001 Enter the Alchemist

[snacklist]

[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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[is0latedthinker]

[Alan nods slowly.] And your brother?

[snacklist]

He's better at offensive battle, but we studied together so we have similar strengths.

[is0latedthinker]

I bet you two make a good team, then. [He smiles.]

You must be in a military of some sort, then?

[snacklist]

Brother is, he's a State Alchemist.

[is0latedthinker]

[Alan nods. The older brother, but not the younger - probably trying to protect him.]

I see.

[snacklist]

We travel all over Amestris for it, he's the youngest State Alchemist ever.

[is0latedthinker]

That's quite the achievement. How old is he?

[snacklist]

He's nearly sixteen! But he was twelve when he became a State Alchemist.