A soldier will fight long and hard [OPEN]

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Characters: OPEN
Location: Horrorspital
Rating: PG?
Time: August 23rd-August 25th
Description: A place for all those injured from the mission and frog invasion to be healed
Note: Set up is complete!

Medics/Helpers:

Winry Rockbell
John Watson
Sakura Kinomoto
China
Aerith Gainsborough
Shibuya Yuuri
Miranda Lotto
Lacus Clyne
Naomi

Patients:

Nataku
Gaara
Joshua Kiryuu
Namine
Edward Elric
Kida
Mifune

This is simply a reference chart. You don't have to participate in the log if your name is listed, and if you think you should be added/taken out, please let me now in the ooc post. If you are confused please reference the previous visitation log here

The Clinic is a fairly large, several rooms with a number of beds partitioned by curtains your muses can open or close as they see fit.

Comments

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[You know, this is why he didn't make one to start with.

He waves Roy off]

Wasn't worth posting about.

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

Considering your previous record with this sort of thing, I find it hard to believe.

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

What 'previous record?'

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

[...Oh, right.

Bad move, Mustang. You've got to stop doing that.]

Sorry.

[Odd that he's doubling back, perhaps, but the Colonel hasn't exactly been himself these days.]

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[He raises his eyebrows at the apology, but after a moment, remembers - right. And lets out a breath, slouching slightly.]

I wouldn't do that.

[Said mildly petulantly, softly, and not sounding completely convinced, really. It feels like he's had this talk a lot lately.]

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

[It doesn't go unnoticed.]

I'll take your word for it.

[Seems like they've both been getting 'talks' these days.]

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

At least someone does.

[Mostly a murmur to himself, really, but definitely audible. He'd be thinking it rather than saying it if weren't. You know. Two or so in the morning and all.]

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

[...Definitely audible.]

Trouble with the others?

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[A short hesitation - much shorter than it should be, though]

Al and Winry.

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

Ah.

[Quiet, neutral, studying Ed's expression.]

They do care for you.

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

I know.

[Promptly, really.]

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

So they'll worry about you by default. Even when you're not going to throw yourself off balconies.

[Yeah, he caught that on the network. WHO NEEDS BIG BROTHER WHEN YOU HAVE MUSTANG?]

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[He's almost not surprised, really. He just grumbles a bit, crossing his arms.]

They worry too much.

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

There's no such thing as 'too much' when it comes to family.

[That's something he learned from Hughes.]

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[Yes, but it's one thing for him to worry and another thing entirely for them to. So Roy just gets a sour look.]

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

It works both ways, Fullmetal. Don't be a brat.

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[He scoffs - you wake me up just to call me a brat? - but sobers after that.]

...It's no good. I always only make them worry more.

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

[Hum.]

And why do you think that happens?

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

[Because he's an idiot? But, even at two or so in the morning, he won't say that to Roy.]

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

[Maybe he doesn't NEED to see it. Roy can sort of see it in his expression.]

...You can't stop people from caring about you, or worrying. You either ignore it, or you do something about it.

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

I make it worse.

[He seems pretty sure about this]

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

How?

[Because inquiring minds need to know.]

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

I...[he hesitates, then tries a different track:] Al and Winry have been here for two months before I was. They've seen 'me' come and go twice already. [his hands curl into fists and he sighs heavily] It's not like I don't get it. And Winry's...she does so much [too much, maybe] already, but she wants to help here. It's not like I can tell her no forever. [At least, not without being a hypocrite, but what's new there?] But I'm not even prepared to do anything here. [Taking souls, taking souls. He looks at his hands, one flesh and one glinting in the moonlight.] It's really no good at all.

[thewarisover.livejournal.com]

[The honesty is a little... unexpected.

Still, he listens.]

You can be prepared, if you choose to be.

[Advice he could take for himself, actually, but this isn't about him, is it.]

[brbjourneying.livejournal.com]

...How am I supposed to do the things Shibusen wants us to do? Killing people? Taking their souls? [pause.] But Al's already...he hasn't had to do that yet, but he might, one day. [And this was never supposed to be his burden.]