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Then I'm taking it, what do you want?

[Not that her and Gracia stock a lot of what she would make, but she sets the paint supplies down on the counter after marching in and goes to collect an apron.]

Soup and grilled cheese, actually.

What? Oh come on, that's boring. [But she sighs and goes to see what they have. Maybe she can make an interesting soup, at least. Either way, this is just to give her hands something to do while they define themselves.]

It's classic. There's a difference.

Boring.

[But this process is automatic. She can get on this easily. At least the grilled cheese (seriously?) part]

Hey, boring is okay by me every once and a while. I won't complain.

Whatever. [She hates being complacent with the status quo. But like she said, she can do this. So she's waiting for Winry to start their proper chat while she's determining if there's an interesting soup to be made]

[Winry leans against an unused counter.]

So, what definitions do we want to stay away from?

I don't know? [...Dammit there's no good stock except chicken broth. Maybe tortilla soup.

We need somewhere to start.

[Yeah, it's missing a few things, but let's make something like a tortilla soup]

Well we're obviously not dating anymore. Are we friends?

Yes.

-At least I still want to be.

When we broke up, you said you still loved me. [It's anon-sequencer, she knows. Let's get the kernels off this corn] You don't anymore though.

...And what makes you say that?

Just an observation. It's fine though, it's expected. [Slicing off the corn from the cob. Lala]

It's not like I just... stopped. I still cared about you, and if anyone tried to mess with you I'd make sure they'd end up with a dent in their head.

[Past tense. And "tried to mess with her?" Jeez, she doesn't care about that sort of protective "caring." She can handle herself and that's about the level most people would attribute to caring for a dog. Bah. She doesn't voice that though, instead just going to cutting this pepper]

[Hung up on semantics, now are we? Winry frowns. Haruhi brought up this conversation, but she doesn't seem to want to talk? this is stupid.]

[...Fine, you know what? If there's silence there, Haruhi lets it sit for only a moment longer before, still cutting the pepper] I don't want that. "Caring" sounds so abstract, and I don't need someone to beat up people for me or get revenge for me. I can handle both of those myself.

[...] That might sound too harsh, I guess... [Trailing off]

Yeah, I get it. You're a big girl. That won't stop me from wanting to stand up for or support you.

But tell me, Haruhi, what do you want?

I want to have not lost so much. I don't know. [Cut, cut. These are done, let's get water boiling]

Who says you lost anything between now and right after we broke up? It's not like I don't want you in my life, Haruhi.

I do. I can feel the difference between then and now. It's not that it isn't natural or expected, but it's still a loss for me.

I don't know what you want me to do about that, though.

I don't know. [Sigh. And now more chopping] You think I'm being unfair and ridiculous.

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