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driftfleet2016-03-05 10:52 am
sonofgold) wrote in driftfleet2016-03-05 10:52 am
Sixth Transmutation [Action + Voice/Video]
Who: Alphonse Elric and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Various; see prompts below. If you would rather do prose, I will match.
When: Between February 28th and March 6th
[ACTION # 1- While armor and still unconscious, February 28th-March 6th, various places]
[Eventually, somehow Al had been brought back to the Vanquish, to be laid out in the lab still in pieces while he was unconscious. Crewmembers and friends were, of course, free to visit him and try to wake him up, but they would get no response. Anybody with the ability to perceive his soul would find it was still there, but resting peacefully.
Al's mind was elsewhere, however- as far as he could perceive, he had gone back home, and the Drift Fleet was completely gone from his memories. He'd been deposited back into the snowstorm at the exact moment he'd left it. He'd gone to find Winry and Scar's group, to warn them of the danger at Briggs. Then he'd gone traveling, separated from Ed for months, helping Hohenheim, Scar and the others take the steps to lay the trap that would ultimately defeat Father. He had been captured by Pride, then freed just in time for the Promised Day. Eventually Ed, Teacher, Mustang, Hohenheim and many others had helped to bring Father down for good- though Al himself hadn't seen it, as he'd sacrificed his soul, reunited with his body so that Ed could have his arm back.
And towards the end- around March 5th or so- if anybody happened to be around in the lab, they would see Al's armor briefly disappear, dissolving into pieces and vanishing into thin air. However, it was only gone for a few moments before it was replaced by a blond-haired boy. Emaciated at first, the body would quickly gain back fat and muscle, until he looked normal and healthy.]
[ACTION # 2 - Vanquish, March 6th]
[Al could feel the coldness of a metal table underneath him when he came awake- which was strange, because he'd fallen asleep on the train to Xing, with Mr. Zampano and Mr. Jerso keeping watch, as they'd promised. He fought down the urge to panic, to wonder if somehow their enemies had come back and gotten ahold of him again... and when he opened his eyes, the memories came flooding back, and he knew where he was.
Back on the Vanquish. He'd gone home for more than two years, and had somehow, for some reason, been returned to the Drift Fleet. And, more than that, he remembered his and Ling's attempt to open the portal home, and something blocking them from leaving before he blacked out. But what had been in the way? And if the transmutation had so obviously failed, why had he gone home anyway just to come back as he was now?
He groped for his communicator, but knowing there was a chance that the entire "cast" he had known had been replaced in the meantime, decided to exercise caution and take a look around first. He decided to look for Clay first... and if not, find out who his new captain was and try to explain how and why he'd not woken up on the Marsiva as normal.
Once he learned that he'd only been gone a week here, he still took the time to look around the ship again, satisfy himself that everyone and everything was here- that Rogue and Katie and Hermione and Haruka and the others were all here and in their place. He also wanted to feel his home, really feel it with his hands and see it with his eyes and hear and smell it as he should have.]
[ACTION #3 - Wildcard, March 6th and afterward]
[Would you like to run into Al anywhere else? Name a time and place and he'll be there.]
[NETWORK BROADCAST- VOICE AND THEN VIDEO]
[What was Al going to say to everyone, when he knew his and Ling's attempt to leave had caused them to feel pain and loss? How could he make it up to them? Because he knew how they must be feeling. He was sure people would be relieved that he was OK, that he'd gone home, that he and Ed had won... but he knew some of them would be angry, too.
He cleared his throat and plunged in:]
Uhm... hi, everyone, it's me, Alphonse. I'm still not entirely clear on what happened yet, but I do know that in my mind, I went home for a while. I- I was apparently a mess back here, though. I'm so sorry that people had to see me in pieces and unresponsive. I know it had to have been scary, especially since Ling and I are the only ones who have any familiarity with alchemy.
The truth is that Greed and I were trying to transmute a way for us to go home, and it backfired. I should have known better... should have known that Atroma wasn't going to let us go that easily, and I should have told my friends here what I was up to, in case something did go wrong. I thought it would be easier for me to leave if you didn't know. And I know some of you are going to be angry, and that's okay. I'll do my best to earn your trust and forgiveness.
But I did want to say...
[He then flips on the video, showing that he was a normal human again- short-cropped gold hair, golden eyes, the whole works, and smiles shyly.]
I got my body back. This... this is the real me. And part of me is glad to be back just so my friends could see it.
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Various; see prompts below. If you would rather do prose, I will match.
When: Between February 28th and March 6th
[ACTION # 1- While armor and still unconscious, February 28th-March 6th, various places]
[Eventually, somehow Al had been brought back to the Vanquish, to be laid out in the lab still in pieces while he was unconscious. Crewmembers and friends were, of course, free to visit him and try to wake him up, but they would get no response. Anybody with the ability to perceive his soul would find it was still there, but resting peacefully.
Al's mind was elsewhere, however- as far as he could perceive, he had gone back home, and the Drift Fleet was completely gone from his memories. He'd been deposited back into the snowstorm at the exact moment he'd left it. He'd gone to find Winry and Scar's group, to warn them of the danger at Briggs. Then he'd gone traveling, separated from Ed for months, helping Hohenheim, Scar and the others take the steps to lay the trap that would ultimately defeat Father. He had been captured by Pride, then freed just in time for the Promised Day. Eventually Ed, Teacher, Mustang, Hohenheim and many others had helped to bring Father down for good- though Al himself hadn't seen it, as he'd sacrificed his soul, reunited with his body so that Ed could have his arm back.
And towards the end- around March 5th or so- if anybody happened to be around in the lab, they would see Al's armor briefly disappear, dissolving into pieces and vanishing into thin air. However, it was only gone for a few moments before it was replaced by a blond-haired boy. Emaciated at first, the body would quickly gain back fat and muscle, until he looked normal and healthy.]
[ACTION # 2 - Vanquish, March 6th]
[Al could feel the coldness of a metal table underneath him when he came awake- which was strange, because he'd fallen asleep on the train to Xing, with Mr. Zampano and Mr. Jerso keeping watch, as they'd promised. He fought down the urge to panic, to wonder if somehow their enemies had come back and gotten ahold of him again... and when he opened his eyes, the memories came flooding back, and he knew where he was.
Back on the Vanquish. He'd gone home for more than two years, and had somehow, for some reason, been returned to the Drift Fleet. And, more than that, he remembered his and Ling's attempt to open the portal home, and something blocking them from leaving before he blacked out. But what had been in the way? And if the transmutation had so obviously failed, why had he gone home anyway just to come back as he was now?
He groped for his communicator, but knowing there was a chance that the entire "cast" he had known had been replaced in the meantime, decided to exercise caution and take a look around first. He decided to look for Clay first... and if not, find out who his new captain was and try to explain how and why he'd not woken up on the Marsiva as normal.
Once he learned that he'd only been gone a week here, he still took the time to look around the ship again, satisfy himself that everyone and everything was here- that Rogue and Katie and Hermione and Haruka and the others were all here and in their place. He also wanted to feel his home, really feel it with his hands and see it with his eyes and hear and smell it as he should have.]
[ACTION #3 - Wildcard, March 6th and afterward]
[Would you like to run into Al anywhere else? Name a time and place and he'll be there.]
[NETWORK BROADCAST- VOICE AND THEN VIDEO]
[What was Al going to say to everyone, when he knew his and Ling's attempt to leave had caused them to feel pain and loss? How could he make it up to them? Because he knew how they must be feeling. He was sure people would be relieved that he was OK, that he'd gone home, that he and Ed had won... but he knew some of them would be angry, too.
He cleared his throat and plunged in:]
Uhm... hi, everyone, it's me, Alphonse. I'm still not entirely clear on what happened yet, but I do know that in my mind, I went home for a while. I- I was apparently a mess back here, though. I'm so sorry that people had to see me in pieces and unresponsive. I know it had to have been scary, especially since Ling and I are the only ones who have any familiarity with alchemy.
The truth is that Greed and I were trying to transmute a way for us to go home, and it backfired. I should have known better... should have known that Atroma wasn't going to let us go that easily, and I should have told my friends here what I was up to, in case something did go wrong. I thought it would be easier for me to leave if you didn't know. And I know some of you are going to be angry, and that's okay. I'll do my best to earn your trust and forgiveness.
But I did want to say...
[He then flips on the video, showing that he was a normal human again- short-cropped gold hair, golden eyes, the whole works, and smiles shyly.]
I got my body back. This... this is the real me. And part of me is glad to be back just so my friends could see it.
[Video] 1/2
[Video]
What were you thinking?
[ it escapes before she can properly stop herself, because this al isn't her al, and while her al was far accustomed to rei's fits of misplaced anger, this one probably isn't. whoops. ]
We have no idea whether or not people come back to life here, or whether or not alchemy can even -- you could've not come back at all, and the ends don't justify the means! Getting out of here is a priority, but not when so much can go wrong! It took -- it took us years to figure out how to get out of Adstringedum, and this place is even more restrictive than the other universe, and you decided to work with that idiot to do it?
[ who tf is ling YOU OBVIOUSLY JUST DID THIS WITH GREED ]
[Video]
Greed was the only person who had power I could use to try and make the circle bring us all the way back. And I thought it might work, since I haven't had any problems with my alchemy here so far... well, except for not knowing what stuff is made of, since I need that to be able to deconstruct and deconstruct things.
[He takes a deep breath, sighs.]
I did think about it a lot... and I came close to calling the whole thing off. But, well, this isn't the first time I've been persuaded into making a foolish mistake... and I figured if anyone could survive the backlash without being killed, Greed and I could.
[Video] 1/2
[Video]
-- I'm sorry, I --
[ get a grip, girl. ]
... you should have reached out to other people. A group of us managed to break out of our universe, and get into other ones -- one sole way of doing things isn't going to work, with something as powerful as what brought us here. Or, at least, it didn't defeat the Animus until we all worked together, and pooled our resources.
[ she pauses ]
I'm glad you're alright, and safe.
[Video]
[He sighed.]
But you're right... I did come out of it okay, at least.
[Video]
[ it's a lesson she's learned painfully, from her time in adstringendum. she and nathaniel almost burned down the world; rei isn't going to go alone again. ]
Some of us, from Adstringendum, managed to break out of that world, and go home. We can help you, with our own form of alchemy. Working together is better than not at all, even if failures happen.
[Video]
[Video]
[ with a slight huff of frustration; is this what it's like talking to her. ]
That trade-off shouldn't be taken so lightly.
[Video]
[Video]
[ flatly ]
Next time, reach out. Talk to people. There are ways to do this without anyone dying. Right?
[Video]
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