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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"?

Comments

[fullmetalbrat]

How is not liking a power ridiculous? I didn't say I hate you.

[rathercommon]

Well, because it would be one thing if the power were inherently wicked, or came from a wicked source. Like, where I'm from, magic comes from the enslavement of sentient creatures, so it's inherently bad. But no one's hurt at all when I change.

[ To demonstrate her point, the sparrow suddenly becomes bright blue. ]

The power comes from my own spiritual energy, and it's not as though I use it for evil purposes. I use it because I like to be able to fly and smell things as a cat and all that.

[fullmetalbrat]

I can't just make it stop bringing up bad memories, and I'm not gonna apologize for it just because you decided to take it personally.

[rathercommon]

I'm not taking it personally, I'm saying it's stupid. I mean, honestly, I really am sorry for your experiences, but thinking that way is really just going to screw you over in the end.

[fullmetalbrat]

I don't care what you think of it. It's not gonna change anything.

[rathercommon]

Fine. But at least admit it's stupid.

[fullmetalbrat]

[Rather than answering, he makes a very deliberate show of shutting the video feed down.]