Our Bruised Bodies | Bradley Bradshaw

ACT FOUR

OF AVIATORS AND BROKEN SHELLS

Voices of the Act

"You're going to Mordor, I'm coming with you." - Jake "Hangman" Seresin

"Wolf is right, after thirty years of fucking behind closed doors and shutting us out whenever we mentioned anything at all or were asking if there was something going on between the two of you and after raising two children together in the same home, you might as well get married. Make it official." - Charles "Chipper" Piper

"You asshole couldpick up before it goes to voicemail, you know." - Natasha "Phoenix" Trace

"You know, I never liked funerals, everyone is always so gloomy." - Nick "Goose" Bradshaw

"You need to stop frowning or they're going to take it personally." - Ron "Slider" Kerner

"Have you seen him? He's a catastrophe of a human being. He does nothing without daddy's approval and he's so unbelievable cocky, I just want to wrap my hands around his throat and squeeze until that sufficient smirk leaves his face." - Jonathan "Elrond" Bates

"Excuse me. I'm just lecturing you on quality. And I know for a fact that you make enough money, so you don't have to steal your old father's stale smokes." - Tom "Iceman" Kazansky

Oh, we all know that neither of you have to say anything to cause havoc. Don't think I forgot how you two fuckers behaved while I held my guest lecture at Annapolis." - Rick "Hollywood" Neven

"Why? Aren't you happy? Married to an Admiral, who is giving you all the shit you want? Fancy ranks, exciting deployments. Must be the dream. All the shit I couldn't give you, because let's face it, what I was offering wasn't good enough for you anyways." - Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw

"You hungry, want me to get you some crayons? Or some clue to sniff." - Lincoln "Fox" Peterson

"Wood, I love you, but shut the fuck up. You're only lucky Mav and Bradley aren't here to hear it. Don't want them to start crying and Ice to fucking deck you for being an idiot." - Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe

"That's what ultimately does it for you? Wolf and Chipper taking the piss, that makes you consider, to redefine the nature of our association, Ice? I can tell you the nature of our association. I raised your daughter. The kid you went and had despite us already seeing each other with some ..." ... "...woman." - Pete "Maverick" Mitchell

"Would you please stop frowning. You aren't a three-year-old which I'm dropping off to school so I can go to Disneyland on my own or something." - Sarah Grace "Icarus" Kazansky

"Do you feel what is about to be discussed is easier to stomach when seated?" - Admiral Andrew Peterson

"Hey lovebirds, are you coming back to join us, or is it already time for the wedding night?" Marcus "Sundown" Williams

"I am not." ... " I got to be with this amazing woman. A rising star on the way up. I am glad I did dance with you that night in Guam." - Beau "Cyclone" Peterson