The military style handshake just barely gives John pause--which is down to the good hearts of the 4077 in town. He's never going to be wholly comfortable around regular military he doesn't know well, but that barely there hope is right in the back of his head before she mentions her rank and Hawkeye in the same breath before bringing up Radar.
Regular Army, he can see it all over her now, but he still relaxes visibly and grins, brightening as he shifts his handshake to instead bring her hand to his lips for a slightly more playful, but absolutely innocent kiss to her knuckles before releasing her.
"They sure know how to make a major in the medical units." he quips. "Hawkeye's a close friend, so's the padre--Radar's family at this point. Far as I'm concerned, anyone from the 4077 is so don't be a stranger...ease off, Co, Margaret's one of ours. Be nice."
Co looks up at John, up at Margaret again, then with a petulant little buk stops trying to peck around Margaret's shoes and settles in the grass to nest quietly near John's feet instead.
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Regular Army, he can see it all over her now, but he still relaxes visibly and grins, brightening as he shifts his handshake to instead bring her hand to his lips for a slightly more playful, but absolutely innocent kiss to her knuckles before releasing her.
"They sure know how to make a major in the medical units." he quips. "Hawkeye's a close friend, so's the padre--Radar's family at this point. Far as I'm concerned, anyone from the 4077 is so don't be a stranger...ease off, Co, Margaret's one of ours. Be nice."
Co looks up at John, up at Margaret again, then with a petulant little buk stops trying to peck around Margaret's shoes and settles in the grass to nest quietly near John's feet instead.