Standoff Page #3

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I thought you didn't like that name.

Depends on who's using it.

Well, pleased to meet you, Bird.

I'm Carter, in case you missed it.

That's a nice camera you got there.

What are you, taking pictures

of the cemetery or something?

Him. I caught a picture of him

without his mask on.

- Does he know that?

- I think so.

Oh, that's great. Give me the film.

Hey, come down!

Let me ask you.

What's with all the boxes?

Fixing the jump ship?

I bet you wish you'd schedule

the big move a day earlier?

So, hey, man.

What happened to your family?

They up and leave your sorry ass?

Is this a broken home I'm sitting in?

Come on, bad ass, talk to me!

Don't be shy!

Sh*t, you can confide in me.

Lookie here.

Soldier boy.

You a soldier boy. Damn good one,

from the looks of this photograph.

Look at you, all spit and polish with your

shiny medals and your pretty ribbon.

Hey, where were you?

Hey, look. I'm ex-military too, man.

Black ops, you know, real jackal sh*t.

Where were you?

Iraq? No, no, no.

Afghanistan. Hey, Sergeant Greene.

Hey, Sergeant Greene,

as one ex-military man to another...

I salute you

and thank you for your service.

Damn.

Nice looking woman you had there, boy.

Real nice looking.

You don't mind if I get her number

when this is all over, do you?

- Just shut up!

- Hey.

Shut your f***ing mouth!

Oh, come on, Sergeant Greene.

I'm just f***ing with you a little bit.

Ain't no need for you to get

all furiously articulate on me.

Hey.

Just want to thank you.

Took the liberty of...

dipping into your little reserve.

I've been feeling nice and warm,

I hope you got something up there

to keep the chill away too. Oh, and...

all bullshit aside...

just between you and me.

I understand where you're

coming from with all this.

I understand, I got a little girl myself.

She ain't but...

Well, she can't be no older than...

the little lady up there and...

she means the world to me.

Nothing I wouldn't do for that little girl.

That's why I'm in this line of work.

I got a family that depends on me and I can't

let one little loose end with a pony tail

take them away from me, can I?

You can't let her get in the way

of you taking care

of your responsibilities either.

Right? I mean...

What's more important?

The life of a stranger or...

or the future of your family. You feel me?

- Take this.

- Am I right?

- Put it at the back of the toilet.

- In the toilet?

- In the tank. Put it in the tank.

- Okay.

Hey, let me ask you this.

You want to see your son again, right?

I mean, am I right?

Well, you ain't wrong, mister.

What you think I got to lose, man,

I already lost.

The kid stays with me. All right?

Why don't you just go home

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