[ huh. well, at least julius isn't in pain, so roy supposes that counts as a good thing, but . . . the seal makes his skin itch, too. that's a massive amount of power to take away from someone without much choice. how violating. ]

She seems to be genuinely interested in making us all as comfortable as humanly possible. I'm not really sure how I feel about it.

[ grumpy, is probably the word for it. ]

If she wants me to save the damn universe, she can give me my damn alchemy.

[ WHY IS THE WORLD THIS WAY ]