[ voice ] a few hours after Roy's arrivallonestraySeptember 15 2010, 06:11:39 UTC
[That evening, he calls back Mustang's Forge. There's...nothing he can think of to preface it, so he just launches into what needed to be said.]
Time in this world does not match up with that in our own--I'm certain you've become aware of that by now. But aside from that...the Door has a habit of bringing people here from different times in their world. No one knows how, and certainly not why.
The last time I saw you, we were not allies, as I've since learned we'd become. I...was told about the incident underneath Central. [A slight pause.] With the homunculus. I have no memory of it myself.
Regardless, you needn't concern yourself with the possibility of being attacked, at least not on my account. I've no interest in pursuing the life I led in Amestris. I gave my word as such to your lieutenant months ago, and now I give it to you.
In return, I ask that you not reveal who I was to those living in this city, most of whom are not from our world. Equivalent Exchange, State Alchemist.
[Mustang's answer was unexpected as well, but it's a bit of a relief that it was as easy as that. That indebtedness...as with Hawkeye before, it doesn't quite sit well with him.]
You don't owe me anything.
[And here, a pause.] But I appreciate it nonetheless.
[Ouch! Not to the fact that she's obviously upset, but to the "useless" comment.]
[He knows she probably won't hear this, but...]
I didn't find her, she was the one who found me. Had I been in any state to inform others, I assure you, I would have and you'd have been the first to know as promised.
Tch. [She only turned it off for emphasis. The Forge equilivant of slamming the door. She turned it right back on in case she might miss something important.]
What exactly were you doing, then? If you couldn't have called, then you could have told her to call me!
[And yes, you're still useless. Actions speak louder than words to her, Roy.]
[TEXT - secure like fort knox] a few hours after their argument on Scar's postfirebornfidelisJanuary 24 2011, 20:32:00 UTC
In the interest of full disclosure and because I don't like the idea of you being angry with me for nothing:
I care about Scar. It started because of what he did for you - for us - in the underground. He saved us both. That is what I believe. And when you died here, it was Scar, Utena, and Jim Standfast who brought me back. Jim and Utena came out into the ruins and brought me home, but Scar tried to save me. What he said to me then helped me to be strong enough to keep on living without you. And a few months later, I was severely injured by a creature in the ruins. I was close to death but I did not die and at first that made me angry. I was angry that I had survived an attack so much like the one that had killed you. But Dawn visited me. That was when she gave me the butterfly in the jar and reminded me that I still had things to do, still had people to care for. And Scar came to see me with that necklace. I'm sure you've seen me wear it. And his visit and his thoughtfulness was a reminder that there were still people who cared
( ... )
[voice now - still knox-like]firebornfidelisJanuary 25 2011, 04:02:49 UTC
[It starts with a soft breath. She is calm enough now to go back to using voice.]
You have been the center of my world for... more than a decade. There is nothing and no one more important to me than you. You are my family, my whole family excepting Grandfather. I would willingly die for you. Please believe me when I say that there is nothing that you can say that would ever make me abandon you. You don't have to be afraid of that. It's a promise, and I'll do anything not to break a promise. So when I say that this is really about what you want, I mean it.
And when I say that I don't want to fight with you anymore, I mean that, too. I hate yelling at you, and I hate being angry with you. I know it's inevitable in life, there are always disagreements, but when I fight with you it feels like my whole world is hanging in the balance.
[She pauses to catch her breath and... change gears.]You want to know why, under basically the same circumstances, I was quiet with him and I became violent with you. I don't understand your fixation on
( ... )
[Text to voice - still knox-like]ignite_the_skyJanuary 25 2011, 07:35:11 UTC
You make it sound as though I would have been stupid enough to take advantage of you.
[There's a pause after the text while he decides whether or not to switch it over to voice, but ultimately he has to. This is something he doesn't trust to text, and even though he isn't sure he can properly convey what he wants to get across, he's going to try.
His voice is flat and somewhat distant, as though he's sitting there daydreaming and talking through it.]When my parents died, I went to live with my aunt, so I basically grew up in a hostess bar, surrounded by women who came and went as time passed, men whose faces I rarely saw -I didn't spend a lot of time in the bar area during business hours, just the back rooms- and alcohol. Putting those three together, there were times when a customer would wind up completely wasted and make a move on whatever girl he was with. Sometimes he would back off when she said no... and sometimes he wouldn't, so things would get ugly. I've seen what happens when a date goes bad. I've known some girls who
( ... )
[v-v-voice | super private!] backdated to the evening after the event ended :DfirebornfidelisFebruary 20 2011, 03:46:47 UTC
Colonel.
[A pause. She's been working herself up to leaving this message all afternoon and she suddenly thinks maybe she's not ready even now. But it's too late to turn back because she's already begun.]
I'm sorry. For everything I put you through for the last few days. I don't know what happened to me. It may have been an effect of the Mist or something of that sort. But there is no excuse for what I've done to you.
[A breath. And sadly, that was the easy part. There is a moment of quiet before she manages to continue.]
I don't feel anything for Sebastian. I don't think I ever really did, but I thought I did. I was convinced of it at the time, but I know now that it wasn't real.
[And if she was speaking with anyone but Roy Mustang her voice there might have shown how much it angered her to have her feelings - her life - manipulated, how upset she was with herself that she hadn't been able to tell it was happening. But she has no grounds for any of that with him, who was hurt by her fault. So instead there is only contrition and
( ... )
[v-v-voice | super private!]ignite_the_skyFebruary 22 2011, 03:09:43 UTC
Lieutenant...
[He's not really sure what to say, though he's certainly not angry or upset with her. After what she just said, he doesn't know if he could be angry or upset.]
It's just a kiss. It doesn't mean anything... and I don't want you to beat yourself up over it. You've been through enough. [Although it doesn't stop him from feeling incredibly relieved to know he wasn't competing with anybody that he knew of.]
Also, I don't recall having relieved you of your position, so you're stuck with me for a little while longer.
[v-v-voice | super private!]firebornfidelisFebruary 22 2011, 04:30:53 UTC
[She's silent for a moment, and then she lets out the breath she'd been holding. He is somehow always able to do this, to take away her fears with just a few words and the sound of his voice. She doesn't know how he does it but she hopes he never ever stops.]
Thank you. I'm glad you aren't upset. Not that you wouldn't have a right to be. I wouldn't hold it against you if you were.
[No, she'd just hold it against herself.]
[She smiles, at ease again, and her voice takes on even more warmth and the tiniest bit of mock-exasperation.]
Good thing, too, sir. I'm afraid to think of the trouble you'd have gotten yourself into without me.
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Time in this world does not match up with that in our own--I'm certain you've become aware of that by now. But aside from that...the Door has a habit of bringing people here from different times in their world. No one knows how, and certainly not why.
The last time I saw you, we were not allies, as I've since learned we'd become. I...was told about the incident underneath Central. [A slight pause.] With the homunculus. I have no memory of it myself.
Regardless, you needn't concern yourself with the possibility of being attacked, at least not on my account. I've no interest in pursuing the life I led in Amestris. I gave my word as such to your lieutenant months ago, and now I give it to you.
In return, I ask that you not reveal who I was to those living in this city, most of whom are not from our world. Equivalent Exchange, State Alchemist.
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You may have no memory of it, but I do, and as such, I am in your debt. Keeping your secret is the least I can do to repay you.
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You don't owe me anything.
[And here, a pause.] But I appreciate it nonetheless.
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You provided aid when needed and kept my Lieutenant safe, so I'm returning the favor.
[A brief pause.]
...and you're welcome.
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[A text link appears!]
Hopefully I can answer any other questions you may have, sir.
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[Mumbles something about "totally useless men" and shuts off the Forge.]
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[He knows she probably won't hear this, but...]
I didn't find her, she was the one who found me. Had I been in any state to inform others, I assure you, I would have and you'd have been the first to know as promised.
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What exactly were you doing, then? If you couldn't have called, then you could have told her to call me!
[And yes, you're still useless. Actions speak louder than words to her, Roy.]
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I care about Scar. It started because of what he did for you - for us - in the underground. He saved us both. That is what I believe. And when you died here, it was Scar, Utena, and Jim Standfast who brought me back. Jim and Utena came out into the ruins and brought me home, but Scar tried to save me. What he said to me then helped me to be strong enough to keep on living without you. And a few months later, I was severely injured by a creature in the ruins. I was close to death but I did not die and at first that made me angry. I was angry that I had survived an attack so much like the one that had killed you. But Dawn visited me. That was when she gave me the butterfly in the jar and reminded me that I still had things to do, still had people to care for. And Scar came to see me with that necklace. I'm sure you've seen me wear it. And his visit and his thoughtfulness was a reminder that there were still people who cared ( ... )
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You have been the center of my world for... more than a decade. There is nothing and no one more important to me than you. You are my family, my whole family excepting Grandfather. I would willingly die for you. Please believe me when I say that there is nothing that you can say that would ever make me abandon you. You don't have to be afraid of that. It's a promise, and I'll do anything not to break a promise. So when I say that this is really about what you want, I mean it.
And when I say that I don't want to fight with you anymore, I mean that, too. I hate yelling at you, and I hate being angry with you. I know it's inevitable in life, there are always disagreements, but when I fight with you it feels like my whole world is hanging in the balance.
[She pauses to catch her breath and... change gears.]You want to know why, under basically the same circumstances, I was quiet with him and I became violent with you. I don't understand your fixation on ( ... )
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[There's a pause after the text while he decides whether or not to switch it over to voice, but ultimately he has to. This is something he doesn't trust to text, and even though he isn't sure he can properly convey what he wants to get across, he's going to try.
His voice is flat and somewhat distant, as though he's sitting there daydreaming and talking through it.]When my parents died, I went to live with my aunt, so I basically grew up in a hostess bar, surrounded by women who came and went as time passed, men whose faces I rarely saw -I didn't spend a lot of time in the bar area during business hours, just the back rooms- and alcohol. Putting those three together, there were times when a customer would wind up completely wasted and make a move on whatever girl he was with. Sometimes he would back off when she said no... and sometimes he wouldn't, so things would get ugly. I've seen what happens when a date goes bad. I've known some girls who ( ... )
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[A pause. She's been working herself up to leaving this message all afternoon and she suddenly thinks maybe she's not ready even now. But it's too late to turn back because she's already begun.]
I'm sorry. For everything I put you through for the last few days. I don't know what happened to me. It may have been an effect of the Mist or something of that sort. But there is no excuse for what I've done to you.
[A breath. And sadly, that was the easy part. There is a moment of quiet before she manages to continue.]
I don't feel anything for Sebastian. I don't think I ever really did, but I thought I did. I was convinced of it at the time, but I know now that it wasn't real.
[And if she was speaking with anyone but Roy Mustang her voice there might have shown how much it angered her to have her feelings - her life - manipulated, how upset she was with herself that she hadn't been able to tell it was happening. But she has no grounds for any of that with him, who was hurt by her fault. So instead there is only contrition and ( ... )
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[He's not really sure what to say, though he's certainly not angry or upset with her. After what she just said, he doesn't know if he could be angry or upset.]
It's just a kiss. It doesn't mean anything... and I don't want you to beat yourself up over it. You've been through enough. [Although it doesn't stop him from feeling incredibly relieved to know he wasn't competing with anybody that he knew of.]
Also, I don't recall having relieved you of your position, so you're stuck with me for a little while longer.
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Thank you. I'm glad you aren't upset. Not that you wouldn't have a right to be. I wouldn't hold it against you if you were.
[No, she'd just hold it against herself.]
[She smiles, at ease again, and her voice takes on even more warmth and the tiniest bit of mock-exasperation.]
Good thing, too, sir. I'm afraid to think of the trouble you'd have gotten yourself into without me.
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[And in response to that mock-exasperation, he goes for feigned shock, though there's laughter in his tone.]
You make it sound as though I'm some sort of walking disaster!
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