001: Incoming ham.
Characters: Alex Louis Armstrong and open
Location: The Plaza
Time: Noon.
Style: Whatever you want
Status: Open
[The plaza was the normal spot for new people to arrive at and not even an eight foot tall muscular alchemist was an exception. The Major's body was laying on the floor, shifting. He got up and righted himself. Looking around, he didn't ( Read more... )
[This is Ed being grumpy because of Vatheon's little curse going on.]
[He doesn't really look much different, save for the Ouroborus over his heart, and the crimson-purple eyes of a homunculus. Damn it Vatheon.]
[Oh. And this is Edward nearly dropping his bags, and jaw nearly hitting the floor at the 8 foot tall balding justice posing in the plaza.]
Major...? You gotta be kidding me...
[Well Major. There he is. Short little blondie holding a bag of groceries. Metal arm. Ahoge. There's your Ed. Have at 'im.]
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EDWARD ELRIC, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN! ACCEPT MY EMBRACE!!!
[So the Major's charging at you full speed while sparkling. You can either:
A) Except your fate and receive his hug
B) Run like the wind.
C) Or just do something else.
WHAT WILL YOU DO EDWARD, WHAT WILL YOU DO?]
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[... Wait... They probably could, given his circumstances.]
[... Too late. FATE ACCEPTED. Please let him be able to breathe afterward.]
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OH EDWARD, I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU! I COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU!!!
[Don't worry, he can still breathe. Just ask him to let you go and it'll be okay.]
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O-oi! Major! [OHGODMUSCLESEVERYWHERE.]
Major get a hold of yourself!! I'm fine! [Save for the... err... side effect of the Vatheon curse. Hey, Armstrong, have you ever seen Ed pry himself from a hug? Oh the wonders homunculus strength can give.]
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My apologies Edward, I suppose I've gotten a bit carried away. However, you seem to have gotten stronger over the few days! MOST IMPRESSIVE!!!
[Flex, pose, sparkle.]
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Don't worry about that--did you just get here, Major?
[Ed looks a little irritated for a second.] It's... a little complicated right now--this place is going through what they call a curse... I'm... not myself to say the least. [Yup, crimson-purple eyes, and that Ouroborus tattoo is currently covered, but there.]
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[Wait a minute, did he just say curse?]
Not yourself?
[Takes a good look at Edward.]
Now that you mention it, I doubt you would get that much stronger over night...and you're eyes seem to have changed color.
[He folds him arms, seemingly in thought]
Tell me, what exactly IS this place we are in?
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[A beat. That means he was ... completely unfamiliar with the Homunculus, the Promised Day... Everything that happened. Even... Lieutenant Colonel Hughes. Ed hides his bitter look for a moment and shakes his head.] I don't know where to begin... I guess... You're in a place called Vatheon.
I've only been here two weeks, but... I'll tell you everything I know. This place takes people from all sorts of places. Different worlds entirely. We're here because this place needs our energy fort he support of the barrier.
[And about his .. current situation...]
Yeah, this place turned me into a bit of a monster. For the week, apparently...
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[Poor major, he has not idea what Ed knows. ;W;]
So we're brought here to power the barrier...this all seems very odd. At any rate, I thank you for the information, Edward.
[Ding, question pops up]
Is there anyway to escape this place?
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[Ed scratches the back of his head with a shrug.] Yeah, you're telling me... It gets more weird... They give us everything free--save for this place called Nostalgia Nook. Housing, food, clothing... I think that's their attempt at equalization. It's the best explanation I can come up with.
Then there are these curses... Weeks when things go... crazy. Which is what I'm going through. I'll be back to normal by Sunday.
[Ed scoffs, turning his head to the side.] No. Not by our choice, there's not. That's all up to that damn coral. [He points indignantly towards it.]
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Everything is free? Well I suppose that makes it a bit more fair. At least we don't have to worry about the cost of living in this bowl...still.
Curses, eh? Well this one seems minor. But from what you're telling me, they can be worse...that isn't a cheerful thought.
[He frowns at the comment about not being able to leave.]
I suppose they don't want their batteries running off whenever they please.
[wait...coral?]
The...coral is behind all this?
[takes a closer look at the behemoth of coral near him]
...under normal circumstances, I'd think you were joking...but this situation is far too strange to deny any possibilities.
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Luckily, that's not the case.
[He watches the Major for a moment, tucking his hands in his pockets.]
As I said... I've only been here a couple weeks. Hard to make a call on that...
Sometimes, I think it is a big joke. With some sick bastard pulling the strings. [Not that... that's all to different from Amestris...]
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[Cracks his knuckles.]
I'd show them the error of their ways, using the techniques passed down the Armstrong family FOR GENERATIONS!!!
[Here come a pose, then more sparkling, feel free to facepalm when ready.]
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[By now, Ed's seen this muscles up close and personal one too many times.]
And the locals don't like to talk about it. Getting answers out of them is like pulling teeth...
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I see, things don't look too hopeful, do they...
[He puts his hand on Ed's shoulder, in a reassuring manner]
That being said, you can't give up hope Edward. No matter how bad things seem, there is always a silver lining if you look hard enough...
[He lets out a sigh]
Believe me, I know.
[Serious Armstrong is serious. B|]
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