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[...So it's been a week. A full week since his parents had shown up in Luceti. And as of today, with the last bit of furniture in place, he and Al are officially "moved in". At least, in the sense of physically living there. Edward still finds himself looking out the window an awful lot and double-taking at the house number across the street, and at least three times now he's turned to approach the door of the Hughes' household instead of his own. He hasn't barged in unintentionally yet, at least. That would have been awfully embarrassing.

He's still not sure how he feels about this... home life. Thing. Adjustment is one thing, but actually coming to expect his mother's smiling face when he walks through the front door? It's a little scary. Wonderful in a lot of ways, but...

And that's not even getting into the issue of living so close to Hohenheim for this long, something he hasn't done since early childhood. And despite promising to give the man a chance, their relationship is tenuous at best, violent at its worst. He's still not calling the man "father", either. And there's poor Al in the middle, still stuck in his wheelchair... dammit...

Well, let's just say he's in desperate need of some distraction. So after giving it some thought, he turns to the journal-]

Hey, got a question for anyone listening out there-

I was talking to this kid a while back - Aoba - and something came up. Do we have some kind of directory of all the worlds people are from? I don't mean that world sharing class, I mean actual maps of all the different worlds, or countries within those worlds, or whatever.

Because if there isn't, then I'd like to make one. So if you wanna get involved, talk about where you're from here- show a map, gimme an idea of what it's like. I'll take what I can get.

[A little while later, he'll be venturing to his usual hotspots- the library, for some books for poor Al to read, and the Battle Dome, to take out some of his pent-up frustrations (and to duke it out with a few of the homunculus for kicks), then to the shops for a bit of perusing. He can be pestered around down at any time, looking uncharacteristically unsure, though he's been looking that way all week, so at this point it may not be anything new.

Eventually he'll return home to his family some time before dinner, carrying with him (in addition to Al's books) a toolbox, a bag containing some clothes, and a collection of sticky buns for dessert/snacking-

...but not before barging into the Hughes house accidentally. Apparently there really is a first time for everything.]

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Right. [She'll tug loose the three newish ones and lay them flat on the table, tapping the first one.] This one's of a place a lot of people in Luceti hail from. Not so sure about the others, but I hear the name Earth all the time. As for the others, I think this desert map might be Gunsmoke. And this one, I'm not sure of the world's name, but I recognise some of those place names. {Water Tribe, Fire Nation. Kind of obvious.] If you've ever run into Katara or Sokka, I suspect this is their world.

These other two, I'm not so sure of. [Laying open the book itself; two firedamaged maps of Hollow Bastion and Nippon. Though due to the fire damage, some outer edge illustrations may be missing. |D]

[Edward immediately pours over each of the maps as she goes through them, scribbling down the names as she mentions them. He gives extra scrutiny to Katara and Sokka's world, in particular, since he knows them (well, more Sokka than his sister, but they've at least met). This is one awesome haul.]

Whoever gave this to you doesn't know what those worlds were?

[Nami actually thinks about this for the first time.

...huh.] I'm not sure. She doesn't really seem the type, but... I suspect books full of maps from different worlds are a little uncommon. She knew I loved maps, though. It's possible she got it made herself.

Who gave it to you? Maybe I can ask around.

[If she doesn't know, there's always a possibility that others in the village might. If not, it can just go into the book as-is.]

A girl called Noel. None of these are her world, though, so I don't know how much she can tell you. But it's worth a shot. [And asking around makes a good Plan B.]

[Making note of that name, then-]

You want me to make copies right now, or can I borrow this for a few days?

[Copies of detailed worlds could take a few hours- unless there's a photocopier around here. Not that he knows about it. Or how to use it.

OH TECHNOLOGY...]

[Hmm. She's reluctant to part with them, but...]

Borrowing them should be okay, if it's just a few days. Or I could make copies myself. I'm getting to be an old hand at that.

[The day Nami discovers the existence of the photocopier is the day the whole crew hides from her temper about all those wasted hours.]

I can wait if you'd rather not let me have it. [He shrugs, gesturing to the materials he's already gathered.] I've got a lot to start with anyway.

Well... it was a gift. Kind of ...particular about it, I guess. [She grins ruefully.] But I've copied a whole bunch of maps in this place, it won't kill me to do a few more. Give me a day and I'll bring you copies.

Sure, take your time. You can drop them off here or at House Tw- [...Habit.] ...House 30, I mean.

House 30. Got it; I'll do that.

Good luck with the rest!

Yep, thanks. [She gets a backwards hand wave as he returns to his work. Score, that's a few more maps to add to the list!]

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