[Ad that's exactly why Kimblee really couldn't care less; he just isn't willing to be straightforward with that information.]

It does seem rather pointless, doesn't it? Assuming that actually is the case, that is.

[He pauses for a moment, tipping his head slightly to the side as he thinks.]

I personally just find it odd that these rumors stand untested after some have been here for more than a year. Mustang is averaging a badge a month, and as I've said, according to him no one else has even attempted to challenge this "Elite Four." As ambitious as our Flame Alchemist is, I find it hard to believe that he's the only one here with any drive to return to his world of origin.