[Written / Action]

[automailed]

[A series of separate journal entries would have been posted over the course of several days; Edward will have a somewhat sporadic response time for them, too. He might respond for a few hours and then not until the day following the entry ICly anyway-- I'll be tagging it normally 8|, since the cryptic commentary in each day's entry hints at how he's messed up the journal to see how (and how soon) it fixes itself the next day. Therefore he won't have a journal to respond unless he steals Al's.

If you're not sure of what your character is up to during the week feel free to tag with a placeholder or something and tag later. OR IGNORE THIS TL;DR AND LAUGH AT MY DORKING IDC]



Day 1 - Monday

I don't miss that idiot colonel, but his alchemy would come in handy in this place. At least Al showed up after I did, so the three of us from Resembool are here. Familiar faces make it easier, and if I can't escape easily I can at least keep myself occupied.

My goal is to be out of here within a month.




Day 2 - Tuesday

Woke up at 7 this morning. The fireplace is out, so it's cold that early. I'm still tired; I feel like I could have slept for at least 15 hours. And why do kettles always take forever to boil? I just want some damn coffee before I go out to have a look around.

I don't think three spoonfuls of sugar is too much, either. It dissolves just fine if the water's warm enough.

Addendum from yesterday: A month is too long.




Day 3 - Wednesday

Al got me up an hour earlier today. It's warmer today- I went down by the river for a while. Saw a small flock of cranes, all with white feathers. I thought I'd see some markings, but maybe they disappear when they change into adults?

I counted maybe 16-30 of them. Moved too fast to be sure.




Day 4 - Thursday

Slept in till 9. Sleep schedule's been messed up since I got here. Why is it so inconsistent?

The flock from yesterday didn't show up again today, but there was a spotted chick in a nest by the bridge. A fox or something might've gotten the mother- there were a few torn feathers not far away. Maybe I'll come back tomorrow to check on it. Today I'm getting back to the library.

Addendum: I counted six books on birds alone. Zero on Alchemy. Do books appear here at random the way people do?



Day 5 - Friday

Wake-up was 7 again today. Al, just let me sleep in tomorrow. I'm going further down the river this afternoon, but there's nothing new to see right now. Still no mother at the nest, but the chick is fine, so I guess it's okay.

I'll look into this more later.




[Aaaaand Action bit:

Monday- Edward is at home, since Winry expected him to be around so he could be introduced to Haruhi. And he's kind of wondering if Al needs to be around for the very same thing, but it hadn't been mentioned to him...

Well, none of his business.

Tuesday-Friday - he'll be out and about in the village if you'd rather just bump into him at the locations mentioned.]


[ooc note: Since these happen over the course of the week, it'd be great if you guys could put the day your character comments in the subject line. And feel free to comment again with another day if it tickles your fancy (in your thread or otherwise) or just comment on the last day. It's pretty open.]

Comments

1/2

[godbent]

[Okay so all things considered even if it's yet to be done Sunday went well. Quite well. Haruhi is feeling confident, and she's feeling surprisingly calm about meeting Ed- or well. Calm perhaps isn't the best way to word it. She's anxious, not entirely eager, and deeply on edge - worried about her impression, worried about what she might say or how he might take it or... other things like that.

But at least she's no longer scared. Winry deserves more credit than she's been giving her and she's going to accept that with more trust than she's been giving. Maybe she'll even ask her out for a date night after this to repay how awkward she must have made her feel with this? Who knows. ...She shows up at the house in the afternoon, after school, as agreed on earlier. Before her meeting - she can meet up with them later or not at all, they know what they're doing and Taichi can hold up the fort.

And... knock.]

2/2

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

PRETEND HE HAS AN ARM OKAY

[automailed]

[He's been waiting around for this, so he's admittedly looking kind of bored by the time Haruhi arrives. But this is what he's been waiting for, so after giving her a quick, observational glance, he gets up and follows Winry over to see her friend.]

[ voice ] Monday for 500. placeholding for non-timeline reasons :|b

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

You don't miss having Roy around? I'm shocked to read it.

[ He'll just touch on that... admirable month-long goal some other time. ]

[ voice ] sure thing, tag back whenever it's convenient for you!

[automailed]

Are you making fun of me?

[It's not exactly a surprise that he's happier without Roy bothering him, after all.]

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

[She'll blink, reading through a few of the entries. Looks like someone is really trying to keep themselves occupied.]

...Good luck on getting out in a month.

[automailed]

I've been told it's unrealistic. [But that's not stopping him.]

action; wednesday

[dragoneer]

[When Ed is heading towards the river, he may run into a runty viking and his dragon pal, who is currently looking very pleased with himself. Their little fishing trip was quite successful that morning, though Hiccup is looking a bit wet. Still, he's in good spirits and even gives Ed a sporting wave as he marches proudly back to their house.]

Morning!

[automailed]

[Edward would have greeted Hiccup more-or-less politely in return but... dragon. There is a giant winged lizard kljsdlfkdf RIGHT THERE]

Whoa! That's...!

action, wednesday

[emp3thy]

[There's more than cranes by the river today. Minato is sitting on a large rock by the water's edge, holding a fishing rod. Fishing is more Souji's thing really but he was bored and it seemed an appropriate activity for a warm and lazy afternoon.

He's also wearing his headphones. The volume is cranked up loud enough that it's probably audible at a short distance, considering how calm the day is.]

[automailed]

[Edward's walking along the shore with his hands in his pockets, head down, very much lost in thought. He isn't paying much attention to his surroundings, so he doesn't notice Minato until he's almost at the rock, which is when he hears the music. ...Where is that even coming from? He doesn't see a radio anywhere...

Peering around curiously now. Is it hidden somewhere? And why is it so quiet, in that case? ...Is this guy even paying attention?]

[Voice] We'll call it Tuesday.

[sapphire-sniper.livejournal.com]

Less than a month? Maybe if you prove that uninteresting to the Malnosso.

[Voice] Tuesdays are okay. It's Mondays that no one likes.

[automailed]

I'd accept that I'm uninteresting if it means I can go back.

All week, shortly after each post goes up...

[derek-bliss.livejournal.com]

[Derek's already decided not to actively seek Ed out; Winry's already answered the question about memories, and Derek's not feeling particularly social anyway.

But he is interested in what's going on.

So he'll read each journal entry; suspecting there's some sort of purpose to all of it, especially after the second day. After all, he gives the kid credit for both knowing better than to use the journals for anything personal (as long as his friends remembered to tell him about that), and for not wasting time on some really inane things...and no one uses the damn thing as a diary.

So have the sound of turning pages each day, followed by someone carefully closing their own journal, after each post is made.]

[automailed]

[He hears you reading, but he's mostly interested in why it's recorded. Is that intentional? Or is it by mistake? And does he understand? Who is it?

But it's okay. He can wait. The presence is noted and then quietly dismissed.]

Action, any day for I am too lazy to choose.

[killercutething.livejournal.com]

Myaow! Hey! Watch where you go! You'll smush Chi!

DON'T BE LAZY 8|

[automailed]

[Edward has to stop short at that. He'd read - and heard - that animals could talk in Luceti, but he has yet to see it in practice.]

Was that you?

[voice] Thurdsay

[toyaka-shifter.livejournal.com]

What the hell is alchemy?

[voice]

[automailed]

It's science. "The knowledge, analysis, and recreation of the laws and currents that exist within substances."

[Geez, how can anyone not know what alchemy is 8| this world is so weird.]

Thursday... since that's today now.

[twinnedavarice.livejournal.com]

[Checking on a chick, huh? Ling will be... somewhere, around the bridge, where Ed hadn't been looking. There for commentary, naturally. It's not Greed this time. He's kind of realized that with no plots to work on, there's no reason to expend so much energy to stay in control. Ling is just autopilot.]

I never knew you were so interested in birds, Ed.

[automailed]

[...Whoa, that's Ling in control there. Better check that out.]

It's relevant to the state of our bodies right now.

FRIDAY

[interstellars.livejournal.com]

[okay seriously she's curious]

Um...you must really like animals, huh?

[automailed]

Yeah, sure. Love them. [Sincerity, can you hear it.]

wednesday; action

[ahobby.livejournal.com]

[ it's in the wee hours of the morning when the journal re-materializes. al has been watching it through the night, occasionally turning his attention to the guide again to see if he's missed any clues that might indicate a way out, or something that might give any clues. ]

Brother.

[automailed]

[Edward barely even twitches. It's early bro, and he's tired, okay? So he mumbles something and rolls over, tugging the blanket more tightly around himself.]