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Theme 4: Dog
People had always asked her, did she prefer dogs or cats? She always answered both. Why? If she answered "dog" then Al would probably throw tantrums. If she answered "cats", she would feel a slight pang of guilt towards Den, her pet. Besides that, she liked them both anyways. Dogs are loyal, and they understand you most of the time. Cats are cute, according to her, but to Alphonse, cats were…pity-able, cute, kind, and so on. But then again, Al was a cat person after all. People also asked her, why did she like both cats and dogs, aren't they different? She would say, they're pretty much the same. However, she didn't know herself, did she like cats or dogs better? Often times, hearing to Al's speech, she would lean over to cats. But when she heard Ed complain about Al or saw Den whining, she would adore dogs more. Cats, in her mind, were, well, scratchy. Oh, that did count towards the points that she had towards her liking of dogs. Al had once brought a cat in, and that cat damaged her automail project, because…it scratched. Dogs, don't scratch, and they don't beg for milk. They can comfort her more than cats do. Dogs, they're more loyal, obedient, and if they're not, you can make them be obedient. But being overly obedient also isn't her type. Cats, they please you, but they're around you most of the time. Dogs, aren't; they're here some, and gone some, please you sometimes, annoy you others. But, doesn't that make them dogs? Doesn't that make them…interesting?
Finally, she decided, she did like dogs more than cats. But she was going to keep that a secret, for Alphonse. She didn't want him throwing tantrums again, did she? But, there was one more reason tugging her, that one reason that made her like dogs better than cats. That reason was bothering her ever since. Thinking hard, did it have something to do with automail? After all, automail was her passion. Nah, she could find that reason later, she needs to return to her work. Turning around back to her workshop, she found her reason. No, she found a part of that reason. A-80. Smiling, she had found that reason. How could she like cats better? After all, wasn't he called Dog of the Military?
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Sorry this chapter was short, and seemed a bit rushed (note to self: never stay up til 12 to write a fic)
If you guys don't get the A-80 thing, don't worry. A-80 is the "ID" for one of Ed's screws that Winry forgot to put in. And, being in the military made Ed "Dog of the Military".