023 [voice]

[priceoftruth]

[at first, all that can be heard is rustling; it sounds like pages being turned and observations being muttered inaudibly. then there's a soft zzt!, followed by a surprised shout and some mutterings that sound like they're being recorded far from the device]

What the--?! Shit, that hurts every damn time...[a sigh, a soft clatter, and a few buttons

Comments

[onceahuman]

Ed! Just the person I wanted to see.

[priceoftruth]

Really now? How've you been, Mona?

[onceahuman]

I've been pretty good. How about you?

There's something Nani and I would like you or your brother to do for us... Can you hear me out?

[priceoftruth]

Working on a few things. The usual, I guess.

Sure, of course. What is it?

[onceahuman]

You must've been pretty busy. I haven't heard from you in a while and from what I heard, your communicator missed you too.

Nani and I want to connect our apartments together. Once we get the rooms, could you do something about the wall that divides them? Like... maybe put a door in it, or some other kind of remodeling?

[priceoftruth]

Well, I'm looking into a lot. ...Guess it did, though I'm not too fond of its methods, heh.

That's all? No problem, I could do something like that in my sleep.

[onceahuman]

I hope you didn't use your artificial hand to reach it. That might hurt even more...

That's what I wanted to hear! We really owe you one, Ed.

[priceoftruth]

I'd probably be out an arm and then Winry would kill me. Overall it just wouldn't be pretty.

Hey, don't worry about it. Like I said, that's simple. Tomorrow alright?

[onceahuman]

I knew you were a smart kid.

Let me just work out where we're gonna be moving over with Nani, okay? I'll let you know once we've figured that out.

[priceoftruth]

Who looks like a kid to you?!? Hah! 'Genius' is more like it.

Yeah, that works too. Sounds like a plan to me.

[onceahuman]

That makes two of us.

Great, thanks again!