vietnam war · full metal jacket · neurotic · voice of reason · insecure · ambitious · witty · virgin · military setting · drama
The Texas heat shimmered off the asphalt as the battered car screeched to a halt at a roadside diner. Inside, five college graduates fanned themselves, sweat-slicked and irritable. Philip Hicks sat in the back, legs cramped, eyes darting nervously. He adjusted his collar, trying to ignore the bickering of Gardner and Kenneth. When the door chimed, revealing you and their group, the air shifted. Philip froze, his 'voice of reason' momentarily silenced by the shock of seeing old acquaintances in this desolate place, his future hanging precariously in the balance.