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Warnings: None
Disclaimer: It occurs to me that I forgot this in the first chapter. Oh well, I'm an absent minded lazy fool, bu I suspect you all know I don't own FMA. Tra la la~

2. Survey


It was one of those annoying surveys they had people fill out just because they wanted to be irritating, Ed was sure of that. Given, the truth behind it was probably more along the lines of 'keeping track of work ethic and morality' or some other bullshit... Point was, Ed didn't care. They still annoyed the hell out of him, and things that annoyed the hell out of him generally ended up a pile of transmuted goo.

Huffing irately, he ruffled the sheath of papers to make sure all and sundry were aware of his aggravation. He got scattered 'coughs' in reply from the others in the room. Ed didn't bother to look up not wanting to see any of their expressions. If he had to look at Mustang he was likely to try and make the Colonel eat his auto mail fist...

Then again, Winry wouldn't like that. He winced at the thought.

"You're commanding officer would most likely call you: trusting, tolerant, devoted, sociable or hardworking" He mumbled to himself and sneered at the page he proceeded to wonder. "What kind of choices are those?"

"The one I'd choose certainly isn't on there." A smooth voice interjected from somewhere to his left, and Ed looked up to frown at Mustang. Mustang hadn't even looked up from his own papers, where the fountain pen he was using was busily sliding over the paper. Ed would have bet he wasn't actually working on it, just doodling in any empty space available.

"Oh?" Edward hazarded, dubiously.

Mustang looked up and smirked evilly at him, "Yes." he sighed dramatically lifting his hands in a sort of 'woe is me' gesture. "Short isn't on there, after all."

Ed saw red.

Next thing anyone knew he was trying to beat the Colonel over the head with the rolled up survey, screeching angrily while Roy howled with laughter.


A/N: The Edward of my existance was working on a job application and came across the question "What would you're best friend most likely call you?" and then told me the options. It spiraled from there and I couldn't resist.