Dear Roy,
It's been, what, three months since the Promised Day? I can hardly believe it! The days are flying by in the most pleasant blurs.
I think my favorite thing about being back in Risembool is the food; Alphonse certainly agrees! He had so many things on his list of foods to eat upon getting his body back, and we've been trying them all. Sure beats the "cuisine" I was accustomed to in the military!
Being able to focus on such simple a simple pleasure is fascinating. I'd like to think I'm adjusting reasonably well to normal life. Sometimes I do forget that I can't use alchemy anymore; every once in a while, I'll clap and expect something to happen. That can be a little hard to swallow—alchemy was such a huge part of my identity—but still, worth it a thousand times over. Now I'm able to discover and grow as a person without leaning on alchemy as a personality trait.
If that's my biggest obstacle, then I'm grateful.
Word is that you've been making big changes already with Ishval. Everyone's saying good things (aside from some asinine racists, but I either ignore or punch them, so). I'm glad you're putting your status and your abilities into something worthwhile. In my head, you're extremely satisfied with yourself and your work; no doubt, that's perfectly true.
Maybe I'll stop by and see you sometime.
-Ed