There we go now. Maes grinned brightly over at the young man who was actually opening up and being honest with him now. It was a relief, but it was something that he enjoyed doing. Children should have a chance to be children while they could, shouldn't they? "I'd love to hear more about your friends, then, but only after I introduce you to Gracia. She is a wonderful cook. And she owns her own bakery now. It's positively wonderful." No, he had no trouble whatsoever when it came to babbling about his family. If Elysia were here, it would be even worse on his end.
Then the kid said something unusual. He must scream a bright red if he's a show off. Huh. Maes blinked at that, but he didn't question it. It was something to note in the back of his mind, to stow away for future reference like Maes was known to do. He kept a bunch of information up there in case he needed to pull it out somewhere. After all, he was Roy's second hand man. He had to do something useful for him like that. If he couldn't pull out that information when it would come in handy, then he wasn't a very good Intelligence Officer at all.
"Right! It's settled, then. I'll speak with Gracia. I'm certain she won't mind. I can also talk to Alphonse and Edward, too. They're both boys who could use more friends in their lives. I'm certain they would enjoy meeting you. I know they'd love to have stew," Maes teased softly. "How about this weekend? We probably both will have some down time around then."