1st Exchange

[prodigal_hands]

:: Edward was doing his best to make some progress in this new situation. He had already figured out a few things, at least

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[luminol_lover]

::Is hunched over in a corner, jotting down notes on how sturdy the metal in the bed frame is::

[prodigal_hands]

::A little surprised to see someone in a place like this, especially considering it was supposed to be his room::

Hey, you're one of the women I ran into earlier. What are you doing here?

[luminol_lover]

::Jumps up when she hears his voice:: Huh!?

[prodigal_hands]

Don't be so surprised. This room does sort of belong to me now.

By the way, I don't think I got your name before. I'm Edward Elric.

[luminol_lover]

Does it? I've mostly been studying the metal in the bed frames...for scientific purposes.

I'm Ema Skye.

[prodigal_hands]

Scientific purposes, huh? You think you're gonna build something out of them?

[luminol_lover]

No, not me.

My boss plans to create a giant robot for someone else to pilot. It's so fascinating!

[prodigal_hands]

That Dr. Horrendous, right?

Well, you're going to need more than a few bed frames to make something like that.

[luminol_lover]

::Eyes are narrowed:: Horrible.

And we don't have much to work with on board the train. We're still trying to collect the materials needed for it.

[prodigal_hands]

You'll need to figure out where you're building it, too. I'm not sure it can be considered giant if it could actually fit in this little room.

[luminol_lover]

You might have a point there...

Do you have a background in engineering, by any chance?

[prodigal_hands]

I know a thing or two from a friend of mine... ::Looks down a bit, almost seeming sad about something::

...But my main area of study is alchemy.

[luminol_lover]

::Duly notes his sudden sadness, but decides not to inquire about it::

Alchemy? That's an arcane study! ...So, you convert materials into that of a different type, right?

[prodigal_hands]

That's right. I'm a little surprised you know even that much. It wasn't exactly popular back where I was previously.

Don't expect any demonstrations, though. I haven't been able to do it for a while now.

[luminol_lover]

It was discussed briefly in my world history class. You'd be surprised as to how much a person could learn in the span of one year of school!

...Also, a demonstration..? I don't think you could do that without proper supplies, a laboratory, a--

[prodigal_hands]

You must've gone to a pretty good school, then!

Proper supplies? Nah. Back in the day, if I wanted to I could just clap my hands together and zap that metal frame into a marble bust.