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　　VIPER
　　Or you can quit.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　I don’’t know……
　　
　　VIPER
　　I didn’’t know either. That’’s why I told Jester to prepare your papers.
　　
　　Maverick looks irritated. Viper stops at an icecream vendor and orders three with a gesture.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　You’’ve already made up your mind.
　　
　　VIPER
　　It’’s no disgrace， kid. That spin was hell. It would wreck anyone’’s confidence. You could be a good pilot again someday……
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　（starts to get his back up）
　　You think I should quit？!
　　
　　VIPER
　　I didn’’t say that. That’’s up to you. But I have responsibility for the other guys up there， not just you. They need to know you’’re all right…… that they can depend on you.
　　
　　The vendor hands them icecream， they take it.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　Here， let me get this. We’’ll be even.
　　
　　He reaches into his pocket for change， comes out with a handful. Slams it on the counter， stars picking the proper change out. Viper spots something and reaches for it…… Maverick sees and tries to block it， but Viper comes up with the Navy Cross.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　Lucky charm.
　　
　　But Viper recognizes it for what it is.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Sometimes it’’s luck， but in this case， he earned it…… I served with your old man.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　I know.
　　
　　VIPER
　　VF 51， the Oriskany. You remind me of him. You’’re just like he was， only better…… and worse.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　I’’m nothing like him.
　　
　　VIPER
　　You may not think so， but you are.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　He was by the book， all the way.
　　
　　VIPER
　　They waved him off. He thought he knew better. He hit the ramp.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　I never heard that.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Not something they tell dependents.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　It’’s not true.
　　
　　Viper looks at him， for a long beat， throws his icecream away.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Why would I lie？
　　
　　He turns， walks away. Maverick stands there for a moment， thinking， then catches up to him， stops him…… struggles with the thought…… as Viper breaks in……
　　
　　VIPER
　　You start on a wrong heading…… the more you stick to it， the further you get from your target. A good pilot always questions himself， always questions his judgments， stays alert for drift and makes the corrections…… You may find a little discipline helps with the fear. You don’’t have to be alone up there.
　　
　　A pause…… quiet intensity.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　How can I go on？ I feel so…… responsible.
　　
　　VIPER
　　Kid， the plain fact is…… you are. I’’m not gonna stand here and blow sunshine up your ass. Technically， they absolved you. You and I know what really happened. You pushed it. You are responsible and you’’ll always carry that. You know what， I’’ll carry it too. I should have taken you out of that cockpit. I guess I’’m a hopeless romantic…… I always try to find something worthwhile in someone’’s death. It’’s no trade-off. It’’s not one for one. What you learned isn’’t worth his death. It couldn’’t be. But maybe there is some value in it. I know it’’s the first thing I’’ve ever seen that’’s really gotten to you. Now the question is， what will you do with it. If it gets you out of flight status…… so you don’’t kill yourself or anybody else…… that’’s good. That’’s one good thing. You were an accident waiting to happen.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　You think I shouldn’’t fly.
　　
　　VIPER
　　I didn’’t say that. That’’s up to you. I think that if you do， if you choose to come back， you’’ll be a better pilot…… a better man.
　　
　　MAVERICK
　　Would you take me back？ Would they？
　　
　　VIPER
　　I’’ll have to think about it. I don’’t know about them. I do know one thing， We’’ve got a lot invested in you. We’’d hate to lose it. Even more than those other guys， Naval Aviation needs a very few， very good men.
　　
　　INT. TOP GUN OFFICE
　　
　　LOUD ROCK AND ROLL. The graduation ceremonies are in full swing…… They consist of informal ribbing， laughing， and a lot of talking with the hands. every now and then， the name Goose comes up and a shadow passes across a face. For the most part， they press on， having a good time. Fungus shrugs at someone’’s question and looks around.
　　
　　FUNGUS
　　I don’’t know where he is……
　　
　　PORK
　　What are his plans？
　　
　　FUNGUS
　　I don’’t know.
　　
　　Ice stands proudly holding the Top Gun plaque as others congratulate him…… Hollywood looks up as the door opens， Maverick is there. He looks uncomfortable， unsure. He sees Ice with the plaque. Fungus moves over to him， brings him in.
　　
　　FUNGUS
　　I’’m glad.
　　
　　WOLFMAN
　　Good to see you， man.
　　
　　One by one， they come over， shake his hand. Viper stands there， looking pleased but gruff. Maverick walks over， shakes his hand. The party starts to pick up. A real celebration， now.