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have you talked to Aaron much, I know you guys probably don't get along great but I wanted to know how he's doing because i don't think people check in on him enough.

also, tell Nicky I think he's cool, or that I said hi

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I talk to Aaron all the time. I just asked how he was doing, and he said, “Fuck off.”

Nicky says hi back. He used more words than that, but I tuned out about halfway through. He did ask if you guys would ever want him to do a takeover. Thoughts?

- N.A.J.

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What’s it like playing with Dan Wilds?

She might be the coolest person I’ve ever met. I don’t have to tell you how good she is on the court. I’m just hoping I can hold half a candle to her as captain next year.

- N.A.J.

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I refuse to believe Andrew Joseph Minyard does not have Fun. Tell, me, who is a bigger and better drama queen- Your Minyard or Day?

Usually Kevin. I mean, he's got a fucking face tattoo.

Andrew has his moments.

-N.A.J.

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This or that rapid fire: Coffee or tea?? Hot or cold?? Cake or pie?? Oranges or Peaches?? Socks on always or no socks ever?? Rain or sun?? Use backpack or stuff everything in your pockets?? Sleeping in or waking up early?? Music or background asmr noises (rain/wind/coffee shop sounds)?? Headphones or just play it out loud??

Tea. Hot. Pie. Peaches. Always. Sun. Pockets, if possible, but backpacks make good bludgeons in a pinch. Early. Neither. Headphones.

-N.A.J.

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July 8

Hello,

I know it’s been radio silence for a little while. I’m not about to apologize. It is what it is.

These past couple of weeks have been… rough, to say the least. Aaron’s court date was finalized a few days ago. It’s been emails and lawyers and phone calls ever since. It’s making Kevin even more dickish than usual. Nicky won’t stop wringing his hands. Aaron is at Katelyn’s as we speak.

None of you get to ask about Andrew. This whole thing is too fucking public already, and I’m not about to make it worse by airing his shit online.

What I will say—what Betsy thinks I should, anyway—is how completely exhausted I am. I’m supposed to be vice-captain this year. Jack is yanking on every single one of my nerves. I’m trying to hold things together so Andrew doesn’t have to, but sometimes I just want to staple my fucking head to a wall.

Betsy says I should be taking time for myself. I have no idea what that means. It sounds like something from a feel-good kids’ movie.

What would she want me to do with that time, anyway? Fucking—knit? Start a stamp collection?

What absolute horseshit.

I’m at the court right now. Kevin and I just spent most of the night hurling balls at the wall, and it wasn’t practice—not really—but we didn’t talk about anything important. Not the trial, not the season. At one point, he tried to convince me a moped is more like a bike than a scooter, and I kicked him.

I’m hoping Andrew will be asleep by the time we get home. It’s five in the morning, and I know for a fact he didn’t sleep last night. I mean, I didn’t either—that’s how I know—but still.

I do think this helped—doing something mindless. Letting it all go for a few hours.

Fuck. That’s what Betsy meant, isn’t it? Taking time for myself?

I may be stupid.

Anyway.

Kevin is threatening to leave me here. If you all could wish him a severed artery, I’d appreciate it.

- N.A.J.

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Do you think all mascots are eldritch horrors or just PSU’s specifically?

All. Belmonte has the worst one, though. That fucking turtle gives me the willies.

- N.A.J.

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do the foxes have one of those scary ass mascots? like a person in a fox suit?

I am not entirely convinced our mascot is not an eldritch horror of some kind. I have seen people enter the suit. I have yet to see anyone exit.

- N.A.J.

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If you had to pick any position besides striker, which would you choose?

I keep getting this question. I’ve had to learn the game from scratch, like, twice already. I’m good on a third time.

- N.A.J.

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( @jingerhead )

“She has more important things to do than sit around and teach me tricks” more important than spending an afternoon watching you land on your head over and over again? Your girlfriend is boring, and you can tell her i said so.

- N.A.J.

Which members of the foxes can do a backflip and which ones can’t?

All you need to know is that Aaron can’t. He can’t. I can, Kevin can, Andrew can, but Aaron can’t. Aaron can’t, you guys, he can’t do a backflip. I could hold him at gunpoint right now and he would not be able to do a backflip to save his life. He cannot do them. Not even on a trampoline.

Dan is the best backflipper I have ever seen.

Aaron—and I cannot stress this enough—is not.

- N.A.J.

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Which members of the foxes can do a backflip and which ones can’t?

All you need to know is that Aaron can’t. He can’t. I can, Kevin can, Andrew can, but Aaron can’t. Aaron can’t, you guys, he can’t do a backflip. I could hold him at gunpoint right now and he would not be able to do a backflip to save his life. He cannot do them. Not even on a trampoline.

Dan is the best backflipper I have ever seen.

Aaron—and I cannot stress this enough—is not.

- N.A.J.

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do you think Andrew's ever gonna say the words “i love you” ? to you, i mean

He tells me he hates me every day.

- N.A.J.

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How are the new recruits? Any player in particular that you consider could be amazing?

There’s Ginger, Alex, Jack, and Sheena. Ginger’s got a killer long-pass, and Alex’s footwork has been coming along nicely. Jack and Sheena are relentless on the court.

Ginger is timid. Alex is impulsive. Jack and Sheena seem more interested in displaying outright bigotry than pulling their own weight.

Any of them could be amazing—that’s the beauty of hard work and commitment.

Any of them could be dead by this time next year if they decide it’s worth it to keep pushing their luck with me.

- N.A.J.

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If you were stuck on a remote island, who on the team would you rather be stuck with AND what two items would you have?

Allison says I can’t pick Andrew, so I’m going to pick Matt. He’s strong, I’m fast. We could stack to reach the fruit on higher branches. He’d also have the best shot at keeping me optimistic until someone found us.

As far as items go, I’d take one of those tactical shovels. I kind of want one regardless.

That, and an immaculately trained carrier pigeon. Send for help and all that. Let Andrew know I’m alive so he wouldn’t raze half the countryside trying to track me down.

- N.A.J.

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Can you tell Allison I say hi??

She made a “mmph” sort of noise. Don’t take it personal, she gets really focused when she’s painting my nails.

Also, she agreed to do a takeover on the 19th for her birthday. Just a heads up.

- N.A.J.

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How’s the rest of the team doing? Kevin give you any insults that are dressed up as advice lately?

Your collective obsession with Kevin is getting nasty.

Last night, I botched a pass, and he said he’d rather be lobotomized than watch something like that again. Not exactly dressed up, but.

The team is fine. Some are doing better than others. Dan’s got everyone on a tight leash, but she knows what she’s doing. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to do the same next year.

- N.A.J.

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What's it like working with The Kevin Day? 👑

“The Kevin Day”—you know he reads these, right? That is going to go straight to his fucking head.

He’s brilliant, though. To answer your question.

A brilliant pain in my ass.

- N.A.J.

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June 19

Hello,

The last time I celebrated Father’s Day, I was ten years old. It was a month before we ran. It didn’t feel like a celebration at all.

This morning, Andrew and I helped Dan break into Coach’s apartment. Kevin was there, too, but he bitched more than he participated.

We made shitty pancakes. We poured shitty orange juice. We set Coach’s shitty table and sat there until he stumbled into the kitchen for the shitty coffee we forgot to brew.

The last time I celebrated Father’s Day, I was ten years old.

Today is the first time I really meant it.

I think “family” doesn’t make sense to a lot of people. It’s hard, when parents don’t teach the things they’re supposed to teach, when they hurt the people they’re supposed to protect.

Growing up in that house, “family” never meant safety. It meant long, silent dinners. It meant there were times I’d have to lock myself in the upstairs closet and pretend I couldn’t hear the things I was hearing.

It’s what makes a Fox a Fox. Andrew and Kevin never had much to call their own. Dan had to become a force of nature to get to where she is now.

I don’t know how Wymack grew up. I don’t think it matters, not when he took whatever he had to go through and turned it into something he could understand us with. Something he could live with and function in the wake of.

Sometimes, I think about that.

Sometimes, I think about New Year’s Eve. I think about watching the ball drop, covered in half-pulled stitches, next to Wymack on his battered old couch.

Is that what family is supposed to mean?

I think it could be. I think we get to decide for ourselves.

-N.A.J.

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