022; video
[The feed clicks on to a view of an orange and white kitten toddling around, including treading on the Guide's keys. Everyone, meet Fluffy, aka Al's kitten. Ed and Al are visible in the background, sitting on the floor of Al's room with a stack of books and papers between them. At least... the lower halves of their bodies are visible.]
Have you found anything yet? So far, these books don't have anything other than we know already.
[Though it's not possible to see Al's expression, his tone is tinged with disappointment.]
More dead ends.
[Ed shuts a book with a sharp snap and adds it to the stack between him and Al. His younger brother just sighs.]
There's still a few more to go through...
[Al adds a book to the stack as well. He's trying to be the optimist one here, and not entirely succeeding.]
You'd think that when they add new books there'd actually be something new in them.
It is annoying, but we're almost starting from scratch here. I bet we'll find something on the next planet's library and we'll be even closer to getting them back.
When we get there, what with the engines being down...
Maybe you should start learn--
[Al breaks off mid-sentence, causing Ed to put down the book he'd just been about to pick up.]
Learning what? ... Al?
[There's no answer, simply silence... which is broken when Al's helmet suddenly hits the floor with an echoing CLANG. Fluffy, who has been padding about in front of the camera the entire time, gives a frightened yowl and streaks away.]
AL!
[Ed is up on his knees immediately, grabbing a hold of his brother's armour and shaking it slightly.]
ALPHONSE!
[That he cares about his younger brother is evident. And so is the fact he's more frightened right this minute than he's ever been since arriving on the Thor.]
[ooc: THE UPPER HALF OF AL'S ARMOR ISN'T VISIBLE ON VIDEO. Video/audio/text replies will not be replied to ICly for several hours (if at all). Where action tags are concerned, BEWARE THE OVERPROTECTIVE OLDER BROTHER =D]
Have you found anything yet? So far, these books don't have anything other than we know already.
[Though it's not possible to see Al's expression, his tone is tinged with disappointment.]
More dead ends.
[Ed shuts a book with a sharp snap and adds it to the stack between him and Al. His younger brother just sighs.]
There's still a few more to go through...
[Al adds a book to the stack as well. He's trying to be the optimist one here, and not entirely succeeding.]
You'd think that when they add new books there'd actually be something new in them.
It is annoying, but we're almost starting from scratch here. I bet we'll find something on the next planet's library and we'll be even closer to getting them back.
When we get there, what with the engines being down...
Maybe you should start learn--
[Al breaks off mid-sentence, causing Ed to put down the book he'd just been about to pick up.]
Learning what? ... Al?
[There's no answer, simply silence... which is broken when Al's helmet suddenly hits the floor with an echoing CLANG. Fluffy, who has been padding about in front of the camera the entire time, gives a frightened yowl and streaks away.]
AL!
[Ed is up on his knees immediately, grabbing a hold of his brother's armour and shaking it slightly.]
ALPHONSE!
[That he cares about his younger brother is evident. And so is the fact he's more frightened right this minute than he's ever been since arriving on the Thor.]
[ooc: THE UPPER HALF OF AL'S ARMOR ISN'T VISIBLE ON VIDEO. Video/audio/text replies will not be replied to ICly for several hours (if at all). Where action tags are concerned, BEWARE THE OVERPROTECTIVE OLDER BROTHER =D]