It was roughly the same thing he'd been thinking, and he was remembering his first few visits to the Stateside V.A. hospitals to see fellow soldiers who'd been wounded in country. Men without limbs, those who'd been blinded or disfigured, and the ones who didn't come home at all. Once the fragile vessel was damaged, the only thing holding it together was the spirit within.
Virgil looked up at the night sky, tried to pick out the stars beyond the clouds. "You take care now," he said to the blonde, and his hard-soled shoes made noise on the stairs as he descended to the sidewalk. He might not go to the burial after all. He'd paid his respects, and there'd been enough death for one day.
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on 2014-03-15 02:13 am (UTC)It was roughly the same thing he'd been thinking, and he was remembering his first few visits to the Stateside V.A. hospitals to see fellow soldiers who'd been wounded in country. Men without limbs, those who'd been blinded or disfigured, and the ones who didn't come home at all. Once the fragile vessel was damaged, the only thing holding it together was the spirit within.
Virgil looked up at the night sky, tried to pick out the stars beyond the clouds. "You take care now," he said to the blonde, and his hard-soled shoes made noise on the stairs as he descended to the sidewalk. He might not go to the burial after all. He'd paid his respects, and there'd been enough death for one day.