handsforhealing: (Thoughts you wouldn't hear)
Winry Rockbell ([personal profile] handsforhealing) wrote2011-12-16 04:53 pm

002 → Terrible Feelings

[ Winry has been coping pretty well with her new environment. Some mornings still feel strange, when she wakes up in a house that isn't hers, but she's learning to adapt. She's even gotten into the hang of school and sometimes pays attention.
But one thing is bothering her. There's one thing about Mayfield that's been tugging at her worse than anything. She's been doing her best to ignore it and logic her way out of it but everyday is a new reminder.
]

PHONE → filtered away from the Elrics ]
Hey... this is only my second time using the phone like this, so sorry if I mess up... I was wondering... Someone from home, that I know is... is dead, is here now... I was wondering how often that sort of thing happened and... and also...  [ she takes a deep breath ] It's stupid, but I think... I think I'm jealous. It's really so dumb... But I wish... I wish my parents could come back too.

I thought I'd gotten over this. It's wrong of me to wish the dead could come back, I know that, but... [ Winry pauses, realizing that she has started rambling. The rambles are going in circles and she's just being a bother at this point. ] Sorry, I guess this was silly to talk about. I think what I want to know is... if someone can scold me for being jealous of my friends for having their mom back when I don't have mine...

ACTION → high school ]
[ Despite the depressing phonecall, Winry is mostly in high spirits when she attends school that day. When lunchtime comes around she'll be actively looking to sit with new people and make friends, so don't be surprised if she approaches you. ]
Hey there! Is this seat taken?

ACTION → christmas tree ]
[ And after school, after going to buy some extra food to store away at the house, Winry will stop by the giant Christmas tree. It's her first time celebrating Christmas, let alone seeing such a giant tree covered in lights, so she's just going to stand there to stare. ]
I never knew lights could come in so many colours... [ She tilts her head thoughtfully. ] I wonder if I could use this technology on automail somehow...? An automail rainbow flashlight...? ... I'd make that just to see Ed walk around like a Christmas tree. [ she snickers. ]

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Uh oh, he recognises that look in her eyes, and pretends like he has NO IDEA what she's talking about.]

General Armstrong was trying to do it with snowballs.

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
...

...

...

... oh. I see... Actually, I don't see. Snowballs?

[ DISAPPOINTMENT ]

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Poor Winry...]

Mm. It didn't work very well.

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I-I would imagine not... But I wonder if taking down this tree would really help with the power...

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
...I don't know.

[He wishes he did, Winry. He wishes he had his alchemy back so he could help out, instead of being useless while people were suffering.]

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well... I guess complaining won't help.

How're things are your house, Al?

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
They're good, but...

[His expression falls a little.]

I miss Brother being in the same house.

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Al... Yeah, that must be strange... I heard that people can stay out of their houses for three days, though. Maybe you should invite him over for this "Christmas" thing.

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
He does stay sometimes, but it's not the same. I miss him.

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Al... [ She sighs and nods, leaning in to give him a small hug. It's not much, but she does know how he feels. After all, she spent a lot of her childhood waiting on them. ] I know. I know...

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[He squeezes his arms around her in return, feeling a bit guilty for whining when he has his Mom, at least.]

At least we all have each other here, right?

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
That's right. [ Hugging Al is still so new. Not letting go for a good few seconds. ] And you know, I wasn't just saying that Christmas thing for the sake of saying it. I've heard it's a big family time. And I owe you an apple pie, don't I? I could make you one for a Christmas supper thing.

1/2

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
You're right! They said it's a time to get together with family and spread ch--

[identity profile] wontjustwait.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Winry just laughs. ] I'll take that as a "yes", then?

[identity profile] bodyback.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll really make me apple pie?

[Are those stars in his eyes? MAYBE!]