Array 126 // Video

[bloodseal_soul]

[Al's up, though it's late for him. He's usually up around dawn and everywhere in the city, gathering supplies, making deliveries, checking up on his many projects, everything from the bridges on the river to making the rounds and checking the City's walls

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[notamageiswear]

[Surprise surprise, someone else is up, too. Frequent bouts of insomnia lately. He hasn't seen the post, but he's walking right past that room... just as the candle flickers out. He won't say anything, but he'll poke his head in the door a moment, just to see.]

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[bloodseal_soul]

[He doesn't notice him right at first, but as he turns away from the open window and reaches out to close things up, he turns around, spots him, and nearly has a heart attack.]

N-Negi!

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[notamageiswear]

[Christ, way to make him nearly have a heart attack, too.]

A-Al! I-I-I didn't mean to scare you, I'm sorry!

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[bloodseal_soul]

[He'll just put a hand over his chest and catch his breath, sorry.]

D-Did I scare you?

[endureandwait]

I hope you get some rest at least, if you are heading to bed.

[Has had trouble sleeping herself a bit lately.]

[bloodseal_soul]

[The smile fades away a little bit, then he glances away, then back.]

Can't sleep either?

[endureandwait]

Not as much as I used to. I guess it's the all-nighters I've been pulling affecting my sleep patterns. You?

[bloodseal_soul]

Uh... yeah.

[He bites his tongue. He won't lie to her.]

... I have a hard time getting to sleep.

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[bunny_flower]

[She's watched him for so long as he put up a brave face and a smile ... And with everything that happened recently, it would be another knife in wounds that he does his hardest to hide from everyone.]

You are not alone, Alphonse-san.

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[bloodseal_soul]

[He blinks a couple of times, a little faster than normal, but it doesn't seem to show on his face, or in his eyes. A tiny smile for her tugs at the edge of his lips, but his heart's obviously not in it.]

No, I never am, am I?

[But she understands that feeling, because she's been there. She always has. She must feel the same, but she stands strong despite it. He's made Unohana his role model in that.]

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[bunny_flower]

[She nods.]

I did not wish to intrude, but ... you do not need to hide, Alphonse-san.

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[bloodseal_soul]

I think I'm still... trying to find a balance between remembering and moving forward, Ms. Unohana.

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[yourcurrysucks]

[It takes him a moment to decide whether or not to reply, only because he hasn't taken the effort to quite figure out these PCD things yet. But this looks like a worthwhile reason. There's a crackle of mumbled Bengali for a moment as he turns on the audio but not the video, the latter coming on a moment later.]

You look lost in thought, Alphonse. Good memories?

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[bloodseal_soul]

[It surprises him for a moment -- he and Soma hadn't spoken much previously. To be that acute when it comes to his feelings already... or maybe he knew the feeling?]

You've got good instincts.

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[yourcurrysucks]

[Slight handwave, and a bit of a grin as he leans back against a pile of pillows.]

I simply heard laughter, and you didn't look the way Ciel does when he's thinking.

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[bloodseal_soul]

... hah?

When he's thinking?

[sauceytomato]

I miss him, too.

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[bloodseal_soul]

[Al sighs and wraps the cloak more tightly around his shoulders, shutting his eyes. He tries to come up with something to say about that, something that would communicate just how much Al wishes he could talk to him. But he can't.]

Yeah.

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[sauceytomato]

...I'm glad I was able to save his journal.

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[bloodseal_soul]

[A soft nod, and Al breathes in.]

I never even knew he kept one. Hah. But then, I could never read it.