.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!

Comments

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Because no one claims dominion over this place. This is simply the town's and nothing that is the town's is real.

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What if that was a person from a world where people looked like trees?

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Then this tree would not have been here nearly every day I have come to this place to stare at the same clouds which are also not real.

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Mm. Well... maybe it's just a tree, but there was still no need to destroy it like that.

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I see. Etiquette on the world outside is still... Somewhat of a mystery.

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Um... that's not etiquette, it's just basic consideration.

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Is it? I see.

[She has this look of general confusion like she really doesn't]

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Did you... want to train?

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I actually wished to see what it was out here... With no Tarterus to travel or shadows to conquer I myself know not how these things are done.

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Um...

[Nope, he didn't manage to catch what she was talking about at all.]

Huh?

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It is another realm, a realm where man's darkest desires are given life and form dread monsters who seek to overwhelm one's soul.

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[They seem to be having two completely separate conversations, and he has no idea what that has to do with training at all.]

So... you didn't want to train?

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I wish to see what training on this side is like.

[She nods]

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Okay! Then lets see your best defensive stance.

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What am I defending against?

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Anyone that wants to attack you... me, in this case.

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With magic? With fists? With the elements? There are many forms of attack.

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I'm trying to help people to learn to defend themselves in case all that stuff goes, and it's just physical.