mayfield_rpg | Mother's Day

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c: riza hawkeye

Mother's Day - Backdated

A | 5725 Cunningham Lane

[Whatever this 'Mother's Day' nonsense is, Riza's found a way to get rid of the drone children. Her years of undercover work assisted her in sweetly convincing her two "children" to let "Mommy and Daddy have the day to themselves, Mommy really needs a day off." Housemates are free to overhear this conversation. ~~She's scarily convincing~~.]

B | Phone | Locked to Edward and Alphonse Elric, Winry Rockbell, and Luke Triton (And any of Riza's other adopted non!babbies she has adopted...)

I'm going to be cooking dinner tonight, if you'd like to join. I would imagine a holiday that would remind us so much of home might be a bit...unpleasant.

C | Grocery Store | Open!

[Why hello there! Riza is shopping for groceries. And she's not the best cook, so she's carrying a recipe for each item she is planning to make for dinner, and carefully checking that list to the item she's taking off of the shelf. Intervene/assist?]

D | 5725 Cunningham Lane | Dinnertime | Ed/Al/Winry/Luke/Housemates

[Prepared with groceries, Riza has spent all afternoon cooking and managed to make an edible meal and even make the table presentable and all that. She'll greet each of her not!babbies with a little bit of a knowing smile and invite them in for a ~~hopefully~~ delicious dinner.]

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[Don't look now, Riza... but it seems as though you've been spotted! Johnny has taken note of the lady with her shopping list... and with such hesitation in checking the items off that meant only one thing. Someone needed help. So! The blonde made his way over towards Riza and offered a polite sweeping bow. That's right... he just bowed before you.]

Good day, my lovely! The name is Johnny Sfondi... Captain of the Jellyfish Pirates. Might I be of some assistance to you?

[Riza tilted her head, a bit perplexed by his entrance. And his name. Regardless, she smiles weakly and nods politely.]

Good afternoon. My name is Riza Hawkeye...[She pauses.] First Lieutenant of the State Military.

I think I am doing all right. I just need to make sure I match my ingredients to the list.

Miss Riza Hawkeye. I must say, it is an honor.

Might I be of some assistance?

I think I am doing all right, though I appreciate the offer.

I'm making dinner for friends and I am doing my best to follow my shopping list.

Are you sure? Perhaps I could help you carry some of your packages?

[After hesitating, Riza decides help certainly couldn't hurt--and even if it had the potential to, he was rather insistent.]

If you insist, I would appreciate help carrying the packages out.

[After being invited to dinner, Luke shows up right on time and knocks on the door.

He has a flower in hand for Riza.]

[Aww...not!babby. Riza smiles when Luke arrives and opens the door.]

Hello, Luke.

I promise my cooking is better than my baking.

I'm sure it is, miss Riza.

[He holds at the flower.]

This is for you!

Oh, thank you Luke.

[She smiles, taking the flower.]

That was very thoughtful of you.

Come in, dinner is just about ready.

I'm happy you like them!

[Even if it wasn't Mother's Day, it wouldn't take much to get Luke inside for a dinner. He follows her in.]

What are you making, anyway?

Chicken, potatoes and green beans.

I hope you like it. The chicken should be done in the oven soon.

Sounds delicious to me!

[Well except the green beans, but you know.]

[Olivier spots her with a basket full of not so precooked meals. Much different from what she saw Mustang piling in when she saw him in the store.]

Looks like you plan on making a feast.

Hello, General.

[Riza repositions her basket and places her recipe cards in the basket.]

I'm making dinner for some of the children here. I know it must be hard for them, particularly Edward and Alphonse--especially since Mrs. Elric had been here for a short while. I'd rather them not be stuck with their drone mother for the evening.

I suppose that is a good idea. I might have pushed Alphonse to drag Fullmetal out of that house as much as he can.

Very good. They should be coming for dinner later.

Good luck with that, from what I hear Fullmetal has been in a surly mood.

I wouldn't be surprised.

Regardless, he should not be home alone, even if he is particularly unpleasant.

[She pauses.]

I met him when he was at his worst. His current mood couldn't be any worse than that.

It might be worse.

Thank you, Lieutenant Hawkeye.

[He's a bit subdued, but he's spent the day honouring his mother as best he can, and so when he shows up at her house it's with a little smile.]

You're welcome.

[When Al arrives, she's waiting, gesturing him inside with a small, knowing frown.]

I supposed that my sub-par cooking would be better than another evening with your drone family that expects you to celebrate a holiday.

I bet your cooking is really good, Lieutenant, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

[He's determined to enjoy this and not spoil the day for anyone else.]

[She chuckles.]

My cooking skills have dramatically decreased since childhood. I didn't spend very much time cooking in the Academy.

Mm, you're still a better cook than me!

[He never really learned. He had been too young to learn from his mother, and then he had been... unable to eat anything.]

[Riza didn't learn cooking from her mother either. It was more from cookbooks.]

Ah, probably just better at following a recipe.

I've not tried following one before, maybe you could teach me?

[In honor of Mother's Day, Firo's commandeered the kitchen in his house. Now he's scouting the grocery store for some inspiration on what to make for dinner.

Of course, Mayfield influence or not, he'd much rather greet a friend than focus on the task at hand. He spots Riza and waves.]

Hey, Riza! Need any help?

Hello, Firo!

[Riza turns from the shelf and her recipe list and waves.]

I think I'm doing all right. I do follow instructions well and I have a list.

You sure? I could go pick up some of the stuff on your list if ya want.

[He's going to bet that she might be insulted if he offered to carry her groceries for her, so he'll hold off on that.]

[Good guess.]

I'm all right. Company is just fine, honestly.

Alright, then. But I gotta ask, what jerk's lettin' you do the shoppin' on Mother's Day?

[He would have thought that even a drone would have the decency to at least lend a hand.]

Ah, I didn't need help. I wanted to make dinner for some friends who I know would find Mother's Day difficult.

I just convinced the drones I needed a day with my 'husband' and headed out.

[He raises an eyebrow; it's been a while since he celebrated the holiday, so he didn't even think that some people would find it difficult.]

Really? That's pretty nice of you. Don't ya wanna take a break or somethin', though?

Amazin' what they'll fall for.

[Roy's overhearing it alright, but he can't be bothered to comment on it as he's hard at work in the kitchen, doing the one thing he never thought he'd do - cook. But it's a simple breakfast of eggs and bacon, so he's managing to handle it fairly well. When she's done giving her frightening routine to the drone kids, he calls out to her]

Lieutenant, if you have a moment?

[Riza turned, surprised he had nothing to say regarding her tricking the drones--usually he at least had a wise crack to make.]

Of course, Sir. What do you need?

[When she enters he gives her a smile and points to their simple homecooked meal on the table - eggs, bacon and toast]

This breakfast won't eat itself, that's all! And I'll have the coffee ready in a minute.

[Her eyes widen at breakfast on the table. She was not used to him cooking--ever--and it was interesting to see he'd done so today.]

Ah--well, that is very nice of you. Did you make something to eat as well?

[Because it is far too awkward to sit at the table and eat alone.]

I did! It's not quite the romantic meal you deserve, but it's a start. You do so much for me, breakfast seemed like the least I could do in return, Lieutenant.

Um...

[Speechless. Completely speechless.]

I...thought you weren't fond of cooking, sir.

I'm not, especially.

[He scoots himself over to the coffee maker, busying himself with that]

But I'm allowed to do nice things for you.

I...

Yeah, that'd be great, Lieutenant. Thanks.

[He shows up not too long after Al, looking rather subdued. This holiday kind of sucks.]

Edited 2012-05-18 22:07 (UTC)

[On the fact that this holiday sucks, Riza can wholeheartedly agree. But she's determined to help her not!babbies get through the day intact, meaning the only option is to put on a smile and attempt to cook a dinner that will not make anyone ill.]

I hope you enjoy. I didn't think anyone should be home alone today, honestly.

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