automailed: (...it's okay. I don't mind.)
Edward Elric ([personal profile] automailed) wrote2012-01-14 01:33 am

[Voice / Action] backdated to JANUARY 13th

[...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.]
hohenheim: (Did you really just say that?)

[personal profile] hohenheim 2012-01-23 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
...I'm sorry.

[ Hopefully this simple apology is worth his while. ]
hohenheim: (Please don't judge me)

[personal profile] hohenheim 2012-01-23 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
I...I didn't mean to sound ungrateful for all you've done for Alphonse. It's just I wish I could have done something to help. I suppose it's all in the past now---

[ He trails off once he noticed the flabbergasted look on the boy's face. ]

Ah?

[ Hohenheim blinked his eyes in confusion. ]

I shouldn't have spoke. The conversation about the Gate of Truth was quite intriguing. Perhaps there is a way to best him or perhaps not, but I'm certain you'll find a way someday. Hopefully you won't need to but heed my advice.

[ Scrambling to get all the papers organized, Hohenheim presents Edward with the stack before leaving the desk. ]

We'll talk later, Edward. I better head downstairs to see if your mother needs any assistance.
hohenheim: (If only we could forgive & forget)

[personal profile] hohenheim 2012-01-23 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ He all but ran out the room after that. Was he an idiot of some sort? An idiot savant, perhaps? That conversation could have went much smoother if he didn't run off at a tangent like that.

With a groan, Hohenheim nearly slapped his hand on to his face. ]


Why did I say any of that?

[ He sighs as he wanders downstairs. ]