Jean eyed the building as he moved up to the entrance. It was nice-looking building he decided, but even more important was that it was safer than his current residence. Upon reaching the intercom, he realized that there were a number of Elric brothers living here and while that meant added safety. It also made figuring out which one owned the
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The mun can't remember if these two have met while Jean's been in his actual body.
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"Yeah, this is. Hang on a sec, I'll let you in." It took him a second- he's not used to buzzing people in, most people have a key, but he gets the front door unlocked for Havoc with a distinct ... well, buzzing sound.
((Riza-mun> Not to mention it sounds pervy.
Ed> STFUKTHNXBAI))
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He steps outside, shutting the door behind him. "Hey, Riza, got a second?"
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Riza looked up at him, studying his face for a brief moment before answering. "Yes..." She closed her book, not looking away. "What's up?"
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Edward crouches by the chair she's in, folding his arms on the arm of the chair. "Havoc is here, or one of them. He's looking for an apartment to stay in. He needs a first floor apartment, since we don't have any elevators or anything for him to get his wheelchair up to the empty one on the third floor. I'm gonna talk to Al first chance I get about the one reserved for him and his brother, see if they'd mind taking that one upstairs instead, but I'm getting the feeling he needs a place now, pretty much. He said something about just preferring to be in the AV field, but..." He shrugs.
"Anyway, I was thinking, for a temporary arrangement until I can talk to Al, I'd move across the hall with Alfons and he could stay with you, since you're the one he knows better. Would you have a problem with that at all?"
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Later on the next day, the move had went by smoothly with relative ease. Once everything was moved over and either stacked in a corner for later unpacking, or placed where Jean could get to things, and after Ed left and Riza checked to make sure he had everything well in hand, she retreated to the sanctuary of her own room.
Only when it was toward the later part of twilight did she come out, realizing how late it was, and that she probably ought to make something to eat, for herself if not the both of them.
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She only left her bedroom once, after crying hard enough for long enough that she barely made it to the bathroom before getting sick to her stomach. Once she'd calmed down enough to leave, she retreated back in, locking the door, and falling into an exhausted and fitful sleep.
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There was still the sound of thunder echoing in her mind, the dull, steady patter of a hard rain, and the voices, all the voices, calm and pitying, disgusted.
Why didn't you listen?She kicked off the covers and climbed out of bed, shivering uncontrollably as she grabbed her housecoat and pushed her damp hair out of her eyes. She had to get out, outside, had to see the sky, look for clouds, rain, storms. Higher ground ( ... )
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"It's your place, you do what you want" he tells her not taking his eyes off his task.
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