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"Love makes the world go 'round!" said the Colonel in a sing-song voice. "All you need is love! "
"What are you talking about?"
"The birds and the bees, are flying in the trees...." sang the Colonel.
Edward stared blankly at the madman before him, who had begun quoting songs from a different time and a different world....
Roy spoke more calmly. "What I'm talking about here, Edward, is this...the desire to propagate the species, to procreate, to create human life..."
Edward's expression grew dark. He spoke quietly. "Creating human life...that's a taboo..."
"Yes, I suppose some would call it a taboo subject..."
"...A taboo that my brother and I know about all too well because we..."
"What's this Edward?" the Colonel shouted loud enough for all of Central HQ to hear. "Not even twelve years old, and you already know ALL about it? What?! This is unheard of! And you say your brother has done it as well?! How shocking, especially if you consider that he's eleven years old and doesn't even have a physical body...! So who is it you've been fooling around with? Maybe that cute mechanic of yours?!"
"What? What has Winry got to do with this? Damn it, you're not making any sense--my head hurts!"
"This is quite disturbing...!"
Just then, the door flew open and Lt. Hawkeye burst into the office. "Excuse me sir, I know I shouldn't have been listening through the door, but I have to interrupt this madness before it goes any further! I think you've seriously botched this up, sir!"
"Alright then," said Roy, smiling cheerfully. "I'll leave this matter to you,Lieutenant." Roy got up from his desk, and casually brushing past a slack-jawed Lt. Hawkeye, made his exit.
"Uh, Lieutenant?"
Agitated, Lt. Hawkeye let out a sigh. "That man...just a minute Edward, let me gather my thoughts, and then I'll try to explain..."
And that's how Edward Elric learned about the birds and bees.
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