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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 11, 2009 21:07:46 GMT -6
"I'm thankful for that Pride. It seems I won't have to locate a train myself" Sloth said with a sincerely grateful smile. It was almost ironic----she posed as a secretary, but she hated doing work. This included paperwork.
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Post by dante on Jul 12, 2009 18:24:32 GMT -6
Dante walked over to the liquor cabinet at the other end of the room. Opening it, she removed a glass of wine and a crystal glass, still holding Ariana in her free arm. Her day had been quite stressful, so some alcohol would certainly do her some good. Setting Ariana on the counter for a moment, she poured herself a drink, then picked her up and went back to her armchair. Taking a seat, she frowned slightly and rested her eyes on Bradley.
"Fuhrer, we have a small problem. As you know, I've ordered Wrath to search for Envy in Lior. He was doing a lot of work there prior to his defection, so he is most likely there. The reason I sent Wrath there alone was to test his loyalty. Knowing Envy, he will probably try to convince him to betray me, and I have a feeling that he will listen to him."
She paused to take another sip of her drink. "I want one of our agents to observe him and report back to me. Do we have any homunculi free?"
Bradley shook his head. "I'm afraid not, Master..." he paused, then turned to Sloth. "And are you sure he will betray us? Considering his attachment to Sloth, I doubt he would want to separate himself from her."
"Don't be so sure of that, Pride. He may think he feels affection for his mother, but those false feelings will mean nothing to him if Envy offers him a way to become human," Dante explained.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 12, 2009 18:28:52 GMT -6
"And Envy does want Edward Elric dead" Sloth said, frowning as the boy in her arms began to wake. "As long as he gets to kill Edward himself, I'm sure Envy will allow Wrath to try and take the body as his own".
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Post by dante on Jul 12, 2009 18:46:26 GMT -6
Dante glanced over at her servant. "Good point. Siding with Envy will make getting to Edward much easier for him. Now I'm positive that he will betray us."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 12, 2009 18:49:40 GMT -6
Sloth nodded, then glanced at the twins, both of whom were awake now. After a moment of silence she spoke. "Master, may I make a suggestion regarding the children" Sloth asked politely, so not to annoy her Master.
Meanwhile, Ariana seemed to be trying to get a sip of Dante's wine. She kept grabbing the neck of the glass and pulling on it.
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Post by dante on Jul 12, 2009 19:44:52 GMT -6
Dante raised her glass so that it was out of her reach. She glanced at Sloth again, raising a brow. "I'm listening."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 12, 2009 19:56:30 GMT -6
"I know you planned to begin feeding them the red water once they had matured slightly, but would it be possible to mix the red water with milk formula to make it easier for them to digest" Sloth suggested. "Perhaps adding the incomplete Philosphiphor's Stone material to their diet sooner will cause their abilities to manifest earlier as well".
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Post by dante on Jul 12, 2009 20:43:21 GMT -6
Dante nodded, sipping her drink. "A good idea, but still rather risky. We will likely be doing that soon, but we need to run a few tests first to make sure that they will be able to handle it."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 12, 2009 20:48:36 GMT -6
"I see no reason why they wouldn't" Sloth said, glancing at her master. In her mind, there was no reason why the offspring of a Homunculus couldn't ingest the red stones. After all, it was the only thing Homunculi actually needed to eat in order to survive.
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Post by dante on Jul 12, 2009 20:57:59 GMT -6
"If they were purely homunculi, there would not be an issue; but because they have their mother's genes, feeding them red water without taking precautions would be unwise," Dante explained.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 12, 2009 21:03:36 GMT -6
Sloth nodded slowly in understanding. "Of course, Master. And I'm certain we don't wish for them to be permanently damaged by feeding the red water to them" she said calmly. She then glanced at Dante and inhaled slightly before speaking again.
"Master" she began, "Do you truly believe either Greed or the chimera will attempt to retrieve their children?" She wasn't worried about it. More like curious.
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Post by dante on Jul 15, 2009 1:54:14 GMT -6
Dante paused, a thoughtful expression crossing her face. She had not given much thought to a rescue attempt, but she was certain that they would attempt one. It would be very unlike Martel to give up her children without a fight. The same could be said for Greed, as well. He lived up to his sin very well, so she doubted he would sit back while someone made off with something of his.
"Of course they will, but we needn't worry about that. The twins will be heavily guarded at all times, so getting to them will be virtually impossible. Besides, they'll have know way of knowing where they're being kept. We have nothing to worry about," she explained.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 15, 2009 1:55:39 GMT -6
Sloth nodded slightly in response. "I just wondered because apparently the chimera did not have to be harmed in order for the children to be taken from her. I assumed she'd given them back willingly" the homunculus said, sounding slightly ashamed of herself. She remained silent for a moment before looking as though she'd just thought of something.
"Master, perhaps we should depart for Dublith shortly?" she suggested keeping her voice calm to show this was merely a suggestion that could be listened to or not.
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Post by dante on Jul 20, 2009 18:50:00 GMT -6
Dante rose from her seat then, smoothing out her skirt. She had just been thinking the exact same thing. There was a lot of work to be done, so it was about time that they headed back to her mansion. Her new homunculus needed to be transported to Laboratory Five, and she needed to destroy the secret facility beneath her mansion. Since her previous identity was no more, it would be unwise for her to hang around there any longer. She needed to find a new place to continue her operations.
"Indeed, we should," she answered, her eyes moving to her most cherished servant. "The transportation is ready, I presume?"
Fuhrer Bradley nodded. "My personal chauffeur is waiting outside as we speak."
She looked back at Sloth. "Then I suppose we should be going. But I'd suggest that you don't get too comfortable. You'll be heading out to look after Edward tomorrow morning. I'll look after the girl in the meantime."
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Post by stefan on Jul 20, 2009 19:13:18 GMT -6
Sloth stared deeply at Dante, "Edward...", she whispered as she cradled the baby boy in her arms.
Her eyes turned from the baby onto Dante, and then towards the door. "Yes master" she uttered as she slowly walked out. She paid no attention to Pride as she passed. Her feelings for her fellow humunculus could be described as an 'I don't care' type of attitude. As she waited for Dante to exit the room she began to ponder human babies. Why do humans waste their time taking care of such helpless living things. I'll never understand.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 20, 2009 19:23:15 GMT -6
The infant in Sloth's arms began to gurgle, reaching his hands towards something. He clutch "Juliet's" shirt apparently as a way to gain more leverage before once again straining for his target. Unfortunately what he was trying to grab was Sloth's hair.
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Post by stefan on Jul 21, 2009 21:13:31 GMT -6
Sloth felt a tug at her shirt and stared at the baby who was now pulling on her dress. "I wonder how you'll turn out little one", she muttered as she cradled the baby. "Maybe you'll be just like your father, greedy as hell." She gave out a laugh and continued to stare blankly at the wall waiting for her master to finally come out.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 21:27:03 GMT -6
"Da?" the baby gurgled, pausing in his attempt to pull the Homunculus's hair to look up at her. He almost seemed confused, like he was wondering why Sloth was talking about his father.
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Post by stefan on Jul 21, 2009 21:32:38 GMT -6
As the baby made an attempt to speak Sloth began to think about the memories that kept haunting her. The days when both Al and Edward were babies.
She stared into the babies eyes and managed to give a smile. "How much longer do I have to hold you, And all that work I'm going to have to do soon. I wish I could just sleep, for days." Sloth sighed and gave out a giggle. "Why I am I speaking as if you could understand me?"
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 21:47:43 GMT -6
The infant simply began to gurgle again. He once again started to reach for Sloth's hair. When he was unable to reach, the baby began to fuss, very upset at not getting what he desired.
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