[ Someone should maybe tell her not to insult people whose home she's meaning to visit but oh well.
Amber arrives a few minutes later dressed in a blue and white baseball jumper a few sizes too big over the default new recruit pants, instead of her usual uniform. A way to blend in? Perhaps. She doesn't knock, choosing instead to wander the area and occasionally look up to find the tree house fort containing one Ed. Only when she sees him does she raise a hand in greeting. ]
[ it's a gloomy conversation topic that he finds himself wanting to move away from so he ... just does. zuko can probably find the casualty list on his own, if he opens the blackglass. ]
Hello, Mr. Elric— Do pardon the random message, but I have been looking into a matter of curiosity, and the older recruits seemed the best people to ask.
FROM: michaelis.sebastian@cdc.org
If you are free, would you mind meeting in person? I would be happy to prepare you afternoon tea for the inconvenience.
[ He did have a feeling Lan Fan was coming over. Despite the fact that he knew, Ed jumps at her sudden appearance anyway. These light-footed ninja... ]
Whoa! Don't you ever greet people like a normal person?!
[ Ed is in the middle of lounging by the window, still fuming from reading Amber's last text. He has an alchemy book open on his blackglass but he doesn't seem so interested in it at the moment (that would be because he's read it a thousand times). When he spots that familiar head of hair, he snaps into alertness, ignoring Amber's greeting in favor of yelling at her from above. ]
[ Precisely the reaction she wants. Amber just laughs, stepping closer to stand almost directly below him, one hand shielding her eyes as if she needs it to aid her vision. ]
That's relative, of course. I've been shorter, so I would have called you tall then.
[ everyone in vaguely european-land loves tea... it's just a fact of fiction ]
[ The knock at the rover is answered promptly, and for the occasion of a meeting, Sebastian is back to wearing his formal tailcoat rather than the CDC uniform. It's still rather odd and out of place, but after donning this uniform for a few years now, he's honestly just more comfortable in it... Nerd. But true to appearance, he first gives a brief, shallow bow, then steps aside to allow Ed inside.
Welcome, Mr. Elric. Ah, though I should ask, do you prefer that or simply Edward?
[ Politeness (almost) always comes first for Sebastian, which is why he had defaulted back to the "mister" once Alphonse wasn't around. ]
[ As for the inside of the rover, it's incredibly, almost uncomfortably clean, as if no one lived here. But really, it's just that half of the rover is new, and the other half is Sebastian and Shinobu, who are both very clean and particular people. The inside is spartan, with not a thing out of place or even personal, save for the shiny black Haroomba that's dutifully vacuuming. Don't ask about it, though. The kettle is already starting to steam, and there's even a warm smell of baked goods. Apparently Sebastian takes the promise of afternoon tea quite seriously. ]
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