001 Enter the Alchemist

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[Sometime after the initial panic of finding himself in a strange place where books talked at you when you opened them, there were no Homunculi or anyone familiar at all, and... everything ever; much later at night after things have started to sink in, there is a polite sounding voice over the journals after a self conscious throat clearing.]

Good evening! My name is Alphonse Elric and... do any you know Brother? His name is Edward and he's the... [little] ...alchemist with a red coat.

[What more can he really say? This is still so overwhelming and ridiculous.]

...I hope I can meet you all in person soon, talking over... a book seems a bit impersonal for a first meeting. [And then, in case that made anyone think he didn't want to talk now, he hastily added:] But it's nice to meet you anyway.

[ooc: Open to all]

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Really?

[He manages to somehow though DEVIOUSLY THOUGHTFUL.]

Girls like mysterious, right?

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[heh... HEH]

Girls? Go wild for mysterious.

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Great!

[Wait... that sounded a little too enthusiastic.]

I mean... um.

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[hahaha. Abel laughs; lord he's adorable.]

...Have a girlfriend at home, Al...?

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Who, me? No. Definitely not.

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Well, why not? The tall and mysterious type with a heart of gold... hey, you must be a heartbreaker, huh? Not wanting to get tied down?

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Aha...

[Either that, or he's a disembodied soul in a suit or armour. One of the two. Subject change... SUBJECT CHANGE.]

Wow, look at all the shops. What's your favourite one here?

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[lskjdf you fail at subtly forever, Al. but he goes along with it, hoping he didn't make him uncomfortable oops...]

Ah! That one isn't hard... The Candy Bonsai, for sure!

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Ahhh, that sounds delicious!

[Sobbing. Why did it have to be a food place?]

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Mm...! A very good friend of mine opened it up last year... and he passed it down to me. --Well, me and Elektra. I guess you could say it's something like a pseudo-family business or something... [f-ff...]

--Ah, but... Jyuu had the best candy around! We've kept everything just as he left it...

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[He gasps, looking significantly impressed.]

You own it? That's amazing! You must really love chocolate.

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Chocolate and I go way back, Al. I think my wife might get jealous of our love affair, sometimes... [...why is he sadly serious about this oh my god abel no.]

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I bet she doesn't really mind. Who doesn't love chocolate?

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[Cain?]

...No one with tastebuds.

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Right!

Chocolate brownie sponge is my favourite.

[Mmm. He remembers it well.]

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Ahh, you're making me hungry, Al...

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...Me too.

[Or remembered hunger, it was the same thing.]

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...There's a really cozy little bakery not too far from here...

[he would treat you... not like he has an endless cash flow or anything...!!!]

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[A bakery, the place he misses MOST IN THE WORLD.]

You must go there all the time.

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Enough it's a wonder I haven't developed some advanced form of diabetes, of course!

...Are you up for it, Al? [come on he needs someone to drown his internal organs in sugar with...]

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Mm! I'll go if you want to go, I don't mind!

[It's not like he knows where anything else is, or has anything else pressing to do.]

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Ah, perfect! You definitely have to try the pastries, Al. They even have scones! [sdlkjfsdf gonna spoil... you... ornot]

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Ahh, that sounds so good! But I'm still not hungry.

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[but didn't you say a second ago--]

...Really? [well he'd feel like a dick eating in front of you bro.] A-ahh... well, we can go another time! There's no rush, right?

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[He holds up his hands frantically, shaking them. He doesn't want to stop Abel eating.]

We can go now! You should have some pastries, I bet they're delicious.