Day 23: Sun Room, Evening Shift

[high_prosecutor]

Miles Edgeworth had quietly snuck off to a corner of the cafeteria during lunch, avoiding making conversations. He knew other people would probably lecture him later or accuse him of avoiding them, but that hadn't been true at all. He'd just wanted some time to work quietly by himself for a while

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[offduty]

Usually, Reno would’ve crashed on a couch somewhere, but with the burns on his back, it probably wasn’t a good idea to lean against anything.

He found a chair by a table instead and rested his chin in one hand while idly twirling a pen in the other. He’d noticed that he never felt quite as tired as he should’ve, considering all the nights he spent running around awake. He passed it off as another Only At Landel’s mystery effect. He’d learned not to ask questions with the Turks, but he was starting to not even question things period here.

The Sun Room was almost empty, with the exception of a few patients (and was that a cat?) He stared absently at the area in front of him, letting his mind wander at will-although a part of him kept alert. Just in case Sephiroth decided to take a seat beside him or something.

[lustful_thing]

Lust immediately went to the Sun Room. She had meant what she said, about keeping allies from Envy. And so she would post on that board, to make it known he was untrustworthy.

She pulled out her journal and took a seat near a red haired man who looked a bit...despondent, she supposed.

"Lonely?" she asked, her flirtatious nature kicking in without her even thinking of it. She lowered her eyelids and smiled, her body angled casually to draw attention to her breasts. It was simply second nature to her, regardless of whether or not she was involved.

Besides, there was no harm in letting them look.

[offduty]

Reno had been minutes away from drifting off to sleep, but the sudden presence beside him woke him up. Really woke him up, actually, when he looked over.

"Maybe," he said, flashing her an equally flirtatious smile. "But that would be a thing of the past, yeah?"

He tilted his head, letting his gaze linger just long enough. From the way she sat and spoke, he suspected she wouldn't mind. And she was an eye-catcher. Even the drab, grey clothing didn't manage to hide that fact.

"Mind if I get a name I can put to the pretty face?"

[lustful_thing]

"I'm Lust." She offered her hand, returning his look with one of her own. She didn't miss the way he looked, and she didn't blush or turn away as a coy maiden would. Rather she looked him over in return, her lips still curved up in a small smile.

"And you are...?"

[offduty]

One eyebrow rose at the name she gave. He hadn't been expecting that one, but in a way...it was fitting.

It wasn't hard to notice that she was eyeing him, too, and it was nice to see a response in kind. How long had it been since he'd even really spoken to a woman? Way too damned long.

He took her hand and gave it a brief shake. "Reno. Afraid it doesn't live up to yours in terms of originality."

[lustful_thing]

Lust laughed. "My name is hardly original. I'm the third Lust, after all." Not that she knew anything of the two that had come before her, only that they had existed.

"Reno, then." She settled back in the wheeled chair, hands folded in her lap. "And where do you hail from, Reno?"

[offduty]

"Third? You're gonna have to elaborate on that for me. Like...you're a descendant from a line?"

That was the closest explanation he could come up with, but he suspected he'd missed the mark, even then.

"Place called Midgar," he said, though he doubted it would mean much to her. "Or, it's Edge, now. You?"

[lustful_thing]

"Something like that." Lust would have said she wasn't human, but she supposed she couldn't claim that any longer. She was human, or as close to human as she could ever be. "It's rather complicated to explain." That was the best for now.

"Ah, Midgar." She nodded. That was where Barret was from. "I know people from your world." More or less. She knew one, at least. She wondered if this man was an ally or an enemy of her former lover's....

"I'm from Amestris," she offered. "If that means anything to you."

[offduty]

Reno let her explanation go without any further questions. It wasn't vital enough to prod about. Besides, something else caught his attention.

"Do you? Who?"

This was a surprise. What was also surprising was the location she gave next.

"Yeah, it does, actually. I know people from yours, too, then. Hughes and Mustang."

Well, he wasn't sure about Mustang, but the man probably came from the same place as Hughes, given how familiar with each other the two had seemed. Maybe Alfons, too, even.

[lustful_thing]

"Ah yes, the colonel and his friend." Lust nodded. "We're from the same place. I'm quite fond of the colonel." But not his friend. That man was more jealous than an ugly wife, it was strange.

As to whom Lust knew from Midgar.

"Barret? He's rather hard to miss. Giant, dark skinned man. Foul mouth." But still, a good man. She felt a bit badly over how everything had happened. But that was how things had worked, and she wasn't going to waste too much time worrying over it.

She had given him a good time, after all.

[offduty]

"Seems like a solid man." And Reno would definitely owe him if Mustang ended up making his knife.

It didn't escape his notice, though, that Lust made no mention as to her opinion on Hughes. Either she just didn't know Hughes that well, or...

Reno smiled wryly. "Yeah, I know him a little." He and his buddies put me in the hospital. "He's a..."

A what? Actually, he wasn't sure what to label Barret. They weren't enemies - not anymore - but they sure as hell weren't friends, either.

"We're familiar," he finished off.

[lustful_thing]

"You can trust the Amestris military men," Lust said, shifting to get more comfortable. "Beware others from my world who bare resemeblance to me, however." She supposed she could warn him, after all.

"They aren't trustworthy, I'm afraid. And I discovered this the hard way."

[gotahunch]

Lust was never hard to find even in standard issue Landel's grays. At least she wasn't in a wheelchair anymore. Cliff rested his arms on the back of her chair and offered a casual grin. "Hey there." He said gently. He knew Lust wouldn't like pity so his tone was light and flirtatious. "Already finding someone to replace me?"

He vaguely remembered the redhead from earlier that morning. He nodded and smiled to show he didn't mean anything by the comment.

[offduty]

"Consider me warned, then," Reno was curious as to exactly how she discovered this, but he figured it wasn't his place to pry.

His gaze shifted upward as the blond from this morning approached. He smiled back and stood. He got the sense that he'd only be intruding on something if he stuck around any longer.

"Don't forget me too fast, yeah?" he said to Lust, before giving them both a wave as he left.

[lustful_thing]

"Good. The more who are warned, the better." Lust nodded. No, Envy would find no allies if she could help it. She glanced up when Cliff joined them, chuckling some.

"But Cliff, you left me alone for so very long... what was I to do?" She was comfortable flirting with him. He'd never made any further move to take things beyond simple flirtations - like with Mustang. It was truly harmless.

"We'll speak again, Reno," she promised, nodding to the man. "Take care of yourself."

[gotahunch]

"How can I stay mad at such a pretty face?" He shifted around and helped himself to the spot Reno had abandoned. It looked like she needed a little light conversation and to be honest, Cliff wanted that too after the day he'd had.

He turned the chair as usual and used the back to rest his arms on. "Just tell me how many of them I have to fight off to win back my lady love. I'll be your knight in shining armor." He grinned a little wider, well aware of how dorky it sounded.