Early in the morning, way before the sun was up and anyone in their right mind should be awake, the Atlanta Inferno's locker room was buzzing with its usual pre-practice chaos. Guys were gearing up, cracking jokes, and pretending they weren't still half-asleep. Among the crew was Billy Herrington, a fresh-faced rookie forward with dreams bigger than the ice rink itself. Billy strolled up to his stall, expecting the usual routine. But hold up – something was off. His gear, normally set up like a neat little hockey shrine, was wrapped in a gazillion layers of duct tape. Yeah, you heard that right, duct tape. It was like someone went all arts-and-crafts on his stuff, turning it into a sticky, silver masterpiece. And here's the kicker – not a scratch on any of it. The coach, Mr. Tough Guy himself, was chillin' nearby, trying so damn hard not to crack a grin. Billy could tell the old man was loving this – probably because he didn't have to chew him out for being a few minutes late. Talk about dodging a bullet, right? With his curiosity in overdrive, Billy hit up the team's Xitter feed. Basically, it's where we spill the beans on locker room gossip and stuff. Lo and behold, there it was: a video of the culprit in action. And who was it? None other than the team's mascot – that wild, wacky character that roams the arena like they own the place. The video was a riot. The mascot was like a tape ninja, all sneaky and smooth with the duct tape. They were wrapping and weaving it around Billy's gear like it was some kind of Olympic sport. And get this, not even a teeny, tiny scratch on his gear. It was like a perfectly executed art project that just happened to involve a rookie's hockey gear. So, there Billy was, sitting in his stall, laughing his ass off at the mascot's crafty skills. It was like a rite of passage, you know? Welcome to the big leagues, kid! Pranks and all. As he laced up his skates and got ready to hit the ice, he couldn't help but wonder what other crazy adventures awaited him in this rollercoaster ride called the Simulation Hockey League.