Dr. Leonard H. McCoy (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} drmccoy) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} seasidecafe,@ 2008-10-11 01:29:00 |
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Dr. McCoy stands up to address the group in the cafe. He shrugs. "I've never really felt anythin' about clowns. I don't like 'em, but I don't hate 'em either. I'm indifferent, if anythin'."
"I took my daughter Joanna to a circus once when she was little, and at first, she was terrified of the clowns. She was five at the time, and anytime one of those clowns would come near her, she'd cry and hide herself in my arms."
He smiles at the memory. That was one of his favorite days, taking Joanna to the circus. When he was in medical school and during his internship, he didn’t get to spend much time with his daughter, so he always treasured those days when it was just the two of them. "It wasn't until after the show when one of the clowns came over to talk to her after he'd taken off his makeup that she realized they were just regular people with stuff on their faces."
"So that Halloween, she had her mother make her a clown costume." The doctor laughs out loud. "I think she scared more kids with that costume than any ghost or goblin that night."