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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 5, 2010 19:56:46 GMT -5
Having hardly slept during the night, due to her research notes on medical uses for ice alchemy needing to be finished soon due to her steadily approaching assessment day, Ari rushed towards Central HQ, trying her hardest to get there on time that morning. She was already running 15 minutes later than usual, and knew Colonel Mustang wouldn't be too pleased if his usually punctual secretary was late. "Man, if I don't make it to the office in 10 minutes, Mustang's going to lecture me about all the work he needs me to do." She muttered to herself.
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 5, 2010 22:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 5, 2010 22:21:28 GMT -5
[Sure! Feel free to join in!]
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 5, 2010 22:32:02 GMT -5
{Thank you very much!} Yawning very loudly, Fiare grumbled to herself about how 'stupid Colonels made her get up early.' She continued to walk forward at a slow pace down the streets. Fiare still couldn't grasp why Mustang had to see her now, at this hour in the morning. "Ah well," she sighed aloud, "I just hope Sapphire and Saraine are having better mornings than I am..." ~~ Sapphire continued her morning stroll, humming to herself. This is going to be a great day! She thought to herself, Nothing's wrong, no missions. I feel great! she turned a corner to find a young woman running down the road towards the headquarters. She smiled, and was going to ignore it but upon locking eyes with the young woman, she felt another vision come on. "There goes my day..." she hissed, clutching her head, with a frustrated look on her face. She had to get the vision out! {What do you think?}
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 5, 2010 23:50:48 GMT -5
[Nice!]
Upon locking eyes with Sapphire, she stopped... "Wait...haven't I seen you around HQ before?" Ari asked before checking her pocket watch. Seeing the time she grimaced. "Oh no, I'm really going to be late! The Colonel's going to yell at me... I'll see you around!" Ari then turned to start running towards HQ again.
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 6, 2010 10:49:22 GMT -5
As quick as the girl was there, she was gone, and Sapphire's vision ceased. She stopped gripping her head and thought about what had gone through it... We... no.... quickly... but now I... doesn't make sense... Fine... She turned to find where the strange girl hand gone and saw her running towards the HQ. Sighing, she followed, thinking to herself There goes my great day... ~~ Fiare stopped walking when she saw a strange young woman zip past her going to the HQ. "Dang she was quick..." Fiare mumbled to herself just before her own sister Sapphire zipped past as well... "What the..." Fiare began, before going said way herself, considering she was headed that way anyway. What's up with Sapphire?
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 6, 2010 12:01:11 GMT -5
When Ari finally managed to make it into HQ, she stopped for breath at the top of the stairs on the floor that Mustang's office was on. "Why am I one of the few people that actually has to be here this early on a daily basis?" She muttered gasping for breath, her legs aching from running to get there. Checking her pocket watch, she realized she still had a good three minutes before she needed to report in to Mustang's office. "I'm really going to have to get out running more. Less time researching, more time getting good exercise in..."
As Ari stood there, she thought about the girl she had run into on her way there. "I'm absolutely sure I've seen her around here before... I'll have to ask the Colonel if he knows who she is when I report in."
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 6, 2010 14:48:46 GMT -5
Sapphire stopped at the stairs for a minute, contemplating how to go about introducing herself to this woman. She was positive she had seen her once before. Closing her eyes she concentrated on past experiences. Anything... Suddenly, before she could come up with anything, she heard someone behind her. "You'd think you didn't have automail you can run so fast," Sapphire turned to find her 'sister' panting behind her. "I'll take that as a complement Fiare," Sapphire smiled. "Good, now what are you doing," Fiare stood up straight. "Following someone," Sapphire sighed before whispering in her sister's ear. "You saw what?" Fiare hissed. Sapphire nodded. "And now I have to find her," she whispered. "We'll ask Mustang," Fiare said, "He might know and besides," she pulled a flimsy piece of paper out of her pocket, "I need to give him my report..." They walked up the stairs and into Central. {I was wondering. Do you want to do Mustang's parts?}
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 6, 2010 17:36:47 GMT -5
[Sure, I can do Mustang's parts]
Seeing she was just about out of time when she checked her pocket watch, Ari sighed and walked to Mustang's office, walking right in without knocking. "Sir, why do I have to arrive before everyone else does?"
Sitting behind his desk, a smug grin on his face, was Ari's commanding officer, the state alchemist known as "the hero of Ishval." "Because you're the most reliable secretary in Central, Ari. Where would I be without you?" Roy asked with a laugh, noticing how annoyed Ari seemed. "Actually, today I have someone I want you to meet..."
"You do? That's a change of pace. Normally you yell at me for being a minute late and then send me off with papers that need to be delivered to different areas of HQ and have me busy keeping your schedule free to meet with people." Ari commented with a laugh, taking a seat on a chair in the office.
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 6, 2010 18:36:26 GMT -5
Fiare went straight to Mustang's office and slammed open the door. "Sir, we need to have a word with you..." she stopped when she saw the girl they had come looking for. Sapphire stared, very confused.
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 6, 2010 18:53:27 GMT -5
"Well, I wasn't going to introduce both of you to the one who does all the filing and less important paperwork around here, but I might as well. If you've ever heard of the Ice Alchemsit, then you are now meeting her in the flesh. My secretary, who is always somewhere around headquarters delivering paperwork and running errands, is Major Ari Leroux." Mustang explained simply. "These two here are Fiare and Sapphire Torrent."
"Lieutenant Colonel Fiare Torrent, correct?" Ari asked the taller of the two girls before looking to the shorter of the two. "So the one I ran into this morning on my way here is Major Sapphire Torrent. I thought you looked familiar, I've seen you around here on a few of my errands for the Colonel."
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 6, 2010 18:58:32 GMT -5
"Yeah...hahaha" Fiare sighed, embarresed, "I am Lieutenant Colonel Fiare Torrent, The Lightning Storm Alchemist." "You are correct," Sapphire replied more calmly, "I am Sapphire Torrent, the Dual-Eye Alchemist." she held out her hand calmly.
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 6, 2010 20:21:04 GMT -5
Ari smiled as she shook Sapphire's hand. "I apologize for not properly introducing myself earlier when I ran into you on my way here. As the useless idiot here explained, I'm the Ice Alchemist. I've been the Colonel's secretary for a while, since before he was transferred back here to Central, but I'm hardly ever in the office." The young woman explained. "That's why we haven't properly met before."
"Don't call me useless, Arielle!" Mustang snapped.
"I'll call you useless if I want, sir. Or do we need a repeat of the last time you argued with me?" Ari replied with a glare. "AND DON'T CALL ME ARIELLE!"
With that Mustang fell silent.
"I thought so." Ari stated with a smirk before realizing she was probably confusing the other two officers. "Sorry, the two of you are probably completely confused. The thing is, I've known Mustang for quite a few years now."
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Post by Eternal_Twilight on Apr 6, 2010 21:17:54 GMT -5
"Don't worry about it," Sapphire smiled before Fiare could say anything stupid, "I'm just surprised we've never seen you around before." Fiare sighed and walked over to Mustang's desk. "Here you are sir," she threw the paper on his desk. Her report, that is, wrinkled and stained from coffee it looked. "now, if you'll excuse me and my sister," Fiare sighed, "We have to go."
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Post by Kuri-Kara on Apr 6, 2010 22:23:03 GMT -5
"Actually, Fiare, I have another assignment for you. It's why I wanted you here this early... I'd like you and Ari to team up and see if you can't find some useful information on Fullmetal's current wherabouts." Mustang explained. "Also, could you check out Aquroya? Since both of you use hydrogen and oxygen in your alchemy, it can't hurt to go to the city of water to see how much it's sunk since Fullmetal was there. And with all that water, the two of you won't have anything to worry about if you run into trouble."
"WHAT!?" Ari asked in disbelief. She was hardly ever assigned to work outside HQ since transferring back to Central, and she had certainly never been assigned to work with someone else before. "I don't need anyone tagging along with me."
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