The teenager really was asking for it. He had been ever since the two first started speaking with each other. The response he had gotten from his comment, which was intended to get the drunk off his ass and to start a fight, hit Ed like Winry's wrench to his face. He was caught completely off guard.

However, Ed was able to collect himself quickly enough. Ed responded to the insult with his right foot arcing towards his doppelganger's face.