Tenth Transmutation [Video]

[sonofgold]

Who: Alphonse Elric and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Vanquish if you wish
When: October 23rd

[Al smiles bashfully as he addresses the Fleet.]

Clay asked me to be the First Mate of the Vanquish, and I've accepted. It seems fitting that it happened so close to my first anniversary here, doesn't it? I'm honored, and I'll do my best to keep supporting my shipmates.

I'm glad to have been on such a great ship and met such great friends, and I wish all of you who are working on the shipwreck the best of luck. And if you're staying closer to the Fleet and are able to scavenge any usable ship parts, I'd be happy to fix them up with my alchemy.

Comments

[alwayscomeback]

Hmm. Bending was sure used for ill back home.

[He'll never forget watching the Earth Kingdom burn. Never.]

[sonofgold]

We saw alchemy used for war and bloodshed- far too much of it. Alchemy can be used to destroy just as easily as it can be used to create, and our military employed alchemists for that purpose. One man can hold an army back, if he has the will and the skill. It's why I tried to help people when I could. Brother and I are trying to put a net gain of good back into the world, and we hope it catches on.

[alwayscomeback]

Yeah, I get that. It's important to use your powers to help people, instead of hurting them.

...Or lack-of-actual-powers, in my case.

[sonofgold]

We also had so many people helping us on our journey, we're trying to pay it forward, and learn new things so we can continue helping. I was headed to the country of Xing when I was brought back here. They have a form of alchemy that was originally used for medicine, and I wanted to learn.

[alwayscomeback]

Us too! We made so many friends, it was pretty awesome.

...Huh, so you can use it like healing? That's pretty neat. Katara can do that with water.

[sonofgold]

It was a long, difficult journey... but it was worth it in the end.

Oh, really? I wish I could have seen it. I kinda like the idea of being able to heal people. My alchemy works well on inanimate objects, but fixing people is another thing entirely.

[alwayscomeback]

Yeah, it's a waterbending thing. Only a few of them can do it, but it's pretty neat.

[Also with that comes bloodbending, but let's not talk about that, tra la la. ]

[sonofgold]

That's so cool. I'm sure she was great at it, too.

[alwayscomeback]

Oh yeah. I think she could heal just about anything.