Anyone from Amestris who knows Hughes as much as Katsuya would be impressed by the restraint - and then probably ask how they can learn it, too. Still, Hughes doesn't go on for too long, and he puts the pictures away when talk of plans gets down to the details.

"That's your birthday, right?" He smiles lightly. "Anything I could bring to make the night more memorable?" Changes of plan don't bother Hughes in the least, especially when they mean celebrating birthdays properly with his friends.