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➤ 6th Transmutation

A. » Action「Locked to outliven」

[You bet your ass he's is coming to get you, Trisha. He is not going to let you get hurt. Ever. He's there in SECONDS -- completely out of breath, eyes wide with terror.]

Mom! Mom, where are you?!

B. » Action「Around Town」

[DOES ED KNOW YOU? ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH HIM? HAVE YOU EVER TALKED TO HIM BEFORE? HAS HE PASSED YOU BY IN THE HALLS? BUMPED INTO YOU IN THE LIBRARY?

If he knows you, he's looking for you. Even if he doesn't know you, if you pass him on the streets you'll likely find him running over to make sure you're doing ok]

Hey! You alright?

C. » Action「Locked to wontjustwait」

[WINRY. GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE. IT IS NOT SAFE SUDDENLY MAYFIELD APOCALYPSE. He is worried beyond belief and is running towards what remains of her house, calling out for her as soon as he's close enough]

Winry!

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[ HEY ED!

Winry is just... sitting in the rubble. She has drones in her family and they're dead. She was so excited about Thanksgiving and recognizes how the corpses are a sick mockery of the turkey.

She won't hear Ed. She's simply staring at the ground; her eyes are wide, her face is pale, and she is trembling. ]

[It's impossible to miss her and he doesn't bother trying to get her attention again. Ed makes his way through the rubble, kneeling in front of her.]

Winry? Winry, look at me, please. Are you hurt?

[ A second or two will pass without response. She needs to be tough, she knows that... but... sorry, Ed. This is just too much for her. She can barely see him through the predictable tears. ]

Ed... Edward. What in the... Ed, what in the... what is going on?

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[These tears are well founded. None of it is exactly pleasant.

He shakes his head, brow furrowing as he takes her hand]

I'm not sure, but it's not safe out here. We need to go.

Right... right...

[ Her hands are shaking. She begins trying to stand, even if her legs feel weak from trembling. ]

But where are we going...?

[He helps Winry get to her feet, supporting her weight so won't fall if her legs give out]

Major General Armstrong had me build an underground base a few months ago. It's still intact, fully supplied and well protected.

[ If you had told her this on any other day then Winry would be doing all of the harsh judging. But for now she's glad that they thought ahead. ]

So... how many people can fit inside? I mean, the whole town is...

I know, but we can't fit the entire town in there. Big enough to hold a couple dozen people though.

[There's nothing she can do. She can only drop to her knees - which she's already done by the time he finds her - and stare into the pillar of fire in the distance.]

This must have been what Grandpa felt... Son of a bitch...

[He has a feeling he'll be seeing a lot of this kind of reaction. Wouldn't expect much else, honestly. Nonetheless, he's runs across the street, kneeling in front of her, extending a hand to help her up.]

Hey, are you hurt? Think you can stand up?

No... no, I'm not. Not physically.

[She climbs up to her feet on her own, not ignoring his hand so much as it simply doesn't register. It's pretty clear how dazed she is, her eyes glazed over, staring intently at nothing in particular.]

We should... we should probably check for survivors, first.

[He pulls back his hand and pushes himself off the ground, watching her warily]

You're not exactly in top form right now. Don't push yourself too hard.

[she is... in shock, to say the least... standing at the door to what had been her bedroom with wide eyes. the sound of Ed's voice jolts her -- physically, and she looks up with infinite relief.]

E... Ed, are you alright? What's happened...?

[she had been sleeping before the rude awakening, and maybe being a bit groggy is helping right now. sob.]

[oh thank god she's ok. in shock, but ok. didn't look hurt -- not blood, no burns, just shaken. he takes her hand, looking just as relieved as she is.]

I'm fine, but are you ok? Did you get hurt at all? Not really sure what happened. There was some kind of explosion and from what I saw it looks like the town's been leveled.

I'm... I'm not hurt. No, I'm fine, but--

[the house, and... the children-- she reaches out for his arm, worried and still stunned as she surveys the damage.

where are the children...? and Nyanpire, and... this is terrible. this is terrible... the entire street is leveled...]

[Where is Nyanpire? HERE IS NYANPIRE. After having scrabbled his way out of the rubble, he is stumble-staggering across the wreckage, straight towards Trisha.]

Nyaaaa! It's so SCARY!

[ONE NYANPIRE FOUND. ]

It'll be ok, mom. Everything's going to be fine. Right now we just need to focus on getting out of here.

[He doesn't realize that the arm Trisha was clinging to was his right. You know, the one made of metal.]

[ By the time that Ed finds her it can be assumed that Rika has recovered from the initial shock. She's absorbed her depression and let it sink behind her mask. Then discarded the mask when it was too painful to smile.

She can be found standing in a pile of rubble. She's searching it for useful things... by "useful" she means a metal anything that can be used as a weapon. But if asked, she'll make up a lame excuse. ]

... Edward. Mm... Mi I am okay, sir. [ She tries to keep her voice high pitched and cute. But she's so tired that she is just barely managing to pretend to be his cute little sister. ] You?

[Bullshit. He does not buy this "Rika is perfectly ok" act. Worry. All of it.]

I'm fine, really. You sure you're ok? You didn't get hurt or anything?

[ Too bad. She shakes her head slowly. Hands behind her back now. ]

Not hurt. I'll be fine. [ He'll worry, won't he? No matter what she does to reassure him that she's not, he's going to worry. Rika would rather Ed focused on other things. She plans to grab a weapon and investigate. He's got so many people to protect that maybe he won't come, providing she can play her hand right.

Her head droops for a moment. Deep breath. Time to try. ] The town... this is too cruel.

[Hit the nail on the head there, Rika. Ed's pretty determined to get you to safety and that safety has nothing to do with investigating anything. It's getting her down to the well protected base underground.]

No kidding... [All those dead bodies. All the destruction. He puts his hand on her shoulder to start guiding her back towards the base.] I don't know why they would pull something like this, but..

... C'mon, you should get somewhere safe.

You needn't do such a thing. I'll be fine. This won't bother me.

[ She responds a bit quickly, a response that comes the moment he touches her. She had forgotten to act cute. ]

... I need to find food and things for my sister. [ Her excuse, an attempt to recover after such an un-Rika response. ]

[Perhaps it's due to the fact that he's still in a state of shock that he doesn't pick up on the change or find it to be that significant. It's easy to assume that she's in shock and brush off the odd behavior.]

There's plenty back at the base. We can pick up your sister on the way back.

There are some things the base will not have.

[ But getting Satomi to the base might be a good idea. Hanyuu too, perhaps, if Rika doesn't drag her off to investigate. Since that is the top concern on Rika's mind; taking advantage of the situation and trying to dig up clues. ]

Like what?

[ And her act snaps in two. Just for a moment, Rika lets the mask slip and speaks truthfully. Not wanting to lie to Ed and probably forgetting that "this" Ed doesn't know about "this" Furude Rika. ]

Clues. Mayfield makes the most mistakes during this large scale games. I will grab that mistake and rip it apart, and expose the guts of this game.

[ Lan Fan has made her way out of the rubble and she seems to be wearing loose, baggy clothing that's been horribly tattered. Her arm, however, is in some serious disarray. It looks to be utterly crushed and hangs limply from her side. Various parts of her skin on the arm have been ripped off too. However, her facial expression doesn't seem to indicate any sort of pain or injury. ]

I am just fine Edward. Direct me to where the others are.

[His eyes widen]

This is fine? Like hell it is!

I have endured a lot worse. These afflictions are nothing. I can and will endure, not only for myself but Master Ling. [ She does sort of need to be alive to guard him. ]

[Ling would be so angry at you for not taking care of yourself Lan Fan.]

... Just... follow me.

Very well. Turing times like these, we must stick together, Edward.

[ She is taking care of herself!!! She is still (barely) in one piece!!!!

She'll follow though, like a lost puppy but completely silent too. Not like that's unsettling or anything. ]

[Greed is just a bit miffed that something has happened to his shield again.]

Of course I am shrimp. No more kids to pester me at the house though, no house even.

The hell happened?

[NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR THIS SHIT, GREED. NOT. THE. TIME. His fists clench by his sides, for once showing remarkable self control. His mother is waiting back at the base and he didn't want to leave her there alone any longer than he had to. Getting into a fight with Greed would not expedite the process.]

No idea. Some sort of bomb. From what I've seen the town's bee leveled.

Yeah, looks like another one of them games these people like, doesn't it?

You find that girly of yours?

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