They were arguing.
Again.
Honestly, did they ever stop? All Riza could tell at this point was that they refused to agree. On what, she'll never know.
The temptation to walk out and plot more with Winry was tantalizing; the girl seemed to have a million good ideas about how to remind both Roy and Ed to behave. Yet, if Riza walked out now she wouldn't be here to do damage control - a.k.a. remind Roy that he's right most of the time - when the argument was finally over, and that was mandatory.
So she waited. Bade her time and plotted.
Winry had better be able to make that steel desk.
Walking out began to seem more and more like a better plan. Roy and Ed didn't seem even close to finishing their childish squabbling, which meant Riza would have to stand there that much longer. Maybe the sound of the door closing would snap them out of it. It probably wouldn't but it was almost worth a try.
Almost.
Yet she stood there, doing her best to not say anything or show how idiotic she felt this whole thing was. She had already assessed the condition of Ed's automail (which was bad considering it was in a sling, and Winry was probably going to kill him). Roy was also being pig-headed; he really should have been resting still after being stabbed in the abdomen by that homunculus.
They must have been arguing about some short joke Roy had decided to make, because the argument seemed to go back to Ed's height, or lack thereof, frequently.
This was going to last forever.
Riza looked at Roy, who made another comment about Ed's meager height in relation to the top shelf, and made an executive decision. Plotting with Winry would be a much more efficient use of her time than this nonsensical squabbling.
The door shut with a nice, audible snick that hopefully paused the argument for enough time for both of them to realize how ridiculous they were being. But knowing them, it didn't.
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