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[TRAINER's workout partner, OFFICER, checks in at the front desk. He glances into the weight room, assessing where Trainer is. He leans over the desk and whispers to EDGY conspiratorially.]

Officer: So . . . um . . . Edgy . . . well . . . okay . . . Don't tell Trainer this, but where do you shop for your clothes?

Edgy: Eh?

Officer: I mean, you have a pretty good fashion sense and all . . . Don't get me wrong because there are some things you wear that are like, no way uh-uh, but most of your clothes are pretty cool and so I was just wondering.

Edgy: Mostly Buckle, but some Banana Republic.

Officer: Okay. But don't tell Trainer. I don't want to catch any shit from him.

Edgy: Wait. So you mean he hasn't told you about Vegas?

Officer: What about Vegas?

Edgy: Just the little part about Vegas where he took me shopping with him because he wanted to look hot for the concert.

Officer: He what? Are you serious?

Edgy: Oh, yeah.

Officer [as he walks away]: Yo, Trainer. You went shopping?

All this because some men just aren't men enough to wear embroidered shirts.