It had been a long day, and since his return to the ship, Ed had been busy as ever. Bidding his latest customer farewell, he closed up shop and with a sigh, leaned against the table. Rubbing his eyes, he turned his thoughts inward.
Hey, Shiori... you want to take over for a while?
It would be appreciated. Do you think anyone will find us here?
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May had met Ed Elric a few times, and that...was definitely not the one she knew. She hadn't known that...what?
Ed had a girl living in him?
All caution thrown to the wind, she stepped over to the door and knocked.
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"..." said Shiori, realizing that she was going to expose herself. Thinking quickly, she removed the jacket, throwing it into the cauldron and making her outfit a touch more feminine as she quickly threw the door open breathlessly and reached for her pactio card. "S-sorry I was tidying up! Hello!"
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She hadn't invoked a shield yet, but the half-elf had made certain that her mental shields were very, very tight.
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"Um... that is to say..." stammered Shiori, realizing that she had been caught red handed so to speak. "Um... well he's..."
Turning a crimson shade in embarrassment, she bowed deeply as it came out in a rush. "I'm sorry May, I didn't mean to deceive you for months! Ed got repodded and he asked me to look after everyone in his steed!"
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"He..asked you? But who are you? Why did he not just...I do not know, tell someone? Leave a note?" Not that Maydril read anything truly well but Servryn tradetongue and Drow, but...
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Shiori sighed and allowed May to enter the shop. "I... after a while, just being Ed was natural for me. It's all I'm really good at."
With that whipped puppy expression, she really did look kind of cute like that. "I'm... Shiori by the way. Nice to meet you. Again."
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She was beginning to seriously hate GlaDOS, despite the fact that she had been told the machine was a necessary nuisance. Her lips pursed.
"Why do you feel the need to be good at being Ed? Is there something wrong with being yourself?"
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"Still, does that not mean you shortchange yourself, by being a chameleon?"
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"But I'd like to get to know you better, before anything else happens."
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