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Who: Roy Mustang and OPEN
Where: Around Goldenrod
When: first two weeks of October
Summary: Roy Mustang runs into Homunculi, jerks, and makes himself at home in pokeworld
Rating: PG
Log:

Goldenrod was a decent sized city, and Roy preferred that to the forests and roads. They obviously had enough technology for cars and trains, but the absolute lack of them was startling and strange. On the other hand, this was a place where small ledges were completely impassable and music followed where-ever he went, so expecting anything to make sense was a questionable proposition at best. He was also slowly acquiring an entourage of Pokemon. The only one he regularly kept in her pokeball was the water creature, so he could often be seen with a Growlithe trailing behind him and a Hawlucha perched on his shoulder or backpack.

It was ridiculously easy to find a job, despite the fact that he had no work history, and no education, and no proof of identity beyond his trainer information. That was creepy in a way that made him incredibly uneasy in the quieter moments. He found a place to stay located near a library and all manner of recreational diversions, including several he had never even heard of. The game corner in particular warranted further investigation.

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"It's the nature of the homunculus. We all of us turn pale and black of hair in death and rebirth. And for whatever reason, I didn't return to my human tones upon regaining my humanity here." She shrugged. It bothered her, being well aware she'd been stripped of her very skin, but there was nothing she could do but lay out in the sun in the warm months.

"But I was born and I lived and died and was born again in that desert city, before she fell to tragedy." She looked away then.

"I would keep that information to yourself, Flame Alchemist."

That was an interesting quirk. He was a little relieved to hear that Lust hadn't been killed in the massacre, but not by much. "It's not something I usually include in my introduction to other people... are you saying that because of Scar?" Roy wasn't sure how different their Scar was from the one he knew. Any amount of difference likely amounted to a negative impact.

Her eyes widened and her jaw tightened, shoulders drawing back in a defensive stance when he brought up Scar's name. That didn't bode well.

Then again...he obviously knew Scar was here, and had said and done nothing.

"And what if I am?"

Roy shrugged and glanced away after he saw her reaction to the mention of Scar. That was interesting, although he had quickly learned how tightly knit Ishvalans were as a group. Shared heritage was a strong bond, but perhaps not that strong?

"I've had more than enough surly company from the Scar in my Amestris. I'm more than happy to keep my distance." He would definitely take the Scar he knows over the Scar he doesn't know. The way Alphonse asked him to leave the man alone didn't bode well for any potential interaction.

"...surly company...?"

Lust repeated the words with raised eyebrows and a blink, without even thinking. The idea of Scar being in th Flame Alchemist's company without unmaking him entirely was impossible to comprehend. That pointed to great differences indeed.

She shook her head, just taking that to mean she could put some trust in the alchemist's words.

"Good. Leave him alone. He deserves a good life."

"The Homunculi gave us a couple common causes to work towards," Roy said, deciding to leave it at that. He wasn't inclined to say more just yet, but he did want to outline the drastic differences. He also couldn't say he agreed that Scar deserved a good life, but he also wasn't one to judge. If Roy was allowed to try to make things better, Scar had to be too.

"However long this little break from reality lasts for me, I don't want to fill it with the kinds of problems I have to deal with in Amestris."

"Then we're in agreement. None of us want any of the problems of where we came from."

This entire situation was a second chance for so many of them, they weren't going to ruin it over old grudges that meant nothing anymore.

She felt better for having spoken with the alchemist, despite hoping to avoid him in general. She had her answers, and they were satisfying enough.

"Do you plan to be here in Goldenrod long?"

"I had planned on it," Roy said. Plans had to be open to alterations, at the very least. "Is everyone here?"

Repeatedly running into Homunculi was a definite point against the city. He wasn't ready to simply leave for the sake of avoiding them, but it would be a factor in his decisions.

"Greed and I own a house here, Envy lives with us. And currently Alphonse is staying with us as well." Along with their human friends, but there's no sense in mentioning people the alchemist doesn't know.

After a moment, she added to the statement.

"And Scar and I have a home in Violet, we spend a good deal of time there."

If Mustang were looking to avoid them, he should know where he ought to avoid.

That was slightly alarming. Alphonse living with the Homunculi, especially Envy and Lust. But the Alphonse Elric he knew had good judgment, and so far Roy had seen nothing to make him seriously question this Elric's.

He nodded in acceptance of that information. "That'll make it easier to avoid crossing paths with him." And her. He accepted that she was a different Lust, but even then he wasn't eager to spend any amount of time with her. Since she was Ishvalan, he doubted she wanted anything to do with him either.