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[automailed]

['Sup, Luceti, guess who's back? So missions totally suck, but at least he wasn't on the ocean this time. It was still snowy and wet and miserable in general, but hey, he can't complain too much. It beats being experimented on.

Still, it's not like it was a particularly troublesome or dangerous mission, so he'll be tromping and looking rather cranky to House 23.

And it only gets worse from there! Because Winry is still sick (of course), and someone will surely be kind enough to tell him that Al's been kidnapped. Again. And there's going to be a draft now, and he's not on it, even though the enemies are being captured instead of killed, and goddammit this week sucks.

In other words, it's not long before he's out and about again, slightly more aggressive in his stance and occasionally punching trees, because there's very little else he can do right now. He will pop by to visit the friends or acquaintances of his that are drafted, though (or at least get close enough to where they live to look like he's thinking about checking on them).

...Well, there's at least one thing he can do to distract himself, so he'll try the journal later that night.]


[Voice]

...Hey, got a question. What kind of a gift can you get a girl without giving them the wrong idea or something?

Comments

[Voice]

[cherishedmiracle]

Dangos! [y e p]

[Voice]

[automailed]

Dangos? What's that?

[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

Well, I'd usually say donuts, but you may be better off getting her some nice socks or something, kid. [Not that he'll totally be stalking replies to this post for ideas himself or anything.]

[Voice]

[automailed]

...Are you insulting my cooking again? [LOOK HE WAS IN A HURRY AND IT WAS THE EXPERIMENT'S FAULT...]

[Voice]

[redjacketthief.livejournal.com]

A bottle of wine if she's old enough. Otherwise...cake?

[Because he's totally not an authority on giving gifts to women.]

[Voice]

[automailed]

Wine might be too much. [It's still weird to think of Winry as older, and he's not really old enough to drink yet, so that would be too strange.]

Cake, maybe. But she's a bigger fan of pie...

action;

[dragoneer]

[Hiccup is--unsurprisingly--up on the roof of house 9 when Ed may perchance happen by. He's sitting with Toothless up there, drawing shapes in the snow with his finger as he just thinks. Or inwardly panics, as the case may be. So he doesn't notice Edward at first. But the dragon does.

Hiss. He liked you a lot more when you were a girl.]

action;

[automailed]

[Toothless gets a glare for that, as Edward glances up with his hands on his hips. Why does he always get the lousy treatment? It's not his fault his girl self was more cuddly.]

Why the hell does your dragon seem to hate every guy except you?

[voice]

[godbent]

Something to look nice without thinking too much into it - a hair pin, maybe a scarf or something.

[Lightly]

[voice]

[automailed]

[....In retrospect he probably should have locked this. Oops.]

Hair pin?

[Well, she did like the earrings he got... so long as she's not poking more holes in her head, jewelry in general would be alright.]

action; bayley strikes back

[ex_affability656]

[He isn't expecting anyone, so when he hears someone coming into the house he jets for the front room and--

Oh, thank goodness. It's just you, Ed. Aren't you a sight for sore eyes. It hasn't exactly been a wonderful week, and with the draft just announced...well, at least no one in the household is going.

But that isn't even the most pressing thing. Al...]

Ed! Welcome back! It's great to see you made it in one piece.

[Wooooouldn't be the first time he's seen you in multiple pieces, eheh.]

action; return of the akai

[automailed]

[Edward lifts a listless hand to greet Hughes, tapping his boots against the ground at the entrance to shake off some of the snow. He's not covered in bandages or blood, so at least there's a clear indication that things went fairly well. That, and the fact that Ed looks kind of bored out of his mind as well as annoyed.]

Yeah, it was pretty easy. I don't even know why they needed me there.

[voice]

[all7seas]

Have you considered a Jack Sparrow poppet?

[It's so wrong it has to be right.]

[voice]

[automailed]

...A what? [Is that even the right language? He doesn't speak pirate gibberish.]

voice

[skater-brain.livejournal.com]

Girls like weird stuff. Try clothes or somethin'.

voice

[automailed]

Clothes qualify as weird stuff now?

[voice]

[hiken_ace]

Well, if you're just friends, I'm sure flowers would work just fine.

But the better idea is to find out what kind of stuff she likes.

[voice]

[automailed]

Stuff she likes... most of the stuff she likes is what she makes.

[And she would laugh if he tried to make automail, hrngh.]

[action]

[amurui.livejournal.com]

[Someone has noticed and is now watching Ed punch trees. Because geez what did those trees ever do to you?]

[action]

[automailed]

[TREEPUNCH. If he was feeling particularly malicious he'd completely ruin it with alchemy, but he's not that far gone just yet. He hasn't noticed that he's being watched yet though, so it depends on how visible Senri is.]

[Voice]

[ignitethesky]

[What's this? Ed's finally hit puberty and taken a liking to the fairer sex? Does this mean he'll get taller too?

WELL THEN!]

That would depend upon the woman in question. Jewelry seems to go over well, as do other girlish trinkets. Flowers are always a tried and true win but only so long as you aren't chasing an Armstrong. Don't go for clothing unless you know her size... and if you already know that, then I'd say satin sheets, lingerie, dinner, wrap yourself in a bow with nothing underneath, and there you go.

[Voice]

[automailed]

[...What. What, Mustang. Are you trying to kill him or something. THE BLOOD, HOW IT RUSHES]

Wh- wh- what the hell, colonel!? That's not what I meant!!

[ voice ]

[happyends]

... Huh? Without them getting the wrong idea.. about what?

[ yes, she's totally oblivious. ]

[ voice ]

[automailed]

About... you know. ...Feelings or whatever.

[HE DIDN'T THINK HE'D HAVE TO EXPLAIN...]

voice

[stungunning]

Well that all depends on what sort of idea you want to give her! Is she a girl friend or a girlfriend?

voice

[automailed]

J-just a friend! [The last thing he needs is more people assuming Mustang is right OH GOD.]

[fifth-kazekage.livejournal.com]

[The wrong idea? What does that mean?]

...What idea are you trying to convey?

[automailed]

I'm not trying to give anyone a message! I just want a gift you can give to a girl who's a friend.

[voice]

[squaring.livejournal.com]

I guess it would vary depending on the girl! And... what sort of idea you want to give?

[voice]

[automailed]

I don't care about sending any idea except the wrong one. She's a friend, so she should get a friend-sorta-gift.

[voice]

[so_shik]

Probably something basic, like a neutral bracelet or maybe a book if she likes reading. Or food. Girls appreciate guys who can bake.

I'm thinking fancy jewelry and flowers would be sending the wrong idea?

[voice]

[automailed]

Yeah, nothing too fancy. Not really the kind of thing I should be going for...

[voice]

[menial]

Uh... a baseball bat.

['Though I suppose that would give an entirely different wrong idea.']

[voice]

[automailed]

[WHAT that does not sound good.]

I don't know what baseball is, but I'm not gonna give her a bat!

[Either a flying rodent or something to hit him with- but either is a very bad idea.]

[Voice]

[avaricious]

Maybe you can get her a plush wrench. Your head would appreciate it later.

[Voice]

[automailed]

[.........Wow, Ling, are you- not trolling? Because actually-]

...That's a good idea!

action; i hope this is alright~

[oftheyin]

[Well, if Ed is punching trees... have a Xingese ninja in one of them. She jumps down, knowing something wasn't right.]

Is something wrong?

action; it is wonderful and perfectly okay!

[automailed]

[Edward leaps back, surprised by the sudden drop, but his posture relaxes as he recognizes the outfit and the mask.]

Ran Fan? [Sure sounds like her.]