Originally posted for 15minuteficlets. Takes place pre-The Making of a SuperTeam, making reference to events in All In The Family.
Shane figures that it probably takes a while to get reaccustomed to the outside world, after all the time in that...place. He still has dreams about the claustrophobic darkness of it, and he was only there for twenty minutes at the most.
So Shane can forgive a bit of...bizarre behavior now and then.
"He doesn't want to talk to *you*!" The shouts can be heard from two rooms away. "I think he's made that *clear*, don't you?"
Because...it's probably normal to take a while, remember how the world works. How people interact. And all that.
"FRIEND? You think you know what that *means*?"
And there's a certain level of devotion that can be expected during the readjustment process. It's only natural, especially in the line of work they're in, for someone to get a little...*attached* to their savior.
"It means you don't leave them behind!"
That's all that's behind it, of course. Shane is fully aware of *that*.
The receiver of the phone is slammed so hard that he hears the cradle crash to the ground, making a "clang" as the bell is jarred.
Rodney walks in a minute later, looking none the worse for wear. "Lucas called," he says, calmly.
Shane nods, and grins. "Thanks for that."
"Don't mention it."
Everyone needs to be saved now and then.
~*~*~
(The word was salvation.)