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Maverick assesses the situation for about half a second before tactlessly asking, “Wait, did you lose him?” His eyebrows arch high on his forehead, expression a strange mix between impressed and concerned, and he very helpfully reminds, “Wood, he’s an entire person.”
The look Hollywood gives him could rival a glare from Iceman. “No, I did not lose him,” he snaps, tensing defensively.
“But you can’t find him, either,” Goose points out, a careful attempt at neutrality, and Hollywood’s shoulders slump. He looks exhausted, to be honest, and Maverick shoots an uneasy glance towards Goose as he sees Hollywood deflate in front of them, turning to lean against the wall. The crown of his head hits it with a soft thunk, and Goose winces on his behalf.
“He’s sleepwalking again,” the pilot sighs, voice shaky as he continues. “Wolf does this all the fucking time; it’s worse when he’s stressed, but usually, I know where he might’ve gone. Here, though?” He raises his hands helplessly, letting them fall back to his sides a moment later. “I’ve got no clue where to even start looking.”
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Does it bother you?”
Slider’s back tenses, and he bobbles for a long moment between either answering or ignoring him. After a beat, he says, “Yes, it does.”
“Really?”
“I don’t expect you to get it,” Slider starts, still facing away from Goose as the other RIO struggles to keep up on the sand, “but yeah. Ice was miserable at the Academy. He doesn’t show it, obviously, and wears that damn ring like it’s justification for everything he went through there, but I know he almost dropped out twice because it was that bad. So, yeah, it bothers me. More on his behalf than anything, but still.”
The shrug he gives is dismissive, as if what he’s just said doesn’t mean anything, but Goose is left open-mouthed and oddly breathless. “They hazed Ice?”