Who: Transmutey!Ed and NPCs OOC!Hohenheim, Zombie!Al, and Zombie!Ed
When: 05/15/07
Rating: PG
Category: Side Plots
Summary: T!Ed seeks out Hohenheim and strikes a small deal with him.
T!Ed: *sitting out at the park on one of the benches -- unknowingly having chosen the one his zombie double had occupied some days before; rubs absently at the point where his prosthetic and stump of his leg connect, breathing hard and trying to get his wits about him, trying to think of some way to get to Hohenheim before Ren can find him, near tears*
Zombie!Al: *had been watching Ed from the nearby brush and bounds out of a few bushes, prancing up to the imperfect double of his own brother, making small, excited gasping and chittering noises*
T!Ed: *freezes upon seeing the creature, all colour from his face draining as he approaches, having wished the maimed doubles were nothing but bits of fiction*
Zombie!Al: *climbs up onto the bench beside Ed and reaches out hands to play with his hair, grinning ear to ear before his gaze snaps back to the bushes, hearing something moving around them and wriggling excitedly, knowing who it is*
T!Ed: *is far too stunned to do much else than let the little creature play with his hair like he's some sort of living toy, whole body trembling as he looks where the other is*
Zombie!Ed: *emerges from the shubbery, walking with an odd swaying grace towards his brother and double, smiling, pleased* He has been wanting to see you awake.
Zombie!Al: *stops his touching of Ed's hair, grinning even bigger at his brother and squirming on the bench*
T!Ed: Oh - oh, god... *suddenly feels sick, stomach threatening to throw its contents back up, and just stares wide eyed at his mutilated mirror image*
Zombie!Ed: He has never claimed to be. *smirks faintly, pushing his brother gently aside to make more room on the bench for himself, filmed over eyes trained on Ed*
Zombie!Al: *moves over with a small noise before curling himself up in his brother's lap, head tucked under his chin and making small, rasping happy noises, quite pleased indeed that he's around*
T!Ed: *can only stare back, stunned, not even sure if he should cry right now* Claimed to be wh-what..?
Zombie!Ed: God. *pets his little brother's hair absently, almost affectionately, eyes still trained on his double*
T!Ed: ... *near to the point of hyperventilating, rocking back and forth a little and moving as far away from the brothers as he possibly can on the bench*
Zombie!Ed: Fear is useless. It is only us. *gestures to the three of them* Imperfection of perfection, unity will be guidance.
T!Ed: ...Wh-what..? H-he's not here..? I-I need to speak to h-him, please... *bites his lip, tears spilling from the corners of his eyes, not even bothering to try to make sense of that last bit*
Zombie!Ed: *tilts his head curiously at his double's crying, reaching a hand out to cup his cheek and wiping his thumb over a couple of tears*
T!Ed: *jerks his head away with a sharp cry as if he were burned, curling up and choking back a sob*
Zombie!Ed: *looks down at his hand with a blank look on his face before letting it drop back to his side, other hand still petting the Al's hair* He will come for you.
Zombie!Al: *makes soft squeaking noises, completely oblivious to the conversation*
T!Ed: *whole body is shaking and rubs at his eyes with the heel of his palm, nodding* S-soon..?
Zombie!Ed: *nods, grinning horribly, sutures stretched tight over his mouth, then moves to set his brother gently onto his feet before standing himself, fingers curling around his brother's hand as he slips it into his*
T!Ed: *feels a small pang of pity for the two, not sure even why he feels it*
Zombie!Al: *near drags his brother back into the brush, both disappearing completely within a few moments as if they had never been there at all*
T!Ed: *crumples, crying silently to himself and rocking back and forth, wishing desperately that he was home with Ren right now*
OOC!Hohenheim: *from seemingly out of nowhere appears, approaching the bench from behind and settling on it beside Ed, looking over him with an appraising eye, face blank and masking the absolute disgust he feels for this little vile piece of filth before him*
T!Ed: *uncurls a little when he sees the other shape sit next to him, arms wrapped tightly around his legs and staring at the ground, refusing to look at him for fear of panicking and running home now, bringing the monster back to Ren*
OOC!Hohenheim: You wished to speak with me? I am here, abomination.
T!Ed: *cringes at the sound of his voice, taking deep, gasping breaths in order to calm himself enough to speak, it not doing much good for his wracked nerves right now* R-Ren t-told me that y-you were g-going to - to *gulps* hurt everyone in the c-city.
OOC!Hohenheim: I will do as I see fit with the people of my city. They are imperfect as they stand and need to be brought to perfection. *watches the boy, mentally going over the notes compiled on him for the past year or so*
T!Ed: *still not looking at him* Please don't... Please. I-I'll do anything you want, b-but please don't hurt anyone.
OOC!Hohenheim: I do not take requests from snivelling pieces of filth.
T!Ed: It's not a request! I-I'll give myself to you... Just - just don't hurt anyone in the city and - and leave Ren alone, please. I'm begging you, don't hurt them, don't hurt any of them...
OOC!Hohenheim: What can you offer me in return for their safety?
T!Ed: I-I can work for you... I-I know how to kill... I-I'll even... I-I'll even - even - *having trouble finding the words, whole body jerking as he starts to sob hard* d-d-die f-for th-them... Become - become a full h-homunculus, s-something...
OOC!Hohenheim: *this is exactly what he wants to hear, voice taking on an almost soothing quality as he reaches over to touch Ed's shoulder, a mocking gesture of comfort* Welcome home, son.
When: 05/15/07
Rating: PG
Category: Side Plots
Summary: T!Ed seeks out Hohenheim and strikes a small deal with him.
T!Ed: *sitting out at the park on one of the benches -- unknowingly having chosen the one his zombie double had occupied some days before; rubs absently at the point where his prosthetic and stump of his leg connect, breathing hard and trying to get his wits about him, trying to think of some way to get to Hohenheim before Ren can find him, near tears*
Zombie!Al: *had been watching Ed from the nearby brush and bounds out of a few bushes, prancing up to the imperfect double of his own brother, making small, excited gasping and chittering noises*
T!Ed: *freezes upon seeing the creature, all colour from his face draining as he approaches, having wished the maimed doubles were nothing but bits of fiction*
Zombie!Al: *climbs up onto the bench beside Ed and reaches out hands to play with his hair, grinning ear to ear before his gaze snaps back to the bushes, hearing something moving around them and wriggling excitedly, knowing who it is*
T!Ed: *is far too stunned to do much else than let the little creature play with his hair like he's some sort of living toy, whole body trembling as he looks where the other is*
Zombie!Ed: *emerges from the shubbery, walking with an odd swaying grace towards his brother and double, smiling, pleased* He has been wanting to see you awake.
Zombie!Al: *stops his touching of Ed's hair, grinning even bigger at his brother and squirming on the bench*
T!Ed: Oh - oh, god... *suddenly feels sick, stomach threatening to throw its contents back up, and just stares wide eyed at his mutilated mirror image*
Zombie!Ed: He has never claimed to be. *smirks faintly, pushing his brother gently aside to make more room on the bench for himself, filmed over eyes trained on Ed*
Zombie!Al: *moves over with a small noise before curling himself up in his brother's lap, head tucked under his chin and making small, rasping happy noises, quite pleased indeed that he's around*
T!Ed: *can only stare back, stunned, not even sure if he should cry right now* Claimed to be wh-what..?
Zombie!Ed: God. *pets his little brother's hair absently, almost affectionately, eyes still trained on his double*
T!Ed: ... *near to the point of hyperventilating, rocking back and forth a little and moving as far away from the brothers as he possibly can on the bench*
Zombie!Ed: Fear is useless. It is only us. *gestures to the three of them* Imperfection of perfection, unity will be guidance.
T!Ed: ...Wh-what..? H-he's not here..? I-I need to speak to h-him, please... *bites his lip, tears spilling from the corners of his eyes, not even bothering to try to make sense of that last bit*
Zombie!Ed: *tilts his head curiously at his double's crying, reaching a hand out to cup his cheek and wiping his thumb over a couple of tears*
T!Ed: *jerks his head away with a sharp cry as if he were burned, curling up and choking back a sob*
Zombie!Ed: *looks down at his hand with a blank look on his face before letting it drop back to his side, other hand still petting the Al's hair* He will come for you.
Zombie!Al: *makes soft squeaking noises, completely oblivious to the conversation*
T!Ed: *whole body is shaking and rubs at his eyes with the heel of his palm, nodding* S-soon..?
Zombie!Ed: *nods, grinning horribly, sutures stretched tight over his mouth, then moves to set his brother gently onto his feet before standing himself, fingers curling around his brother's hand as he slips it into his*
T!Ed: *feels a small pang of pity for the two, not sure even why he feels it*
Zombie!Al: *near drags his brother back into the brush, both disappearing completely within a few moments as if they had never been there at all*
T!Ed: *crumples, crying silently to himself and rocking back and forth, wishing desperately that he was home with Ren right now*
OOC!Hohenheim: *from seemingly out of nowhere appears, approaching the bench from behind and settling on it beside Ed, looking over him with an appraising eye, face blank and masking the absolute disgust he feels for this little vile piece of filth before him*
T!Ed: *uncurls a little when he sees the other shape sit next to him, arms wrapped tightly around his legs and staring at the ground, refusing to look at him for fear of panicking and running home now, bringing the monster back to Ren*
OOC!Hohenheim: You wished to speak with me? I am here, abomination.
T!Ed: *cringes at the sound of his voice, taking deep, gasping breaths in order to calm himself enough to speak, it not doing much good for his wracked nerves right now* R-Ren t-told me that y-you were g-going to - to *gulps* hurt everyone in the c-city.
OOC!Hohenheim: I will do as I see fit with the people of my city. They are imperfect as they stand and need to be brought to perfection. *watches the boy, mentally going over the notes compiled on him for the past year or so*
T!Ed: *still not looking at him* Please don't... Please. I-I'll do anything you want, b-but please don't hurt anyone.
OOC!Hohenheim: I do not take requests from snivelling pieces of filth.
T!Ed: It's not a request! I-I'll give myself to you... Just - just don't hurt anyone in the city and - and leave Ren alone, please. I'm begging you, don't hurt them, don't hurt any of them...
OOC!Hohenheim: What can you offer me in return for their safety?
T!Ed: I-I can work for you... I-I know how to kill... I-I'll even... I-I'll even - even - *having trouble finding the words, whole body jerking as he starts to sob hard* d-d-die f-for th-them... Become - become a full h-homunculus, s-something...
OOC!Hohenheim: *this is exactly what he wants to hear, voice taking on an almost soothing quality as he reaches over to touch Ed's shoulder, a mocking gesture of comfort* Welcome home, son.