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[truthget]

[Around mid-morning in Luceti, there's a tired, blond alchemist limping through the forest, favouring the left leg and right arm a bit. Besides the limp, there is one more thing that's pretty obviously different- that being, Edward is a girl. She doesn't seem to be bothered by this fact, though, and is grumbling only about the state of her automail

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[infireandflame]

[There is no Lieutenant. There is no paperwork to hide from. There is nobody to come looking for him and usher him back to work.

And so Roy is just going to enjoy his chance to curl up under a tree for a nap, his journal lying open on the ground nearby. Just watch where you're stepping!]

[autoamazon]

[After yet another weird meeting with someone who knows her as a boy, Edward's had just about enough of it and has gone out for a walk, in search of some peace and quiet to ponder. She's not watching where she's stepping, naturally, but she's lucky enough to catch sight of the uniform before she falls on him or something.

...Oh. Hello, Mustang. Edward blinks in surprise, considering him for a moment. Should she wake him up? Leave him alone? Did he even know she was gone? She feels so out of the loop.

Well, maybe she can indulge a little- after the day she's had so far, she's earned it. So with a faint smile she heads over and sits down next to him, leaning against the tree trunk. It's as good a place as ever to ponder, and when he wakes up maybe she can get a few answers out of him, too.]

[infireandflame]

[Without some sort of alarm to rouse him, he's as good as out. But the tree isn't a flat surface and the jacket that's just draped over his shoulders to protect the wings from the bark can't hold him up forever. It's not long before he lists to the side, head slipping off the trunk of the tree to settle against Edward's shoulder.]

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[autoamazon]

[....WHAT.

WHAT.

WHAT THE HELL.

WHY IS HE-

IS HE AWAKE-

OH GOD HE'S-

HE'S STILL ASLEEP!?]

[autoamazon]

[....................he's still asleep...]

[autoamazon]

[.... WHAT THE HELL IS SHE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW.]

[infireandflame]

[Edward's scent is what pushes through to him... not enough that he's fully awake, but enough so that he's drifting somewhere between sleep and wakefulness -that hazy area where one can snuggle up with a pillow or stuffed animal without ever waking at all. As far as his brain registers, that scent just belongs to a girl.

...which is why there is clearly nothing wrong with nuzzling her neck and snuggling closer, right? RIGHT?]

[autoamazon]

[Oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god

Okay she can't do this.]

C-colonel...!

[infireandflame]

[The sudden slightly not-quite-right voice ultimately acts as an alarm, startling him awake. It takes him a few moments to get his bearings, blinking sleepily while his eyes focus.

Wait...

He recognizes that coat.

...no. Oh no.

Nonononono.

As the connection between the slightly off-sounding voice and the coat sets in, he recoils in ohshit!, now wide-eyed and fully awake. As for what's not right, that's overlooked in favor of pulling away as quickly as possible.]

F-FullMetal?!

[He's getting the distinct feeling that living this down might never happen.]

[autoamazon]

[Well this isn't awkward at all, no sir. Edward immediately shifts away, feeling even more flustered now that Roy's awake, and hugs her knees to her chest.]

Th-that better have been an accident, colonel!

[Does he do that with his subordinates if they get too close to his desk? Good grief, how embarrassing.]

[infireandflame]

[His shoulders droop as the sudden shock wears off, ruffled feathers slowly settling back down, and he presses a hand to his forehead, threading his fingers back through his bangs. How is he explaining his way out of this one?

Somehow, "I thought you were a girl" doesn't seem like it'll cut it. Talk about embarrassing!

Think think think... A-ha! EVADE!]

You really shouldn't be sneaking up on people when they're sleeping...

[autoamazon]

[Edward lifts her head a bit at that, brows lifting. He... didn't react like the others. Does he not know? Or maybe he's...

No, no. Don't start getting your hopes up, Ed.]

I didn't sneak up on anyone! I just sat here to wait for you to wake up. You're the one who decided to get all cozy.

[infireandflame]

[Aw crap. He can't say it was because he thought it was a girl or he'll be in for a world of hurting. Maybe if he-

Wait, what?]

You were..? Why were you waiting for me to wake up?

[autoamazon]

[She fidgets. And fidgets. And hesitates.

And then sits up and opens her coat to show her chest.]

Does this look normal to you?

[infireandflame]

[At first, he's really not sure what he's supposed to be seeing, but that "something not right" wanders back to the forefront of his thoughts, bringing with it the fact that he'd actually thought Edward was a girl only moments earlier.

His gaze jumps from chest to face to chest back to face, searching for any sign that this was a joke. The face and features are softer, more delicate, more effeminate. What is very much there beneath the shirt is definitely not masculine. Not a joke, not a game.

...

And is it wrong that his first thought after taking everything in and processing it is "sorry, you're too young"? The words that finally find his voice aren't quite along that vein, though. The last thing he wants to do is offend hi-her.

Talk about weird.]

Perfectly normal.

[...for a lopsided thirteen year old girl. He's not entirely sure if the question was meant to be do they look normal on Edward though, which would have warranted a much different response.]

[autoamazon]

[....

Well, she'd like to believe him. But the expression he's wearing and the delay between question and answer are awfully telling; she's getting the same response, more or less, as she'd gotten from Sokka, only back then she'd been unaware that there was even a problem.

Sighing quietly, she draws her knees back up, resting her chin on them and trying not to look sullen about it. Stupid Mustang. Stupid Luceti. Stupid everything.]

You're a liar, colonel.