phone
Thought he could use a gay friend who does not play hockey
It worked out tho
Shane
I would have thought Ryan Price’s boyfriend would have been a more logical choice but I guess this is good.
Jordan
Ryan Price’s Boyfriend?
RYAN PRICE HAS A BOYFRIEND?
AND YOU BOTH KNEW?
And you didn’t tell ME?
Betrayal of the highest kind
And more importantly no one has added him here?
Shane
How’s it going with Troy?
Kip
Great
We’re watching Mama Mia
He cried
Jordan
Slipping though my fingers?
Kip
Obviously
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CENSations
Rozy changed Haasy’s name to Baby Luca
Baby Luca
WTF???
Rozy
You are baby