Business as Usual
Maybe the day was just
a little bit out of the ordinary, a little bit wacky and in Roy
Mustang's book, one hell of a fucking bad day. Not only did he have
to deal with Edward Elrich and save his life, not only did he almost
ruin his relationship with his subordinate by trying to hire a
secretary to find a way around paper, not did Scar just try to kill
Havoc and himself, it was still frickin' raining!
"Something bothering you, Colonel?" Riza asked, approaching Roy back in the office. Hughes was still out there dealing with the aftermath of the Scar confrontation. The Elrichs were off on their next mission and he was back where he started in the morning. Mountains of paperwork and rain.
"Nope," He said, "There isn't a thing in the world that's bothering me."
That was the strangest answer Riza Hawkeye has ever received from her superior. She blinked a few times and looked at him. Was he feeling alright? He had been acting strange the entire day, hiring secretaries, painting his office, that wasn't normal! Why are you so concerned? The voice was back again. It tormented her, why can't the thing just stuff it? Maybe because you know I'm right?
Roy was actually not bothered by anything. It will rain; you can't stop it from raining. Edward Elrich had to report to someone and who better than him? And if he had to do paperwork, then he'll do paperwork! On second thought, scratch the last bit about paperwork. But there was still one thing left unresolved, and that was Riza.
"Actually, Lieutenant," He said, hands in his pockets, turning to look at her, "There is something that's bothering me."
Aha! She knew it! Roy Mustang had to be bothered by something, and she'll try her best to help, "What is it sir?"
"Kind of strange, considering that you are my assistant and subordinate," He started, "But I wondering, would you care to have dinner with me?"