Chapter sixty: The job
"Excuse me…" Coniniaue shuffled her feet. "I don't know if I'm in the right place… Erm, am I in Central City?"
The old woman smiled. "Yes, child."
"Can you point me towards the Central City military headquarters?"
The old woman pointed her towards the tall building.
"Oh, and one last thing…" Coniniaue shifted her backpack. "What day is it?"
"August second."
"Thank you." Coniniaue bowed to the old woman and shuffled off. My birthday is in exactly one month. September second. She sighed. I wonder when they'll test me?
Central"ONE MONTH?" Coniniaue slammed her hands down on Mustang's desk. "That is completely absurd, you son of a bitch! How do you expect me to be ready by September second?"
"You have a worse mouth than Edward Elric." Mustang brushed her insults off like a bee sting. "Bottom line, you're not ready by then, you don't get in. No routine, no job."
"WHAT?" She growled. "You stupid, insignificant, sick minded son of a—""I'm sorry, miss, but that's how the military is. Tough. Anyway, if you're as good as you say you are, I'll need your name…"
"Coniniaue. Coniniaue Tommy."
"Is there anything special about you besides alchemy?"
"…No."
"Alright. Better go start studying!"
As Coniniaue left, Mustang sighed. He picked up his phone and called Maes Hughes.
"Maes?"
"Roy? What's…"
"Coniniaue Tommy, the daughter of Nigel Tommy, just came in asked for a state alchemist job."
"…Oh Hell."
Coniniaue sighed. She was leaning against a door, listening. "Damn."
END FLASHBACK
"HE GAVE YOU ONE MONTH!" Edward complained. "That's stupid! He gave you one month to study up and get your routine ready? He gave me like four!"
"I guess he thought I would be really good to be the daughter of Nigel Tommy." Coniniaue shrugged, scribbling down the last words.
"So what about the exam?"
"Well, it was on my birthday, September second…"
FLASHBACK
All of the high-ranking officers turned up for the exam of Coniniaue Tommy.
"Coniniaue, you will use these raw materials to create something unique, something that separated your alchemic talent front other people." King Bradley began. "Edward Elric turned a freak accident into something beautiful. But because you are the only one we're testing today, that won't happen. Begin."
Coniniaue walked nervously onto the stone environment. She slapped her hands together and put them on the ground, just as a dog chasing a cat ran inside.
"…NO!"