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[alchemyxfreak]

People come and go here so abruptly. Since the whole point is to repent for our sins, does that mean the people who've disappeared leave because they have repented?

Sometimes only to be brought back, with no or little recollection of ever being here in the first place?
It doesn't make any sense.



but, if that's the case- maybe Al's home. Maybe he did something right, and he's gone now.
I just hope wherever he is, he's okay.

If all we have to do is behave and make up for our sins to leave this place, there's really no point trying to -escape- is there?
They'll just bring us back, again.

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[regenerable.livejournal.com]

I don't think we can escape. When my Uncle Peter was here, he tried every day to find places to escape from. He never found any.

[alchemyxfreak]

... Hm.

I'm just trying to figure out how some of us disappear without warning, and seem to come back with no recollection of ever being here, in the first place. If we're supposed to repent to get out of here, what did we do to leave and then wind up back so quickly?

[regenerable.livejournal.com]

It's kind of creepy how that happens. And not to keep bringing up my uncle, but that happened with him. He was here for a little bit of time, then left, and then came back a week or so later. He didn't remember that he was here before.

[alchemyxfreak]

Do you remember if your uncle did anything like... repenting, before he left?

The same thing happened to me, in a way. I don't remember leaving this place, and I barely remember being here before I left, but apparently I disappeared for some time.

I don't know what I could have done to cause that.

[itachi-girl.livejournal.com]

Damn it all, I realized that people are coming and going and coming again but I didn't think that the same thing could happen to me.

Once I'm out of here, I want it to stay that way. I don't want to think about all the ways they can rearrange my life.

[alchemyxfreak]

We have no way of knowing if people actually go home, when they disappear from this place for a short time.

I can only hope so, but I'd hate to think we can make it home, only to be brought back here again, so soon.

[stifledxtragedy.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but I was apparently here beforehand.

I-

I don't remember being here, though.

I'm not sure though, if I had repented.

Who is Al?

[alchemyxfreak]

I have some memories from before. Just... not all of them. Most people don't seem to remember anything at all, but I was only really gone a short time.


... My brother. He was here, but- he's been gone for some time.

[stifledxtragedy.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about your brother.

[alchemyxfreak]

Don't be.

If it means he's back home, I'm happy for him.

[stifledxtragedy.livejournal.com]

....

...May I ask for your name?

[alchemyxfreak]

Edward Elric, nice to meet you... and you are?

[stifledxtragedy.livejournal.com]

I am Haku. It's good to meet you as well.

You are a good brother, Ed.

[alchemyxfreak]

Uhh..

Not sure I agree with that, but- thanks.

[stifledxtragedy.livejournal.com]

You put your brother before yourself.

I see you as a good person.

[return-time.livejournal.com]

It seems to me they can pull anyone from that time period to this place. Each time period is like another dimension, at least to me. For the people that has come here once before and doesn't remember, that person could have been pulled here before arriving, or afterwards. I know it sounds strange...

Heh, somehow it makes sense to me.

[alchemyxfreak]

... That's definitely something to think about.

I wonder if it applies to me.

[return-time.livejournal.com]

Don't know. I take it you've been here before.

Feels like time traveling again.

[alchemyxfreak]

Once, that I know of.

You've time traveled, before?

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[return-time.livejournal.com]

...yes. Actually, I've recently traveled to the past, in my world.

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[alchemyxfreak]

... That doesn't make any sense. I didn't think time travel was possible.

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[return-time.livejournal.com]

Please, keep this between you and me for now. I have someone else from my world and I don't know how well it will effect his future, at least.

It is possible. My mother built a time machine to send me to the past. Though the change may not change my future, at least 'they'll' have a better future.

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[alchemyxfreak]

Of course.

If I could do that... I'd stop myself from ruining my brother's life.

Who are 'they'?

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[return-time.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Time traveling you have to be careful what you change. Any changes will create a different future, for the better or worst. Guess I'm just saying be careful what you change.

Friends who have fallen dead in my past. They were once called Earth's mightiest warriors. Even Gohon... They all died trying to protect the planet. I'll never forgive them!

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[alchemyxfreak]

I would imagine it would cause some changes. Though I don't know what sort of negative things could come of not creating a monster and nearly getting my brother killed. I can't change the past anyway, so doesn't really matter does it?

I'd probably try to do the same thing in your position. Even if nothing good comes out of it for me, I'd want to bring someone else I cared about happiness in their future.

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[return-time.livejournal.com]

It depends, I guess. It's like having myself go back a couple years from my time to prevent my mentore in meeting these monsters and...died. I couldn't do anything back then. In the end, his lost helped me step forward.

Sorry, guess my theories get a bit carried away. I'm Trunks by the way.

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[alchemyxfreak]

No need to apologize, I'm worse just as bad with things I know a lot about... Heh.

I like learning what I can, though. Even if it may not be of any use to me, it's still nice to know about it.

Edward Elric, nice to meet you Trunks.

[fire-snap.livejournal.com]

You have been behaving better than usual, Fullmetal. Maybe you should give it a try.

[alchemyxfreak]

I have no intention of leaving this place alone, Colonel.

It doesn't seem to do us any good to leave, anyway.

[fire-snap.livejournal.com]

You're giving up?

[alchemyxfreak]

Of course not.

I promised Winry I wouldn't leave her again, and I don't intend to. I'll stay here as long as I have to, so long as I find a way to get us out of here when the time comes.

[raditz-saiyan.livejournal.com]

Going through these to gather information on different members of this gathering, I seem to be made aware that (at least in some cases), people don't WANT to go back. It certainly seems for me that I would be better off here.

[alchemyxfreak]

Then I'm guessing you have no one to go home to?

[raditz-saiyan.livejournal.com]

I am one of four remaining Saiyans in existence.

My planet is dust throughout space.

And the local lord in power is a creature named Freeza with enough power to destroy solar systems. Myself? A low level soldier conscripted into his service.

I think I like it a lot better right here.

[alchemyxfreak]

I think that... pretty much explains our difference of opinion, then.

[raditz-saiyan.livejournal.com]

It would, wouldn't it? I wonder if my answer would be different were Planet Vegeta still orbiting its sun, but then I never was a fan of "what if" questions.