I can't believe I had to miss Ellie's taste-testing for her wedding with the Awesomes. She was so looking forward to making a good impression and having me there. I wanted to be, but work literally had me chained down. Now there's a statement I never thought I'd make.
I would have liked to have spent longer with the Awesomes. I know I'm not really going to be part of their family, but Ellie and I have been all the family each other has had for so long, it'll be weird to share her not just with the Captain but with them, too. I know she'll be fine, but it makes me wonder what else is going to be changing soon.
But that won't be the only family around. I promised Ellie I'd find Dad. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to do that. I mean, I have a phone number, but it's really old now. How old? Sheesh, probably 15 years. That's a long time. But I now have access to incredibly powerful machinery and a whole host of intelligence.
I will figure it out. I'll do it for Ellie. She deserves more. She deserves a better brother. But most of all, she deserves a real family. If she wants Dad to walk her down the aisle, I'll find him. I kinda thought maybe I would do that, but, then again, I'm also probably going to be standing up for Awesome that day. I guess I'm getting pulled thin then, too.
On to other things, being chained at work was not fun. But I have to admit to a certain pleasure in being able to get myself free. Yeah, it took me hours and I should never have gotten locked up in the first place, but at least I did it. I was so impressed with myself for making the string to get the phone. I never would've guessed I'd be left there, even after making a call.
But that MacGyver moment – freezing the metal on the chain so I could break it and get out? I wish someone had been there to see that moment. I can't even really tell anyone. Casey would just laugh at me that it took so long. Anybody else probably shouldn't be told. One of my finer moments and it's just for me.
That's happening a lot lately. It would be so nice to be able to crow about things. But to whom? Either they're not trusted to hear what's happened or they're a superspy who would never be impressed by my meager attempts in their field. I'm not sure I really belong in either world.
Anyway, I guess we could call it another successful mission. I'm almost certain I even heard Casey say "Thank you" at the end of the mission. I guess maybe, just maybe, he's not quite as angry all the time as he lets on. There might actually be feelings inside that man, after all. Maybe.