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Caleb: *fire emoji*

Hunter:We doing the mascot poll again?

Grayson:It’s tradition

Caleb:Ok but Gritty would fight dirty and we all know it

Hunter:I could take the St. Louis Blues bear

Me:…Why am I in this thread?

A full minute passes.

Then:

Caleb:Plot twist

Grayson:Welcome to the team

Hunter:Mute us. Or enjoy the chaos.

A second later, a new poll pops up:

Which mascot could Rilee beat in a fight?

The Coyotes coyote

The Leafs polar bear-

That weird inflatable moose from Western Michigan

I close the thread.

Immediately reopen it.

Because apparently, this is my life now.

And I’m not entirely mad about it.

Before I can spiral deeper into the absurdity of being in a group chat titledHOUSE OF HOCKEY HUNKS, there’s a knock on my door.

Then it opens. Because apparently, that’s also my life now.

Caleb pokes his head in, grinning like he owns the place. Which, technically, I guess he partially does.

“Hey,” he says. “Quick poll.”

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