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Edward Elric ([personal profile] automailed) wrote2012-01-14 01:33 am

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[...So it's been a week. A full week since his parents had shown up in Luceti. And as of today, with the last bit of furniture in place, he and Al are officially "moved in". At least, in the sense of physically living there. Edward still finds himself looking out the window an awful lot and double-taking at the house number across the street, and at least three times now he's turned to approach the door of the Hughes' household instead of his own. He hasn't barged in unintentionally yet, at least. That would have been awfully embarrassing.

He's still not sure how he feels about this... home life. Thing. Adjustment is one thing, but actually coming to expect his mother's smiling face when he walks through the front door? It's a little scary. Wonderful in a lot of ways, but...

And that's not even getting into the issue of living so close to Hohenheim for this long, something he hasn't done since early childhood. And despite promising to give the man a chance, their relationship is tenuous at best, violent at its worst. He's still not calling the man "father", either. And there's poor Al in the middle, still stuck in his wheelchair... dammit...

Well, let's just say he's in desperate need of some distraction. So after giving it some thought, he turns to the journal-]


Hey, got a question for anyone listening out there-

I was talking to this kid a while back - Aoba - and something came up. Do we have some kind of directory of all the worlds people are from? I don't mean that world sharing class, I mean actual maps of all the different worlds, or countries within those worlds, or whatever.

Because if there isn't, then I'd like to make one. So if you wanna get involved, talk about where you're from here- show a map, gimme an idea of what it's like. I'll take what I can get.


[A little while later, he'll be venturing to his usual hotspots- the library, for some books for poor Al to read, and the Battle Dome, to take out some of his pent-up frustrations (and to duke it out with a few of the homunculus for kicks), then to the shops for a bit of perusing. He can be pestered around down at any time, looking uncharacteristically unsure, though he's been looking that way all week, so at this point it may not be anything new.

Eventually he'll return home to his family some time before dinner, carrying with him (in addition to Al's books) a toolbox, a bag containing some clothes, and a collection of sticky buns for dessert/snacking-

...but not before barging into the Hughes house accidentally. Apparently there really is a first time for everything.]
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[When Ed barges in he'll find Winry... measuring herself. Yep. She's using a mirror in the living room to do it because her bedroom mirror has schematics and prototype plans taped all over it.]

E-Ed!
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What are you doing over here? [She turns to face him properly, and gathers the measuring tape in her hand.]
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Taking my measurements. It's... it's not weird.
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I lost a bet, so I have to know what size blouse I need to wear. It's been a long time since I've been measured.
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Hey, where are you- Ed! [She frowns at him as he makes a break for his room. She really can't stop him now, and she doesn't have the heart to. She can only imagine what he's been going through these past couple days. She'll just wait where she is to catch him on his way out.]
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[Winry sees his face on the way out and she has to stop him. Her hand reaches out to touch his shoulder. It must be rough. Living with a dead mom and a - to him - deadbeat dad. She doesn't expect him to share much, but.]

Hey. Slow down for a moment.
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It's not like I appeared out of nowhere. Are you all right?
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And frustrating? I know you don't like your dad.
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[Winry immediately frowns. She knows Ed despises Hohenheim, but she doesn't like being snapped at or told what to do.]

What I do or don't call him isn't the point.
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Ed, I doubt that anyone seriously expects that of you.
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It's just hard, right? To accept it? Because it could be taken away from you without a warning?
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I know. I know it's hard. [She grabs the fabric on the arm of his jacket.]

But have you heard of that saying, "it's better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all"? I know it's not the same, but... maybe it's better to have a second chance than not to have one at all? You can never regain lost time, but... you can try to make it a little better? It may not be here for long, so try to enjoy it while you can? I'm not asking it to be like flipping a switch, but keep it in mind?
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Yes, I- I can't imagine what it would be like if my own showed up. I just...

It's hard for me to see you like this. If there's anything- [anything you need, anything you want to talk about] I'll always be here.
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