Kooshball Note: Yes, more ways to write a fic!

Ok, I've cheated. A letter is basically first person perspective, but I'm feeling lazy and tired tonight. Enjoy it anyway!

Dear Trapper,

Well, you've probably heard the war is over. At the moment I'm on the plane home, heading back to the states. I'm a little nervous about coming home by plane, after what happened to Henry, even though the war is over, so Izzy insisted I write this to keep my mind from planes spiraling into the sea. No, Izzy isn't a nurse, she's an (almost) twenty year old who arrived some time last year, from Australia. She's not the sort of lady friend we used to get, but together, she and BJ kept me sane during the war.

BJ was the guy who came to the 4077th after you left. Young cutter, with a wife and kid. He wasn't a big drinker, womanizer or card player like you, but he did stop me more than once from becoming a section eight without the heels. Beej is a good buddy, but during the last few weeks, I've been in some crazy house, being observed by Sidney Freedman. Guess BJ didn't keep me sane enough. No, that's unfair, he couldn't keep me sane, though he did try. BJ refused to say goodbye before we parted, but as Izzy and I left the camp by chopper, I realised he had written a message in rocks to me on the chopper pad. "Goodbye." I still don't know if the rocks were Izzy's or BJ's idea, Izzy does give a lot of people ideas like that.

Did you hear about Frank? After Margaret got married, he went crazy and was shipped home. Started up his practise again, and was earning nearly as much money as he was before the war. I could have gone back to the States just to strangle him. Never mind, he'll be so disappointed to learn it's over and doctor's aren't as scarce any more.

Like I said, Margaret got married, but she divorced the guy about six months after. She's still the uptight rule following head Nurse, but some how, she's loosened up a little. She laughs more, and isn't, wasn't, as hard on the nurses as she used to be. Oh, and she stopped trying to get me court marshaled after she got engaged. Made a nice change, hey?

I wasn't stuck with Frank as CO for long after Henry left, did I tell you? They sent in a guy called Colonel Potter, great guy, or great bloke as Izzy calls him now and then. OK, he's harder to trick, and stricter, but he's like a grandfather to everyone. Loves horses. Hopefully, he'll live long, and never see another war. Heck, I hope to never see another war.

Radar went home, I think he contacted you when he got back to his farm. Klinger took off his dresses and took over his job. Of course, he put on a uniform before taking Radar's job, though he'd probably have got outta the army on a section eight doing Radar's duties in the buff. Actually, Klinger's still in Korea, amazing, I know, but he found a wife, and their looking for her parents. Klinger was always willing to give the dress off his back for those in need.

Father Mulcahy had been acting weird in the last day or two of the war. Izzy tells me he's lost or losing his hearing, due to an explosion. I don't know how she finds out all this information, she just seems to know everything that happens in camp.

Who else do I need to tell you about? Oh, Charles, that's right. Charles is a very high class person, listens to classical music at all hours of the night, reads books thick as my hand. Very snooty, like we used to pretend to be when Five O'clock Charlie came round, remember that? Hmm, just realised how ironic that is. Anyway, Charles didn't act like he had a soul very often. It wasn't his style. But, apparently he asked Izzy to go home with him, and get a proper education that he'd pay for. For someone of Charles standards, this is pretty big. I guess everyone was attached to Izzy.

In fact, nearly everyone offered Izzy a home in the States. She's homeless, you see, and no-one wanted her back on the streets, that's why it was surprising to hear that Charles offered her a home. BJ offered her a home with his family, be his little daughter's big sister, but she refused. Colonel Potter offered her a home, because he knew his wife wouldn't mind looking after another child, but she refused. Klinger even offered for her to go with him and his new wife, to look for his wife's parents, but Izzy refused. She wanted to come home with me, because she says I need the family. I don't know, maybe I do, but I think more than anything, it's because she needs me. I'm still trying to think of how to break the news to Dad.

"Hey dad, I had a one night stand in Korea, and nine months later, the same nurse turns up with this girl with her. She claims she's mine, and tests can't prove otherwise..." What do you think?

From Hawkeye.

PS. Missed ya buddy.

Dear Trapper,

Hi, I'm Izzy. You don't know me, but Hawk probably mentioned me in his letter. I told him he had to write this. I don't know what he said in it, that's his and your business. I realised that ages ago. Anyway, if you get the chance, come to Maine to visit Hawkeye. I think he'd really enjoy that, give you a chance to catch up.

From Izzy