ANIMAL INSTINCTS -- O, CHASING TAIL

[Roy Mustang]

Animal instincts was something Roy learned the hard way. Roy, much like Church and Washington, wasn't originally a feline. For the majority of Roy Mustang's life, he had been human. He served in the Amestrian military, climbed the ranks all the way to Colonel by the time he was 29. People didn't like that he was ranked so high with his young age, but he had been determined to make it all the way to Fuhrer. He had been working on achieving that goal, with the support of his unit, until that terrible day occurred. Roy got caught in the middle of an activated human transmutation circle by mistake, unfortunately Roy can't even remember how it got activated. It cost him his life, and ultimately Riza's as well, as he came across her in this world.

Things like animal instinct felt so foreign and feral to Roy; he had a first hand experience with it. Maybe around a month ago, Roy was by himself down at the Pebble Coast, trying to get his mind out of a dark hole. The last thing he imagined was for the unexpected to happen- a rock slide. Pebbles around him shook. He heard rocks tumbling down the cliff, and by the time he noticed it- he didn't jump completely out of the way in time of a huge boulder coming directly at him. It ended up crushing the bones in his back, right leg. The boulder was too heavy to move, and Roy couldn't use his flame alchemy on it without hurting himself more. Roy remembered waiting hours, and with each passing hour, his patience began to dwindle. And that feral, foreign,and uncomfortable instinct began to speak to his mind. At the time, the idea to gnaw his own leg off sounded like a splendid idea. Roy welcomed that feeling with open arms and didn't even think of how bad of an idea it had been. Now in the present, Roy regrets his decision and even feels upset that he went along with the animal instinct. The Flame Alchemist has to live everyday with his choice now, and he can easily be reminded every time he looks at the remains of his leg(an unevenly cut, burn scar covered stump).

Roy came padding in after Washington, raising an invisible eyebrow at the sight before him. Church definitely didn't seem happy about chasing his tail, yet he continues to do it whether his tail is in view. Well, that's definitely an animal instinct driving him to do that, He thought to himself as he flicked an ear, not saying a word. It's not the worse thing in the world though, He continued to think, thinking back to what he did when he relied on an instinct he never dealt with/used before. His ears pricked up as Church began to reply back to Washington, before glancing at Suiteheart for a moment. What exactly is their 'search'? Have they told anyone about it, or are they keeping it to themselves? Was it to find others like them(there seems to be quite a number of them here) or was it for something else? "What exactly is your 'search'?" Roy questioned Church, gaze locking on the canine as he awaited an answer, eyes blinking.