IC Contact

[hands4healing]

"You've reached Winry Rockbell! I'm sorry I'm not here to take your call.

...If this is Ling Yao, no, I won't marry you.

...If this is Edward Elric, what did you do to my automail now?

Please leave me a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!"


[OOC: Please tell me which game you're contacting Winry about! Thanks.]

Comments

[cleptes]

[Well, her enthusiasm certainly made a change from other people that Bela knew.]

All part of the experience of being in this place.

[Bela reaches down for the bag she put down on the ground, setting it on the middle of the table.]

This is for you. It's a collection of alchemy books from my shop.

[hands4healing]

Oh - oh, thank you, Bela! That's really kind of you!

[She's so pleased.]

There are so many!

[cleptes]

Figured it was the least I could do after you helped me. You're welcome.

[She takes a sip from her drink.]

I'm glad you like them.

[hands4healing]

I do, very much! [Winry beams. All these books, all the information.]

[cleptes]

Good. Let me know if they come in handy.

[hands4healing]

I will!

[She's so excited.]

[cleptes]

Excellent. [Bela gives her a smile.] Do you enjoy the work you do here?

[hands4healing]

Mm. I work for Tony Stark's company. It's really great!

[cleptes]

And what kind of company is it?

[hands4healing]

He runs an engineering tech studio. [Well, it's certainly bigger than any shop Winry's ever seen. Maybe God Studios back home, but she's never had the honor to visit.]

I work in the development and design department but I'm really doing what I did back home - build arms and legs for people who need them.

[Winry hesitates but it's more to catch her breath. This part really excites her.] I've been working on designing an eyeball for people who can't see!

[cleptes]

[It would appear that Winry was doing something really worthwhile in this place. Good on her. Bela wasn't that kind of person.]

That sounds very exciting and a good project to work on. You've also got the skills for it so you might as well make the most of them, yeah?

[hands4healing]

I hope I'm doing a good job with it. I'd rather help people, encourage them to do better.

[cleptes]

Nothing wrong with that. Other people could probably learn something from your example.

[hands4healing]

[Wide eyes.]

Oh, I'm nothing special!

[cleptes]

No need to be modest.

[hands4healing]

[Winry takes a drink and considers that for a few seconds before answering Bella. She's quite serious when she does.]

I guess I don't feel I am. There are a lot of people back home who do what I do. I may have different ideas on how things should be designed or how they might work but I'm building on the designs of generations who came before me.

[cleptes]

So you're carrying on their work in a sense. I still think that's important, even if other people started the work. And if you have different ideas, it's a good thing. Maybe you will think of something that they haven't and invent it.

[hands4healing]

I am working on that! I've designed a few new things since I've been here.

[cleptes]

Glad to hear it. Hope they work out for you, Winry.

[hands4healing]

Me, too.

[A bright smile.]

And I hope your business takes you amazing places, too!

[cleptes]

That's sweet of you to say.

[She smiles in return.]

I hope it does. It would be nice to see where it would lead.

[hands4healing]

In this world, it seems amazing places or...ah, really strange ones.

[cleptes]

Oh yeah, I can see either of those two happening.

[hands4healing]

So can I.

[All too well.]

[cleptes]

Sounds like you've had experience with it before.