➤ 5th Transmutation

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A. » Action/Locked to notalwystrthful「1652 Albright Lane ☼ Early Morning」

[Ed was actually on his way out, he never stayed at this house for too long. The only reason he came back at all was because he would be droned if he didn't sleep in here once every three days.

He took the stairs two at a time, pulling his hair back into a ponytail along the way. He didn't know if Lust was here and he didn't want to find out, he almost made it to the door, but something caught his eye. Leaning up against the wall was a fairly large box with his name on it, written in crisp, bold letters.

He couldn't think of anyone who would send him something and he knew that people often recieved things from home in the mail. Was that what it was? Was this something from home? It could be, but... maybe it was from Olivier? Some project she wanted him to work on? Or Diana? It could be materials for that... slime stuff they were working on for the trolls. There was only one way to find out.

Ed didn't take his time opening it, but maybe he should have. His eyes widened and he stood up on shaky feet, stumbling backwards until he slammed into the wall behind him.]

No. No, no, no, no. I don't want this damn it!

["Water, 35 liters. Carbon, 20 kilograms. Ammonia, 4 liters. Lime, 1.5 kilograms. Phosphorous, 800 grams. Salt, 250 grams. Saltpeter, 100 grams. Sulfur, 80 grams. Fluorine, 7.5, iron, 5, silicon, 3 grams, and trace amounts of 15 other elements."

He could see it all happening in his head. The voice, one he knew to be his own, was so clear. He could see himself and his brother standing next to the pile of ingredients. Everything they needed to create the body of an adult human being.

The brothers knelt down outside of the circle and with a nod of determination, they down and placed their hands on the carefully drawn lines of chalk.

Ed swallowed hard, unmoving, barely breathing as the circle lights up. A bright blue light engulfs their father's study. The light illuminates the boy's faces - grinning, hopeful expectant, excited. For a minute everything seems like it's going like it should. That changes fast.

Things that look like long, thin pitch black arms rise up from the circle, writhing and twisting in the air and in the very center of the circle an eye cracked open.

His stomach clenched and he gasped for breath, trying to hold back the scream that was trying to force it's way out. For a minute, he was able to hold it back, but that didn't last long. It was far too late to take this all back. Far too late to close the box and pretend this never happened. He stumbles forward and falls to his knees, his heart pounding in his chest. He could already feel it.

The light from the circle changes to a deep, piercing red. The hands that erupted from the ground surround the two small boys -- grabbing at them, pulling at them, tearing at them. Al screamed, terrified, tears streaming down his face, his hand stretched out reaching for his brother as he was torn to apart -- pleading, begging and disappearing piece by piece.

The scream clawed it's way out of his throat -- shrill and pained and terrified -- as his leg was ripped apart. Blood trickled onto the floor, quickly pooling under him. Ed's arms buckled and and fell flat on his stomach, coughing and choking, his throat already raw from his agonized screams.

He was alone again. No one was here to help him. He was alone and terrified and there was so much blood god there was so much blood.]



B. » Action「Around Town ☼ Evening」

[Those who know Ed, or at the very least have seen him around frequently, might notice something a bit... off about him. For one, he looks incredibly exhausted -- his face is pale and honestly he seems like he might be sick, but that isn't quite the case.

Upon closer inspection those with an observant eye will notice three other things, the first of which, and the most obvious, are the pair of white gloves he's wearing. It's been colder than this and so far Ed's never bothered to wear gloves. They're not even thick ones, so it would be safe to assume he's not wearing them to keep his hands warm. His right arm looks... different somehow. It's impossible to see why, the long sleeved shirt is doing a good job of covering everything up. And... is something wrong with his left leg? Is he limping?]

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[notalwystrthful.livejournal.com]

[ As sick as Diana's been lately, she knows that there's always work to be done. And, so, when she's on her way to visit Ed for today, she stops in her tracks and hears screaming. Okay, well, some people have been weirder than usual, but she's used to Mayfield pulling stunts like this again. Though, that scream is definitely unsettling - blood-curdling, uneasy...

Whatever it is, she starts to make a run for the door and barges right in to see Ed. Ed and blood. Blood and... Ed.

For a moment, she's rendered completely immobile and speechless. Never in her thirteen years has she witnessed this amount of gore. Never in hr thirteen years has she seen something this horrible and awful and just... wrong. Her stomach is lurching, feeling like she was definitely going to throw up at the mere sight.

But, her voice and strength returns. She makes her legs move so that she can go over to him and gingerly wraps her arms around him. She doesn't know what is happening and that terrifies her. She likes to know things and this is something she doesn't know - why can't she know? Dammit! ]

Ed! Ed, it's going to be okay! Just try to hold on, all right?

[ What the hell does she do here? Does she try to get some help or does she just... wait for whatever the hell is happening to be done and over with?

Dammit! ]

B; ed what you do... what you do. 1/2

[custodismundi.livejournal.com]

[Abel isn't often without a small blonde shadow, these days-- and that's been the way he's liked it ever since... well. a day he certainly wouldn't forget, at the least... not for long as he kept on ticking, it seemed.

but come nightfall, he'd heard about the people beginning to -lose their minds- around Mayfield, and knew there were a few people he wanted to check up on. just a peek, and put his mind at ease before he could hunker down to watch over the kids and his drone-wife...

Ed had been on the list, but had been at the bottom-- after all, he could hit up Edward's place on the way back to his own, easy peasy. but fate had another idea, since he was running across one of the objects of his curiosity out and about! what luck!]

--Ah! Edward, I was on my way to see you, actually... or, well, throw pebbles at your window since you don't like me ringing, the... ah...

B. Around Town

[flowers-suck.livejournal.com]

[Olivier sees Ed passing by the flower shop and notices his strange gait. It's not that she doesn't recognize it, she just hadn't expected to see him walking like that again.]

[She doesn't quite run out of the flower shop, but she does hurry. The bell on the door jingles obnoxiously as she opens it and leans outside.]

Fullmetal, what's with that limp?

[She figures it's better to let him tell her what's going on, rather than let him know how obvious his regain is.]

B around town

[kinship]

[Cain had heard things were going a little crazy around town again, and so he was just out to watch for Abel coming home, when this older boy walked past the house limping.]

Ah... excuse me? Are you alright?

Action ☆ Around Town

[badend-replay.livejournal.com]

[ Unfortunately, she is like... the only pure creep I play that would wandering around in the evening.

She's also my most observant character. The moment Rika saw those gloves she knew. ]

E... [ She watches him for a moment, from behind. Stunned, upset, maybe even really angry. Momentarily debating going to the city hall and trying to burn it down for doing this to him. Right when Winry just got back.

But instead she'll run up from behind and give big brother all of the hugs. ]

B | Around Town

[snipingmissy.livejournal.com]

[Riza spotted Ed down the street, and it didn't take her more than a quick glance to notice that something wasn't quite right. She could remember seeing Edward shortly after having his automail repaired and his limp was very reminiscent of that. She can make a guess, of course, but she wouldn't assume.]

[So she approaches him, frowning.]

Are you doing okay, Ed?

[It's a silly question, and she knows this, but it is at least somewhere to start.]

Action ☆ Around Town

[wontjustwait.livejournal.com]

[ Winry didn't know why she felt this way. But suddenly she just couldn't stand to sit in her warm little house anymore. Ed was on her mind So unusual and uncanon of her! and she had to go check up on him.

Fun fact: She had no idea where in the heck he lived.

So good thing Ed was wandering around. When Winry spots him from behind she hesitates. His shoulders looked different... and his leg... ]

N...no way it can't... Ed- EDWARD!

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[Out jogging, like usual. Even in the cold, he prefers it.

Seeing Ed limping though draws his attention. Coming over.]]

Hey... Ed. Are you... are you alright?

Action ☆ Again

[fatedmagica.livejournal.com]

[ Mami's gone but Madoka is still in the habit of doing nightly walks around town. Like the witch hunts she would have done if Mami were alive. She wasn't expecting anyone to be out though, since it's so cold.

So honestly, she's a bit relieved at first to see a familiar back ahead of her... But wait, why is he limping? ]

Edward-kun? EDWARD-KUN! [ Running after him. ]

Action - .... somewhere or other idk

[princeofjunes]

[He sees you walking there Ed, and he doesn't have to be even a tenth as awesome as he is to see that something's off. So have a worried Yosuke approaching you with all the concern - and the remnants of the black eye you gave him]

Hey, you alright? You aren't looking too good.