1st Transmutation

[unexculpable]

[Ok, this whole books talking to him thing was really, really weird and he did not like it at all, but he didn't have much of a choice when it came to forms of communication. He had done a bit of exploring, tried to figure out just where he was while looking for Al. Hell, he was looking for anyone familiar. Clearly he was not succesful because the voice coming from the journal is loud and very, very irritated.]

First thing's first. I'm looking for my little brother. His name is Alphonse Elric, goes by Al. He's hard to miss, wears a big suit of armor. If any of you know where I can find him I'd appreciate it.

[He takes a deep breath.]

Alright, I have questions and I want answers. Now.

[Listen and be amazed as the tone of his voice goes from irritated to pissed off in less than .001 seconds.]

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

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[kickthecanplz]

Everyone here is. There are worlds of magic, talking animals, demons and wizards and witches, and they're all your next door neighbors.

[unexculpable]

Uh huh. So where are you from then?

[kickthecanplz]

Uh... actually, my world is pretty boring and normal compared to everyone else's. Earth, specifically Japan, I'm just a high school student. No alchemists or people wearing giant suits of armor... except maybe for cosplay.

[unexculpable]

Your from Earth and you're telling me you're from a different world?

Seriously?

[kickthecanplz]

If you're going to give me attitude about it, I can close the book right now!

[unexculpable]

How is that giving you attitude?! Telling me your from Earth, the same world I'm from, doesn't do much to make me believe you.

[kickthecanplz]

Only the name is the same! Everything else is different!

[unexculpable]

So... more like parallel worlds?

[kickthecanplz]

Sure, fine. Next up... time. You can be here for years, but no time will pass back in your world. That's why you just saw Alphonse, even though he's been here.

[unexculpable]

Wouldn't that be obvious? You go back home and you're five years older than you should be, someone's gonna notice.

[kickthecanplz]

You don't age here. And when you leave... you lose your memories of this place. So it's like nothing ever happened.

[unexculpable]

... That sucks.

[kickthecanplz]

Yeah.

[There's an uncomfortable pause, so he clears his throat.]

... Anyway. Everyone who comes here has a 'loss'. You lose something, but you'll get it back when you go home. It can be just about anything... a memory, an ability, an item... I can't yell anymore, one of my friends has no memories of his cousin, and another lost his teddy bear.

1/3

[unexculpable]

[Another uncomfortable pause follows as Ed starts frantically patting himself down. ]

[unexculpable]

.......

[unexculpable]

DAMN IT. THOSE BASTARDS TOOK MY WATCH.

[kickthecanplz]

... Your watch.

[what the hell are you flipping out over :| ]

[unexculpable]

It's not just a watch!

It's -- damn it, it's the watch I got when I became a State Alchemist. It's my identification and -- [just a long string of curses go here followed by something that sounds like "I'm going to kick their ass"]

[kickthecanplz]

[well, if he's that upset, it must be important, so who am I to judge?]

At least you found out what your loss was. We couldn't figure out what Alphonse's was.

[unexculpable]

[it's very important. sob.]

Al doesn't carry a lot on him...

[he's thinking]

Everyone loses something?

[kickthecanplz]

Everyone. It may take him a while to know what it is, but everyone loses something. There's never been an exception.

[... as far as he knows, anyway.]

[unexculpable]

What'd you say yours was again?

[kickthecanplz]

I can't yell. If I try, I can't talk at all for some time.

[unexculpable]

How is that -- [he stops himself] -- you know what, never mind. I'm not going to ask.

[kickthecanplz]

Probably for the best.

Next up... your room. Everyone gets one automatically when they arrive. But you don't have to live here, you can choose to live in the town instead.