Major was one of those recruits you don`t expect to live long, and he made an earnest effort to live up to your expectations.
HMG fire from a Blitzer blew off a sizeable chunk of Major`s skull and brain on his second scout. Our cheers as his viscera splattered the interior of the lorry were dimmed when Arthur leaned over and said, `he`s still breathing.`
For years and years 8 months real time Major was in a coma, sitting peacefully in the Hearse we called the `Comamobile.` Then one day he woke up and murmured something.
It turns out he wanted an HMG round to play with, to suck on, to roll around over his teeth.
We let Major man an HMG in Firelight now. Nobody talks to him, nobody looks at him, and anyone in the car with him wears earplugs when they go out, because over the steady THUDDA_THUDDA THUDDA of the HMG you can hear his deranged gigglings and moanings.
We`re hoping his recovery is only temporary. |