maskormenace | {9th Transmutation; video}

[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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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~

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....]

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

[ 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...?

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.' ]

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.]

[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?

[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.]

I could always teach you.

[KID, no.]

You. Broke. Into. A. LIBRARY?!

Ed, you -

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?

Sure, but now isn't really the time! A bit late to help just now!

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.

[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!

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

Well, many imPorts here find it difficult to work new technology...that's always the way with humans. Some things they pick up extraordinarily well, and other things they do not. [ He's not judging, but he probably sounds like it. ]

I was wondering what kind of research material would have you so eager to take an impromptu library trip, that's all.

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.]

Ed, you dummy! The book would've been there!

For the future then.

And I can even teach you how to turn things like this into opportunities.

[A bit of a pause as he thinks.]

How good are you at making things a bit... flashy?

Not if someone else got to it before I had the chance to go get it out myself.

[Calling him a dummy. Al would understand. Okay maybe Al would pretty much just facepalm over him too but still.]

Right. Flashy, huh? I'm an alchemist. Does that answer the question?

Is it one you can't buy for yourself?

[Winry is trying so hard to be practical but you are going to get into trouble, Ed.]

Not that I've found yet in the bookstores I have been in, no.

[Of course even after this long chances are the concept of online shopping eludes him thus far so.

And really. When is Ed not getting into trouble somehow, more like.]

[He's heard the phrase from Winry, but other then that, not really no. But he has a feeling he'll find out.

For the moment, however, he'll take that as 'yes, I can do flashy. Rather well, too, thank you.']

A tip then, from Phantom Thief to Alchemist. Normally, when one breaks in to someplace, you want your entrances and exits to be as nondescript as possible, with all the fun stuff in the middle. If you can't do that, however, distractions are a wonderful thing as you get the hell out of there. Make them remember your deeds, not your face.

Is it worth going to jail for, Ed?

[because. That is the real issue here.]

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