re: incoming castmates

[alchimia]

Of all the people you could've been excited about showing up at that place, you're excited about that grubby, god-complex, good-for-nothing bastard? And he's the one from Al's world?

This sucks! And he's definitely not staying at the house, I don't care what you, Al, or Winry say. He can find his own damn place.

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[roy_mustang]

Mm... I think that I understand now, at any rate.

[alchimia]

[ Oh god, he's almost afraid to ask. ]

...What?

[roy_mustang]

I'm sure that me will come to understand, too... The reason you can't welcome me into your home with open arms, that is.

[alchimia]

....What're you talking about now?

[roy_mustang]

You've gotten your feet wet with flirting and are even living with a girl, now. If you're living with a variant of her that would pressure you to welcome me into the home, then no matter how loyal, dedicated and good she's been to you all this time, since it is me, you would still feel threatened.... That kind of complex isn't something that I can sympathize with, but I do understand it.

[alchimia]

...I'm not threatened by you. And I'm not living with just a girl. 'Sme, Al, Winry, and two friends. Geeze, why the hell do you hafta turn it into something dumb like that.

[roy_mustang]

You're not worried that I'll accidentally, unintentionally steal someone's affections from you by sheerly being myself?

[alchimia]

Please, as if you could.

[roy_mustang]

I'm glad to hear you don't have any small minded complexes that would keep you from welcoming "me" after all. You really have grown up!

[alchimia]

[ Manages to suppress a twitch at the "small minded". ]

I'm almost nineteen, y'know. I wasn't gonna stay a brat forever.

[roy_mustang]

I'm sure that me will appreciate how much you've grown, too. [Now that you've been tricked into welcoming him into your house. Nevermind that it doesn't apply to himself or the actual game, Roy will take his victory in spirit.]