Drabble Post - Training
Dec. 7th, 2009 11:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kristenskAnother installment for my "Ground Rules" series. Possibly not the official next one because there's another I'm fighting with that I would like to come first. But, it's not important information for this.
Training
1st Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye was waiting for the other shoe to drop. She had taken Edward Elric to the shooting range to make sure the State’s youngest alchemist at least knew some basics. The exercise was less to assess his abilities and more to insure that he had a proper respect for firearms.
She had expected a certain level of immaturity. She passed enough little boys in the streets and parks playing soldier with their ever-present stick “rifles” to know that guns were only toys in the eyes of many children. At the least, she expected some bragging and attempts at showing off.
But, Edward had taken the handgun she offered with a grave, stricken expression that was far too old for his young face. And, when he mishandled the weapon, it was all out of ignorance rather than carelessness. He listened attentively to her safety lectures and never had to be corrected more than once.
Where was the demonic terror whose exploits had the Colonel’s other subordinates in an uproar?
Quite frankly, Edward had been a model of respectful ever since he had met her in the office as she was disciplining General Grumman’s dog for soiling the carpet.
Notes: Yeah, if I saw Hawkeye's version of discipline, I'd be a model of polite in her presence too ;)
And, I really do have something longer than a drabble in the works. "Something" that's currently at near 20,000 words and six chapters. But, I'm going to try and be smart this time and keep it off the internet until it's complete. Though a huge, huge thanks already goes to Sage for reading this thing as I write it and putting up with my constant backtracking and questions of, "But, does this make sense?"
Training
1st Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye was waiting for the other shoe to drop. She had taken Edward Elric to the shooting range to make sure the State’s youngest alchemist at least knew some basics. The exercise was less to assess his abilities and more to insure that he had a proper respect for firearms.
She had expected a certain level of immaturity. She passed enough little boys in the streets and parks playing soldier with their ever-present stick “rifles” to know that guns were only toys in the eyes of many children. At the least, she expected some bragging and attempts at showing off.
But, Edward had taken the handgun she offered with a grave, stricken expression that was far too old for his young face. And, when he mishandled the weapon, it was all out of ignorance rather than carelessness. He listened attentively to her safety lectures and never had to be corrected more than once.
Where was the demonic terror whose exploits had the Colonel’s other subordinates in an uproar?
Quite frankly, Edward had been a model of respectful ever since he had met her in the office as she was disciplining General Grumman’s dog for soiling the carpet.
Notes: Yeah, if I saw Hawkeye's version of discipline, I'd be a model of polite in her presence too ;)
And, I really do have something longer than a drabble in the works. "Something" that's currently at near 20,000 words and six chapters. But, I'm going to try and be smart this time and keep it off the internet until it's complete. Though a huge, huge thanks already goes to Sage for reading this thing as I write it and putting up with my constant backtracking and questions of, "But, does this make sense?"
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Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 05:23 pm (UTC)::still loves the Hawkeye drabble. And, yes! She demands more fic! More fic, I tell you!::
Re: Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 05:29 pm (UTC)::and squees!:: Glad you like it! And, yes, yes, there will be more fic when I get a moment. I believe I did promise one more backtrack though to throw in that scene where our erstwhile hero has be bodily removed from the library.
Re: Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 05:33 pm (UTC)And, yes! You did. Yah, mule!
Re: Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 06:30 pm (UTC)Yes, yes. ::grin::
Re: Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 06:36 pm (UTC)Re: Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 07:01 pm (UTC)Re: Small Advice
Date: 2009-12-07 08:18 pm (UTC)