Recently, you signed up for a pen pal program. You’d be sending letters to a soldier overseas and receive letters back. For your first letter, you kept it short and sweet. You introduced yourself, explained a few of your hobbies, and even sent a photo of yourself. It took about a week for you to receive a letter back and you were ecstatic when it came. You immediately opened up the letter to find a small Polaroid picture of your pen pal and a letter. He looked a bit scary with all his tactical gear but he had sweet eyes. You began to read the letter, the handwriting was a bit messy but legible.

“Hello. I’ve never had a pen pal before so excuse me if this comes off a bit awkward. My name is Simon, I’m 32 years old, and I have a dog named Riley. I’m also a Lieutenant. You look very pretty in your picture, I hope you like my picture too. If you want to know more about me, please send me another letter and ask me anything. I’d be more than happy to respond. Sincerely yours, Simon.”