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Good morning Bitty.
Happy Canada Day!!!
What are you going to do?
Have poutine for breakfast.
Now you’re just making fun of me
LOL did you see this?
https://twitter.com/NickBossRoss/status/748904843801010176/photo/1
Haha.
But seriously, shouldn’t you do something for Canada Day?
I mean, like if you were home would there be fireworks?
Mmm. Maybe.
Sometimes my parents would host a picnic.
Mom always made us watch Jaws on the 4th of July.
We could do that!
Might be fun.
Did you see Ransom and Holster are at Niagara Falls?
They’re posting pictures on the Facebook page
They bought red and white face paint and painted each other’s torsos with the Canadian flag
Holster claims Ransom is teaching random tourists the lyrics to “O Canada”
Can I see the pictures if I don’t have Facebook?
That actually reminds me.
I wanted to ask.
Is there a way for me to join Facebook without anyone knowing?
Hold on … I’ll download the picture and share it with you
Via text
...without anyone knowing…???
I mean, you guys seem to share stuff on the team Facebook page.
I want to be able to see it, and I was thinking maybe share photos and stuff.
But I don’t want people to be able to FIND me?
Like, old teammates from the Q.
Or hockey fans.
OH
I see what you’re saying
Um
Hold on
(It would be cool to have you on Facebook!)
(Chowder was just asking about you yesterday!)
He talks to me in the group text?
Oh, yeah, I know
But he’s on Facebook a lot more
I think he and Cait use messenger like
24/7
And Johnson pops up every few days with something random
It would be nice to talk with Johnson again.
I use “talk” loosely you understand.
Okay, yes.
So there’s good news and there’s bad news.
Which do you want first?
Bad news.
So the bad news is that we can’t set you up to be “unfindable”
You need to use your real name
And someone searching your name would find your account
(Along with, like, all the fake accounts set up by fans? That’s … a little creepy. Ugh)
This is probably the point in our relationship where I tell you that if you search for my name on the Internet you will find porn.
Why Mr. Zimmermann!
You don’t say
I’m serious Bits.
Just … search with care. Is what I’m saying.
If you’re looking for stuff related to me.
Honey, you are so sweet
Thinking you had to tell me that
Do I want to know?
Probably not
I mean, I haven’t gone LOOKING if that’s what you’re worried about
That would have been...weird?
But I do know it exists
I mean, that’s the rule
The rule?
If it’s a cherished childhood memory someone’s written porn about it
Wait, are you saying I’m a cherished childhood memory?
I’m confused.
Sigh
We’ll talk about it when you’re here
*hugs*
In the meantime, what I was saying is
We can make you a Facebook account but it doesn’t have to have your picture or anything
And YOU get to control who you give access to anything on your page
And the SMH page is locked so only players and alums have access
So anything you posted there would be like posting to the team text
Well, with alumni too
Okay, that sounds good.
Will you help me set up an account when I’m visiting?
Thanks for the picture of Ransom and Holster.
Haha.
Sure!
It'll be easy
Holster says they’re going to do it again on the 4th and pretend it’s Canada Day all over again
See how many tourists they can confuse
Does Holster even know the words to our national anthem?
Ransom taught him
Apparently, whatever incentives Rans uses are powerful ones
I never would have guessed.
Right?
I mean, I’m not placing bets but
Looks like a duck, quacks like a duck…
I believe you mean *Canada goose*.
Oh, hush, that’s terrible
So why the sudden urge to join Facebook?
It’s not entirely sudden.
I’ve been thinking about it since May.
I don’t want to be one of those alums who just disappears, you know?
I mean, I won’t because of you.
But I should stay in touch with the others too.
And now I’m not living there that probably means social media.
Sigh.
You make it sound so painful!
I’m sure you’ve noticed that “social” and “media” are not things I generally enjoy.
Fair enough
But I had lunch with Shitty yesterday.
I’m worried about him.
I thought...maybe if I could keep a closer eye on him…
???
He just doesn’t seem happy.
And I’m worried about the drinking.
I mean, I’ve always been worried about the drinking but.
Okay
I mean, I haven’t noticed anything but
Well, there was that day he messaged me while high
I thought it was just Shitty joking
Now I’m worried
The more Shitty jokes, the more you have to pay attention to what he's NOT saying.
He’s carrying a lot of pain around that he doesn’t share with many people.
Do you think Lardo knows?
I’m not sure.
I’m gonna see her tomorrow and I’ll try and ask.
Anyway. I thought if I was on Facebook maybe I’d be able to see is this is part of a pattern.
You know
Señor Bunny heard you say “tomorrow” and he perked right up
Did he now.
Well, I mean, I’ve explained to him that tomorrow you and Monsieur Éléphant will be going to Boston so you can catch a plane down to Atlanta where he and I get to meet you at the airport
Ah.
Well, you can tell Señor Bunny he’s not the only excited one.
Monsieur Éléphant has been having trouble sleeping, in fact.
Thinking about how soon we’ll be seeing you.
...he has?
Mmm. Yes.
Oh
I’ve had to cuddle him, at night, so he can sleep.
It helps him feel less alone.
How can he possibly miss Señor Bunny this much?
I mean, he hasn’t even MET Señor Bunny
Except over Skype
You get to know a lot about a person over Skype.
And text.
And over the phone.
Well, yes
Jack?
Yes Bits?
You can tell Monsieur Éléphant I understand how he feels
I miss you and I love you
AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS
Me too.
I love you and I miss you.
And it’s getting harder and harder to wait.
I’ll be there at the airport waiting
… Jack?
?
Would you feel weird if I kissed you?
I mean, at the airport
I mean, I know it’s a public space and
There’s a chance someone would recognize you and
No.
No, I wouldn’t feel weird about that.
At all.