| TITLE: Repeated History AUTHOR: Kasey RATING: PG-13LV, ELF MID-EP: WkoDHiB SUMMARY: Why Leo was freaked out regarding Scott Hotchkiss. Everyone’s walking on egg shells around me today. Because of the pilot, I’m pretty sure. I don’t know why – that was a lot of years ago. It’s been – God, since two years before Mal, and she’s been all grown up for quite some time now. It’s not like I still have nightmares about it or anything. But the President remembers it, so he’s probably being worse about this Hotchkiss situation than I am. Josh was just old enough at the time to know something big and bad was going on. So most of what he probably remembers is Noah freaking out. And even that memory came only after a little jarring. Probably why he wanted to hug me. I really am fine. It’s just sorta strange in vague coincidences – we were both captains, the same age…that’s basically all. I was sorta in a war zone to begin with – well, not quite. I had been sent on reoutine patrol to make sure there weren’t any VC buildups in Cambodia (this was long before Americans invaded, ‘cause during a war, 2 years is an eternity). Though I’d hate to think my rescue went like this one back on the home front. Political up-sides and diplomacy? Please! Oh, and another coincidence – just while I’m thinking about it – being shot down and everyone, one would think that would cause a lot of injury, but in both cases there was exactly one limb affected: The right leg. Course, he sprained his ankle and I Pretty much shredded my knee. But still. The President worries because it still bothers me from time to time. I tell him it’s damn amazing I’ve walked at all for thirty years. So the doctor said back then, at any rate. Doesn’t matter if I believe it or not. I’m seriously starting to think the President is making this WAY too much of a “repeated history” incident. It’s not like Captain Scott Hotchkiss and I were the only ones to ever be shot down. Like I said, it’s been thirty-odd years, it’s been a long time since I’ve been shot at. Thank God. Maybe I should try for once in my life to relax. At the Townhall Meeting, maybe…or I could watch Girls’ Softball… |