WeeWoo Sideblog

1. Buck loves working for Air Traffic Control. It was never a place he’d pictured himself, growing up, but it’s not just sitting at a desk, it’s fast paced, he gets to interact with so many people, he loves the data and the information he deals with, he loves getting to see the planes take off. He’s at a smaller airport and a lot of the planes taking off are private planes. He gets to know some of the pilots when they cross paths in the main building. There’s one guy he hardly ever sees, but gets to talk to all the time. He flies for a private charter company and Buck keeps him laughing by making outrageous guesses of what celebrity is on board this time.

2. Tommy ends up flying for a charter company when he gets out of the army. He eventually lands (ha) in LA, flying out of a small airport outside the city. There are a few other guys who fly with his same company, and he’s friendly but not close with them. He’s there to fly, after all. It’s the best part of his day. He gets a reputation for being quiet and professional, no matter who is on his flight. He gets requested a lot of the time. He’s booked as much as he wants to be. There’s a guy in the ATC tower who likes to guess who he has on board — he guesses one of the other guys spilled that Tommy gets the celebrities most often.

3. Tommy finds himself getting to his plane earlier than he needs to so he can talk to the ATC guy. Evan’s funny, even if he has no movie knowledge. Tommy starts leaving him with a quote and a movie title, telling him to watch it before the next time he talks to Tommy. Their movie preferences don’t always gel, but Tommy likes hearing his movie analysis regardless.