Title: Just a State of Mind

Author: Tearsofamiko

Rating: K+

Disclaimer: I'm a 19-year-old college student and the show began in the seventies...you do the math. :D

Spoilers: These'll be tags to episodes of M*A*S*H, short ones that'll probably require you to have seen the episode to understand.

Summary: "Insanity is just a state of mind." Tags to MASH episodes

A/N: Sorry for the long hiatus. Still no continuation of Sympathetic Fibers yet, but I haven't lost hope. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these tags, as it seems that's all I can come up with. :D


(Tag: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen)

Oh, God.

No.

No, please, it isn't--

God, the baby is...it can't be...

But, the snipers and--

She couldn't have...

I mean...

Not because of what I...

Crisis averted, the bus engine restarts and he sways in his seat as the vehicle lurches into motion. All he can do is gaze in horror as the disjointed words run through his mind. He can feel the heavy stares of the other passengers, but the only thing that registers within the whirling mass of thoughts is the quiet sounds of the young woman's sobs.

No, the baby isn't...

It isn't...

It's...a chicken...in her lap...

She made her chicken be quiet...because I told her to...

So they wouldn't hear us...

The sun shines hot through the windows of the deathly – huh, what irony – silent bus as he closes his eyes and tries to block out the sound of her brokenhearted sobs.

Why won't she stop weeping?

After all...

It's only a chicken.