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[alchemyxfreak]

[ooc: This is totally back-dated to the 14th, when I had no internet. I'll be changing the date eventually because I'm anal like that, but for now I'm leaving it as is.]

Charlie's been gone for some time now, and Wrath wasn't in his room when I came home last night... I know he hasn't been right since- ... Well, I can't say I blame him. At least he's with Teacher, now - that's where he wanted to be, when he first came here.

Winry has access to the Upper Level, at least. We should move back up before the end of the month. I still have to clean out Nina's room.... She can stay in mine, for now.


[Private//Relatively hackable.]

This place really doesn't discriminate with who comes and goes - why are we really even here?

And if the General that showed up here is Armstrong's sister... Was she helping Mustang overthrow the Fuhrer? The way she mentioned the soldiers, and securing the area... It sounded like a lot of people were involved. But, none of this makes any sense - what she said, what Wrath and Al told me...

How did someone make an army of undead soldiers? What for- what's the point? They don't sound like homunculi, but what else could they be? Those soulless dolls the books talked about-? But those were supposed to be homunculi... And who was controlling them?

If that's all true, and she knows who I am... Maybe she's not from our world at all, but another one that's like it. Just like Teacher, when she was here - she recognized me, but not Wrath. It's the only thing that makes any sense.


Who am I kidding? None of this makes any sense.

[//]


Aaron, are you busy? I think I'm going to take the day off of work.

Tomorrow I'll check on things for you, like I said.

Comments

[winterarmstrong.livejournal.com]

What are the requirements for having a home in the upper level?

[alchemyxfreak]

You need to be ... Working towards being a better person, fixing your 'sin' - whatever it is, and have a job. Once you've been here for at least a month and can afford to pay rent you can move up-

but if you kill anyone, you get moved back down again.

she is not amused

[winterarmstrong.livejournal.com]

Of course. At least some of those are simple tasks. Where is the nearest military post?

He didn't think about that.

[alchemyxfreak]

Everything here has always been run by the gods, the closest thing we've had to a formal military or law enforcement was destroyed months ago.

[winterarmstrong.livejournal.com]

I'll just have to show them how it's done, then.

[alchemyxfreak]

You're going to make a military .... in Purg?

[winterarmstrong.livejournal.com]

Of course not, there isn't enough people here to even staff a military. Consider it more like a police force, and one that can actually get results.

Hope you don't mind the thread jack~

[lacking-heart.livejournal.com]

White Fang currently serves the purpose of a police force within Purgatory, or as much of one as can be possible here. If you would like to join, please alert Citrine.

Not at all

[winterarmstrong.livejournal.com]

Oh? Is that so?

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

If you need an extra hand getting moved, I'll come help. Not like there's much else to do here anyway.

[alchemyxfreak]

We've already got a place, so we didn't take much with us when we moved down but thanks.

If you're short on things to do, I do need to make another run to the junk yard soon - maybe you could help with that.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

...That actually sounds like an interesting prospect. What sort of "junk" is at this junkyard?

[alchemyxfreak]

All kinds of stuff. I like to have extra materials around for repairs so just about anything could come in handy.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Any old machinery worth tinkering with out there?

I wonder if I could build a simple conveyor belt for the stock room...

[alchemyxfreak]

Well, we've had a few resident mechanics invent things from what they found out there. I doubt it would be too hard to pull off, but it might require some help.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

You underestimate my talents, boss-man.

Though I suppose I do need to go ahead and look into getting a place on the upper level, so I can set up a workshop somewhere with power.

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[alchemyxfreak]

Uhh...

[alchemyxfreak]

No, it's nothing like that at all.

But, you're right about things being easier with power.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Hehe, s'okay. What do you mean by "help" then?

Yeah... Don't suppose you know some place a girl can find a working arc-welder around here, do you?

[alchemyxfreak]

Well, trips out to the junk yard are always easier and safer in groups of two or three. This place is still filled with monsters.

And anything built with what we have handy around this place can always use an improvement or two to run more smoothly. Just because we are working with some pretty basic equipment. I'm not allowed anywhere near my mechanic's work though, so I get it if you'd rather do your own thing.


There might be one at Rikku's old place, I don't think anyone took that over when she went home.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Ahh, Right. That shouldn't be as much of a problem now that my month is up.

Oooh, Where was it? I might have to move in there.

[alchemyxfreak]

Tch.... Mechanics.



It's near the junkyard, I can show you when we go.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan... and what about mechanics?

[1/3]

[alchemyxfreak]

.....

[2/3]

[alchemyxfreak]

[alchemyxfreak]

... You just sounded a lot like a friend of mine, that's all.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Heh, you've got good taste in friends then.

[alchemyxfreak]

That's what she'd say.

I'm just lucky she puts up with me.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Heh, why lucky? You not so good around machinery?

[alchemyxfreak]

Well, not the kind she works with - it's part surgery.

She gets pretty mad when I mess with it.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Waitwaitwait...

Are we talking prosthetic limbs here? ...surgical implantation too? How advanced are they?

[alchemyxfreak]

Advanced enough that you didn't notice-

Yeah, she's an automail mechanic. They're the most advanced prosthetics on our world. I'm sure she'd love to tell you all about it herself, really.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

I'd definitely love to hear more about it. How close are they to the normal form and function of human limbs?

[alchemyxfreak]

Pretty close, actually. Most people can't even tell if someone has automail as long as they cover it well enough.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Wow... seriously?

...So it's fairly uncommon to actually see when someone's got it, I guess?

[alchemyxfreak]

Well, automail's pretty common on our world so it isn't something everyone always hides. Or even that anyone could hide all the time-

but it is probably a lot harder unless you've got an eye for it.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

Wow... I mean, from the sound of things most non-alchemy related technology is a few decades behind my world, at least. But we don't have prosthetic technology anywhere NEAR that level yet.

You have GOT to introduce me to this friend of yours.

[alchemyxfreak]

I'm sure she'd love to meet you. She's been working at the clinic a lot since she got here, but she helps out around the store too. I'll introduce you next time she's in.

[no-touchy-hat.livejournal.com]

You rock, boss-man.

[alchemyxfreak]

... Yeah.

I just couldn't resist

[sociopath-elle.livejournal.com]

Ooh, moving in with a girl, huh? So, you two doing the nasty? Who is Nina, your other girlfriend?

Oh, Elle.

[alchemyxfreak]

.............

[sociopath-elle.livejournal.com]

Cat got your tongue?

[alchemyxfreak]

Nina was just a little girl, what the hell is wrong with you?!