Ninth Transmutation [Video]

[sonofgold]

Who: Alphonse Elric and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Anywhere
When: August 16th

[When Al begins the broadcast, he's at a set of wooden furniture he made himself at the previous planet he's set up in the Vanquish, making himself a mini workshop of sorts. He smiles shyly before speaking.]

Well, it seems like people in this star system take their factions very seriously... so I thought I'd offer to make clothing for people from my alchemy, in case you decide to ally yourself with one of them. I can make it for any color scheme you want, as long as you can provide me with the raw materials! I'd hate for someone to get in trouble if they don't blend in. ... or be overcharged, like I was when I went to dinner earlier.

Comments

[sonofgold]

But in this case, all they'd need to do is put the person on a screen... [Al looks thoughtful.] I mean, I'm pretty sure I've heard Diamond sound uncertain in the background of broadcasts before, but that might be another layer to make it seem more real.

... or maybe I'm just being paranoid.

[universal_charm]

I think paranoid about anything they put out is a very natural reaction, honestly.

[sonofgold]

Yeah. We have to consider every angle.

[universal_charm]

If only we had a few less, that would be easier. Or maybe if they changed the octave her voice. I would take that as a small win.

[sonofgold]

Mmmhmm- I'm discovering that any theory people come up with has some kind of problem or hole that can't quite be filled.

[universal_charm]

That tends to be what happens when you don't have enough information to fill everything in. But who knows here? I'm starting to give up on the idea of total logic in this place.

[sonofgold]

Isn't that the truth? My mind is pretty open to any possibility, but at the same time, it makes it harder to focus on a single thing.

[universal_charm]

To many possibilities, not enough data.

At some point they'll mess up. Either the program will have a flaw and we'll notice, or, and if especially they are - well, human is narrow, but if they are organically sentient - they will definitely mess up.

[sonofgold]

I agree. If this has been going on as long as they say it has, I find it hard to believe that nobody, in the history of this show, has managed to figure out a way to escape. The odds would be astronomical.