01 | March 15 | Video

[incinerare]

[Forgive him for doing this a little late, but he's been busy adjusting to his new surroundings as well as learning about the responsibilities the other Roy had undertaken while he'd been here. He could see how they came about to a degree, and he'd likely be agreeable to possibly continuing them if he was asked to. He'd cross that bridge when he got there, however.

The man currently on the feed might actually look familiar to some, though there's one glaring difference between him and his previous counterpart. That being the obvious lack of an eye patch.]

Good afternoon, Death City. Roy Mustang. I've been made aware that this isn't the first time that someone bearing my name has been here.

[The idea of an alternate universe is still something like out of a novel. If he didn't already have physical proof of other more outrageous things happening here, he'd still be somewhat hard-pressed to believe it.]

Unfortunately, I am not the same man who was here previously. From what I've heard about him, he was apparently from a different timeline.

However, while I have no memory of this place, or the people who once knew this man... I am willing to help this city in the same manner as my counterpart did, if those in charge here are all right with that.

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[comradery]

Well, that's always a start. [Hughes chuckles again and turns, waiting for Roy to return.] No more mystery about the microwave or fridge for you, eh? I suppose I won't be able to tease you about it anymore.

[You know, in typical Hughes fashion.]

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Well, I know how to operate the microwave and other appliances now at least. How exactly they do what they do is still something of a mystery to me. [Roy rejoined Hughes at the door with an amused look.] Shall we head across to your place?

[comradery]

Hehe. Well, if you plan on eating with me, yeah. [Hughes moves to unlock the door to his apartment and opens it to allow Roy in first. He gestures at the entrance and smirks, amusement gleaming in his eye.] Ladies first.

[incinerare]

By all means, head on in. I'll be right behind you. [He returned the amused gaze and the smirk with one of his own, from where he stood beside the open door.]

[comradery]

[Hughes laughs heartily and reaches over to muss up Roy's hair with his free hand before entering the apartment first.]

You don't ever miss a beat, do you?

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[Laughs quietly along with the man, and follows him inside.]

So what have you decided to fix for dinner?

[comradery]

Pasta with meat sauce, if you don't mind. I considered goulash, but you need a lot of prep time for that, which I don't really have on a normal basis.

[incinerare]

That sounds fine to me. Do you need any help, or should I just stay out of the way?

[He said the last bit with quiet good humor and a small smile.]

[comradery]

Well, it doesn't require that much work, so I don't know if your help would be needed. [Still, it would be awkward to make Roy just sit there while he did everything, so maybe...] Maybe you could boil the water and cook the noodles for us?

[Hughes sets the bag down on the counter and pulls out a one pound bag of spaghetti, a can of tomato sauce, and a pound of uncooked ground beef.]

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Sure, I can do that. Which cabinet has the pots and pans? [He could just rifle the cabinets and find out, but it's easier to just ask first.]

[comradery]

Top right set. The one you'll want is probably on the left side.

[Hughes turns and gets a shallow skillet from the left set of cupboards, setting it down on the left side of the stove.]

You won't burn them, right? I can't remember the last time you cooked. [Joking of course, though obviously the flame alchemist will burn everything, right?]

[incinerare]

[Roy gave a small nod of acknowledgment and headed for the specified cabinets, opening the left side to fetch out the pot he needed. A quiet bit of humor in his response to the question.] I won't, or at least I'll try not to.

[comradery]

[Hughes gives Roy a Look before laughing.] Well, at least you're trying not to. Though I'm glad you can't just cheat and use alchemy since you'd definitely burn something that way.

[He turns on the burner and waits a bit for the skillet to heat up.]