Here's chapter 2! I haven't started chapter 3 yet, but that's no reason for me to keep this one from you. Besides, my first class tomorrow is really boring, so it happens to be the perfect place to work on fics (it's where chapters 1 and 2 were written, shhh don't tell my professor...).


Ed is bold

Roy is italic

Al is normal


Wednesday AM


(7:23) Thank you for the story last night.

(7:26) I killed you in a story

(7:27) So now you're killing me in real life

(7:28) Is that what's happening?

(7:29) Not at all.

(7:30) Why do you wake up so early? It's the middle of the night

(7:31) It's 7:30 AM. You are a horrible judge of time.

(7:32) I don't even have class today

(7:33) Ah sorry. I should have remembered you had a long night.

(7:34) ZZZZZZ

(7:34) Sweet dreams, Fullmetal.


(10:12) I smell pancakes

(10:12) And coffee

(10:13) But it's so far away

(10:15) Good morning, sunshine.

(10:16) Is it? I don't want to get up

(10:17) But if you get up, you get coffee.

(10:18) And food

(10:19) Damn Al. That's probably his plan

(10:20) I like Al. He has good plans.


(10:19) Bring me food? And Coffee?

(10:20) Come get it.

(10:21) I love you

(10:22) Good. I'll give you a hug when you come get your food.

(10:23) Evil

(10:23) Love you too


(10:24) Don't like Al, he's evil

(10:25) Clever and well prepared, I'd say.

(10:26) Aren't I supposed to be your favorite?

(10:27) He's being mean to me :'(

(10:28) Are you?

(10:28) What?

(10:29) Supposed to be my favorite.

(10:30) Well yeah, you're texting ME

(10:31) And shut up. I'm half asleep

(10:32) And being tortured

(10:33) Ugh I've had enough. I'm getting food

(10:34) Ttyl pyro

(10:35) Later Fullmetal


Wednesday PM


(2:17) Awake?

(2:18) Unfortunately

(2:19) What are you doing?

(2:20) Watching Winry pick apart all my work from last night

(2:21) Sounds fun.

(2:21) Sure. Tons of fun.

(2:22) What are you up to?

(2:23) Cleaning my office windows.

(2:24) ...sounds fun?

(2:25) It beats paper work.

(2:25) Does it?

(2:26) Definitely.

(2:27) I'll take your word on that


(2:43) How much attention do you need to pay to Winry's criticisms?

(2:43) Can you text?

(2:44) I guess

(2:45) Why? What's up?

(2:46) Wait a fucking minute

(2:46) You're just using me to avoid work!

(2:47) Bastard

(2:48) I am offended.

(2:48) Again.

(2:49) I am unimpressed

(2:50) I can't believe you would accuse me of using you that way.

(2:52) You know you're a bad liar when you can't even lie over text

(2:54) I'll have you know I am a terrific liar.

(2:56) …not really something to brag about

(2:58) I disagree. It's one of the best features you can have in politics

(2:59) Politics. Barf

(3:00) I suppose I shouldn't share my political aspirations with you then?

(3:02) Ugh. Isn't it bad enough you're a soldier? You gotta be a politician too?

(3:05) What's wrong with being a soldier?

(3:07) Your job is literally to shoot people. How is that helpful to the world?

(3:07) At all?


(3:15) You still there?

(3:20) Thought you needed an excuse to avoid of work

(3:22) ?

(3:32) Sorry. My Lieutenant's just brought me a new stack of papers to sign.

(3:32) Duty calls. Ttyl.

(3:33) Alright…ttyl


(7:10) Hey


(7:20) Okay day?


(10:03) I may have messed up

(10:04) Oh no. What did you do?

(10:04) How mad will Winry be?

(10:05) No, not with Winry or school or work or anything

(10:06) With Flame

(10:07) Your Colonel?

(10:07) Yeah

(10:08) And he's not my Colonel

(10:08) Shut up, Al

(10:09) Is this why you've been sulking all night?

(10:10) I have not!

(10:10) Have too!

(10:11) Shut up, Al!

(10:12) And here I thought you wanted to talk to me.

(10:13)

(10:15) You're better at people than I am

(10:16) What happened, brother?

(10:18) I may have told him that his job was useless

(10:19) …

(10:20) And said all he does is shoot people

(10:21) And that that's useless to the world as a whole

(10:22) …

(10:24) Talking to you means you actually say something. Stop with the dots

(10:25) It's called an ellipsis.

(10:25) Al!

(10:26) He hasn't talked to you since?

(10:27) Not really

(10:28) And you apologized?

(10:29)

(10:29) I thought you didn't like ellipsis.

(10:30)

(10:31) Brother!

(10:33) Fine. Fine. I'll go try that


(10:34) Hey

(10:36) I just wanted to say sorry

(10:37) About earlier


Thursday AM


(12:02) Okay, so I have a slight biased against soldiers

(12:03) And I shouldn't have taken that out on you

(12:05) It's just that Winry's parents, who were like an aunt and uncle to me

(12:06) Were army doctors, and died on duty

(12:08) Which isn't your fault or anything, but it made me resent the military some


(12:36) And this other time, not long after that

(12:37) I was in an accident

(12:38) And Al got hurt pretty bad

(12:40) I mean I was hurt too, but Al wouldn't wake up

(12:41) And mom was already in a coma by then

(12:43) And I was alone, and didn't know what to do

(12:45) And this soldier found me. Like in the wrecked car and then later at the hospital

(12:47) The jackass showed up just to tell me it was my fault

(12:48) Like I didn't already fucking know that…


(1:03) That was the only time I really met a soldier

(1:05) And I guess it left me with a bad impression

(1:06) But I shouldn't have taken that out on you


(1:20) I'm sorry


(1:34) Are you really not going to fucking answer me

(1:35) Fine. Whatever

(1:37) Maybe all soldier really are insensitive assholes


(7:02) I am so sorry.

(7:03) I was asleep when you text me and it didn't wake me up.

(7:04) I swear I wasn't ignoring you.

(7:06) Thank you for telling me that.

(7:08) I understand why you said what you did now.

(7:09) But please don't write all soldiers off just yet.

(7:11) Nah, you're not so bad

(7:12) Oh really?

(7:14) Besides the texing way too early in the morning crap

(7:15) You're alright

(7:16) Sorry for overreacting

(7:17) No, I should have answered.

(7:19) Heavy sleeper?

(7:21)…

(7:23) With a sleep aid, yes.

(7:25) Shit. That's my fault, isn't it?

(7:26) I gave you more flashbacks or whatever

(7:27) Like your nightmares from the other night

(7:28) You are far too perceptive.

(7:29) Especially since I know you are half asleep.

(7:31) Yeah, well. Prodigy over here.

(7:32) I do better half awake than most people at their best

(7:34) And so humble.

(7:40) We okay then?

(7:42) We're okay.

(7:43) Good. I'm getting some sleep then

(7:44) Night

(7:45) Sweet dreams.