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Current Mood: Running LATE!!!
Current Location: Racing through the streets

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When: Monday 10th March (just about 8.10pm)
Rating: PG (but may go up depending on how it goes)
Characters: Greed

so_very_greedy and Risa Koizumi

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Summary: Risa is feeling a little mixed up emotionally, partially due to the confusion of adjusting to being in the City, and partially due to the canon issues she had before arriving (severe heartbreak T_T), so Greed has offered to take her out on the town to cheer her up. What madness will ensue? Even we don't know yet...
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"Ahh, I'm late, I'm late, I'm LATE!"

Yes, that was the sound of a peculiarly tall teenage girl as she raced down the quiet evening streets as fast as her long legs would carry her. The citizens of the City were barely able to catch a glimpse of the young woman as she passed, leaving a cloud of dust in her wake. Whether the girl noticed anyone around her at all...well there was no certainty, but since she was so busy worrying and fearing she was making the person nice enough to take her out wait due to her tardiness, it was unlikely.

It seemed even in a new dimension Risa's time keeping had not improved in the slightest.

Some things wouldn't change, though she hated to admit that was true. It just proved the point she had been trying so very hard to forget in the past few days in this new weird world. No matter how far she ran, she was unable to escape her own feelings.

Shaking her head violently, Risa managed to push the thoughts that were causing the slight hint of tears to well up in her eyes in the back of her mind. This was no time to be thinking such things! She had to perk up! It wouldn't be very fair to act all upset when Greed was making an effort to cheer her up. She would just have to grin and enjoy herself. After all, she did owe him for his help.

Finally skidding to a halt, Risa tried to catch her breath, bent over slightly, hands on her knees so she wouldn't collapse onto the ground. When she was able to stand up straight again, she gazed curiously at the surroundings, trying to pick out the form of the guy she was supposed to meet.

"Great, he probably already left. But I'm not that late am I? Or am I at the wrong place? Maybe I should have checked the directions again before I left..." she muttered to herself, still twisting her head in all directions, hoping to catch a glimpse of her friend.

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He glanced up momentarily, broken from his trance long enough to acknowledge her thanks with a low grunt.

"No problem," he said before looking back at the menu. A thick, prehensile tongue slid out over his lips as he eyed the prime rib section, heaps of steaming food clouding his mind.

"I've got it!" he yelled, startling the server, who hurried back.

"I want the special 67 ounce prime rib, rare, with steak sauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, garlic bread, and red wine."

Funnily enough, despite the fact she recognised Greed to be a bit more interested in what he was going to eat than her words at the moment, she still found herself feeling quite happy. At least there was some acknowledgement. It was better than nothing, that was for sure.

She had to admit though, his features did creep her out slightly. She had glanced at the description on the network he left about Homuunculi, supposidly what he was, though didn't understand a awful lot.

Regardless, if not for the other she would prbably be sulking and feeling sorry for herself at the moment. Any more doubts were pushed into the back of her head, as she watched the slightly scared attendant scurry off into the kitchen.

"Wow, you must have been starving yourself all day to be so hungry."

Why did she get the feeling if they took too long bringing the food back, things wouldn't end very well?

"Hm? Well, I am greedy, ya' know? For everything. I don't NEED food, but I still hunger for it, regardless. You should've seen how bad Gluttony was about it," he said, "He was dangerous to everyone when he was hungry, and he was hungry ALL THE TIME."

The meal arrived shortly, the platters laid out with speed on their table. Greed inhaled the scents with gusto and popped open the wine bottle.

"Eat up, babe! Foods on me!"

"Oh, the name kinda gives it away, I guess Gluttony was a handful." Risa nodded, sipping her water before beginning to eat. She cut the food carefully, mainly since it had been a while since she had used a knife and fork, being rather accustomed to using chopsticks.

"You sure? I think I have a little money. I think what was in my purse when I came here changed into whatever currency this place has. It might be enough for a tip..." she mumbled, dipping her hand into her bag to search for the purse. Thoug she appreciated what Greed was doing, she would still feel guilty making him pay for her food.

"Please, I insist. A beautiful woman shouldn't ever have to pay for her food," he chided her, placing a hand on hers, "If you really must, then get the tip. I'll still be payin' for the meal, though."

He placed his hands on his silverware and eagerly began to dig into his food.

"It smells so good! I can't wait!"

Needless to say, the colour soon returned to Risa'sa face due to the subtle touch. she probably would have fell off the chair if she hadn't been balancing herself while looking through her bag.

"Heh, technically not a woman yet though, I'm still in high school. The only thing that makes me seem older is my height." she stuttered, finally managing to pull out a few coins from her purse. "Hope this covers the tip then."

When she turned back to meal, she looked on amusedly at Greed's eagerness towards his food. Somehow, that loud, excited attitude reminded her of...

'Stupid, don't think about him!' she scolded herself, shaking her head slightly.

Greed paused in his consumption to watch her suddenly shake her head, cocking an eyebrow. What WAS this girl thinking about at dinner?

"Oi," he said between mouthfuls of steak, "Are you okay? What happened, did they spice the food wrong? Do I need to wring a few necks among the kitchen staff in this place?"

Blinking for a moment, she flailed at the thought of Greed actually harming any innocent chefs or waiters because of her.

"Ah, no no! No need for you do that, really, the food's great it's just.." he tried to explain, shaking her head more and waving her hands in worry.

Pausing for a second as she thought of her words, she really was unsure how to finish her sentence. Sighing, she felt instantly guilty again; Greed had been nice to her in taking her out and yet all could think fo was Otani.

"Well my mind kinda wandered off for a second, sorry." she explained, calming down at last.

He couldn't resist a slight snicker as he chowed down on another hunk of meat. Humans were so predictable, at times.

"Lemme' guess, still thinkin' about lover-boy?" he said, refilling his glass, "Man, the human heart really is somethin'."

He switched gears to get some of his mashed potatoes, savoring the creamy gravy on top of them.

"Don't worry about it so much."

It only took a moment for the fork to drop out her hand on hearing the others words, and only a few seconds before the girl flushed and starting spluttering in surprise.

"Wha?! No! I mean, well I..." Risa flailed, before finally slumping over her seat in defeat. She should have known better by now; she always gave herself away when it came to Otani.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be but...I never thought letting go would be this hard." she mumbled to herself, turning back to her food without much though, expression still a little saddened.

"Can't say I know the feelin'," he shrugged, chewing on another bite of meat. He was really polishing off this meal quickly.

"Homunculi don't have attachments like that. Our minds just aren't built that way. We don't have quite the same depth of emotion, in most cases. That isn't to say I'm cold-hearted, I just have a slightly different way of lookin' at things than you guys do."

He ate the last of his side-dishes and took a large swig from his wine-glass.

"Oh, I see. I guess I'm kinda envious of that." she said, more to herself than to Greed, but loud enough to be heard, as she continued to eat. The girl hardly noticed she still had at least half a plate to eat while, but at least she was getting through it.

"I wouldn't feel so messed up at least." she sighed again before stiaghtening up in her chair. "But nevermind, I shouldn't be dwelling on this anyway!"

"That a girl!" he said, devouring that last bits of his meal and picking up the menu once again, "A little food always helps in my opinion. Now let's see...Hm, what to get next..."

Smiling back, she glanced at the options in front of her. "Well, we could always get some dessert, I'm in the mood for something sweet after that nice meal." she grineed, funny how food could make you feel a lot better.

Greed hastily ordered cheesecake for the both of them.

"I think you'll like this. It's SO rich."

"Sounds really good to me." she grinned back, looking over the description in the menu. "Thanks again for this Greed."

"No problem, babe."

[OOC: Good place to stop?]

Risa merely smiled in reply. It was another silent thank you, which hopefully Greed caught. He was indeed a good friend to have.

Perhaps this new world wasn't going to be so bad after all.

{Just about yes, not bad for my first 3rd person thread here, thank you for your help, I had a fun time with this thread. ^-^}

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