➤ 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

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

[ And Diana chuckles, merely shaking her head. ]

Go ahead - do try me. I can attest that it'll be fun all around.

[unexculpable]

I'm sure it will be.

All right, I'll get some notes together to give to you tomorrow.

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

That sounds like [...] fun. [ Honestly, she's never really done much of anything for fun. Everything has been work, work, work and no fun. So, to have this moment makes her happy inside and she's still smiling. It's been a long time since she's smiled this long. ]

Now, for my end of the bargain, what do you wish to know from me?

[unexculpable]

I'm actually pretty curious about where you're from. We're obviously not from the same world.

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

Well, my planet's name is Epyaxa and I'm from a place called Neo-England. See, before humans decided to move to Epyaxa, Earth was dying from over consumption of raw materials, too much pollution from factories, and just people being too greedy with everything. People took too much from the Earth and didn't give it back in the form of planting trees or helping the land and resources grow again. So, we did what we could before escaping and we moved to Epyaxa.

Epyaxa is a lot cleaner, a world free of contaminants that would ordinarily destabilize it, and people live pretty long and healthy lives. Technology, science, literature - everything has rapidly improved and people now work together to make the best of their future. Granted, we have a lot more laws in place so that people don't get the idea in their heads that they can pull the same stuff that caused the Earth to die out. But, if it happens, people are rather quick to deal with it.

At first, though, the native Epyaxains didn't know how to take to us humans, but after a while, we managed to get along rather swimmingly.

Though, as far as I'm concerned, my family and I live in a mansion that's pretty large. We have nothing but the best technology, mostly built by yours truly. See, when I was growing up, I decided to read the encyclopedia when I was three and, well... knowledge is infectious. [ She manages to giggle a bit here. ]

But, so far, I've managed to live a pretty happy life. My mother's a businesswoman and my father's an engineer. The family business is mostly centered around machines due to both of my parents' occupations and we manage to make a sizable profit. And, I really do love my parents. In fact, I think they'd be proud of how far I've come.

[ That last line is definitely about Ed, and hey, she still looks happy to be talking about her life and her world. ]

[unexculpable]

[He listens closely, absolutely fascinated to hear about a world so different from his own. He leans forward in his chair a little, eager to learn more.

Wow. Space Travel? That's incredible! I mean, the reason you had to leave at all is terrible, but moving the entire human race to another planet? One already occupied by intelligent life, even!

[When Diana mentions that she read the encyclopedia when she was three he can't help but laugh. He grins as he leans back in his chair] Three, huh? Sounds familiar. Though for me it was with my father's alchemy books. Or, well... anything I could get my hands on, really.

[His smile softens as Diana talks about her own family. It's nice to hear about ones that genuinely love each other. Ones that always had a loving mother, whose father didn't abandon them.]

You think they would? Nah, doesn't sound like there's any reason to doubt that they would be.

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

Mmhmm! In addition to space travel, we have hovercars to take you place to place that are run purely on solar energy and the panels on them are enough to charge them for late night activities. And, if you can't get to the grocery store or something like that, there's plenty of automated ways to get what you need in a matter of seconds. People always want to help each other out, which is what makes Epyaxa beautiful.

[ She laughs along with him and nods. ] I was the same. I just couldn't stop reading and trying to get all that I could to learn. My parents started with tutors, but I outsmarted them was I was about seven years old. I didn't see a need for them after that and took my education in to my own hands.

[ Then, she blinks a bit and smiles still. ]

Well, back home, I wasn't really... sociable, so to speak. I actually have never had a friend to talk with since I didn't know how to make them. [ She pauses here and nervously plays a bit with a few strands of her hair. ]

You're ... actually the first friend I've ever had. And I thank you for that.

[unexculpable]

[His eyes widen. Hovercars? THAT RUN ON SOLAR ENERGY? That's. Awesome. In case you couldn't tell, this is a bit mind blowing.

He grins, but that smile soon softens considerably. He didn't expect that, honestly. Her gratitude is more than apparent and he starts to realize that this... this is kind of a big deal for her. Sitting here with someone she met only a few weeks prior talking about her home, her life, and her family. Openly admitting that she'd never had a friend until now...]

Don't be stupid. You don't have to thank me, that makes it sound like it's an obligation or something. It's been great getting to know you, Diana and I'm glad you can consider me a friend. You're definitely one of mine.

... But for what it's worth, you're welcome.

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

[ SHE CAN TELL YOU MORE. All of the things on her planet and then some!

And, well... it takes her a bit to comprehend this. She was one of his friends. She was one of his friends. Things like this haven't happened before. What do. no srsly what do.

If Ed hasn't seen her face this happy before, it's - well, it's because she's relieved. Happy. Overjoyed. And she'll do her best to keep the friendship up. In fact, she thinks it's totally normal to hug him as tight as she can. This is what friends do, right? ]

I'm happy! I'm really happy! Thank you!

[unexculpable]

[The reaction wasn't completely unexpected, but the hug? He's definitely taken aback by that. He's stunned for a moment, but he still returns the hug and all he can do is grin and laugh.]

Don't mention it.

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

I'll do my best in being your friend, Ed, okay?

[ Hey, she's grinning and laughing herself. You really know how to bring out the true person inside of someone,, Ed. ]

[unexculpable]

[Yeah, he has that effect on people. He's just awesome like that.]

Right, and I'll do the same for you.

[This includes, but is not limited to beating the crap out of people who hurt you. One of the many benefits of being friends with Ed. He's like a tiny little guard dog whose bark is actually as big as his bite.]

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

It sounds like fun!

[ Then, it dawns on her. She has never had "fun", outside of designing stuff for herself.

So, this was fun.

She liked it!

And, as for you Ed, this means that she'll whittle someone's psyche down and doing all that other fun stuff she tends to do when people hurt you. :c ]

[unexculpable]

[he laughs a little and nods]

'Course it will be. You're friends with me, remember?

[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

Yeah!

[ Then, she notices that she's still hugging him. Oops. Well, it immediately goes straight to her brain and...

She then stops hugging him. Whoopsies. Uh, now she's embarrassed. ]

Ah, sorry about that. I don't know what came over me, Ed.