[As Hawkeye waits for word about his dad's surgery, Charles keeps vigil with him.]
Pierce, there is no sense in projecting the worst in this thing.
The worst is a distinct possibility. Dad and I are too close to…let this all suddenly end with silence 12,000 miles apart.
Pierce, you should be grateful that only distance is separating you. My father and I have been 12,000 miles apart in the same room.
Yeah?
The most intimate and personal communication at the Winchester household took place at the evening meal. Every night promptly at 7:15, we would gather at the dinner table. The soup would be served, and my father would begin with, "Tell us what you did today, Charles." As the elder of the two children, I was given the privilege of speaking first. I would then have until the salad to report the highlights of my day. Even now, the sight of lettuce makes me talk faster. I always assumed that's how it was in every family. But when I see the warmth, closeness, the fun of your relationship… My father's a good man. He always wanted the best for me. But where I have a father, you have a dad.
[touched] Charles, you never told me anything like this before.
Actually, Hawkeye…I've never told you anything before.
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