Characters: Ari
myworknotme and Hojo
unsoundmindContent: The infirmary of the Amestris isn't big enough for two scientists who both miss their labs back home. Who borrowed whose pipettes? Whose two millimeters of space is it? Find out here!
Setting: the infirmary of the Amestris
Time: Mid-afternoon?
Warnings: Possessive scientists snarling at each other.
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But you're using Metric, and I'm using Imperial! No fair! )
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With a distinctly unhappy look on his face, he pulled out the various draws in his workspace and peered inside, wondering how he could have misplaced such an obvious piece of equipment. Then, with an extremely sour look, he turned to Ari and folded his arms.
"I hope my accusations are unfounded," he started snidely, "but I wonder if you are the one who has been going through my equipment cupboard?"
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"Sorry to dash your hopes," she replied calmly, with only a hint of a smirk lingering around the corners of her mouth. "But it's not as though you were using the damned stuff anyhow. I've watched. You haven't touched any of this for a week."
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His eyes narrowed a fraction at her flippancy regarding his properly, even so. As far as territory went, borrowing his equipment regardless of whether or not he was using it at the time pushed the boundaries a little far.
"Does whether I've used it matter?" He asked, looking at her over the top of his lenses, the smirk now gone, replaced by a rather nastier look. "I'd rather not have to resort to locking away my equipment to prevent light-fingered colleagues using it without my permission, but if it happens again, I may be forced to."
It was very clear that he was absolutely not used to having to share his things with other people or, at the very least, that other people usually had to ask his permission to do anything.
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"It would have gone back to your cabinets, all washed and fresh and neat, when I was done."
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