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.

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Really?

Um... would you show me? I don't want to get lost.

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... Yeah, all right, I've got nothing better to do today. Where are you?

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[He reads off a random numberplate he happens to be passing by... conveniently near to Kasanoda.]

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I'll be there soon.

[And so, he goes out into the hallway, and comes across WHAT THE HELL.]

... Wh... wh... what the...

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[He turns at the sound of the voice, and sort of tries to shrink in on himself at the horror on Kasanoda's face.]

Hi... Ritsu.

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... Alphonse?

[staring is rude, but... really? you can't just put on a shirt and jeans for a walk around town.]

... You're... taller than I thought.

[... great tact there.]

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I didn't ask to be this big.

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[ffffuuuu-]

N-Not that it's a bad thing! It means nobody will pick a fight with you, and some girls like tall guys!

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[He just sighs, slowly getting up again as though afraid he might frighten Kasanoda again once he was to his full height.]

...I didn't mean to scare you.

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I wasn't scared! I was just surprised. There are much scarier things here than some guy wearing a suit of armor.

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Mm right.

[He's not going to say he's not a guy inside the armour. Nope.]

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Anyway, let's get going. Least you'll be warm in that thing, it's been snowing a little.

[He waves, and starts walking.]

You can choose to live in the town if you don't like the castle.

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[Living here sounded a little permanent... he had to get home to Ed and Amestris.]

The castle doesn't seem too bad.

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You'll see what I mean in time.

[Let's get to the doors!]

One of the most important things here are the losses. Have you been told about them?

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No?

You mean losing in a fight?

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I wish.

Everyone who comes here has a loss. It could be a memory, an item, or an ability. I can't yell, a friend of mine can't remember his cousin, stuff like that.

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What?!

That's terrible! How could anyone do that to people?

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... Yeah, about 'anyone'... we think the castle does it.

1/2

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Oh...

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A-AH WAIT!

You mean I've lost something?

[He's frantically patting down his armour, as if that's going to help him.]

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[wow kasanoda is the best tour guide ever-]

Ah, shit... well, yes, but, hey! Sometimes it takes months to figure it out, so there's no use panicking now.

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[It sounds a little hollow as he's hitting his metal chest looking for something missing.]

But what if it's something really important?

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You'll get it back when you leave!

[... why was that hollow. he blinks, and then decides to knock on his chest as well.]

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H-Hey--!

[It is very hollow, or sounds it.]

[kickthecanplz]

[... what, what, what.]

Wow, you must be super thin... it's almost like it's empty. But you still have to be strong to walk in all that. Huh.