I almost dropped my phone scrambling to unlock the screen when it vibrated. Chet: I left. Mark: Yeah I know. Chet: And? Mark: And where’d you go? Home? I waited for him to tell me to fuck off. I kind of wished he would. That’d make the rest of the night much easier. Chet: Hype Mark: Can I join? An eons-long silence followed, during which I questioned every life choice I’d ever made regarding Chet. Then… Chet: If you want. Chet: It’s a gay club, btw. Barrett and some of the other rainbow crew are here. Chet: I thought we were playing the cold-shoulder game again. Breaking protocol so soon?

