It's never enough

[chiefdefense]

WHO: Mia Fey and Roy Mustang
WHERE: A grocery store
WHEN: 15/04
WHAT: Grocery shopping and chance encounters
WARNINGS: Tiny miniskirts

[It's the end of the day and Mia's on her way to the grocery store, armed with shopping bags and a list of her housemate's requests for essentials.

She's not entirely sure that three bottles of grape juice count as essential but there's no accounting for tastes after all; frozen burgers for her old ice box had been essential whenever her younger sister had come to stay.

She's on her way to the fruit aisle when she catches sight of a familiar looking face, although this time without the attractive addition of a fake moustache and a monocle. It appears he's having a few issues with a dodgy wheel on his shopping cart. With a chuckle, she heads over towards him.]

Nice to see you here, 'Detective Atcloos.' Do you need a hand with that thing?

Comments

1/?

[incendere]

(The good thing about being a school bus driver was that you usually got out early and it left a lot of time to get other things done. Like looking into the porter, the people who ran this place, or grocery shopping.

At least, he would be grocery shopping, if this stupid cart would actually move. I mean honestly, wasn't this place supposed to be super high tech? Why didn't they invent some hovering grocery cart too, jesus christ. )

[incendere]

(MOVE YOU STUPID THING)

[incendere]

(He kicks the wheel so that it's facing the right direction and tries to move the cart again.

He actually gets it to move one inch before it turns and stops his progress again.)

[incendere]

(ARE THERE ANY OTHERS?)

[incendere]

(NO. OF COURSE NOT.

WHY WOULD THERE BE.)

[incendere]

(Let's try this again.)

[incendere]

(....)

[incendere]

(;OIASHDF;OIHSDFOI;HASDF I WILL FRY YOU)

[incendere]

(Wait, "Detective Atcloos"?

I've heard that voice before...)

DONE

[incendere]

Well, well, this certainly is a surprise. It's a pleasure to see you here as well, Ms. Fey. (He tries to turn the cart, but the wheel catches and he almost ends up tipping it over.) Unfortunately, I can't say the same for this experience.

baby I've missed you so

[chiefdefense]

Please, call me Mia.

[Oh my god what are you doing with that cart?

She grabs the rim of it to steady it on its wheels and gives it a slightly perturbed look.]

Are you okay? Shopping carts are supposed to make life easier for you, you know.

[incendere]

(I'M TRYING TO MOVE IT)

If that's the case, then perhaps they should make ones that work. (He doesn't try anything else for now though. Instead, he sighs.) My apologies. I suppose I'm still getting used to some of the things here.

[chiefdefense]

That's okay. Some things you adapt to and some things come with trick wheels at the grocery store and no amount of adjusting can prepare you for it.

[She gives it a swift kick.]

See if that helps.

1/3

[incendere]

(I already tried kicking it there's no way this is going to work)

[incendere]

(oh. Oh look at that. It's moving with ease!)

[incendere]

I thank you for the help.

(He pushes it away from the shelves so that he's no longer in danger of crashing into them.)

Is fixing grocery carts part of your expertise as well?

[chiefdefense]

Maybe it's my super power.

[incendere]

Your super power, huh? Well, I suppose it could come in handy. Though, I hardly think it suits you.

[chiefdefense]

[That earns him a laugh.]

Then it's a good thing it's not, it's just one of my talents. Why, what's yours?

[incendere]

Fortunately, I've already had a lot of practice with it. In addition to being a Colonel back home, I was also known as a State Alchemist. State Alchemists are those who dedicated their alchemy to the military. In exchange for great perks, you must be willing to follow orders as a soldier. Because my specialty lies in creating and manipulating flames, I was called the Flame Alchemist.

1/2

[chiefdefense]

[Wow. She asked for his powers, not his life story. Talk about guilding the lily.

Not that it's not impressive.]

[chiefdefense]

That sounds like quite the resumé, Colonel.

[But... that being said...]

Did you say Alchemy? I thought that stuff went out with the dark ages.