Once I thought I was flying too close to a squad of helicopters. Not too far from here either. Great Lakes Naval Station. I radioed a warning, then lost sight of them. I suppose that’s explainable. I could have been going faster than I realized and not been as close as I thought. But I never got an answer, no acknowledgment that they were even airborne. Glenview wouldn’t confirm it. I shrugged it off, but a few weeks later, close to the same spot, my instruments went wacky on me. Dials spinning, meters sticking, that kind of thing.”
This is the first natural annecdote in the book, and it makes Ritz the only interesting character so far. This feelz like such abreath of fresh air. I just want to linger in this moment.
