Array 083 [Video]

[bloodseal_soul]

[Al's laying on his back, in his bed in the Elric household, and though his expression is hard to read, his fingers are trembling just slightly, and his voice is a soft, scratchy whisper.]... how do we know what's real and what isn't

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[sauceytomato]

... Hn.

[Private//Unhackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

What are you going to do now?

[Private//Unhackable]

[sauceytomato]

Take a wild guess.

[Private//Unhackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

I don't mean to sound like I have no faith in you or anything, but...

You're going to get killed.

[Same Filter]

[hapless_medic]

I enjoyed having you as my brother, you were the closest family I've had in a long time...You really still want that? I'd be happy to continue on as part of your family Al.

[Same Filter]

[bloodseal_soul]

... y-yeah, I... really still want that.

And I want you to believe in yourself more, Cassidy. Maybe I can help you with that.

[Same Filter]

[hapless_medic]

Then consider us still family, Little Brother.

I'll try, it's just hard.

[Same Filter]

[bloodseal_soul]

[Al manages a little smile for her.]

I know it is. I have trouble with it too.

[Same Filter to both Ed and Al]

[motherofalchemy]

At least we're all together again with all of our memories back to the way they should be.

I love you too Alphonse.

[Same Filter to both Ed and Mom]

[bloodseal_soul]

For the record, Mom... you're a much better mother than Madara.

I don't even know how that was supposed to work

[Same Filter to both Ed and Al]

[motherofalchemy]

That man was your...mother? [blink] Are you alright Al? From what I've heard around the network he's dangerous...

I suppose I was lucky with who I was "family" with this week.

[Same Filter to both Ed and Mom]

[bloodseal_soul]

I'm all right physically, Mom. I'm just not all settled in the head yet, is all.

Who was your "family"?

[Private to Alphonse//unhackable]

[bunny_flower]

... Who are we speaking about, Alphonse-san ?

((OOC : she has a feeling she knows, but she wants him to say it.))

[Private to Unohana//unhackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

[Al's voice is far removed from the innocent young boy Unohana met when Al first arrived.]

Sasuke.

We both know Itachi won't kill him, and Madara won't either. He's too valuable. He's attacking now out of rage and hurt, for letting himself feel, and for remembering, and when he's beaten, he's going to hate himself even more.

... he's going to need time to heal in more ways than one.

[Private to Alphonse//unhackable]

[bunny_flower]

And is the wound to his ego necessary, Alphonse-san ? Or do you have another reason to let him go ?

[Private to Unohana//unhackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

Do you honestly believe I can stop him, Ms. Unohana?

No, I don't know if I'm doing the right thing letting him go, but when he first arrived I seriously underestimated how important this was to him.

Killing Itachi has been his life. Itachi himself needs to bring him around and at this age and in this mindset it might well be impossible.

Sasuke is not entirely sane, Ms. Unohana. He's been driven to do some truly horrible things to himself to get to this goal. I met him after he'd given up absolutely everything. There are things he's done that I can't confess, by code of honor, to anyone at all.

Anyone he sees as in his way will automatically become an enemy, and he needs every friend he can get right now. If we try to hold him back with logic, he'll just crack right down the middle.

He's not ready for the truth.

There's no 'right' way to do this, Ms. Unohana. Just ways that are less damaging.

[1/2] [Same Filter to Trisha and Al]

[braided_genius]

[2/2] [Same Filter to Trisha and Al]

[braided_genius]

Fucking Animus.

...I love you too, little brother.

[Same Filter to Mom and Ed]

[bloodseal_soul]

... you think we could all sleep in the same room tonight? I'm kinda shaken up.

[Same Filter to Mom and Al]

[braided_genius]

Yeah, we'll do that, Al. We'll do that.