Transmutation Interlude 8 - Video Locked to Family, hackable (Al, Naoto, Mello and Matt.)
[The video begins, Edward appears to be lying down somewhere comfortable looking - a bed. He has his head pillowed on his automail arm as he holds the phone so he could be seen. The door behind him is open so there's a fair amount of light.]
So, I thought I'd update you guys on what's happening, from the beginning instead of dropping hints now that I've stopped traveling for awhile. [He speaks in a soft, whispered tone.] Armstrong abducted me and I still have to get the dent on my arm fixed. We came to Risembool and headed further East, over the border. We saw the Xerxes ruins. There's a weird feeling when you walk around there, I can't describe it. But there was a transmutation circle, although the top was gone. I suspect it's the one for the Philosopher's stone. It had the sun on it and what looked like five points. Maria Ross is okay, it's because she was announced as convicted in a murder case that should have been a blemish on the military record, why announce it? She's going to Xing. She said she'd come back but I don't know about that. Hughes really is gone though.
[He sighs and gets more comfortable.] I met some Ishbalans and they said they'd been saved by the Rockbells. Isn't that great Al? Auntie and Uncle Rockbell really did do good and they were thankful for them...and sorry because a man with a transmutation circle on his arm - an Ishbalan, murdered them. If it's him, I can't wait to see him again, I need to punch him in the face. He seriously deserves it. How dare he...
So we came back to Risembool and more interesting then all this is-
[The sound of footsteps out in the hall makes Edward shut up and as they approach he closes his eyes and lets his hand fall a little. The image is a bit skewed but the person outside comes in. He looks an awful lot like an older version of Ed. He hovers around the bed for a few moments and reaches out his hand as though he's going to touch Ed's loose hair. He thinks better of it and turns around, slipping back out. He shut the door behind him and Edward opens his eyes. He whispers low.] That bastard is here.
[Two sets of voices can be heard through the door. Edward leaves his phone where it is and he can be seen tiptoeing over there, cracking the door open a little.]
...Why didn't anyone scold those two?
In that type of situation, the one that can scold them is their parents. That means you.
I wouldn't know how to scold them.
Why didn't you make even a phone call back? Trisha was waiting for you. If they had their father around, they wouldn't have thought to make a monster like that. They had to see their mother's death twice.
[Edward is pressed against the wall, eavesdropping. Den noses her way through the door and comes over to Ed, nudging his hand. Edward pet the dog absently.]
Pinako. You disposed of the results of their failed human transmutation right? Was it really Trisha they made?
[Edward sucked in a sharp intake of breath.]
Didn't I tell you it wasn't human? Trisha wasn't like-
No not like that. The colour of the hair, the colour of her eyes, the voice.
Are you saying that those kids were working on something completely unrelated to them? That their bodies are just their mistake? Those are such terrible words!
[His eyes are very very wide. He stands still for a moment and then nudges Den away from him before padding back to bed and snapping the phone shut, ending the video.]
(Van Hohenheim & Pinako Rockbell)
So, I thought I'd update you guys on what's happening, from the beginning instead of dropping hints now that I've stopped traveling for awhile. [He speaks in a soft, whispered tone.] Armstrong abducted me and I still have to get the dent on my arm fixed. We came to Risembool and headed further East, over the border. We saw the Xerxes ruins. There's a weird feeling when you walk around there, I can't describe it. But there was a transmutation circle, although the top was gone. I suspect it's the one for the Philosopher's stone. It had the sun on it and what looked like five points. Maria Ross is okay, it's because she was announced as convicted in a murder case that should have been a blemish on the military record, why announce it? She's going to Xing. She said she'd come back but I don't know about that. Hughes really is gone though.
[He sighs and gets more comfortable.] I met some Ishbalans and they said they'd been saved by the Rockbells. Isn't that great Al? Auntie and Uncle Rockbell really did do good and they were thankful for them...and sorry because a man with a transmutation circle on his arm - an Ishbalan, murdered them. If it's him, I can't wait to see him again, I need to punch him in the face. He seriously deserves it. How dare he...
So we came back to Risembool and more interesting then all this is-
[The sound of footsteps out in the hall makes Edward shut up and as they approach he closes his eyes and lets his hand fall a little. The image is a bit skewed but the person outside comes in. He looks an awful lot like an older version of Ed. He hovers around the bed for a few moments and reaches out his hand as though he's going to touch Ed's loose hair. He thinks better of it and turns around, slipping back out. He shut the door behind him and Edward opens his eyes. He whispers low.] That bastard is here.
[Two sets of voices can be heard through the door. Edward leaves his phone where it is and he can be seen tiptoeing over there, cracking the door open a little.]
...Why didn't anyone scold those two?
In that type of situation, the one that can scold them is their parents. That means you.
I wouldn't know how to scold them.
Why didn't you make even a phone call back? Trisha was waiting for you. If they had their father around, they wouldn't have thought to make a monster like that. They had to see their mother's death twice.
[Edward is pressed against the wall, eavesdropping. Den noses her way through the door and comes over to Ed, nudging his hand. Edward pet the dog absently.]
Pinako. You disposed of the results of their failed human transmutation right? Was it really Trisha they made?
[Edward sucked in a sharp intake of breath.]
Didn't I tell you it wasn't human? Trisha wasn't like-
No not like that. The colour of the hair, the colour of her eyes, the voice.
Are you saying that those kids were working on something completely unrelated to them? That their bodies are just their mistake? Those are such terrible words!
[His eyes are very very wide. He stands still for a moment and then nudges Den away from him before padding back to bed and snapping the phone shut, ending the video.]
(Van Hohenheim & Pinako Rockbell)