A Major? Should I be addressing you as "Major Elric," then?
[He allows his surprise to show, accompanied by a smile. Even if he's decided to keep his own military background for wraps until he knows exactly who these people are and what their sympathies are, it's probably all right to allow his own feelings to show through in a case like this. Ed doesn't read like he's lying, after all.
That exact rank isn't one they use in the Marines, though. A few minor non-World Government nations use it in their armies, but he's not sure exactly how it compares.]
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[He allows his surprise to show, accompanied by a smile. Even if he's decided to keep his own military background for wraps until he knows exactly who these people are and what their sympathies are, it's probably all right to allow his own feelings to show through in a case like this. Ed doesn't read like he's lying, after all.
That exact rank isn't one they use in the Marines, though. A few minor non-World Government nations use it in their armies, but he's not sure exactly how it compares.]