Date: January 22, 1960
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Time: 8:52 PM
Railroad: Union Pacific

Hawkeye: *Sitting par the tracks on Archer colline with a glacière full of beer, watching trains pass him* Here's to toi Percy. *Grabs a bottle of beer, smashes the haut, retour au début open, and drinks out of it* I don't know if you'll survive ou not, but I really hope toi do. *Grabs another bière bottle, smashes the haut, retour au début of that one open, and drinks out of it*

suivant morning at the train station, Pete walked into his office at 6:55 AM.

Pete: *Sees Hawkeye sleeping on his desk* Pierce!
Hawkeye: *Wakes up, and gets off the desk* Yes?
Pete: How did toi get into my office?
Hawkeye: toi left the door unlocked.
Pete: Why did toi lock yourself in here?
Hawkeye: I needed a place to sleep.
Pete: What's wrong with your home?
Hawkeye: Too far away. *Walks out of the office, and walks to the train yard*

Hawkeye's first job for the jour was to drive a freight train to Denver with Mirage. No one knew that Hawkeye was drunk from all of the beers he drank last night.

Hawkeye: *Starts to feel queasy* I have to get out.
Mirage: What for?
Hawkeye: *Getting ready to throw up*
Mirage: Sorry I asked. *Stops the train*
Hawkeye: *Gets out, and vomits*
Mirage: Forgive me for asking, but are toi drunk?
Hawkeye: Uh.... maybe? I forgot to study for that.
Mirage: *Gets on the radio* Train 923, we stopped on the mainline, the engineer is drunk.
Snowflake: Drunk? Who?
Mirage: Hawkeye.
Snowflake: *Shocked* Are toi sure it's him?
Mirage: I'm staring right at him, and it's not a pretty sight!!
Hawkeye: *Angry at Mirage* I may not be the Mona Lisa, but I got good locks!
Mirage: toi mean looks!
Hawkeye: That's what I a dit toi Ford loving son of a bitch!
Mirage: I don't even own a Ford.
Hawkeye: eh, up yours. *Walks away*

At the station, Pete saw Hawkeye walking towards him.

Pete: Pierce, what's going on?
Hawkeye: Going on what? I don't see anything on anything.
Pete: Are toi drunk?
Hawkeye: According to Mirage I am. *Falls down on the floor*
Pete: Get up.
Hawkeye: *Gets up*
Pete: And go home. I don't know what's gotten into you, but toi need to get your act together! You're suspended from work for a week.
Hawkeye: *Walks out of the station*

Two days later. Hawkeye went to the hospital to see Percy.

Hawkeye: *Enters Percy's room* Hey. How are you?
Percy: Good. *Looks at his clock* But it's 8 o' clock. Aren't toi supposed to be at work?
Hawkeye: Pete suspended me from work for a week.
Percy: What for?
Hawkeye: I got drunk, because I was worried about you.
Percy: toi got drunk?
Hawkeye: *Nods*
Percy: But you're not supposed to do that. toi have an important job, and a big reputation. Lots of ponies are depending on toi to-
Hawkeye: *Angry* Okay, toi know what? I was feeling miserable about toi being in that train wreck, but now that you're being annoying, I don't give a shit. Fuck reputations, fuck those ponies that depend on me to do a good job, and fuck my job as well! *Goes to the door, but before he leaves, he stares at Percy* And while I'm at it, fuck you!! It's all your fault that Ike is dead! Why don't toi just grow up, and stop being so careless?! *Leaves the room*

A week later at the train station, Hawkeye arrived at the station with Metal Gloss.

Hawkeye: *Parks his car in the parking lot par the station*
Orion: *Staring at him*
Metal Gloss: Why is he staring at toi like that?
Hawkeye: I'm not sure. It might be another way for him to get fired. *Gets out of his car, and walks to the station*
Orion: Percy told me about what toi a dit to him yesterday.
Hawkeye: And?
Orion: toi should be ashamed of yourself! toi just shouted at him for no reason. How would toi like it if someone told toi that it was your fault for somepony's death when it wasn't?
Hawkeye: *Passes Orion, and walks into the station*
Pete: Pierce, welcome back.
Hawkeye: Thanks-
Pete: Now leave!
Hawkeye: What?
Pete: You're suspended for an entire week! Again!
Hawkeye: *Sighs, and walks out of the station*
Jeff: Hawkeye, may I ask toi a question?
Hawkeye: Sure, as long as it has nothing to do with-
Jeff: WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?!!? Percy gets involved in a train crash, breaks three of his legs, and toi shout at him like he's nothing!!
Hawkeye: *Walks back to his car*
Metal Gloss: What are toi going to do Pierce?
Hawkeye: I have no idea. Everypony hates me.
Metal Gloss: Not everypony. There's one poney that still likes you, but toi need to apologize to him.
Pierce: *Sighs* I doubt he'll accept it.

Back at the hospital

Percy: *With a nurse*
Nurse: The doctor says you'll be out tomorrow, and that your legs will be perfectly fine.
Percy: That's excellent news.
Hawkeye: *Walks into the room* May I speak to Percy?
Nurse: He needs to rest.
Percy: It's alright. This won't take long.
Nurse: *Walks out of the room*
Hawkeye: Percy, I just wanna-
Percy: Look. Remember last time toi were here, and toi a dit fuck toi to my face?
Hawkeye: Yeah, but I wanna-
Percy: Well fuck toi too.
Hawkeye: I came here to apologize.
Percy: I don't care. Just leave.
Hawkeye: *Leaves the hospital*

On the jour that Percy returned to work from the hospital, he saw Pete standing in front of the station.

Percy: Hi sir.
Pete: Hello Percy. Come with me to my office. *Walks into his office with Percy, and sits at his desk*
Percy: What's going on?
Pete: I want toi to listen to this voice mail that Pierce left me. *Plays the voice mail*
Hawkeye: salut Pete, it's me Pierce. Uh, I went to apologize to Percy about what I said, but he wouldn't accept it. Nopony likes me around this area anymore, so I was thinking about quitting, and moving into Laramie. Metal Gloss is going to stay here, we didn't get divorced, but I don't deserve to be here after what I've done. I'll come par after my suspension is over, and uh, say goodbye to toi before I go. It was great working here, but... nothing lasts forever. *Ends his call*
Percy: *Stunned*
Pete: He's been going through a lot, and was very worried about you.
Percy: i don't know what to say.
Pete: toi know how they say time heals all wounds? It's true. Hawkeye really cares for you, and when he comes here, I want toi to talk to him.

After Hawkeye's suspension, he came to the station to say good bye to Pete.

Hawkeye: *Walks into the station, and goes into Pete's office, but sees Percy there instead* Where's Pete?
Percy: In the yards. He's trying to find someone to take over your job.
Hawkeye: Well, tell him I a dit hi, and that I'm going to miss him.
Percy: Wait, before toi go, I wanna tell toi something.
Hawkeye: If it's another fuck you, I deserve it.
Percy: No, it's not that. I was just thinking that I was a little hard on toi when toi tried to apologize to me.
Hawkeye: And I was too hard on toi when I was shouting at you. I didn't mean any of that.
Percy: I know toi didn't.
Hawkeye: Are we still friends?
Percy: Absolutely.
Hawkeye: *Sees Pete's phone. The phone is not on the dial* How long has-
Percy: *Grabs the phone* Did toi get all of that?
Pete: We sure did.
Hawkeye: What's going on here?
Pete: *Walks into the station with Mirage, Orion, Snowflake, Stylo, Nikki, Jeff, and Metal Gloss. They're all cheering*
Hawkeye: *Smiles* Let me see if I got this right. toi guys went to a phone booth outside of the station, and called the phone in this office.
Pete: Yep. It was a little hard to hear, but we heard the entire conversation.
Stylo: And we all forgive you.
Hawkeye: Well then, let's celebrate after work!
Everyone: *Cheers*

After work, they all went to a restaurant, ordered hot chiens with root bière floats, while listening to Rock & Roll.

The End

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