[He's aware his expression is much too insolent. It makes him look younger than he is, but he can't help it.]
That- that--
[And he catches himself before he can insult the chimera.]
Martel went after the soldiers who had me cornered. I assume under your orders.
I know you don't lie; that's why I don't--
[What the hell is going on? He doesn't jerk away from Greed's touch, and that might be the only sign that he actually does know the homunculus, because while his nerves are jangling and his heart is in his throat, the fear is coming from not understanding how Greed doesn't recognize him. It's almost like they're talking about two separate events, but that can't be possible.]
You wanted to grab the kid in the suit of armor. Alphonse. The one who's a soul attachment.
[But Kimbley is wearing the uniform Archer got him. If only he still had that suit...]
So we grabbed him. At the old lady's house.
[And he leaves it at that, because if Greed responds to that with confusion, with another command not to lie, Kimbley isn't going to know how to respond. He has only the faintest notion on what went down between them, but Kimbley is an alchemist; he can hazard a guess.]
works for me!
[He's aware his expression is much too insolent. It makes him look younger than he is, but he can't help it.]
That- that--
[And he catches himself before he can insult the chimera.]
Martel went after the soldiers who had me cornered. I assume under your orders.
I know you don't lie; that's why I don't--
[What the hell is going on? He doesn't jerk away from Greed's touch, and that might be the only sign that he actually does know the homunculus, because while his nerves are jangling and his heart is in his throat, the fear is coming from not understanding how Greed doesn't recognize him. It's almost like they're talking about two separate events, but that can't be possible.]
You wanted to grab the kid in the suit of armor. Alphonse. The one who's a soul attachment.
[But Kimbley is wearing the uniform Archer got him. If only he still had that suit...]
So we grabbed him. At the old lady's house.
[And he leaves it at that, because if Greed responds to that with confusion, with another command not to lie, Kimbley isn't going to know how to respond. He has only the faintest notion on what went down between them, but Kimbley is an alchemist; he can hazard a guess.]