(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

[HENDRIX 2.0]

Douglas Quaid’s “welcome to the league” moment came early on in his ISFL career. After being drafted by the Wraiths Quaid hopped on a flight that night from Utah and made his way up to the Canadian north. Getting to such an isolated location takes a long time, from pretty much any starting point. The anxiety and nerves from draft day churned his stomach like a whirlpool. The plane landed at 7am and a taxi brought Quaid over to the Wraiths complex. It was very early in the day and nobody was there except for security, or so he thought. Quaid was granted access to the building, escorted to the locker room where he placed his gear, and then rushed to find the nearest bathroom. The janitors had them all locked, except for a small 1 urinal + 1 stall bathroom next to one of the offices. Quaid reached for the door handle, but in the instant before there was an occupant inside making his way out. It was team QB and ISFL legend Cooter Bigsby! Just as Quaid realized who he was standing face to face with a wall of crap smelling foulness you couldn’t even imagine hit him like a tidal wave. Bigsby said he drank 45 beers the night before, hit Quaid on the back and said “welcome to Yellowknife”. He walked away while Quaid stood by the door in disgust. (233 words)