➤ 3rd Transmutation [backdated to 10/3]

[unexculpable]

A. » Action「Mayfield High School Classrooms ☼ Morning - Lunch」

[In hindsight, Ed should have planned for this in advance,.he last place he wanted to be today was here. Out of all the days, it had to be this one., but if he didn't show up today he'd get droned and he is never letting that happen again. Ever.

3. October. 11. Never Forget.

What does this mean for Mayfield? Ed is grumpy as hell. Are you a teacher? Is he in your class? You'll find that he's more snappy, argumentative, and disruptive than normal. You might find a ball of paper getting tossed at you (especially if you're Eddie) when you're not paying attention. He might not even be in his desk, he could be wandering around the classroom. Perhaps pulling books off the shelves and flipping through them for lack of anything else to do, not bothering to hide his disgust at the poor quality of the textbooks -- this math was way too easy, he was reading books like this when he was three, why the hell should he care about American history when he's not from the same world?

This will not be an easy day for anyone.]


B. » Action「Mayfield High School Chem Lab ☼ Lunch - End of school」

[As soon as the bell rings for lunch, Ed makes a beeline to the chemistry lab. He'll be there for the entire lunch period, pulling things off of shelves - beakers, chemicals, and whatever else he can get his hands on - making a nice little setup for himself near the back.

When the bell rings for the next class, Ed's still there. In fact he'll be there for the rest of the day, he's skipping everything else. After the final bell rings and everyone else is heading home, you'll still be able to find him here for about an hour or so before he leaves.]


C. » Action「Around Town ☼ Afternoon - Late Evening」

[Ed's wandering around town aimlessly. His eyes are downcast, his hands are shoved in his pockets and it seems like something is really bothering him. Approach?]

Comments

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup's nonchalant about it now. But boy it took him a while to get used to it.]

Well I first got it right before I got here, which was really weird, 'cause I got it and then I got here and I had both legs again and then I lost it again and then the town gave it back... it was kind of like the magical disappearing and reappearing leg for a while. But seems like it's gone for good now. Probably. I mean, barring any more crap from the town. [He shrugs.]

[unexculpable]

[and suddenly Ed is very, very worried. He was really getting used to this whole having a real arm and leg thing. It was kind of nice. He reaches over unconsciously and grabs at his right arm, like he's making sure it's still actually there.]

I'm sorry, that must've been pretty awful... [he looks down, grimacing a bit. He's lost his leg once. He couldn't imagine going through it again.]

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup shrugs.] Well the first time it happened was pretty bad. The town decided to actually take my leg away like when it first happened, but after that it was just weirdly going away and coming back again. So yeah, it was kind of terrible the first time, but compared to the other stuff that's happened here? Not really the worst thing on the list.

[But he catches how Ed's looking.]

Hey... you okay?

[unexculpable]

I guess comparatively it isn't that bad. This town is so messed up.

[Ugh, and now he feels a little sick. He takes a breath, rubbing at his face with one hand]

Yeah, I'm fine. It's just been a long day. [It's not really a lie. It has been a long day, but he is certainly not fine.]

[worstvikingever]

[Hiccup nods.]

Yeah, I know what that's like.

...you're Ed, right?

[unexculpable]

Yeah, that's me, but I don't think I've met you before.

[worstvikingever]

...oh. Right. You must've... yeah, okay. I'm Hiccup. I've been here about nine months now.

[unexculpable]

Sorry, I guess you knew me from before? Nice to uh... re-meet you, Hiccup.

[worstvikingever]

Not really well, but I kind of knew you, yeah. Nice to re-meet you too.

[unexculpable]

... So you ever think of trying a different prosthetic? One a little less prone to getting stuck in cracks on the ground?

[worstvikingever]

Huh? Oh. Well not really. This one works pretty well and I only trip when I'm not really paying attention. But then again I'm always making improvements.

[unexculpable]

It seems kind of inconvenient. [shrugs] What kind of improvements? Are you a mechanic or something?

[worstvikingever]

Sort of. I'm a blacksmith with... mechanical inclinations?

[He looks down at the prosthetic.]

Improvements like balance and spring and stuff. It's actually pretty simple, but I think the simplicity makes it better.

[unexculpable]

I was curious about that. It looks like it would be difficult to keep your balance, but if you've managed to keep it stable... Yeah, I can see the benefits of keeping it that simple. [like... not having painful surgery and rehabilitation. :Db]

[worstvikingever]

Yeah. Also simple means it isn't bulky, which makes it easier to move around with. Which is kind of the point.

[unexculpable]

And that's why I'm an alchemist and not a mechanic.

[worstvikingever]

Well everybody's good at different things. [He shrugs lightly.] We can't all be mechanics, nothing would ever get done.

[unexculpable]

I know a couple of people who would probably disagree with that, but that's definitely true. [lol Winry.]