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Young Peter H. Cropes: Military Intake Interview (pdf)
🕑 Added 2023-11-14 16:00:06 +0000 UTCThis piece started life in the Assetbar/Fanflow in November of 2009, but has been so heavily rewritten as to essentially be a new piece.
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dmf 23
This story put in my mind for the first time the idea that Nice Pete is completely aware of the effect his affect has on people around him and continues to affect his affect just because he thinks it's kind of funny. I never thought he had a sense of humor before. Everything is the same but everything has changed.
Fartlord90210
My family tree is full of Minters and veterans. I shall have to ask Great-Uncle Silas if he remembers a tale like this from the recruiter's side in someone's Christmas newsletter.
Rob Dalton
This is such deep wisdom I'm not sure I can even begin to accommodate it: "…even a motionless man leaves a wake in all directions."
A Cloth Map
Sharp, I like it!
professor husband
dang, i just told the marine recruiter who cold-called my house that i was gay and they left me alone after that
Omurice
Much like Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Gregory House Nice Pete exhibits his knowledge of document analysis, geology, psychological profiling and his highly tuned senses. It was once the dream of young men of draft eligible age to fuck with the mind of a military recruiter with such exquisite skills.
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
I wonder how Pete would have fared in the CIA. Going rogue is practically a prerequisite, or so I have been told.
Distant Egg Song
It makes you wonder, did Nice Pete intend for the interview to go this way, or did he collect that information as a plan B and let things slip a little too much?
EndgamerAzari
The only thing that changed about ol' NP as he aged is that he learned to occasionally attempt to act more normal.
