He's not stupid, and I'm a horrible liar to the people who can tell when I'm lying.

[ it's not dismissive, but firm, and an acceptance of the unspoken warning (if you won't tell him, i will). lying to maes about his death is a different matter than lying to the elrics; maes will know, and maes will immediately call him on it, and then likely be furious with him. there's no getting out of that. ]

I already know what he's going to say. That it's not my fault, that I need to keep moving forward, that I made a promise to change the future so the past wouldn't repeat itself. I'm not so sure I want to hear it.

[ and roy pauses before huffing to himself, irritated. ]

-- what he would say, if he was here, and if the stars align and he arrived.

[ betraying his secret hope, that it happens. childish. ]