Esmerelda sat anxiously in the colonel's office. They've recently called her in to talk. Many thoughts shot through the young alchemist's mind. Did I do well? Was I so bad they called me in to make fun of me? Just then the door burst open and in walked a tough, stone-cold woman, with hair that looked like fire. Essy gulped, then stood up awkwardly to salute. She noticed that the colonel was a lot shorter than she thought as she had to bend down to shake her hand. "Hello! I'm Esmerelda Savett, you must be Colonel..." "Francone, Marnin Francone." The red head responded with a harsh tone. Easy sat back down as Marnin sat at her desk. There was a awkward silence for a moment before Esmerelda broke the ice, "So...why did you need me?" She asked. "Oh, I just wanted to let you know that you have succeeded in blowing the judges', myself included, minds with a unique kind of smokescreen that we can easily use for military work." "Congratulations Miss Savett, I grant you now the name of 'the Grape Soda Alchemist'." Her jaw dropped. "F-For real?!" The colonel nodded. Her eyes lit up with enthusiasm. "I didn't think you'd pick me but you did and I just-"
Marnin tiredly watch the excited Alchemist go on and on about how she can't believe her audition succeeded with flying colors. Marnin groaned, "We get it, you're happy. Now I have some work I need to do." And with that she got up and headed out leaving the new state alchemist behind.