{9th Transmutation; video}

[braided_icarus]

[This isn't even purposely filmed. It starts with a start, when Ed jumps at the sound of the alarm, accidentally hitting the phone in his pocket, letting out a curse. Initially it's just the dark material of his clothing seen, the blaring of the security alarm of the library going off at some ridiculous hour of the morning. A certain alchemist is nothing if not stubborn and impatient, you see. And this one guy just had to wait until after Ed left the library for home to return this particular book Ed's been after for like a month.

Clearly the best way to deal with this once he manages to find out is to take the book before this happens again and someone else gets the book out before him. Because someone has no clue on actually doing this online to reserve the book for him, that would be too simple. Plus he was barely able to even check if the book was available in the first place, given how behind they are back home with technology and him still learning this stuff even after a year in Heropa.]

What?! The hell is this? Dammit! I just wanted this one book!

[Yeah, give him a minute as he actually deigns to check the time, finally noticing that his phone is on and recording all this. Oops? Just in case anyone couldn't already tell who this was from his voice as he just stares and then glares at the phone's camera. Feel free to yell at him for making such a ruckus at insane hours, or just laugh at this impatient nerd and his desire for research materials.]

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[voice] ID reads Kaitou KID

[tuxedo_magician]

That sounds like some unfortunate soul just set off an alarm.

[This Phantom Thief is much amused.]

The ones installed to keep the uninvited and the untrained from stealing things~

[voice]

[braided_icarus]

You make it sound like I'm some rule-abiding person that's never broken in anywhere before. Which I totally have.

[At least the library doesn't have all the traps like Laboratory Five. Or the Slicer Brothers for that matter. But still. Yeah, Ed's pretty screwed. Though really. He probably shouldn't just come out and admit that quite so casually....]

[voice]

[tuxedo_magician]

And yet you haven't learned how to not set off an alarm?

[voice]

[braided_icarus]

Well, no. We didn't really have alarms back home in 1915.

[So forgive him for being a bit (okay a lot) behind, here. Gosh.]

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[hypnotherapy]

[ Who goes to all this trouble when you could just reserve it...Seriously, now. ]

Perhaps you'd like to think of making a reservation and coming back when the library's actually open to pick it up...?

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[braided_icarus]

[Well. A certain someone has never previously had this issue to know about reserving a book okay. They didn't have computers to do all that stuff back home in Amestris libraries. It's a wonder he figured using them enough to tell it had been returned later that night. Really.]

Reservation?

[hypnotherapy]

You can use the computer to check for the availability of books in the library. Even if it's been borrowed, you can place a reservation on it, and the library will notify you when it's been returned and hold it for you.

So you don't have to break into the library to get the book. It means you have to wait until the library opens, but it at least means you don't accidentally trip an alarm.

What is it, anyway?

[braided_icarus]

I know how to check if books are on loan at least. I had no idea about reserving them with the computers though. We couldn't even check that much back home since we didn't have computers at all. So this is new, okay?

[One would think with Ed half living in the library he'd know most everything about them. But the more modern ones and tech here are obviously different from what he's used to, even if the basics are more or less the same and he's figure out that much.]

Besides, I don't see how the particular book title really means much of anything right at this moment.

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[kingpawn]

Um....Edward?

[ Walt's not going to condemn the whole breaking the law thing. But-- ]

What's so important at the library that you have to go after hours?

[ A polite way of saying 'break and enter.' ]

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[braided_icarus]

[Oh. Hai Walt. Sorry about that noise blaring and possibly having woke you up and ridiculous o' clock in the morning there...]

I just wanted this one book and the last person who had it didn't return it until later after I'd got home. And I was up researching and just...didn't actually notice what the time was, okay?

[The most impatient nerd. Wow, Ed.]

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[kingpawn]

[ Walt keeps weird hours. We're good, Ed. We're good. ]

Could you....get the online version of the book? Or better yet, find whatever you're looking for online?

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[braided_icarus]

Wait, you can read books online?

[Guess who had no clue about this. Ed is still obviously figuring technology even after months, nearly a year of being here.]

I mean, that would be pretty useful. Even if I am more used to having physical books around.

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[hands4healing]

You. Broke. Into. A. LIBRARY?!

Ed, you -

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[braided_icarus]

[More like everyone should be surprised Ed doesn't just physically live there full time. Really. This is such a surprise, Winry?]

I. Yes? But it's not my fault that jerk returned the book so late after I left for dinner!

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[hands4healing]

You. Could've. Gone. Back. In. The. Morning.

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[braided_icarus]

Not before class or work. They don't open in time for me to manage that.

[Winry why aren't you sympathizing more here. Gosh. This is a Real Actual Dilemma okay. Probably a good thing you weren't there when he was pining over Central library's First Branch being torched before finding Sheska.]

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[nakatsu]

[This response is much later, during a reasonable time of the day. And it's just.


Laughter. Oh god you're gonna get put in jail over a book. That's hilarious!]

[voice]

[braided_icarus]

[Only jail if they catch him. But. Yeah pretty much. Most impatient dumb nerd. Of course this is what he would possibly get arrested for here.]

[voice]

[nakatsu]

Dude. [Such laughter.] Dude!

You broke into a library!? For a book!

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[performance]

Dude. Are you seriously breaking into a library?

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[braided_icarus]

I--yes.

[Because he's an impatient idiot nerd. Who really could have thought this through more. A lot more.]

[performance]

Well, points for honesty. Were you in that much of a hurry?

[resipiscent]

I like how you posted it on the network.

[braided_icarus]

I didn't even realize this was on, the stupid thing. I didn't....wake you did I?

[Ed you idiot you probably woke up nearly everyone that sees and hears this. Please.]

[resipiscent]

Hah, no. I don't, uh... I don't sleep a whole lot.