Everything was explained to Hawkeye over breakfast.
'Well, I'm not dead, as you can see. And I haven't been blown up in a jeep, mine's outside,' Hawkeye said. All during that meal, they had been interrupted by people coming up to Hawkeye to make sure they weren't dreaming. Even Frank and Margaret looked happy to see him. Izzy couldn't believe it. She couldn't help but stare at Hawkeye in the mess tent.
'Stop staring at me, you're making me feel nervous,' Hawkeye said eventually.
'Sorry,' Izzy said, taking her eyes off him, and she looked down at the brown table.
'I'm kidding, stare all you want,' Hawkeye said. Izzy smiled a little.
'We all thought you were gone,' BJ repeated for about the fifth time.
'Radar. . .' Colonel Potter started.
'Get onto the phone to HQ and tell them it wasn't Captain Pierce, yes sir. And don't bother asking for a new doctor,' Radar replied, getting up and running out.
'So other than my death, what's been happening around here?' Hawkeye asked.
'Sidney came,' Potter said. 'I knew there'd be a few people that would be upset, so I called him in.'
'Izzy refused to see him,' BJ added.
'Actually, Izzy refused to do anything when we heard you were dead,' Potter added. Hawkeye glanced at Izzy, and she blushed.
'It's the first time I'd had someone close to me die,' she said.
'Well, it's the second time I've been told by the army that I was dead,' Hawkeye said. 'Next time it happens, just consider it a rumour.' Radar came back into the mess tent, looking annoyed.
'They knew,' he said flatly. 'The guy on the other end told me they found out who it was four days ago. A Sargent Simpson, and they didn't even have the courtesy to tell us it wasn't our doctor.'
'Typical army, could have saved us a whole heap of pain,' BJ said.
'What can you do?' Potter asked.
'Come on, I've missed the Still. Buy you a drink, BJ?' Hawkeye asked.
'Sure,' BJ replied. Izzy watched them both walk away.
'You ok?' Potter asked Izzy.
'I'm ok,' Izzy said.
'Go lay down. You've just suffered a huge shock, and you're pale as anything. I'll get someone to bring you a tray of food,' Potter said kindly.
'Thank you, but it's not necessary,' Izzy said.
'Yes it is, you haven't eaten in days,' Potter said. Izzy nodded and wandered back to her tent on the edge of camp. She lay on her cot and stared at the ceiling. There was a knock on her door, and Klinger came in with a tray of food.
'Bit of a shock, isn't it?' Klinger said, giving Izzy a small grin, as if he a little scared. Izzy nodded. 'I keep thinking it's a dream, and he's going to disappear in a cloud of blue smoke, or something,' Klinger continued.
'I know,' Izzy said quietly.
'I made you something special,' Klinger said, remembering the tray. He gave it to Izzy and sat on the end of her cot. Izzy sat up and looked at the tray. The food looked fresh compared to the greasy slop they usually got.
'Thanks, Klinger,' Izzy said, taking the tray from him. She began eating and Klinger stood up to leave.
'The Colonel said you could sleep all day, if you want,' he said. Izzy nodded, still eating, and Klinger left. After she'd finished the mountain of food, she put the tray on the ground and slept properly for the first time in days.
'Well, I'm not dead, as you can see. And I haven't been blown up in a jeep, mine's outside,' Hawkeye said. All during that meal, they had been interrupted by people coming up to Hawkeye to make sure they weren't dreaming. Even Frank and Margaret looked happy to see him. Izzy couldn't believe it. She couldn't help but stare at Hawkeye in the mess tent.
'Stop staring at me, you're making me feel nervous,' Hawkeye said eventually.
'Sorry,' Izzy said, taking her eyes off him, and she looked down at the brown table.
'I'm kidding, stare all you want,' Hawkeye said. Izzy smiled a little.
'We all thought you were gone,' BJ repeated for about the fifth time.
'Radar. . .' Colonel Potter started.
'Get onto the phone to HQ and tell them it wasn't Captain Pierce, yes sir. And don't bother asking for a new doctor,' Radar replied, getting up and running out.
'So other than my death, what's been happening around here?' Hawkeye asked.
'Sidney came,' Potter said. 'I knew there'd be a few people that would be upset, so I called him in.'
'Izzy refused to see him,' BJ added.
'Actually, Izzy refused to do anything when we heard you were dead,' Potter added. Hawkeye glanced at Izzy, and she blushed.
'It's the first time I'd had someone close to me die,' she said.
'Well, it's the second time I've been told by the army that I was dead,' Hawkeye said. 'Next time it happens, just consider it a rumour.' Radar came back into the mess tent, looking annoyed.
'They knew,' he said flatly. 'The guy on the other end told me they found out who it was four days ago. A Sargent Simpson, and they didn't even have the courtesy to tell us it wasn't our doctor.'
'Typical army, could have saved us a whole heap of pain,' BJ said.
'What can you do?' Potter asked.
'Come on, I've missed the Still. Buy you a drink, BJ?' Hawkeye asked.
'Sure,' BJ replied. Izzy watched them both walk away.
'You ok?' Potter asked Izzy.
'I'm ok,' Izzy said.
'Go lay down. You've just suffered a huge shock, and you're pale as anything. I'll get someone to bring you a tray of food,' Potter said kindly.
'Thank you, but it's not necessary,' Izzy said.
'Yes it is, you haven't eaten in days,' Potter said. Izzy nodded and wandered back to her tent on the edge of camp. She lay on her cot and stared at the ceiling. There was a knock on her door, and Klinger came in with a tray of food.
'Bit of a shock, isn't it?' Klinger said, giving Izzy a small grin, as if he a little scared. Izzy nodded. 'I keep thinking it's a dream, and he's going to disappear in a cloud of blue smoke, or something,' Klinger continued.
'I know,' Izzy said quietly.
'I made you something special,' Klinger said, remembering the tray. He gave it to Izzy and sat on the end of her cot. Izzy sat up and looked at the tray. The food looked fresh compared to the greasy slop they usually got.
'Thanks, Klinger,' Izzy said, taking the tray from him. She began eating and Klinger stood up to leave.
'The Colonel said you could sleep all day, if you want,' he said. Izzy nodded, still eating, and Klinger left. After she'd finished the mountain of food, she put the tray on the ground and slept properly for the first time in days.