happy drunken irish day! i am drinking irish whiskey and writting drabbles. it all makes sense. really it does... -fireun

"Whoohoo!" A brilliantly inebriated cheer escaped following a dramatic, if slightly unsteady, victory dance.

"Maes, I'm under the 'pression that you are drunk."

"We, old man we." Maes tossed an arm in the general direction of Roy's shoulders, missing only by a fraction and managing to catch himself on the back of the booth to keep from falling. "We are drunk."

"Riza ish going to yell."

"Only if she finds us."

Roy thought that over for a moment, letting the thought wander its way through neurons that were fairly swimming in rather cheap brandy, before giving a small nod in agreement. At which point he decided that was a terrible idea, as the room appeared to continue moving after he had assumed his head had in fact stopped. "Whoosh…." He hissed, holding an arm out in an attempt to convince the world to slow down a bit, at least until he caught up.

"Anyway, we are cel'bratin'. She can't yell. You got promoted!" Maes decided this was ample reason to kick back another glass of brandy, and did so with a flourish. As he emitted a rather toxic belch of air, a thoughtful look passed across Maes' face, which even in the best of situations was not a good sign. "Hey, Roy…booze burns, right?"

"Yis." Roy had managed to slow the room down, and lowered his hand, now trying to figure out what Maes was getting at.

"My breath ish full of booze, right?"

"Yis." Neurons were dangerously close to making a connection, one that most likely would not bode well for the bar they were currently encamped in.

Maes' eyes glittered, a frighteningly sly gleam through the glaze of alcohol. "Hey, Roy I think…"

"That's quite enough, Hughes." The words were snapped in a voice carefully devoid of emotion.

"Ah, our 'sitter found us." Maes pouted and plopped back down into a slouch.

Riza Hawkeye cast a clinical glance over her two superior officers, and for a moment wondered if it wouldn't be more appropriate to just walk back out and let them sort out whatever trouble they managed to get into themselves. Not that it would teach them anything. Maes had a talent for talking his way out of everything and Roy would just manage to delegate responsibility to someone else and come out looking like a saint. Well, at least she had entered in time to keep the place from going up in a drunken conflagration.

"Sirs, it's time to call it a night."

Maes huffed a sigh before stretching and hauling himself upright. In the familiar way of two people quite used to getting soused together he helped maneuver Roy from his seat and the two of them made their careful way to the door and out into the chill night air.

Leaving Hawkeye to take care of the tab. She cast a glance at the barkeep, who nodded, gesturing for her to leave. The boys would be back tomorrow to settle up, as usual.

aight! i can officially say i am back! dont know if i can, again, maintain this insane writing pace, but damn it, i am going to try like hell to do it! bwahahah! -fireun

Psycho 24 - your request should be next. the elrics just werent behaving...

Nemu - i see roy and ed as having a very...interesting relationship. seriously...they would drive eachother nuts just as much as they would be fluffy and cute. and it is so fun to write both ends. as for the other one, i just had this image of havoc realizing that ed/roy meant no chicks in miniskirts. and when havoc decides to take matters into his own hands...well...

kori hime - bitchier than roy, hmm? that is, somehow, rather terrifying...and the image of ed in a miniskirt...probably not exactly what havoc had in mind. amusing though. very amusing...

Dragons Maiden - whee! glad you liked!

Chaos of Hearts - lively is most definately one way to describe it. -grin- good to hear from you again!

Honeywell - verily, i am alive. well, mostly. and yes, i consider PMS-y a word. so there. now it is.

Torii - when all else fails, the direct approach. that and havoc really is awesome with the rifle.

SpinningAvia - havoc really does have a hard time in these drabbles...doesnt he?

Animegoil - project miniskirt must not fail! ahem. well. and the whole havoc jealous of ed feeling...it was not unintentional. bwahahahah!

Akira-Asakura - whew! you read them all in one sitting. you deserve a medal. i am so glad you like them! as for your request, it sounds fun to write! give me a few days, and it shall be done!

Dustwind - thank you for the review! and it is soooo good to be back. the downtime was so depressing! i will try not to work too hard...really i will.

well damn. i am more or less caught up with review responses! w00t! you all rock and it is so good to be back and writing again.