[Meme] Kyio's Luceti Q&A: Edward Elric
1) Height: 5'5"
2) Weight: Tricky question. With two metal limbs, Edward is probably pretty hefty for his size. His automail is lighter than it used to be, though, and he's grown, so- going by his size and stature, maybe between 140-150 pounds. Needs more research.
3) Eye color/Hair Color: Both are a rather exotic gold, though his eyes are a darker, more honeyed colour. For reference.
4) Age: 16
5) Voice: I play Edward as he is in the Japanese version, so Romi Paku is the voice I use as reference. Here's an example of Ed.
6) Who does the housework in their house/apartment?: This is probably one of those group-effort things, but I sort of assume that Gracia looks after a good chunk of it. Ed can do little house repairs with alchemy though, and he can dry dishes and such...
7) Their favorite (and least favorite, if you want) foods and who does the cooking in their house/apartment?: Edward loves stew. He prefers fish over red meat, and he likes sandwiches because they're fast and he's always in such a hurry. He hates milk, most milk products, and spaghetti.
Gracia probably does the cooking since she's so boss at it. Ed should get into cooking at some point though- he'd probably be pretty good at it, since it's just mixing ingredients for the most part.
8) What they do during an average day in Luceti: There's no such thing as an average day for Edward, since he's so all over the place. Some stuff he might be doing:
-exploring (either in the village area or beyond it)
-researching at the library
-sparring with Al or in the battle dome
-practicing alchemy
9) Their general sense of fashion: Edward's fashion sort of varies; more often than not, he wears his plain black shirt + pants ensemble with his red coat, but he's also been known to branch out. Recently he's been dressing more like an adult and wearing dress shirts, and he's rather taken with a particular black trenchcoat. Really he's starting to look more and more like his dad, which is hilarious. :|;
10) Do they have any hobbies? Did they come up with these hobbies in Luceti, or was it something they always did?: Alchemy is pretty much his life, lol. He doesn't do much beyond that, and he gets too restless when he has to sit around in one place.
11) Has the situation in Luceti changed their view on certain topics/the way they react to different things?: Nope; again, it hasn't really been long enough. He's more used to Ling as Greed now, though.
12) Do they have a weapon? If so, do they carry it at all times or just under certain circumstances?: Technically yes; Ed's weapons are both his arm and weapons he can pull out of the ground, and he can arm himself with those via transumation. So he is and he isn't armed at all times, but you can't really say he carries it around with him.
13) Who are their neighbors?: The neighbouring buildings are #22, 29, 30, 32, and Community Building 3.
14) How long have they been in Luceti? Has that length of time impacted them in any way?: Nope, hasn't been long enough to make a difference.
15) Their favorite areas/stores/hang-out locations?: House 23 and the library at the moment.
16) Wing color and how do they deal with their wings?: Edward's wings are red, the same colour as his red coat. He tries his best to ignore them, mostly by keeping them constrained under his coat. In warmer weather he has to let them out to breathe, but that makes him nervous since it's dangerous, so he tries to conceal them whenever he can.
17) Did they change or grow in any way physically since coming to Luceti?: Nope, still hasn't been long enough.
18) What do they miss the most from home?: Freedom to move 8|;; He hates being confined and stuck in one little village all the time, which is why he spends so much time away from home. He can only explore so much of it, after all, and he's especially annoyed that he lacks that clear "save Amestris and get Al's body back" goal he'd been working towards for a long time now.
19) What does their handwriting look like? Do they write the way they talk, or is there a clear difference between the two?: Edward's handwriting is pretty clear, since he writes so much and so often; he carries a private notebook around at all times for jotting stuff down, after all. His writing is more formal than his speech patterns, mostly because he's used to writing reports for his State Alchemist assignments and assessments, as well as his own research notes. His speech is pretty informal, full of slang, and often crass, so the difference is obvious.
20) Is the way they act in person different from the way they act over the journal system?: Sort of different in the same sense that his writing is different from his speech; on the journal he acts more professionally if it's written, again like he's writing reports, but with audio he treats it more casually, like a phone call. He's slightly more awkward in person since he's not exactly a smalltalk kind of guy, and it's easier to end conversations on the journal than face-to-face.
21) Did they gain/lose any personal goals during their stay in Luceti?: To put it lightly... Edward was one night away from the Promised Day, aka the day when all of Amestris could be destroyed unless a certain transmutation is stopped. His goal to reach Central and stop it still exists, as well as his original goal to restore Al's body to normal, but now he has a new goal on top of that- to bring everyone from Amestris back with him, particularly including Hughes. He hasn't quite sorted that bit out yet, though.
22) Is Luceti a technological upgrade, or downgrade for them? Have they adapted to these changes well?: A bit of both, since the journals are better than telephones, but mostly just a sideways shift- Amestris has vehicles and trains, and Luceti lacks those, but it does have teleporters. He's been alright with it since the journals are functional and the enclosure is small enough to not mind walking across, but he prefers being in a wider land to travel.
23) FOR STUDENTS: What is their favorite class? What is their least favorite class? What about their general behavior in school?: N/A, he doesn't attend.
24) Do they have any special talents? If so, what are they?: Edward is an alchemist who has seen the Truth, which basically means that by clapping his hands together, he has the power to disassemble and reconstruct virtually anything he touches. There are certain limitations to this: he's limited by the law of Equivalent Exchange (aka to make something, you need materials of equal value) and his own morality, so he won't transmute living things.
25) Anything else you want to note?: Working on canon/fanon, hold that thought.