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[Waking up in a patch of grass in the middle of the woods is more of a relief than it might normally have been for Edward, or anyone else for that matter. The last memory he has of himself in his right mind is of the Malnosso, and their strange and terrifying ability to summon Lunar Rain seemingly out of nowhere. After that, he'd

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[Aldo freezes as he sees someone who looks vaguely familiar in the plaza. Only vaguely, because last time he saw him, he had black things growing out of him all over and had been trying to kill him.

Well... staring now. Don't mind him, he's trying to figure out if you're going to try to kill people again and if he should run. He really, really wished his bow had shown up in the shops.]

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[Edward doesn't notice at first, rather occupied by the fact that even in the plaza he looks (and feels) rather lost. Still, someone staring at him is kind of hard to miss, especially when that someone seems oddly familiar. Hasn't he seen someone like that befo-

....Oh god, he remembers now.]

E... excuse me-!

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Ah... Y-yes? [Well... he didn't speak before, did he...? That's a good sign, right....? Oh dear he didn't want to die again.]

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[Definitely a good thing. Edward hastily approaches (though hopefully not too close, not wanting to scare the poor man) and bows his head, obviously ashamed.]

I must apologize...! My behaviour before was unprovoked and wrong. Had I been in my right mind, I would never have attacked you...

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[Yeah, totally jumping at that approach, but he pauses when Edward bows his head. Give him a few second to calm down and process this. So..... He wasn't insane. That's good. Very good.]

So, you're not normally like that? [A relieved sigh.] Thank goodness!

Well, as long as you don't attack me again, It's ok?

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[Edward straightens up again, nodding at once. He's not sure if it's better that he hadn't attacked an actual friend, or worse to have made such a terrible first impression.]

No, no, I... I'm nothing like that creature. It's- ...it shouldn't have happened, ever.

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[Seriously, though. He'd been kind of paranoid about getting jumped for a few days after his arrival, even with Ted's reassurance it wasn't normal.]

That's good, then! You didn't hurt me or Ted too badly, so it's ok. [Besides, if Ted hadn't saved him... who knows when he'd have managed to find out he was here.]

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[He's pretty sure he can't apologize enough for that. Though this guy seems fairly easygoing; that's good.]

...That's right... your companion. I need to apologize to him, as well.

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[Aldo frowns and pauses at that.] He's.... not here right now. I think it was one of those kidnappings peeople speak of.

H-he'll be back soon though, right?

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...Ah. [Oh dear, there's that foot-in-mouth syndrome.] I'm sorry for that as well, then. It's never easy for those left behind.

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[It's bad enough things were still awkward between them with the whole "I killed you" thing.]
Well... He'll be back soon! [An uneasy chuckle.] I'm sure he'll be ok once you explain, so nothing to worry about!

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[In other words, he gets to have the same sort of conversation Ed will probably have with Sigmund soon. Fabulous!]

I'll have to watch for him, then.

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[Nah. They had that conversation. It's just the awkward aftereffects and Ted avoiding him that's continuing. Though the idea of someone helping to look for Ted makes him perk up a bit.]

That would be wonderful! Thank you. [Not that he's not doing that already. Like a lost puppy.]

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[See, Aldo, you just have to be a proper stalker. The lost puppy thing doesn't work nearly as well. Now what else is he supposed to do in proper, non-violent conversation again? Oh, right.]

...I'm Edward.

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[But he can't stalk him if he's not here! He's looked all over!]

I'm Aldo. Nice to meet you, Mr. Edward.

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[Then the obvious answer is to sulk and bitch at people until they return!]

I wish we'd met under better circumstances.