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Awhile ago I was re-watching some of the _Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood_
episodes in French (specifically 54) to reference something else, I noticed
that in 54, Mustang uses the "tu" form (the informal "you") when talking to
Hawkeye after being persuaded against finishing off Envy, which seems a bit
odd. From the episodes/chapters I've read in French, they seem to usually use
the "vous" form (the formal "you").

Does this correspond to anything in the Japanese original, and if so, what
does it correspond to?

I've seen some other unexpected usages of "tu" elsewhere, but they weren't
with characters that I've seen enough of in the French version to be able to
see if it was unusual for people to use the "tu" form with them (in the
context of the text).


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Why does Mustang address Hawkeye informally after dispatching Envy?


When Mustang comments to Hawkeye that he made her do through something
dreadful again, he uses "kimi."

Kimi is the subjective pronoun of "you" and is used informally, typically when
talking to close friends, younger siblings, but not to parents, older
relatives, superiors, etc.

Normally, they have a typical superior-subordinate relationship (noted by
Hawkeye herself that Mustang doesn't call her "Riza" even when they're alone)
where they talk to or address one another formally, but here Mustang is being
frank with Hawkeye as a close friend rather than a subordinate.


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