Bwahaha, Roy cancelled the guard and another fire spurted up - what a coincidence!
And Roy's so upset about the guy dying because not only is it someone dead, but it's someone that he, effectively killed. Poor fellah.
I'm surprised a little by Riza and her protectiveness of him at that point. Sure, she's usually protective, but that, in combination with the fact that she was crying when he was dampening the flames makes me wonder if she a) knew all along, b) found out recently or c) suspects it was Roy. "He met her eyes, and the fear inside was so tangible he felt as though he could start vomiting too." However or whenever she found out, she does know.
"(And yes -- I know. They don't have buttons on their cuffs. I only checked this morning. But the button's been such a major part of the story since I conceived it that I left it in. When I retool the story to post on FF.net, I'll figure out a different clue. But for now, with the rush of NaNo, it has to stay.)" As to that, you could have some of that lovely tasselling left behind. Well, they're not tassels, exactly, but you know that embroidered sort of rope that's on their uniform jacket? I don't remember whether it's on the normal uniform or just on the formal one, but it'd be bound to catch on something.
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Date: 2008-11-25 04:03 am (UTC)And Roy's so upset about the guy dying because not only is it someone dead, but it's someone that he, effectively killed. Poor fellah.
I'm surprised a little by Riza and her protectiveness of him at that point. Sure, she's usually protective, but that, in combination with the fact that she was crying when he was dampening the flames makes me wonder if she a) knew all along, b) found out recently or c) suspects it was Roy. "He met her eyes, and the fear inside was so tangible he felt as though he could start vomiting too." However or whenever she found out, she does know.
"(And yes -- I know. They don't have buttons on their cuffs. I only checked this morning. But the button's been such a major part of the story since I conceived it that I left it in. When I retool the story to post on FF.net, I'll figure out a different clue. But for now, with the rush of NaNo, it has to stay.)" As to that, you could have some of that lovely tasselling left behind. Well, they're not tassels, exactly, but you know that embroidered sort of rope that's on their uniform jacket? I don't remember whether it's on the normal uniform or just on the formal one, but it'd be bound to catch on something.