If You Give A Winry A Robotics Book... [Closed]

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Ed was beginning to think something was up. Winry had been FAR too quiet since the invasion and she KNEW his arm was broken -- the bruises he got from that were proof enough of that. But her usual workday was six days: three nights and three days non-stop. Even factoring in the availability of parts and labor, and the fact she was doing this for free now made him stop and wonder about all of this.

And put simply, she had been quiet for two weeks. And he had been without an arm for two weeks.

Pushing the door open to her workshop on the bus, he called out, "Hey Winry, I hate to bug you but did you get my arm fixed yet?"

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"Right, no playing with the transforming thing too." said Ed. "I gotta hand it to you though, you picked up the whole advanced tech thing pretty easily. I hope you didn't give Engineering a hard time borrowing materials and parts."

The last was said with a laugh, knowing that a determined Winry was something out of nightmares.

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She grinned. "I suppose I'll need to pay them back for all I took."

And just how much was that...?

"I still need to work on something for Hiccup too, though. I think he'd like an automail leg..."

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"Maybe you could give him a rocket kick while you're at it?" teased Ed. "He'll have to be strong through the rehab but with the advanced medicine here, I'm sure he'd be out in a few months tops."

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"I never asked exactly what had happened... I saw his crutches, but..."

She would have to make something nice for him.

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"Me neither. But he deserves automail. If a guy like that is here, we'd better do the best for him." He grinned. "Besides, I'm going to teach Hiccup alchemy too. And that'll give him something to feel good about."

"Really though, this is the best present ever. Considering that the last one went out against our opponents."

He forced a smile, thinking of the ohm hordes as he impulsively gave Winry a quick hug.

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

"Ah--"

He had surprised her, so she hadn't reacted at all.

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"You okay?" asked Ed, pulling back in surprise. "I know I'm not much of a hugger but still..."

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She smiled and shook her head, putting up her hands. "No, I'm fine. Don't worry about it. I'm just tired."

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"You should get some rest then," said Ed. "I'll ask questions about the arm later."

"But thanks for getting this fixed for me Winry. This really means a whole lot to me."

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Her smile relaxed. "Yeah. It's my job as a mechanic, after all."

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"Yeah. Rest up, and I'll swing by later when you wake up. I'll make dinner too, best I can." added Ed.

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"You? Cooking?"

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"Yeah, me cooking. What, I don't eat out all the time." A beat. "Mostly."

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"Just promise it won't kill me."

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"Oh c'mon I'm not that bad!"

[wanna-tke-apart.livejournal.com]

"I'm only guessing off past experience."

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Despite himself, Ed chuckled. "Good NIGHT Winry," he said firmly, turning off her light.

He had a weapon to test after all.