[Ilya gives a shrug, setting his plate down, then carefully maneuvers his leg up onto the couch. His ankle feels pretty swollen right now. He should probably stop walking around on it so much.]
Maybe, maybe not. I did not ask him. Did he tell you he hates me?
If anyone gets media fixation... [ she points to herself as if to say that would be me. any actor, really, especially those who are staring in the increasingly popular superhero franchises. ] Anything to keep getting clicks and views. I suppose if it's getting people out to games... why would the League discourage it? The commentators are probably the worst at keeping the "rivalry" [ yes, she does lift her hands to do airquotes ] going.
[ He knows she understands. Maybe that's why it's easier to talk to her about it. He has very few people he can talk to who actually get it. Sure, he has his teammates- but he can't exactly talk to them about Hollander.
He can't really talk to Rose about him either, not completely. But he can talk about this. ]
Maybe one day it will get old. I mean I get it, we are young and hot and everyone wants to talk about us.
So long as it's competitive and not negative... [ she feigns weighing these two options (as if they are the only options available to him) in here head. ] I can live with that.
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[ rose has no idea. not even an inkling. if she didn't, she wouldn't ask questions like this.
she would be much more direct]:D
Maybe, maybe not. I did not ask him. Did he tell you he hates me?
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[ deliberate on shane's part? possibly. ilya and their rivalry has also just... never come up in conversation. ]
But I pay attention to media buzz surrounding him.
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[Probably very deliberate. The opposite of Ilya, who apparently can't keep his mouth shut about Shane anymore.]
Media buzz doesn't say I hate him. They get stuck on this years old rivalry on the ice.
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He can't really talk to Rose about him either, not completely. But he can talk about this. ]
Maybe one day it will get old. I mean I get it, we are young and hot and everyone wants to talk about us.
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[ she's teasing, evident by her bright, good-natured laugh. ]
Is it hard keeping up negative appearances for the cameras?
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[He shrugs, but he also lets out a soft snort.]
Is not that hard when Hollander is so... what is the word... easily riled up. If you notice, is not really negative either. Just competitive.
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