07-10-2018, 08:25 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]Several months later, Riza still wondered why they had ended up here, of all places.
She was not an alchemist, and in fact had little experience with the field, outside of being her father’s glorified notepad. Despite this, she would have assumed that the human transmutation array would have had a more fitting effect than just turning them into animals. Mutilation of the same sort that had befallen Edward, as unpleasant as that had been, would have been a far more suitable punishment.
Then again, perhaps it was fitting for them to be turned into what basically amounted to chimeras, among the most infamous symbols of alchemists’ pride and its disastrous consequences. They had hunted down the citizens of Ishval like animals; now they were the animals themselves. Maybe it could even have been a reflection of their foolish hopes, of their assumption that they could bring all the other co-conspirators to justice along with them, by ending their scheme just before it could be realized.
Their mission in Amestris was, most likely, over. If the Colonel had discovered a way back, he almost certainly would have told her so already. If not, then she could only assume they were stuck here. She had had every intention of dying once they were successful in their gambit, if she didn’t perish in the process, but the situation was not that simple now. Living out their punishment, as light or as harsh as it would turn out to be, was all they could do.
She had been arranging the furniture in her room when she detected the Colonel’s scent nearby. Stepping away from the bed, she walked over to the door and pushed it open. Roy almost certainly wanted to talk- truthfully, Riza had a lot to say too. Sure enough, he appeared at the door quickly after that. ”Come in, sir,” she said, allowing him through.
As he spoke, she listened intently, her eyes narrowing slightly. He knew how they had been sent here, but as she had predicted, it had unfortunate ramifications for whether or not they could return. With a heavy sigh, she respond, ”I figured as much. Go ahead, sir.”
She was not an alchemist, and in fact had little experience with the field, outside of being her father’s glorified notepad. Despite this, she would have assumed that the human transmutation array would have had a more fitting effect than just turning them into animals. Mutilation of the same sort that had befallen Edward, as unpleasant as that had been, would have been a far more suitable punishment.
Then again, perhaps it was fitting for them to be turned into what basically amounted to chimeras, among the most infamous symbols of alchemists’ pride and its disastrous consequences. They had hunted down the citizens of Ishval like animals; now they were the animals themselves. Maybe it could even have been a reflection of their foolish hopes, of their assumption that they could bring all the other co-conspirators to justice along with them, by ending their scheme just before it could be realized.
Their mission in Amestris was, most likely, over. If the Colonel had discovered a way back, he almost certainly would have told her so already. If not, then she could only assume they were stuck here. She had had every intention of dying once they were successful in their gambit, if she didn’t perish in the process, but the situation was not that simple now. Living out their punishment, as light or as harsh as it would turn out to be, was all they could do.
She had been arranging the furniture in her room when she detected the Colonel’s scent nearby. Stepping away from the bed, she walked over to the door and pushed it open. Roy almost certainly wanted to talk- truthfully, Riza had a lot to say too. Sure enough, he appeared at the door quickly after that. ”Come in, sir,” she said, allowing him through.
As he spoke, she listened intently, her eyes narrowing slightly. He knew how they had been sent here, but as she had predicted, it had unfortunate ramifications for whether or not they could return. With a heavy sigh, she respond, ”I figured as much. Go ahead, sir.”
[font=trebuchet ms]some weirdo