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[The journal clicks on as it drops to the ground, recording a quiet curse and a dark screen. After a moment it lifts up, revealing a flash view of Edward in a tank top as he tilts his arm, prodding at the metal limb that is apparently not cooperating as well as it should.]

What the hell is wrong with this thing? It's not-

[And his words are quite abruptly cut off as a small explosion sparks between the journal and his shoulder, and there's a flurry of images too smothered by motion blur to really make any sense. The audio, or what can be made out beyond the rush of air, is replaced by a startled yelp, followed by silence... and then, as the journal crashes into the foliage after a few moments, a steady stream of colourful and half-muffled curses.

To illustrate...

Action-wise: Edward is going to be around the town today, though not his usual, unhappily-composed self. No, today he is going to be chasing his arm around the town, since it's apparently decided to malfunction and start going off completely at random! So maybe you see it flying past you. Maybe you see it crash. Maybe it crashes into you. Or maybe, while running, he trips, stumbles, and... rolls on one foot in a mad flail as if on skates or something. Today is just not his day at all.

In other words? Haruhi got her way, as usual...]

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[And the pact part makes no sense to Edward (again) but he's cool with the partners bit. After so long working with Alphonse, going solo just doesn't feel the same. Onward to adventure, then!]

Right! I'm Edward, by the way.

[Be so glad your name is easy to shorten, Ed. Or else you'd be Blondie or Shorty.]

Ed, huh? Aight, I'm Beat.

Le's do this.

["Shorty" would've made this the longest trip ever, that's for sure. Instead, Edward nods, turning and heading off into the woods, moving south. Let's walk and talk, partner.]

So you just got here?

[Walk? Auuuugh, Beat was all ready to run his ass down to the barrier, but alright. He'll walk. He learned his lesson after Rhyme. Sorta.]

Yeah, just this week.

Yo, we betta' pick up the pace. Don't wanna be late.

[Well he can run if he wants, but it's a pretty long trek |D Sometimes it's best to leave it up to the experts.]

How long can you run? The barrier isn't just around the corner or anything.

Pretty damn long. [As in, across a city no problem.] Why? You can't?

I didn't say that. [But running apparently runs the risk of activating some ridiculous rollerskates that Winry installed. And he's already humiliated himself enough today. Though if this guy pushes for it...]

There ain't no Reapers or Noise to take us out, so why not? I'll race ya!

[...Rrgh. Why did he see that coming. But he could use a distraction, and the sooner the reach the barrier, the sooner he can see whether or not Beat's ability is of any use.]

...Fine then... you're on!

[And Beat better be quick on the uptake, because Edward's taking off in the direction of the barrier now.]

[HEY! Edward starts running and so Beat's taking off after him. He has no idea where he is going, but he picks the direction Ed's going in and starts running full tilt that way.]

[Hey, this is pretty invigorating. Awesome. Edward keeps up the pace, trying to stay ahead; he may be shorter, but with the lighter automail, he's not too bad for speed, these days. Though the fact that he's leading the way probably doesn't hurt, either.]

[Running is good for you, Shorty!

Instead of ducking under or around things, Beat just punches them out of the way which is slowing him down some, but he keeps a good pace all the same.]

Yo! When we get to tha' barrier, we gonna know?

I've been there before, I know how far it is! [Ed's a bit of a monkey when it comes to being on the move, so he's jumping, climbing, and dodging around the various obstacles. If he happens to get stuck anywhere he can just blast himself a path with alchemy. Glancing back, he can see that Beat's doing a pretty good job of keeping up, too.]

[Damn...TREES! Beat lets out a frustrated growl and punches a middle-sized tree down, before leaping over it and running forward to catch up.]

Damn park's fulla trees!

Don't knock down so many of them, or you'll attract the giant wolf.

[Man, he hasn't seen someone haphazardly murdering trees since the last fight with Gluttony. Can't he just duck around them?]

Giant what?!

[That stops him dead in his tracks.]

Giant wolf! She lives in the forest. [And Edward doesn't even miss a step. Mwahaha.] Don't slow down, or you'll fall behind!

[Holy shit he wants out of this forest like ten minutes ago.

Hey, Ed, you know that distance you had? It's closing - and fast.]

I ain't gonna get eaten by no dumb wolf!!

[Whoa! Suddenly, he's fast. Edward blinks in surprise as Beat zooms past him, and then it's Ed who needs to pick up the pace to catch up. This guy's surprisingly strong and fast.]

Just stop knocking over the trees, then, geez!

[HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE EATEN BY A WOLF.]

AAAAAAAAAARRRGH!!

*SLAM*

[Beat is fast, but he wasn't watching where he was going. And ran into a very big, very thick tree. Even his hard head couldn't break that.]

[And... that makes Edward pause, stop, and glance back. Wow. Genius. Maybe he could've done without the devouring-wolf bit, but... it was kind of funny.]

...You okay back there?

Uuuuugh..... [Dude, his head....that hurt... Give him a minute. He climbs back to his head, holding his head.]

Damn...What'd I hit? A truck?

A tree. What, you can knock them down with your fist but not your head?

[He shakes his head and looks up.]

Bet I could if I tried.

[This face. Really, a tree with your head?]

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