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*There's a war on ya know?*
Sidney's heart stopped racing a little bit as he could hear Hawkeye ranting and racing incoherently. That meant he was alive.
Sidney bravely knocked on the door, hoping not to get a bullet in the gut.
"It's me Sidney, here for the poker game."
Hawkeye waved him in, gun still in hand. "Heeeyy! Sidney, long time to no see buddy.how goes the shrink business?"
"Well you know same old same old.how are you Hawk?"
"Me.? Oh fine fine. Henry just got back so now this place is gonna get back to normal, and what better way to start but with a game of poker." He twirled the gun with his finger.
"What's with the gun Hawkeye, thought you said you'd never carry one?" Sidney asked.
"Well I never said I wouldn't shoot one, I said I'd never carry one.plus I might just reconsider.there's a war on ya know?"
"Yes I know." Sidney looked intently at his patient who appeared to be a bit drunk. But that was nothing new. What to say next? He thought.
"So it's just us tonight?" Sidney said putting his bag down by the door.
Hawkeye looked around the tent confused. Why was everyone looking in?
"What's going on people? Got nothing better to do than eavesdrop on me and Sidney here..go on get! Mind your own business." He hollered still waving his gun. This terrified everyone and Potter told everyone to keep on as normal.
"Yeah that's right.get!... man can't get any peace around this place." Hawkeye staggered back to his cot, gun still in hand.
"They're leaving Hawk.so that just leaves us tonight?" Sidney asked again. "Naw, what are you nuts? Trap and Beej are in the shower. I don't think Henry will be joining us, he had a real long trip ya know?"
Sidney shrugged. "Oh really? From where?"
Hawkeye scratched his head with his gun hand. "Ya know, something's telling me he went home to visit it or something.doesn't matter.he's back and that's all that matters."
"And Trapper is back?" Sidney was trying to be cautious with his looks.
"Yeah, he was back way before Henry though, he had to go to the front for a while, that's why they sent in Beej, we are quite the group."
"I see.. So you like having Beej around?"
Hawkeye was confused at the questioning but complied. "Of course, great guy that BJ.don't know what I'd do without him, probably go insane."
"And you feel the same about Trapper? And Henry?"
"Well DUH! I mean Sidney for a psychiatrist you do have a flare for the obvious." He started to twirl the gun again as he laid back on his cot. He shot back up.
"How rude of me.would you like a drink?" Hawkeye offered.
"No thanks, I'm trying to cut back."
"Okay then.more for me then.geez what it taking them so long?" He poured himself a glass peering out the mesh in the tent looking for his friends.
"Listen Hawk, I'm gonna go use the little boys room.tell the guys I'll be right back."
"Sure thing Sid." Hawkeye gulped his drink.
Sydney paced slowly contemplating. 'He's confabulated stories to make up for losing his friends. He's delusional and for a minute there he almost sounded like Frank. I need to get him out of this place.' Sidney thought. Soon after, he entered the SWAMP to find Hawkeye on the ground motionless.
*There's a war on ya know?*
Sidney's heart stopped racing a little bit as he could hear Hawkeye ranting and racing incoherently. That meant he was alive.
Sidney bravely knocked on the door, hoping not to get a bullet in the gut.
"It's me Sidney, here for the poker game."
Hawkeye waved him in, gun still in hand. "Heeeyy! Sidney, long time to no see buddy.how goes the shrink business?"
"Well you know same old same old.how are you Hawk?"
"Me.? Oh fine fine. Henry just got back so now this place is gonna get back to normal, and what better way to start but with a game of poker." He twirled the gun with his finger.
"What's with the gun Hawkeye, thought you said you'd never carry one?" Sidney asked.
"Well I never said I wouldn't shoot one, I said I'd never carry one.plus I might just reconsider.there's a war on ya know?"
"Yes I know." Sidney looked intently at his patient who appeared to be a bit drunk. But that was nothing new. What to say next? He thought.
"So it's just us tonight?" Sidney said putting his bag down by the door.
Hawkeye looked around the tent confused. Why was everyone looking in?
"What's going on people? Got nothing better to do than eavesdrop on me and Sidney here..go on get! Mind your own business." He hollered still waving his gun. This terrified everyone and Potter told everyone to keep on as normal.
"Yeah that's right.get!... man can't get any peace around this place." Hawkeye staggered back to his cot, gun still in hand.
"They're leaving Hawk.so that just leaves us tonight?" Sidney asked again. "Naw, what are you nuts? Trap and Beej are in the shower. I don't think Henry will be joining us, he had a real long trip ya know?"
Sidney shrugged. "Oh really? From where?"
Hawkeye scratched his head with his gun hand. "Ya know, something's telling me he went home to visit it or something.doesn't matter.he's back and that's all that matters."
"And Trapper is back?" Sidney was trying to be cautious with his looks.
"Yeah, he was back way before Henry though, he had to go to the front for a while, that's why they sent in Beej, we are quite the group."
"I see.. So you like having Beej around?"
Hawkeye was confused at the questioning but complied. "Of course, great guy that BJ.don't know what I'd do without him, probably go insane."
"And you feel the same about Trapper? And Henry?"
"Well DUH! I mean Sidney for a psychiatrist you do have a flare for the obvious." He started to twirl the gun again as he laid back on his cot. He shot back up.
"How rude of me.would you like a drink?" Hawkeye offered.
"No thanks, I'm trying to cut back."
"Okay then.more for me then.geez what it taking them so long?" He poured himself a glass peering out the mesh in the tent looking for his friends.
"Listen Hawk, I'm gonna go use the little boys room.tell the guys I'll be right back."
"Sure thing Sid." Hawkeye gulped his drink.
Sydney paced slowly contemplating. 'He's confabulated stories to make up for losing his friends. He's delusional and for a minute there he almost sounded like Frank. I need to get him out of this place.' Sidney thought. Soon after, he entered the SWAMP to find Hawkeye on the ground motionless.