IC post open to residents of apartment 3/4

[someday_to_you]

Alfons is not happy with the Nexus today.  Getting turned into a girl by a water balloon was not high on his list of things to go through ever.

And now he has to go see Edward.  God, embarrassing.  At least Riza comforted him a bit.

As they enter the apartment, he turns to Riza and speaks with considerable relief.  "At least we didn't run into Greed

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[light__of__day]

"The worst part about that is there's a better than even chance Greed wouldn't stop hitting on you even if the LOL wore off in the meantime."

[someday_to_you]

Alfons blinks, then sighs. "He wouldn't listen to me saying I was already involved?"

[light__of__day]

"Probably not. He'd tell you that you could bring Ed along for a threesome."

[someday_to_you]

God, this is a night for spluttering and brainbreaking, isn't it? "I-I-I... I don't want to meet him. Ever."

[superman_dead]

Edward hears voices. Two voices, to be precise, both women's. Well, one of them is Riza's. The other he doesn't recognize.

Curious.

He turns his head, trying to see into the apartment from his place on the patio- the screen door is the only thing separating him from the inside, which, he realizes, is probably the only reason he can hear anything in there at all. After a moment, he grumbles, conceeding defeat on the task and uncurls himself from his chair, slipping inside.

"Riza?" he calls, wondering who on earth she would've been bringing back to the apartment. Maybe a new resident?

Oh, Ed, if only you knew.

[light__of__day]

"Yes, Edward? We're home." She looked at Alfons. "You might want to brace yourself and come in here."

[superman_dead]

Edward stops in his steps. A thousand thoughts- all of them bad- run through his head as to why he needs to brace himself. With a deep breath, he walks through the kitchen to the living room where the voices were coming from.

"What's going on?" He looks between the two of them. Oh, Alfons. Then who had he heard..?

God help the poor boy, he's not even noticing at first that Alfons has changed genders.

[light__of__day]

"Alfons got LOL'ed." Riza shrugged.

[someday_to_you]

Alfons forces a weak smile. "I know it could have been something horrible or ridiculous like that, and I'm glad it wasn't. I-I'm gonna go change. Thanks for protecting me from Greed, Riza," he adds, smile strengthening a little when he looks at her.

He starts to wander off to his room, wanting to get out of his soggy garments, and take a minute to figure out why his mood took a nosedive from vaguely annoyed to gloom in 2 seconds flat.

[superman_dead]

Edward raises his eyebrows, watching Alfons's retreating form, and then looks over at Riza. "Was he this cranky in the Nexus or am I just special?"

[light__of__day]

"I tried pointing out that this is a typical occurance in the Nexus, and it's far preferable than one that could have a very negative effect on his personality and mentality, but I think he's too disturbed at the fact he's female for whatever reason to really realize that all considered, it's not as bad as it could be."

Riza paused. "Jean's wheelchair is now sentient, for example, and hitting on people."

[superman_dead]

Edward frowns, sighing in frustration and shaking his head, not taking his eyes off of Alfons's door as Riza talks. "Exactly, I mean, he's still hu-"

And then he promptly gives himself whiplash at Riza's next statement, staring at her. "... his wheelchair?!"

[someday_to_you]

Alfons could almost snap there; he hates the repeated 'it could be worse,' reassurance, but- Edward means well, and so did everyone else who said it, so he shoves the annoyance away. It's not their fault they can't do much to change it.

Edward's hand makes Alfons tense, and he's admittedly tempted to pull away, shut his mouth, and hide in a corner until this weirdness is gone. The only thing that holds him there is the worry in Edward's voice, which helps to yank him out of the unpleasant memories he was swimming in at the sight of Edward.

He caves when he looks over at Edward, unfolding from his uncomfortable position and practically throwing himself onto Edward, wrapping his arms around him and burying his face against the older man's neck. He's not sniffling. YOU HEARD NOTHING. "S'just bad memories n'm'sorry, I remembered 'n... n'... y'shouldn't worry." Not sniffle. "S'silly."

[superman_dead]

Shouldn't worry? The fact that Alfons just crumbled and latched onto him like that (and sniffled- he heard it!) makes Edward only worry more. He blinks, wide-eyed and bewildered, slipping his arms around Alfons to hold him (and yes, it's a little weird to be holding Alfons and feel breasts against his ribs like that, but this is Edward, ignoring it and most decidedly saying nothing).

"Hey," he whispers, kissing the other man's temple lightly, "hey, it's okay. Talk to me? What's wrong? What bad memories?"

Edward is now more than a little worried. And also vaguely wondering if there's someone he has to beat up for hurting Alfons. Aw, how cute. He's protective.

[someday_to_you]

No, no, you didn't hear sniffling. Shush. Just because Alfons is clinging and making small unhappy sounds into the curve of Edward's shoulder doesn't mean they were sniffly unhappy sounds. (Alfons, you protest so much.)

We're not even gonna discuss the girl thing, dammit.

"Bad, jus'- bad person, bad things. With'em. Don'wanna remember." Mumble mumble NOT SNIFFLES. Well, Edward, if you were wondering if you'd have to hurt somebody, he probably confirmed it for you.

[superman_dead]

No, no, Edward's pretty sure it's sniffling, and it's making him worry even more. He turns a bit to hold Alfons better, rubbing his back soothingly.

"Alfons?" He's keeping his voice quiet, trying to calm the other man as much as he can. "Talk to me? Please? I can't fix anything if I don't know what's going on."

He's keeping from balling his hands into fists. He's tempted to figure out how to get back to Munich just so he can go beat someone up. Man, that makes two people he has to beat up if he can ever find the portal home. Roy and then whoever this 'bad person' is.

He needs to start keeping a list.