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[fullmetalbrat]

[The video feed cuts in on a blond teenager squinting dubiously at the camera. His eyes widen a moment later when he notices the video display on the screen.] —Is it working?

Uh—hey. Can people really see this? If there is anyone watching, I'm looking for a guy in a huge suit of armor. Goes by the name Alphonse. [He leans closer to the camera, pointing emphatically.] If you see him, tell him his big brother's looking for him!

Now that I've got that out of the way, I got some more questions for all of you. Someone told me that when people leave this world they forget everything about it, but they might remember if they come back. Is that really true? Is there anyone who's left and come back that I could talk to?

I want to know more about this registration scheme they've got here too. I heard plenty about what you get for it, but what's the catch?

And, [he starts, pausing to glance at something laying just below the camera's field of view], what's a "pop star"?

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[fullmetalbrat]

Neither does mine. Does it ever get less weird being in an world this different?

[protects_the_small]

Not that I've noticed. The government is different, the food is too sweet, and the grass is all covered in stone.

[fullmetalbrat]

The government alone is the strangest thing here. I can't begin to make sense of whatever it is they want from us.

[protects_the_small]

No one can give or get an answer on that either. I've asked.

[fullmetalbrat]

That just makes me more uneasy. This thing's too big for them not to know what they're doing.

[protects_the_small]

If the make-work jobs they give us are any indication, they might not.

[fullmetalbrat]

I don't want to think about a bunch of clueless idiots being in control of our lives.

[protects_the_small]

I try not to, I prefer to be happy.

[fullmetalbrat]

Being happy . . . That'd be nice.

[protects_the_small]

Either that, or keeping busy. You can almost pretend if you're busy enough.

[fullmetalbrat]

Or at least keep yourself distracted enough not to notice.

[protects_the_small]

So mote it be.