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

[thebloodseal]

Yeah, that's true. I would have never dreamed about going into space, not during my lifetime.

[survives]

Me neither! Honestly, I... I don't know if I could've imagined it even a hundred years from now! It's just... [She shakes her head.] It's so awesome, right?!

[thebloodseal]

It really is! I mean, I'm not happy that I got taken from home, but this place is fascinating. I'm always happy to learn new things.

[survives]

Yeah! I definitely get what you mean. I didn't really... [A huff.] I hate that they just grabbed us all, but... But I love everything about space!

So. [She laughs.] Yeah, it's really not so bad.

[thebloodseal]

And everyone here has been so nice and helpful. I would have been completely lost otherwise.

[survives]

Tell me about it! And just wait till you meet even more of them. Aaaaalmost everyone I've met here has been awesome.

[thebloodseal]

That makes me feel a bit better about being stuck. Maybe they can give me advice on how to make the audience happy, too.

[survives]

Probably! But I don't know. If they wanna watch all of us so bad, it can't be that hard to make them happy, huh?

[thebloodseal]

Yeah- we all had to have been picked for a reason, right? I doubt they'd bother to take people they knew were going to perform poorly.

[survives]

[She nods, grinning.] Yeah, exactly! They had to know. Soooo if I were you, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[thebloodseal]

So just do what I do and hope for the best?

[survives]

That's what I'm doing! I don't think I've messed up yet.

[But is what she's doing really the best idea]

[thebloodseal]

I think I can live with that. Maybe I can find a sparring partner! Even though Teacher isn't here, I'd feel bad if I let my skills go rusty here because she drilled it into my head how important it was to take care of myself.

[survives]

A sparring partner? Like for fighting? [She pauses, frowning in thought. Well, if he's going around in a giant suit of armor, that... makes sense, doesn't it?]

I bet you could find one! I... I don't really know anyone like that. [A laugh.] But there's a lot of people here!

[thebloodseal]

Uh-huh. Usually I spar with Brother, but since he's not here... I'd like to stay in shape.

I'm sure I will! If we're really here for others' entertainment, there are bound to be people who know how to fight.

[survives]

Makes sense, makes sense! Especially since we don't know how long we're gonna be here, huh? Better to not just wait...

[She nods. Yep, perfect sense.] Sooo I hope you can find one of them soon!

[thebloodseal]

Thank you!

Oh, what's your name? I'm Alphonse!

[survives]

[A laugh.] Oh, right, right!

I'm Leanne! With the SS Heron! It's nice to meet you, Alphonse.

[thebloodseal]

You, too! Have you been here long?

[survives]

Juuust a few months. It can sound like a lot, but there's people who've been here for so long!

[thebloodseal]

A few months already seems like too much to me. I'm not used to staying in one place.