Report 053 - [Voice]

[followstheflame]

[Riza's voice is quieter than usual and she falls back to relying on an audio post.  She doesn't really want to be seen right now, but she knows that everyone needs to know what has happened.]

I have already told some of you this, or you have found out already, I'm sure, but Roy Mustang has returned to Amestris.

[Private//Hackable to Letter Recipients*]

He left letters for you.  If you'd like to come here or meet me elsewhere, let me know.


[ooc:  *These can be found in Roy's drop post.  So if you commented there and Ollie wrote back, you got one.]

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[followstheflame]

[As soon as she hears the door open, Riza sits up and tries to look presentable, even if her blank expression gives her away. The dogs get up as well, but upon seeing who it is, lay back down, disappointed.]

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[p0ker-alice.livejournal.com]

[And that's how Faye will find her. The response of the dogs wouldn't bother her; after all, she's not too much of a dog fan herself. (Save for one smart corgi, but no one needs to know about that little exception.) She notes that blank expression, and she can't help but feel another pang of sympathy for this woman. No, she's not in the practice of helping people or comforting them, and approaching this situation is a little awkward, but there's just... something about it.]

Riza?

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[followstheflame]

[Hearing her name, Riza seems to snap out of her thoughts (or lack thereof), and puts on a painfully fake smile. But the effort counts, right?]

My apologies. I guess I drifted off there...for a moment.

[And then the smile slowly fades as she finds Faye's letter in the stack, standing and holding it out to the other woman.]

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[p0ker-alice.livejournal.com]

[Asking her if she's all right seems like such a stupid thing to do. Of course the woman isn't all right, and it's not like Faye would bother with that anyway. (After all, Faye knows a botched attempt at a poker face when she sees one.) So, instead, she'll just settle for another nod and watch her quietly as she goes through the stack.

When the note is held out to her, she takes it and simply holds it, her eyes now focused there. She can't imagine what Roy could have possibly written to her or why he would have even felt the need to write her a note in the first place (but there's also a part of her that's flattered that he thought enough of her to write her), yet she can't help but be curious on some level. However, for the moment, she leaves it unopened.]

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[followstheflame]

[Awkward silence.]

I can...make some coffee, if you'd like.

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[p0ker-alice.livejournal.com]

[Don't you know? Awkward silences are all the rage today!

For a minute, Faye had almost forgotten that Riza was there, lost in thoughts of her own. When she hears that, she almost jumps a bit, but quickly regains her composure. The letter remains unopened.]

All right.

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[followstheflame]

[Nodding, she makes her way to the kitchen to start on the coffee. This is good. It's a distraction, something to do with her hands so she can at least focus on a task.]

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[p0ker-alice.livejournal.com]

[Now that she's alone for the moment, she figures this might be a good time to open her letter. Curiosity has overtaken her, after all, and so she does. It's a short note, but there's a single line from it that sticks out, and she stands there in silence, reading it over a couple of times just to be sure she'd read it right.

'Make the most of the time you have.'

The time they have. What if that time was limited? That thought had always been in the back of her mind, sure, but it had managed to get to the point where the possibility seemed so remote. But now.... She shakes her head, as if trying to literally shake the thought, and waits for Riza to come back.]

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[As promised, Spike has tagged along with Faye. Parting from the dark haired woman, he approaches the couch where Riza is seated, and takes a seat next to her.]

Hey. You alright?