[ colonel. but alphonse has his body. roy has to backtrack a little bit, all-too familiar with how these timelines work. and once he (sort of) figures out where al must be, his shoulders relax a little bit, his lips tugging into a slight smile at the salute.

roy returns it, perhaps a little mockingly -- since when did the elrics ever salute him? -- and he soon steps up to meet alphonse where he's at. ]

Brigadier General. [ a mild correction, but judging from his tone, roy doesn't really seem to give half a damn. the elrics have always been the exception to the rule in terms of respecting rank. ] And I'd say so, though I would've hoped you'd retire by now.

[ he pauses. ]

It's good to see you, Alphonse. As you are.

[ he might've accidentally freaked out on the last alphonse he met in the coven. oops. ]