hughes 001 † hunting for information

[eliciadaddy]

Who: Hughes & Mustang
Where: Goldenrod? Yes, Goldenrod.
When: Day after the train incident; so Nov 24th, some time during the afternoonish
Summary: Hughes learned some stuff about his future from Kimblee, and he wants a bit more information
Rating: PG? PG-13 at most
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[king_of_flames]

[Roy was looking pretty exhausted as he approached. It wasn't much of a surprise; after all, he had been on the train to Saffron City and gotten into fights with Archer, Kimblee, and Russia. He may have had no part in defusing the bomb, but trying to fight in such a confined space while trying to protect the people who were unable to protect themselves was a challenge in and of itself.

And now, thanks to Hughes, he'd had to catch an early train back to Goldenrod City, foregoing two of the three free nights he had earned back in Saffron. And, of course, there was also factored into that Roy's surprise when he learned that Hughes had arrived in Goldenrod City, not Mahogany Town like Winry, Archer, and Kimblee had.

But, at any rate, here he was. He didn't look in the best of shape, but he made it. And it was a chance to see his old best friend in person again -- it had been about two years, give or take a few months, since he'd had that pleasure (not counting Envy shapeshifting into him).]Good to see you in person again, Hughes. But

[eliciadaddy]

[ Roy's words made Maes pause. He'd been so consumed with everything that he hadn't even thought of the logistics of how this conversation would work.

Maes, old man, he thought to himself, you're slipping. ]

Sorry about that... Tell you what, I'll pay for a train ride back, and a night in Saffron, hmm?

[ A slightly hesitation. He should ask now. Just get it over with. But part of him really doesn't want to know. And part of him really doesn't want to make his best friend relive whatever it was like. Finally, he sighs, and glances over toward the train tracks. ]

Kimblee said there was some sort of plot. Didn't know it'd be that advanced, though.

[ Okay, so it wasn't exactly what he'd wanted to talk about. But it was as close to the topic as he could get for now.

And it really is good to see you, old friend. Even if Maes definitely just saw you maybe a month ago. ]

[king_of_flames]

Nah, you don't need to do that. Not much point now. I need to get back on track with the gym challenge, anyway.

[He stops talking to let Hughes finish...]

Yeah, that was one hell of a plan they concocted, all right. It might have even worked if the trainers on board had either less backbone or weaker Pokémon. Still, some of the grunts managed to claim some booty, from the sound of it.

You won't mind keeping an eye out for the stolen Pokémon, will you?

[eliciadaddy]

[ He nods. ] I'll definitely let you know if I hear anything.

[ Maes takes a deep breath, and frowns. Might as well get straight to the point, then. ]

Say, Roy. You mentioned before that time passes differently here than back at Amestris, correct?

... I heard a similar theory from Kimblee. Except... he claims that we come from different timelines, as well.

[ Then there's that matter of the whole alternate Amestris thing that Archer guy had mentioned. But, one thing at a time.

He's watching you carefully, for some sort of reaction, deciding how to continue approaching this topic. ]