The Military Ball, hmm? It's the first really official date we've been on. I guess only a few people realize we're a couple. I think Havoc knows, and Maria and Rebecca...and Sheska, but nobody else has seen us together. Well, they've seen us together, but we haven't made it obvious. Well, we made it obvious, but they were busy doing other things, distracted by the fireworks, they didn't notice us. They won't notice us tomorrow night.
Will I be out of here in time? I almost drowned, but I'm fairly healthy. Roy can probably get me out no matter what in a minute if he flashes an i.d...Wait, will that work here? It works in Amestris, but does military rank mean what it means there here? This isn't a military state after all. This isn't helping matters. I'll get out just fine and there'll be no harm done. We'll dance proper dances and have a gay time of it. It'll be nice to make light in a formal setting for once, instead of being all business.
Do I have anything to wear? I have that more formal skirt, but a ball? Maybe I should go to town and buy a dress. Maybe something of the local style...no, I'd never wear it when we got home if I did that. A skirt really is more for meetings rather than a ball; I should spend the extra cenz and just buy something else. It's not like I don't have the money saved up and things are cheap enough here that it shouldn't be a problem.
Or maybe we're supposed to wear our dress uniforms? That'd be much easier and I wouldn't have to spend time in town when I could be resting more. God, I wish I could be out of here already. It's too frustrating! How much longer? 7:30? If I go to sleep, tomorrow will come sooner...but I'll wake up sooner. If I go to sleep now, the drug will help me sleep and I'll be rested to get out earlier tomorrow so I can find out more information and prepare for the dance.
This is ridiculous; I'm acting like a little girl asked to her first debutante ball. Well, this is the first time I've gone to a dance like this; my school didn't have a debutante ball. This isn't the time or place to be thinking of debutante balls!
Roy looks so snappy in his dress uniform; I wish the regular uniforms were as spiffy. Well, if they were, I'd be too distracted...
Shoes; I can buy shoes to go with my skirt to dress it up some more, and maybe a belt. That's a reasonable compromise; I'll spend something but not too much on a dress I can't wear much because we don't do formal events like this all the time in Amestris. It'd be perfect because it's cost about 5000 cenz and I'll be left with money.
Is there something I'm forgetting? I feel like there is. I need a list...damn, no nurse to ask for paper. I'll just make a mental list; confirm with Roy, figure out the dress code, buy shoes, iron my skirt, buy a belt, dance with him while pretending I'm not in a relationship with him...wait, was that high school or real life?
I've never PDA'd before! People will think I'm a whore! No, I've got a ten year relationship with most of these people; they'll think it natural that I'd end up in a relationship at some point or other...but with Roy? Did anyone see her relationship with Roy coming? She hadn't...it'd just happened...but Rebecca had sworn she had seen it coming...did the others? Who had Roy told? Did he assume she had told anyone? Should she have told people? Was this a big deal?
Damn it! Of course it was a big deal! Does he think it's as big a deal as I do? Have I read too much into this? He did save my life...anyone would have done so; Maria told him where I was, and she's just a friend.
I wonder if Roy's as good in bed as he's known to be. I've been with some people who were said to have reputations and they didn't seem to be anything spectacular. Well, they weren't bad, either. It DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE! I'm with Roy now. How much so, I wonder...
I'm overthinking this. We'll go to the ball together, have fun, go back, and see if anything follows. Wait, I had a list; what's step one? I need a nurse to give me paper right now, but where are they!
This is supposed to be relaxing; what's the time? Nine? How did it get to be so late; I need to sleep or I'll not be rested tomorrow?
This isn't restful. Maybe if I just watch the clock until the quarter hour and then shut my eyes. 9:04...9:07...9:12...this is boring. Good! It should be boring! If it's not boring it's not restful. 9:16...damn, missed it. I'll just wait until the half hour, and then close my eyes. Two nights ago we danced to that strange music. Rocking something...it had made me feel young. Riza, you are young, don't bash yourself, you're not even thirty yet. Neither is Roy. It really is remarkable that he's a General and only 29. 9:32; okay, I'll just ignore the exact times and close my eyes. It shouldn't be that hard to fall asleep.
I LOVE YOU, ROY! I'LL DEFINATLY GO WITH YOU TO THE BALL! VISIT ME TOMORROW AND WE'LL MAKE PLANS TOGETHER!
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