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[The week had passed with a certain degree of... something surreal, fake, imaginary. Edward can remember the white room, the gate, but most of all, the emptiness of it all. No Truth, no second gate, no Al. He'd been completely alone. And even his own body had felt as fake as the seemingly endless room; it was detached, uncomfortable. As if- as if

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[byakkoyagirl]

[Paprika, still wandering around since the last night, finds herself inside of Ed's dream. At first she has to wonder what she is seeing, until she realizes that the two - the dreamer and the dream - are meant to be brothers. She watches on silently for a moment until she finally mumbles.]

How sad.

[Then the transmutation comes and Paprika is shocked and horrified by the sight she sees. It was nothing like she saw before. Even worse, looking at it...it felt real. Too real.]

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[He picks up the pace a little - just enough to keep out of range from Envy's charge - and curses quietly, desperately wishing for some sort of escape. He's Edward Elric, dammit! When there's no exit to be found, he makes one! It's what he does best!

That's right, make an exit... wait, make an exit? Is that even-

He skids to a stop, pulling on her hand to urge her to halt with him before he lets go, clapping his hands together. It's a risky decision (too many unknown variables: how far away is Envy, does alchemy work here, is it Equivalent Exchange, what is this room even made of), but they'll only exhaust themselves by running away. Walking and exploring is one thing, but Envy? It's too much.

Smacking both hands against the floor, a strange, incredibly detailed door rises out of the dark floor, so tall it towers over them. It's familiar to Edward, who doesn't bother giving it a second glance and merely slams his body up against it, shoving as hard as he can.]

Come on, help me get it open!

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[byakkoyagirl]

[She stops as he does and steps back, watching him perform some sort of magic (least she thinks it is) and nods.]

Right!

[She runs to it and pushes her weight against it as well, hoping to use the dream to enhance her strength a little. Not that she can become a macho-man, but the limitless world of dreams does give her some ease in becoming stronger than she looks.]

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[With the extra boost, after a moment, the door starts to creep open, light pouring through the crack. It's not opening very fast, but Envy's footsteps seem to be slowing down, as if they're further off in the distance than before. Weird... it's like the light is swallowing everything, even sound. He relaxes a little, relieved, though not entirely calm just yet, just in case. But maybe it's over.

He glances over at the woman, brows furrowing. There's definitely something weird about this, particularly when everything else about this situation is so familiar. Does she belong here, or...]

...Who are you?

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[byakkoyagirl]

[Paprika turns to Edward as he asks that and grins.]

Paprika.

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Paprika. [It's a quiet echo, as Envy closes in on them, still moving even as the light continues to spread.] Thanks... for your help.

[He'll try to remember what she did- and even if he doesn't, at least he was able to thank her right before he lets himself step through the gate, the light closing in around him.

Time to wake up.]