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Ender is Unpopcorned! - Open RP

May 14, 2007 17:12

The first thing Ender noticed was the smell. It reminded him of the movie theater -- although he hadn't been in one of those for years. It felt like another lifetime: him, Valentine and Peter, Mom and Dad, sitting in the dark, his feet not even reaching the sticky, squeaky floor, watching some new, patronizing Disney movie, like a regular family ( Read more... )

ender wiggin, meg murry, edward elric, rp

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fm_elric May 15 2007, 01:15:46 UTC

Edward usually passed by the popcorn room, not giving it a second thought. Today, though, was different. Through a crack in the door, he spotted a somewhat familiar child. It had been almost exactly a year since Ed had last seen the by, and his sudden appearance in the popcorn room explained why that was.

"Ender?," he asked cautiously as he slowly opened the door.

games_end May 15 2007, 01:31:47 UTC

Hearing his name, Ender turned quickly. A short, young man with blond hair stood in the doorway, watching him. Ender squinted. He didn't think he recognized him... And yet...

He walked toward him cautiously. "Who are you?"

fm_elric May 15 2007, 01:40:08 UTC

Ed wasn't surprised the boy didn't remember him- most people who came back from being popcorn had some kind of amnesia.

"Edward Elric," he answered, "We met awhile back when you first came here."

games_end May 15 2007, 01:46:14 UTC

"Oh," said Ender. He had been here before? It might be a trick, to get him to trust him -- but why? What did this man want? He didn't think it was a trick though, because he could almost, almost remember meeting Edward before. Talking with him gave him a strange sensation of deja vu.

He nodded. "How long ago was that?"

fm_elric May 15 2007, 01:49:34 UTC

"About a year, I think," he replied. "It's normal for people who've been unpopcorned to lose their memories, though."

games_end May 15 2007, 01:58:06 UTC

A year, thought Ender. I've been unconscious for a year. He looked up at Edward and nodded again.

"Okay. Um, what did I do here before that? Is this... really a magic school?"

fm_elric May 15 2007, 02:02:52 UTC

"Not much. You had a brother here, but I think he's gone now. And yeah, it is a magic school, even if nobody ever holds classes."

games_end May 15 2007, 02:09:53 UTC

Peter was here? Ender's eyes widened for a moment, but then he recovered, assuming an expression of simple curiosity as he inquired, "So I guess he's popcorn now too?" He looked around the room. One of these popcorn kernels was his brother -- that was an unnerving thought.

"What about my sister? She's not here, is she?"

fm_elric May 15 2007, 02:13:00 UTC

"What's her name? She might have come after you got turned into popcorn." Ed was fairly sure no one else from Ender's family had come to Hogwarts, but the castle was so large that he couldn't be sure.

games_end May 15 2007, 02:25:56 UTC

"Valentine," Ender answered. "She's older than me, younger than Peter." And I miss her so much. Ender shifted his weight. It was kind of hot in the popcorn room, he noted. He glanced past Edward into the hallway, and then looked back up at him.

fm_elric May 15 2007, 02:39:41 UTC

"Here, let's get out of here- the smell of butter makes you sick after awhile." Ed opened the door and led Ender out into the hall.

"'fraid I haven't run into anyone named Valentine here," he said, once they were out of the opressive heat of the popcorn room.

games_end May 15 2007, 02:49:40 UTC

Ender nodded and followed Edward into the hallway. Of course Valentine wasn't here. She hadn't been at the Battle School either, and that had been okay, he'd managed okay on his own. He would here too. It would be different, a different kind of school, different things to learn, but the idea was the same. He'd still be littler than almost anyone here, and he'd still have to excel at everything he did to prove himself, to protect himself and get ahead.

"If there aren't any classes, how does anyone learn magic?" he asked. "Can you do much magic?"

fm_elric May 15 2007, 02:52:40 UTC

"Ah, some. I'm not really good with the stuff that uses wands," he said, remembering the time he Accio'd a book into his face. "Alchemy is my specialty, though that's not really magic."

games_end May 15 2007, 03:04:55 UTC

Ender smiled. "Cool. When can I get a wand?"

fm_elric May 15 2007, 03:09:10 UTC

Ed blinked. "I had to go into London to get mine and it was pretty expensive too... Maybe the school can help you out?"

games_end May 15 2007, 03:17:17 UTC

Ender frowned. He hadn't thought about things costing money. He'd been outside of normal society for so many years, he'd almost forgotten it was necessary.

"I hope so. I don't have any money... Who do I got to to talk to about that?" he asked, remembering Colonel Graff. He wondered what the teachers here would be like. If they'd leave the students to cope on their own, if they'd pick out certain students to isolate and push and push, to see how far they could.

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