First Transmutation

[thebloodseal]

Who: Alphonse Elric and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: October 15th

[Video]

[Hello, Fleet, there's a fearsome-looking suit of armor peering at the screen- though right now only one of his eyes is visible.]

So this is like a telephone or a radio, right? Except there are pictures and words on it, too! I really like it!

I'm Alphonse. Uh, don't mind how I look- I wear armor for protection. [Al wasn't under any delusions that he'd be able to keep the fact that he was hollow inside a secret for very long- he never seemed to be able to- but he was going to try.]

Brother, are you here, too? Major Miles? ... Winry?

[Action, on the Marsiva]

[There wasn't much Al could to do make himself look less conspicuous- he'd accepted that long ago- but here, in this unfamiliar place, he wished more than ever that he could. The Homunculi had eyes and ears everywhere in Amestris, and he had to be working under the assumption that they were here, too. He could only hope that they wouldn't be putting any innocent people in danger trying to find him.

He was also worried about Edward. He knew his brother would be fine in the storm, watched over by Major Miles, but what would happen to him afterward? And what about Winry, May, and Dr. Marcoh? He could care less about Scar, but he'd gone out to try and warn them that Briggs was unsafe, and now there was nobody to deliver that message.

Of course, if he kept blacking out... if this was it, if his soul was going to let go of his armor body... he might not have been able to get to them himself anyway.

Al let out a sigh. At least the view was pretty. Stars were everywhere.]

Comments

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[resnipstance]

[Hello there, suit of armour. Meet alien girl. Ahsoka pops up on the screen and waves.]

Hey! Finally, someone else on this ship! At least, I think we're on the same ship, based on your broadcast.

I'm Ahsoka.

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[thebloodseal]

[Al holds the phone back a little bit from his face so he can get a better look. This girl probably isn't human- unless she's some sort of performer wearing makeup? But she doesn't look like any Homunculus he's seen, either. Interesting.]

Hi, Ahsoka! Are there more ships? I'm still where I was when I first got taken here, since there doesn't seem to be a way out.

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka shrugs.]

Not totally sure myself, but apparently.

And yeah, me too. Hang on, I'm going to try and find you.

[video]

[huaaaaagh]

What, they let you keep your armor? How'd you manage it?

[THAT IS SO UNFAIR. If this guy has a weapon, too, he's filing a complaint with management.]

[video]

[thebloodseal]

Am I not supposed to have it? I'm not sure how... or how I got here in the first place, to be honest.

[video]

[huaaaaagh]

Well, it's not like it's up to me. Just seems kind of unfair, I guess. A-anyway, you're not the only one who's clueless about the how. Nobody around here knows that I've heard.

Action

[lostthebet]

Whoa. [That's one hell of a Titan, Cayde thinks as he sees Alphonse. He makes no attempt to hide how impressed he is when he gets closer.]

I bet you have the Cabal running at the sight of ya.

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[thebloodseal]

[Al can't help but stare as he's approached. His first thought was he would have loved to be stuck in smaller armor- but he had to make do with what he had.

He tilted his head to one side.]

I don't think I know about any cabals.

Re: Action

[lostthebet]

[Okay, that voice is the opposite of what he's expecting and he can't help but take a more considerate look at Alphonse.]

I mean, do we really know any of then before we're putting a bullet in their heads?

Forgive me, but you sound a little young to be, well. [He makes a general motion to the armor.] Not that I doubt your abilities; it takes all kinds, but how are you filling that out?

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[curiositykilledthecats]

[The video is answered fairly promptly, responded to by a woman in full plate armor, with cat ears. You know, in case this wasn't weird enough.]

You need not keep such protection, should you desire otherwise. Aboard that ship, or the ship that is your destination, naught will bring you harm.

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[thebloodseal]

Oh! [Al's mind is working quickly, trying to find some excuse...] Well, that's good to know. I'll be sure to get it off once I have some place to store it. [And then, a deflection tactic.] So I'm going to be moving to another ship soon? Ahsoka mentioned there were others...

[survives]

Like a telephone or radio... [She laughs.] It is pretty cool, huh?

[Priorities here.]

[thebloodseal]

It is! That's all we have back home- telephones and radio. No moving pictures and no text with it. This place seems to have a lot more advanced technology than I'm used to. I'd love to study it.

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[preformthisneigh]

Pretty much on the telephone thing, except more magical-slash-technological.

[That's some pretty serious armour, dude. ]

Soooo are you a member of some royal guard or something? With the armour, I mean.

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[thebloodseal]

It's pretty great! [And another person who obviously wasn't human, Al mentally noted. And he doubted Envy would disguise himself as a friendly-looking yellow horse.]

Nah, my world just has a lot of military conflicts. Brother and I end up in fights a lot, so it's good to have protection.

[tobeajedi]

Wow, that's one old-fashioned set of gear. Bet it takes forever to shine.

I haven't met anyone with those names yet, but I'll keep an eye out. In the meantime you're probably going to make a lot of new friends.

[thebloodseal]

Tell me about it- I usually get Brother or my friend Winry to help. She's a mechanic, so she's always in search of the perfect polishing oil.

If it helps, my brother wears a long red jacket and has golden hair he wears in a braid. And he's a bit on the short side. [If hearing the "s" word didn't summon Ed right away, NOTHING would.]

Thank you. And that seems likely! Everyone's so friendly.

[child_of_bhaal]

[Curious why this new person would apologize for wearing armor. Very curious. But she'll save that question. She's got a more pressing one, first.]

What's a telephone? And a radio?

[thebloodseal]

A telephone is a way of two-way communication, whereas a radio broadcasts one-way. We don't have anything more advanced than that back home.

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[electrostatics]

You're taking displacement well. Especially since this doesn't seem to be the technology level you're used to. [ It's just an observation. ]

Nice of them to leave you the armor. You must be really attached to it.

voice

[thebloodseal]

You could say I'm pretty attached to my armor, yes.

I think it's fascinating! I love to learn new things, and at least I won't be bored here. I'm worried about my brother, though... if he was here, he would have found me by now. I hope he's doing okay.

[Voice]

[honorbends]

[ . . . oh.

Zuko knows Al absurdly well, but definitely not this version of him. His version of Alphonse was -- well, human, and he had long since gotten himself out of that suit of armor.

Great.

He waits a few minutes to try and figure out what he wants to say, and keeps his end on voice -- ]

I don't think anyone else from your world is here.

[Zuko is 97% sure Ed would've been on the network demanding where Al was by now, anyway.]

[Voice]

[thebloodseal]

I'm starting to think that's true- I know Brother, if nobody else, would have found me by now if he was here. I want to go back to him.

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[got_it_memorized]

That's some hardcore protection, pal. I don't really think you'll need it too much--most everybody around here's pretty friendly. Even the ones who seem grumpy.

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[thebloodseal]

I'm glad- it's definitely seemed that way so far. I guess it's easier to get along when we've all be taken from home.