002 → Terrible Feelings

[wontjustwait]

[ Winry has been coping pretty well with her new environment. Some mornings still feel strange, when she wakes up in a house that isn't hers, but she's learning to adapt. She's even gotten into the hang of school and sometimes pays attention.
But one thing is bothering her. There's one thing about Mayfield that's been tugging at her worse than

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Christmas Tree

[bodyback]

[This round smiling face is poking out of the branches now, where Al had been enjoying the warmth and sort of hiding from incoming snowballs.]

I don't think Brother would like that very much...

[wontjustwait]

AL!

[ She may have just jumped three feet into the air. ]

H-how long have you been here? You scared me!

[bodyback]

[He reaches out and takes her hand, pulling her into the branches where it's warmer.]

About ten minutes, it's nice and warm in here.

[wontjustwait]

Hey-! [ Following him anyway. And she's surprised to realize that he's right. ] ... huh. Well, I guess these lights would get pretty warm if they're on all day. I just hope this isn't where all of the power is going.

[bodyback]

I know a few people are trying to knock it down, but it just keeps putting all the lights back on again.

1/2

[wontjustwait]

Kn-knock it down? But it's huge! How can they do that?

2/2

[wontjustwait]

[ They'd need a really big chainsaw or something!

Wait.

Really big chainsaw? ]

How can they do that~?

[bodyback]

[Uh oh, he recognises that look in her eyes, and pretends like he has NO IDEA what she's talking about.]

General Armstrong was trying to do it with snowballs.

[wontjustwait]

...

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... oh. I see... Actually, I don't see. Snowballs?

[ DISAPPOINTMENT ]

[bodyback]

[Poor Winry...]

Mm. It didn't work very well.

[wontjustwait]

I-I would imagine not... But I wonder if taking down this tree would really help with the power...

[bodyback]

...I don't know.

[He wishes he did, Winry. He wishes he had his alchemy back so he could help out, instead of being useless while people were suffering.]

[wontjustwait]

Well... I guess complaining won't help.

How're things are your house, Al?

[bodyback]

They're good, but...

[His expression falls a little.]

I miss Brother being in the same house.

[wontjustwait]

Al... Yeah, that must be strange... I heard that people can stay out of their houses for three days, though. Maybe you should invite him over for this "Christmas" thing.

[bodyback]

He does stay sometimes, but it's not the same. I miss him.