.005 Resolutions

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[A: Phone (Open to All)]

[It's pretty late at night and Al is at the end of his rope. Ed has been avoiding him, he utterly failed to protect anyone he cared about when the town went to hell, and he was once more trapped in this stupid armour body. His voice is high pitched in a mix of distress and determination, coming all in a rush down the phones.]

I've had enough!

I'm not going to let this town hurt anyone I care about any more, and I'm not going to let anyone else get hurt. I know... I know I can't protect everybody, but I can help teach people who don't know how to protect themselves.

So... come to the park in the morning if you want to learn, and together we can help make sure that we can give this place a really good fight!

[B: Park (Open to All)]

[Sure enough, mid morning finds one Alphonse Elric in the park, ready to teach anyone who shows up. He knows a lot of people here are competent already, and that some wouldn't want his lessons. But if he can help even one person get better at defending themselves, then he's done a good job.]

[C: 1649 Albright Lane (Locked to Ed)]

[He has had more than enough of Ed avoiding him. He knew from others what had happened to Brother during the carnival, and he is furious that Ed hadn't come to find him as soon as it was all over. He has been around himself a few times since, but he always seems to mysteriously miss his big brother.

Not today.

He's hammering on the door loudly, big metal fist making a furious pounding that shakes the door.]

BROTHER! BROTHER, OPEN THE DOOR!

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[Okay, that's surprising, a young boy's voice just came out of that armor.]

Oh, I had pictured you to be smaller...

[FML, what world do kids grow that tall and where can he find whatever that is?]

It is good to meet you Alphonse, I am Crown.

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[He didn't ask to be this big...]

Nice to meet you too, Crown, do you know what sort of thing you want to learn?

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[Shoosh Al, just feel proud of something. You still have that long tassel of flowing hair, right?]

Hm, my hand to hand skills need work. An opponent like you I have difficulty with, without my sword and as you can see- [He just shows him that dinky wooden sword he managed to get from some drone kids or wherever.] I will be needing all the practice I can get.

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[Alas, no, it got cut off at Briggs.]

Then lets get started! [He doesn't mind how experienced or non-experienced his opponents are, it's all about getting better.]

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Indeed.

[Tossing the wooden sword aside, he brings his hands up in a defensive position. Charging at Alphonse, he goes to swing leg at Al's head....too bad he can't lift it high enough and it's going to the boy's arm.]

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[Luckily, one of the things Al is best at is hand to hand combat, and he's jumping back out of the way with a nimbleness that belies his size. Sweeping a leg down low, he's attempting to knock Cross flat on his back.]

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[Okay, ouch. Crown finds his legs being knocked out from under him. Falling backwards, he places his hands beneath him to cushion the fall. Hitting the ground he pushes himself from the ground and launches his feet towards Al's waist.]

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[He attempts to catch Crown's ankle as the feet impact at his waist, aiming to flip the other boy over and away.]

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[Oh, okay, Crown goes flying now because of that. Hitting the ground behind Al, he comes back to his feet. Charging at Al again he leaps to give the boy a kick in the head now. Because, keeping firmly on the ground and kicking wasn't working.]

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[Rude.

His helmet comes flying off and hits the ground with a clang. Still in fighting mode, Al vaults backwards to try and scoop it back up.]

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[Good, now just going to run behind Al and vault himself forward to kick Al in the back.]

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[He's caught while he's putting his head back on, just managing to keep himself from falling. Jutting a hand out, he attempts to grab Crown by the arm to slam him down to the ground.]

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[Crown now finds himself pinned. Who knew a kid could hit so hard. But, he aims a kick towards Al's leg.]

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[He allows the kick to hit, at the same time as pulling back his fist and aiming it for Crown's face in demonstration the fight is over.]

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[Definitely over. All Crown can do is bring his arms up to his face so nothing gets broken.]

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[Al stands back, offering a hand to help Crown up.]

That was pretty good!

[logic_and_magic]

[Wait...he's not getting punched? Huh, odd. His dad would do that if he lost in a match like this. He takes Al's hand however, and pulls himself to his feet.]

For you perhaps, but myself? It was sloppy. I would have been dead.

[Totally blunt on this too. But, he only now realizes, maybe he shouldn't sound so harsh. Alphonse does only sound like a child after all.]

B-but...thank you for the compliment Alphonse. However, in the future I will need to repay this little duel with one of my own.

[He offers a little smirk.]

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Maybe you would have been if we were really fighting, but that's why we train. So when this is a real fight... not between us!... then you're better.

[He flashes Crown a big thumbs up. He'd be grinning if his armour allowed expression.]

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Hm, you are right. Though hand to hand will only get so far. Tell me, would you like to learn how to use a sword? I must repay this exercise after all with one of my own.

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Sure! I've never used a sword before, but I know some people who are experts.

[Like Major General Armstrong and Fuhrer King Bradley.]

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Than it is a deal.

[Sounding totally professional about it too.]

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Um, do you mean now?

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No, when I have a proper sword, than we will do it then.

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Okay! I can't wait. Is that how you usually fight where you're from?

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[The boy's enthusiasm is enough to make Crown smile. It almost reminds him of Cross a little bit. Treasure this Alphonse, treasure it.]

Yes in a way. But I had magic as well that I used.