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[Roy clasps Dr. Marcoh's hand, the Philosopher's Stone warm between their palms.
Suddenly, that warmth is gone, and he has to close his hand quickly to keep from dropping the stone.]
Dr. Marcoh?
[He stands carefully. Did the seat beneath him change? Was there something different about the floor?]
Dr. Marcoh!
[He reaches his ( Read more... )
[Roy clasps Dr. Marcoh's hand, the Philosopher's Stone warm between their palms.
Suddenly, that warmth is gone, and he has to close his hand quickly to keep from dropping the stone.]
Dr. Marcoh?
[He stands carefully. Did the seat beneath him change? Was there something different about the floor?]
Dr. Marcoh!
[He reaches his ( Read more... )
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She begins to move her lips to say his name, but them remembers...that he doesn't remember.]
...Colonel?
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[He turns around, trying to locate her voice. How did she get here? She was supposed to be in bed, being taken care of by a doctor!
He reaches out, feeling for her, but his hands find only air. The PCD sits on the bench in the corner.]
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But why?]
Sir...beside you. There's a device. It's how we're speaking now.
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[He takes a step, and his calf bumps into the bench. Feeling around, his fingers finally locate the device.]
Where are we, Lieutenant?
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[The voice is deeper, but the intonation is the same- and there is no echo of metal.]
... are you injured, sir?
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[That's not the weak, tremulous voice he remembers from the battlefield, coming from a body rusty from disuse.]
Where are we? What is this place?
[The Father couldn't have survived. But what else could have brought them here?]
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[Automatically, Al's voice is warm and calm, sincere. He's always been good at calming people down.]
We are in Adstringendum, sir. There's an explanation, but there shouldn't be any immediate danger. You're not hurt, are you?
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No, no way. She has to be going crazy. Roy Mustang left Adstringendum. He even wrote her a letter.....]
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Long time no see.
[... But she says this nevertheless once she finally finds her voice.]
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At the sound of Faye's voice, he stops. One he doesn't recognize.]
I wish I could say the same. But I'm afraid you have the advantage on me.
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If she weren't currently a mermaid living in an underwater wonderworld, this would totally call for a cigarette.]
If you can call it that.
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Colonel, sir? Are you alright?
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I feel so popular. Who are you?
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Negi Springfield, sir. I'm Al's partner.
[He might sound a little young, but he's all politeness, with a hint of an accent to his voice.]
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[Roy can't even begin to make sense of that. As far as he had known, Al worked only with Edward. The brothers were well-nigh inseparable.]
Are you an alchemist?
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I'm afraid there's no doctors going by either name here.
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So it seems. I've been told this is a place called "Adstringendum." Do you know much about it?
[Yes, Roy is definitely picking up on a hint of soldier. A soldier for this place, perhaps? He'll have to tread carefully.]
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Afraid not. I only arrived a week ago, myself. You probably also heard that this place is that there's places and people from different worlds and times too, I take it.
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