another loose cannon
Character: Shou Tucker
Summary: They know that he is dangerous.
If anything, High Command had learned from their experience with Kimblee in Ishbal and they could recognise lunatics now a little bit better than before the war. And yet, they had accepted Shou Tucker – a decision that made no sense to Basque Grand because the Brigadier General saw the gleam in the glasses, the gleam that hid the eyes and thus the thoughts.
To Grand, this man was so as much of a loving family father as Kimblee had been a gentleman and this was as obvious as someone punching you straight into the face.
He wondered why he was the only one to see beyond the mask of the man, of the mask this man had put up to seem to be just another harmless family man who loved his daughter and missed his wife. Compared to the major from Central, Hughes, this man was just an actor, someone who pretended to care while in truth, he could hardly care less.
This was why Grand kept a watchful eye on the man. He accepted that Tucker's alchemy was useful and that he was probably better off under the military's watchful gaze – und his own vigilance – because this was where he could be controlled. The last thing the reputation of the state alchemists needed was another Kimblee.
Tucker himself watched Grand's hostility with disdain and wondered whether Iron Blood was informed about the fate of his wife. Iron Blood was his only true rival. Crystal was gone, Scarlet had disappeared and Silver Hands was too busy patching up fools who had nearly gotten themselves killed to care about his research – and she was the only one who might understand. No, he had nothing to fear from the other alchemists who used organic alchemy. Iron Blood was his only true problem. The other man was highly intelligent despite his choice for battle-related alchemy and he might figure out too much – therefore, it was only good that Grand was in Central City and far, far away from the East.