Array 025 [Voice/Video] [Filtered from the Joker and Kurotsuchi]

[bloodseal_soul]

[Al's face comes up on the feed. His eyes are glazed with fatigue and there are dark smudges under them, but it looks like he at least bathed and ate something before making the post. Despite it being obvious that he spent five days in a basement, he's grinning like someone who's just won the lottery. In the background is a red-and-black booted

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[nopantsrants]

So ya finally surfaced eh?

[Voice Reply]

[bloodseal_soul]

Eh-heh... I don't normally disappear like that. I'm usually more responsible. I'm sorry if you needed me while I was gone.

[Voice Reply]

[nopantsrants]

Nah, I'm good, 'cept the constant cleaning.

[Voice Reply]

[bloodseal_soul]

The clinic, or has Ginia got you working off your drinks?

[Private // Unhackable]

[feline_sonata]

You're a prat, Alphonse. Do you have any idea how worried you made your brother? A word, that's all, a simple, 'this is where I'll be,' that's all you need. What were you doing that was so blasted important, anyway?

You'd better go and apologize (and this better be again) to Edward, you know.

[Private // Unhackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

I... I know. I'm sorry, I didn't...

[Al stares back over at the person the booted foot is a attached to, and gives a deep sigh.]

He hasn't been awake.

[Private // Unhackable]

[feline_sonata]

Now that you feel guilty...does he know you're out? You're allowed to wake him for that. He loves you, you know. He's been worried sick.

...Al, you okay? How'd whatever it is you were doing go, anyway?

[Private // Unhackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

... have you ever tried waking Ed up? A train could come through the wall and he'd just turn over. When it was our stop on the rails I'd just pick him up and carry him if he'd fallen asleep.

I... know.

[The screen drops from the focal point onto Al's lap, where he's set his hand, so it gets the bottom of his shirt, and in the corner, his other arm and Ed's peacefully sleeping face. Alphonse reaches out a hand and strokes his hair back from his lips.]

He's going to be so mad.

It went well, it worked. I pulled it off without hurting myself.

[bitchy_duelist]

Working on something that ... could be useful?
What's that supposed to be?

[bloodseal_soul]

That's right.
I guess everyone will find out when the time comes.

[bitchy_duelist]

Wanting it to stay secret?

[bloodseal_soul]

It's probably best if it does for now.

How are you, Yzak? Did your "question" end up having an answer?

[bloodseal_soul]

... I know, I... never meant to. I'm waiting for him to wake up so I can apologize, but he's going to be angry with me.

Filtered to Lelouch // Unhackable

[bloodseal_soul]

He's going to be even more angry with me when he finds out exactly what I was doing down there.

[gladdest_one]

You should have said something before locking yourself up.

[bloodseal_soul]

I'm sorry, Gladius. I know I worried everyone... I'm sorry.

[gladdest_one]

So what did you make?

[Private // Hackable]

[bloodseal_soul]

I didn't really make anything, exactly... more like figured something out.

... have you ever wished you could be in two places at once?