Trooper Station: Afternoon

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

After doing some handwavey exploring, Mel-who-thinks-her-name-is-Erin decided to follow up on the police badge she found and stormed into police station and flashed her badge at the troopers.

"Officer Erin Fray, reporting for duty."

The Troopers, kind of looked at "Erin" then back at themselves and then just shoved a box of donuts towards "Erin".
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"Now this is more like it."

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[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

On a search for food, Roy decided to check in at the station to be sure everything was in order. Not that he knew what everything was, but it seemed like his duty as the sheriff.

He blinked as he found kid behind the desk when he got there. "Can I help you?"

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Officer Erin Fray, reporting for duty!" Erin said flashing her badge at the guy with the eyepatch and stuffing another donut into her mouth.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy blinked at the badge. "Officer? Aren't you a bit young?"

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Well I figured I must be undercover," Mel reasoned. "Though it would help if I knew who I was."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

It'd help if he remembered who was working for him. "You're not the only with that problem, kid. But why would you be undercover?"

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Kinda hoping you'd tell me that," Mel said grabbing another donut.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Somehow I don't think I'd recruit kids," Roy said, completely unaware of the irony behind those words. He held out his hand. "Can I see that badge."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

Mel casually tossed the badge at Roy and devoured yet another donut. "Suit yourself, stud."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy blinked. "You're a bit too young to call me that," he told her as he turned his attention to the badge and realised he had no idea how to make sure it was really.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I may not know how old I am? But I'm pretty sure I'm wise beyond my years."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"If you think this is actually real, then I highly doubt it as you just called your superior officer a stud," he replied, tossing the badge back at her.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I think I'm one of those cops with a bad attitude," Mel replied snarkily. "Like in those movies where the yell at the hero for blowing up everything but in the they they need tht guy because he'll do anything for justice."

Mel grinned an evil grin.

"So what do you need blown up?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy blinked. "I think you've got the wrong idea about how justice works." Like he did have an idea.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"C'mon, eyepatch guy," Mel said grabbing yet another donut. "Surely there's some major bad guy running around this town threatening the populace. I'd be happy to take him down."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Look, kid," Roy reached for the box of donuts. "I suggest you go back to school and learn about how justice works first."

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"Can't you teach me?" Mel asked trying to snag another donut before it was taken away. "Surely I need to learn from the experts."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Don't they have academies for that?" Roy asked, because he seriously had no idea and it delayed him just enough not to be able to stop her from getting the donut.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I'm more of a 'learn-as-you-go' type of girl," Mel reasoned. "Plus I'm already a cop! Remember?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"If that badge is real," Roy said, still not sure about it.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Doesn't look like a toy to me," Mel replied breezily. "Why is it so hard to believe that I'm a cop?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy raised an eyebrow and looked her up and down again. "You're a teenager."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. But I'm different," Mel said with a grin.

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Really?" he asked, almost sounding amused now. "And how's that?"

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

From Mel's sitting position, she suddenly crouched down and then vaulted over the desk doing a flip in mid-air before landing neatly on her feet.

"I'm really good."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

It was pretty impressive...

"You're still just a kid."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"And you're lacking peripheral vision," Mel shot back. "What's your point?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"That you better get your memory back before you go get recruited," he replied dryly.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I think you've got that headband on too tight," Mel snarked. "Can I have another donut?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy rolled his eyes and tossed the box back at her. "Don't get used to it."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Thanks. You got a name? So when I get my memory back as a cop, I can mock you endlessly."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Roy Mustang," he replied, raising an eyebrow at her but then he smirked. "You're cocky, kid."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure it's part of my insufferable charm," Mel joked back. "So you know anything about the eyepatch or are you totally lacking any idea who you are?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"As far as I'm aware no one at the station seems to remember who they are," Roy replied. "Doesn't exactly make things easy."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"So for all you know you could be a crook," Mel pointed out. "Maybe even a pirate."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Not unless I've been swindling this town since I've got here," Roy said dryly.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Oh? And when was that?" Mel asked teasingly. "Yesterday? When you put the mind whammy on us? Let's see that badge mister!"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy narrowed his eyes at her. "Maybe you should go play outside now."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Awww. If promise to be good, can I sit at the adult table for dinner?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"I think you've already ruined your appetite on those donuts," Roy pointed out.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"I've got a real good metabolism," Mel replied with a grin. "So what's for dinner?"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Why don't you bug whoever got you those?" he suggested, motioning towards the box of donuts.

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

Mel looked at the troopers.

Who all looked alike.

"I don't remember which one."

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

Roy chuckled. "Mmmm, have fun finding out then? I have some things I want to look at in my office."

[cantjossme.livejournal.com]

"Fine. See you later Mustang!"

[light-a-spark.livejournal.com]

"Sheriff," Roy corrected as he slipped his hands in his pockets and headed for his office.