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Binman: 1743: Javy I need to ask you a question and I need you not to be weird
Binman: 1744: Do you think Rooster and Phoenix are together?

Featuring: The List, Phoenix's useful suggestions, Rooster lusting after cowboy hats (and the men who wear them), and Bob's Catholic guilt.
Basically it's the chat fic that no one asked for or wanted. Enjoy

Notes:

I cannot believe it's 2023 and I'm writing Top Gun fanfiction, but here we are. I think I wrote this in some sort of diet coke induced trance and can only assume the chemicals did something weird and worrying to my brain.
This is dedicated to Tabby, who is responsible for providing the diet cokes. Look at the monster you created.

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Binman: 1743: Javy I need to ask you a question and I need you not to be weird

Coyote Ugly: 1744: Before you do, ask yourself two things: 1: does this question really need to be asked? 2: Is there anything better I could be doing on a Tuesday evening than pestering my best friend?

Binman: 1744: The answers are yes and no respectively
Binman: 1744: Do you think Rooster and Phoenix are together?

Coyote Ugly: 1745: Maybe, I think I saw them leaving the gym together like 10 minutes ago.

Binman: 1745: No together together
Binman: 1745: Intimate
Binman: 1745: Lovers
Binman: 1745: Bumping uglies

Coyote Ugly: 1746: Okay thank you I get it.

Binman: 1746: …well???

Coyote Ugly: 1746: I dunno man, why don’t you ask them? Why do you even care?

Binman: 1746: For a smart guy you sure do say some stupid things sometimes
Binman: 1746: Obviously I can't ask them
Binman: 1747: Rooster would punch me in the face and Phoenix would rip my spine out and beat me with it
Binman: 1747: Neither is appealing

Coyote Ugly: 1747: Remind me why this is any of your business?

Binman: 1747: I like to know things
Binman: 1747: Aren't you curious??

Coyote Ugly: 1747: Not really. What they get up to in their own time is up to them.

Binman: 1748: Okay but like if you had to guess

Coyote Ugly: 1748: I think they're just friends, bud.

Binman: 1748: That’s what everyone says but I've been watching them real closely and there's something going on between them
Binman: 1748: I've made a list

Coyote Ugly: 1749: Jake, you sound insane.

Binman: 1749: 1. Weirdly touchy feely. Pretty sure Phoenix smacked Rooster’s bum after our hop yesterday and he didn’t seem to mind
2. When they get really drunk they sing duets to each other. Sometimes Celine Dion (even if not a clue, should be illegal)
3. They do that creepy thing where they communicate through eyebrow movement (side note: should I start training my eyebrows to be more dexterous?)
4. I once heard Rooster refer to Phoenix as: 'Scatty Ratty Natty'. If anyone else called her that they'd be eviscerated (also, weird) 
5. I saw him coming out of her room the other night at like past midnight. On a weeknight!
6. Fanboy swears they have matching tattoos. I haven't seen Phoenix in a state of undress so not sure if this is true or not. Come to think of it I don’t think Fanboy has either so he's probably lying
7. He lets her drive his Jeep
8. I had a dream once where they kissed
9. Phoenix mentioned spending last Thanksgiving with Rooster and his family in passing. You don’t spend Thanksgiving with someone else’s family unless you’re fucking
10. The ~vibe~

Coyote Ugly: 1750: Okay the fact that you sent this so quickly leads me to think you didn’t just type it all out which means you definitely copied it from your notes app. Just how long have you been writing this list?

Binman: 1750: This list is the result of many years of careful study

Coyote Ugly: 1750: YEARS?! You’ve been thinking about this for years?

Binman: 1750: It’s not weird

Coyote Ugly: 1751: It is weird, Jake. It’s so weird. I'm actually quite concerned. Where are you currently? I feel like we need to discuss this in person.

Binman: 1751: Rec room
Binman: 1751: Okay but after seeing the list have you changed your mind at all??

Coyote Ugly: 1751: The only thing I'm thinking after seeing the list is that you’ve finally lost the plot but hey, if you're that consumed by it then let’s bring in an expert…

Binman: 1751: What are you doing?
Binman: 1751: Javy??

Coyote Ugly added Bob to Jake’s Slow Decline Into Insanity

Bob: 1752: Hey guys! :)

Coyote Ugly: 1752: Jake has lost the plot.

Binman: 1752: I hate you

Bob: 1752: Sorry :(

Binman: 1752: Not you
Binman: 1753: My snake of a best friend

Bob: 1753: It’s nice that you and Coyote are best friends :)

Binman: 1753: We’re not friends anymore Bob. Keep up

Bob: 1753: Sorry :(

Binman: 1753: I suppose since you’re here I might as well ask you

Bob: 1753: If this is about what Phoenix did to your flight suit then I swear I tried to stop her

Binman: 1754: Wait what did she do to my flight suit?!?!

Bob: 1754: Oh. Nothing??

Coyote Ugly: 1754: Let’s not stray from the real issue at hand here, Jake.

Binman: 1754: We can come back to my flight suit later
Binman: 1754: I wanted to know if you thought Rooster and Phoenix were fucking?

Coyote Ugly: 1754: He’s made a list
Coyote Ugly sent a screenshot

Bob: 1755: Oh this is weird :/

Coyote Ugly: 1755: RIGHT?!

Bob: 1755: Really weird

Binman: 1755: I don’t need your commentary, just answer the question

Bob: 1755: Hang on, I’ll just ask Nat

Binman: 1756: What?!
Binman: 1756: Bob!!

Bob: 1756: She’s sat right next to me, I’ll ask her now

Binman: 1756: BOB NO
Binman: 1756: BOB
Binman: 1756: NO

Coyote Ugly: 1757: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Binman: 1757: BOOB STOP
Binman: 1757: BOB!!!!!

Bob: 1801: She agrees that the list is weird

Binman: 1801: What the fuck Bob don’t show her the list

Bob: 1801: Too late, she's already seen it, sorry. I think she liked it though, I haven't seen her laugh that much in forever

Binman: 1802: Have you ever heard of something called ‘bro code’ Bob?

Bob: 1802: Nat is my bro and you’re kind of a dick so my allegiance is with her, sorry :/

Coyote Ugly: 1802: Fair enough.

Binman: 1802: No it isn't?!

Bob: 1802: Anyway she said
Bob: 1802: Actually I’ll just add her so she can tell you herself

Binman: 1803: Don’t you fucking dare

Bob added Nix to the chat

Binman: 1803: Phoenix

Nix: 1803: Bagman

Coyote Ugly: 1803: Hotel

Bob: 1803: Trivago

Binman: 1804: I hate all of you. I want to leave this chat

Nix: 1804: But then how will you find out the answer to your burning question?

Binman: 1804: I don’t want to know the answer anymore

Coyote Ugly: 1804: He’s dying to know. I can tell.

Nix: 1805: Has anyone already asked him how long ago he started that list?

Coyote Ugly: 1805: Years ago apparently. Don’t worry, I'm looking for psychiatric help for him as we speak.

Binman: 1805: I didn’t start the list years ago!
Binman: 1805: I wrote the list last week after watching you for years

Bob: 1805: That actually sounds a bit worrying. Like you’ve been stalking them…

Nix: 1806: That’s the only part that worries you Bob?

Bob: 1806: No, I'm deeply concerned for Hangman’s mental health. Do you think we should report him somewhere? So he can get help?

Binman: 1806: I'M RIGHT HERE GUYS
Binman: 1806: AND I DON’T NEED HELP
Binman: 1806: IM PERFECTLY FINE
Binman: 1806: I WAS JUST CURIOUS

Coyote Ugly: 1807: On a scale of 1-10 how much do you regret asking me?

Binman: 1807: 5 billion

Coyote Ugly: 1807: Good, maybe you’ll think twice before asking me stupid questions next time.

Nix: 1807: Ooh buuurn

Binman: 1807: You're not funny

Nix: 1807: Everyone who’s ever met me would disagree

Bob: 1808: Maybe you just don’t get her sense of humour? It’s actually hilarious if you’re smart enough to understand it

Coyote Ugly: 1808: Ooh buuuurn!

Binman: 1808: Okay thank you everyone. You're all dicks and I hate you

Nix: 1808: Before you storm off like a stroppy teenager, don’t you want to know the answer to your question?

Binman: 1808: I don’t care anymore, I'm handing in my wings and starting a new life as a civilian
Binman: 1808: As far away from you all as possible
Binman: 1808: I hear Mongolia is nice this time of year
Binman: 1808: Or perhaps Tibet

Nix: 1809: Let me know if you need help packing

Binman: 1809: I hate you all

Binman left the chat

Bob: 1809: I feel bad

Nix: 1809: You shouldn’t

Bob: 1809: What if he's having some sort of breakdown and we’ve pushed him over the edge?

Coyote Ugly: 1810: He’s fine. He’s just got this weird thing about Rooster.

Nix: 1810: Is that what they're calling it nowadays? Well you can tell him I’d like to set the record straight and confirm that Fanboy has never seen me in a state of undress

Coyote Ugly: 1810: I'm sure Hangman will be thrilled to hear that. Now that he’s gone will you tell me if you're secretly hooking up with Rooster?

Nix: 1810: Don’t ask dumb questions

Coyote Ugly: 1810: Dumb because you're not hooking up, or dumb because it’s not secret?

Nix: 1810: Yes

Coyote Ugly: 1810: ???

Bob: 1811: Do you think someone should check on Hangman?

Coyote Ugly: 1811: I have eyes on him, he's furiously typing something on his phone.

Bob: 1811: Good God, do you think he’s adding more to the list?!

Coyote Ugly: 1811: I've just asked and he said he's writing his letter of resignation.

Nix: 1811: I can't help but admire his commitment to the bit

Coyote Ugly: 1812: Sometimes I really think we should give him credit for being funnier.

Nix: 1812: I don’t

Bob: 1812: Yeah I wouldn’t go that far…

Coyote Ugly: 1812: He's funny!

Bob: 1812: Let’s get another opinion
Bob added Chicken Little to the chat

Coyote Ugly: 1813: Bob, you can't keep adding people into the chat.

Bob: 1813: I’ll take that under advisement, thank you :)

Chicken Little: 1813: S’up bitches (informal use of ‘bitches’, not derogatory)

Nix: 1813: You don’t have to clarify that every time

Chicken Little: 1813: I’d hate to offend

Bob: 1814: Rooster, do you think Hangman is funny?

Chicken Little: 1814: Like funny weird or funny ha ha?

Nix: 1814: Funny ha ha

Chicken Little: 1814: Oh, then no

Nix: 1814: See! The only person who thinks Binman is funny is you Coyote and that’s only because the two of you have a weird co-dependent relationship that’s melted your brain

Coyote Ugly: 1815: We don’t have a weird relationship.

Bob: 1815: Didn’t he make you go back to Texas with him last thanksgiving to ride horses?

Coyote Ugly: 1815: How is that weird?

Bob: 1815: Horses are weird, man

Nix: 1815: Brokeback Mountain vibes

Bob: 1815: Lol

Chicken Little: 1816: Bet Hangman looks good in a cowboy hat

Nix: 1816: ???

Bob: 1816: ??!???

Chicken Little: 1816: What? I'm just saying!

Coyote Ugly sent a photo

Chicken Little: 1817: See! He does

Bob: 1817: That’s a lovely photo :)

Nix: 1818: It’s giving: I'm in love with another man and scared he’ll never love me back
Nix: 1818: Also: I have a tiny dick so am wearing this massive hat to compensate

Coyote Ugly: 1818: Natasha!!

Nix: 1818: What? It does

Bob: 1818: He doesn’t

Nix: 1818: What?

Bob: 1818: Have a tiny dick

Coyote Ugly: 1819: BOB!!!!

Nix: 1819: WHAT THE FUCK
Nix: 1819: ?!?!?!!?!?!!?!?!?!!!!

Bob: 1819: Don’t make it weird

Chicken Little: 1819: Too late buddy

Bob: 1819: We share locker rooms okay. I glanced. Briefly. Accidentally.

Nix: 1820: I would like the record to state that Bob is currently the colour of a tomato

Bob: 1820: It was an accident!!! Google told me it wasn’t a sin if it was an accident :(

Coyote Ugly: 1820: You Googled whether it was a sin to accidentally look at another man’s junk?

Nix: 1820: I need to know what other stuff is happening in your locker room because it sounds wild. Halo and I just blatantly stare at each other’s bodies like normal people

Chicken Little: 1821: We’ll circle back to that later

Coyote Ugly added Binman to the chat

Nix: 1821: Why have you added him back? We only just managed to get rid of him

Coyote Ugly: 1821: He could tell something was going on. I couldn’t look him in the eye. It felt wrong to discuss his dick without him present.

Binman: 1821: You're discussing my dick?!

Chicken Little: 1822: Unfortunately

Binman: 1822: Rooster is here too?!?!

Bob: 1822: Before you report us to HR, please know that we’ve said nothing but positive things

Coyote Ugly: 1822: Jake is staring unblinkingly into space. I think we’ve broken something within him.

Nix: 1822: Hopefully not his perfect dick

Coyote Ugly: 1822: That is so inappropriate.

Chicken Little: 1822: Funny though

Coyote Ugly: 1823: Is it?

Nix: 1823: Yes

Chicken Little: 1823: Yes

Bob: 1823: It is a little bit, but if we’re making Hangman uncomfortable then we’ll stop

Nix renamed the chat: Hangman’s Perfect Penis

Coyote renamed the chat: Bullying Is A Sin

Coyote Ugly: 1824: He's still staring.
Coyote Ugly sent a picture

Nix: 1824: The wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead

Chicken Little: 1824: Not a thought behind those pretty eyes

Nix: 1824: Ask him if he’s ever watched Brokeback Mountain

Nix renamed the chat: I Wish I Knew How To Quit You

Coyote Ugly: 1824: Useful suggestions only please.

Nix: 1825: Slap him

Bob: 1825: Gently

Chicken Little: 1825: On the ass

Nix: 1825: ???

Chicken Little: 1825: That’s what I'd do

Coyote Ugly: 1825: Tell us more about that please, Rooster.

Chicken Little: 1826: Nothing else to say. He’d probably squawk, it would be funny

Nix: 1826: Interesting

Bob: 1826: Very interesting…

Coyote Ugly: 1826: We’re in the rec room if you want to come and test that theory.

Bob: 1826: Do you think we’re going to Hell for this??

Nix: 1827: Now is not the time for you to be struck with Catholic guilt, we’re trying to get Rooster to touch Hangman’s ass

Bob: 1827: It feels wrong
Bob: 1827: Morally
Bob: 1827: Spiritually
Bob: 1827: Ergonomically

Coyote Ugly: 1827: Have you tried Googling it?

Chicken Little: 1828: I’ll swing by

Nix: 1828: To slap his ass?!
Nix: 1828: Roo, to slap his ass?!?

Coyote renamed the chat: Operation Touch The Butt

Bob: 1828: Coyote, do you have eyes on Rooster?!

Coyote Ugly: 1832: I can hear him walking down the corridor.
Coyote Ugly: 1832: He's whistling Country Roads what do you think that means?

Nix: 1832: I don’t know??! That he has shit taste in music??

Bob: 1833: Do you think we should buy Rooster a cowboy hat for his birthday? :)

Nix: 1833: Only if it’s attached to Hangman lol
Nix: 1835: Is he in the room?

Coyote Ugly: 1836: Yea
Coyote Ugly: 1836: Rooster has his sluttiest floral shirt on

Nix: 1836: Oh shit, the one with the blue flowers?

Coyote Ugly: 1836: Yes
Coyote Ugly: 1840: I can't hear what they're talking about
Coyote Ugly: 1840: Rooster keeps pointing at Jake's crotch
Coyote Ugly: 1840: Should I intervene?

Nix: 1840: DO NOT INTERVENE

Coyote Ugly: 1843: I'm trying to read Jake's lips I think he said ‘I make revenge stew ’
Coyote Ugly: 1843: Why would he say that?
Coyote Ugly: 1843: What does it mean?

Nix: 1847: Try and get closer to hear what they're saying. Bob and I are on our way to try and see what's happening through the window

Coyote Ugly: 1847: Be subtle!!

Bob: 1847: Yes, boss :)

Coyote Ugly: 1855: I'm under the table
Coyote Ugly: 1855: I still can't hear anything
Coyote Ugly: 1855: THAT’S BECAUSE THEY'RE KISSING GUYS THEY'RE KISSING SOS
Coyote Ugly: 1856: I'M TRAPPED

Bob: 1858: We can see you through the window

Nix: 1858: And Roo and Bagman. Hot. Even if Roo has a terrible taste in men

Coyote Ugly: 1858: FOCUS
Coyote Ugly: 1858: Open the window I'm going to crawl over and climb out before they notice me

Nix: 1858: Use their temporary distraction with each other’s tongues to your advantage

Bob: 1859: Move fast because Rooster’s hand is heading towards Hangman’s fly

Coyote Ugly: 1859: Don’t watch them Bob!! Close your eyes!!

Nix: 1900: The window is open, I'm ready to catch you
Nix: 1900: Don’t aim for Bob, his eyes are closed
Nix: 1900: GO GO GO!

 

Daddy Mav And His Kick-Ass Kids

Nix: 2114: I would just like to reassure everyone that the medic says Bob’s concussion is only very minor and that he’ll be completely fine by the morning and apparently Coyote’s wrist isn't actually sprained, he's just being a pussy

Mav: 2115: Thank goodness! Now will someone please explain to me what Coyote was doing throwing himself out a window? Also do you know how to change the name of the chat?

Nix: 2115: No idea how to do that, sorry Daddy Mav!
Nix: 2115: Will you snitch on us to the COMPACFLT?

Mav: 2116: My partner of over twenty years? My husband? My wingman?

Nix: 2116: Yeah lol

Mav: 2116: Nah, course not

Nix: 2116: Okay so how aware are you of Hangman’s perfect dick?

Notes:

I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Kudos and comments sustain me even more than diet coke does, so thank you for the love!