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[ From within the courtyard of Iki, Ed's reclining with an impressive selection of books stacked around him. Here and there are spare sheets of paper, pens, and a couple notebooks that appear to have several spots marked in each. One of these books (Smaller Chemical Analysis) is settled in his lap

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action forever;

[alkahestry]

[That impressive stack of books is only about to get larger as Alphonse comes into the courtyard toting another stack of ten. Pieces of papers, notes no doubt, hang at random between the pages.]

Are you still out here, Brother?

[He asks as he attempts to peak over the top of his stack, which he's attempting to carefully balance in between his hands. By the time he gets close enough to notice the cat, he can't see it to well as he stands behind Edward with his arms full.

By the time he sets the stack down, all he can do is huff as he takes up a lean against the topmost scientific journal. The cat is noticed almost instantly now that he isn't so distracted.]

Ah -- a kitten! [Alphonse's eyes light up immediately as he inches up and behind Edward from behind. He bends, hands coming to rest on his knees as he looks down at the small animal.]

What are you doing here little guy?

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[ Still a bit put out by the whole situation (he has stuff to work on, dammit!), Ed looks up at Al with an annoyed expression. He knows what's coming next and as cute as the critter sitting in his lap is, he doubts either of their houses will allow a pet. ]

Getting in the way of my reading, that's what he's doing.

[alkahestry]

[He doesn't go there yet, but yes, always and forever in the back of his mind he wonders if he can keep it. He stretches easily over Edward to give the tiny little fluff ball of cute a soft pet. Of course, as soon as the kitten mews happily in reply to the attention, Al feels warmth spreading through out his chest as his heart melts.]

You sure are cute...

[He exclaims as he carefully scoops the tiny animal up and off Edward's book and into the palms of his hand. Bringing it up to his face he gives it a loving nuzzle. So soft, fuzzy, and warm~.]

Don't pay any attention to, Brother. He just gets a little grumpy when something interrupts his reading time.

[He pets the cat again before he lowers himself down to the floor to sit behind Edward.]

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[ Huffing again as the kitten is picked up, he brushes cat hair off the pages of his book and makes a face at Al. ]

Do not.

[ And turning a page, he goes silent for a few seconds before a pout begins to form on his lips. ]

There's no room in my place for him, so you can't keep him there.

[alkahestry]

[He rolls his eyes just a tiny bit as he gives the small kitten a scratch on on the underside of it's chin. However, Ed's words cause him to do a double take, his head snaps upward and his eyes go wide. Can't keep him at Ed's place? Does that mean...?!]

I ... [Dare he say it?! Dare he tempt fate? He can't hold it in.] can keep him?!

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[ He won't ever admit it allowed, but it's incredibly endearing to see Al so focused on such small animals. Especially as the kitten begins to purr. And eventually, the annoyed expression melts as he sets his book aside (marking the page first) and pulls a knee to his chest so he can settle his elbow on it, chin in his palm. ]

And he better not leave hair all over my notes.

[alkahestry]

[He's besides himself as Edward warns him that the feline better not ruin any of books. The small cat in his palms is cradled all too tightly around his chest. Edward has his chance to tell him no and now there was no turning back.]

I promise!

[I get a cat... my very own cat.... He was a glow with excitement as he begun to play with the small kitten with the tips of his fingers. He let it swipe and bat, before he set it on the grass and begun to tease it into a pouncing stance. Who is going to read now that he has a cute kitty to play with?]

allowed = out loud where is my brain

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[ Sighing, Ed watches with a slightly amused smile. Okay, fine, it is a bit cute to watch. And perhaps it was lucky that the kitten had begun to follow him earlier in the day. They'd never been able to keep pets before, with their constant traveling, but now they've settled a bit (for a while, anyway), it only seems fair to finally allow Al the chance. ]

So...?

[alkahestry]

[Distractedly he eventually drags his attention away from the tiny cat and to Ed. His fingers continue to wave playfully for the kitten to play with.]

So ... ?

[Sorry Ed, any thing important has completely been stripped from his short term memory and replaced with KITTEN.]

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[ A snort of amusement. ]

You gonna give him a name or what?

[alkahestry]

Oh!

[He chuckles in embarrassment and then finally nods as he steals another glance down to the tiny calico kitten.]

What should we name you little guy?

[Al's eyes glance slowly over to the pile of journals he borrowed temporarily from the library not too long ago for inspiration, and inevitably his gaze falls back on Edward.]

What do you think Brother?

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You want me to pick?

[ Another snort and he follows Al's gaze to the books. Picking one up, he flips through a few pages. ]

I dunno, I think we should just name him "Fuzzball."

[ He gives Al a grin before settling on a page and sliding it towards Al, a finger pointing to one word: Theophrastus. ]

We can call him "Theo" for short.

[alkahestry]

Theophrastus?

[Ed repeats the name down at the kitten to see if the tiny fluff ball agrees, of course not understanding a lick of english it does no more than tilt his tiny head and shift forward to bump against Alphonse's hands. Clearly pets are more important than whatever the two humans are discussing.]

I think it's a fine name. So Theo it is!

[A very thankful smile is given to Ed, both for the name and for the kitten.]

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[ Rather than watch the kitten, he keeps his eyes on Al, the grin shifting into something a bit wry. His brother... what a dork. ]

Sure. Anyway, Sakura offered to go to the baths with us. You still wanna go?

[alkahestry]

[He is a blue whale's penis, the correct term is nerd, thank you very much.

The kitten gives another mew just as Ed asks about the baths and Al nods absently as his eyes remain on the kitten.]

Sure ...

[Wait... he blinks wondering what he just agreed to.]

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[ Uh, whatevaaaah, little brother.

A tilt of his head and he leans closer to Al until he can wave his hand in front of his brother's face. ]

Hellooooo~