[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

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Heelie shoes? I guess I'll have to do some research.

[automailed]

[In their own little world. Guh. Maybe he should escape before they start thinking about dissecting him here and now.]

[godbent]

Oh, yeah, you wouldn't know them! You know what roller blades are, right? Heelies are the same thing, but the wheels can retract into the shoe.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Ed, come here. What shoe size do you wear?

[automailed]

[-and Ed freezes, because he was in the middle of trying to sneak out. (Except that sneaking out is kind of difficult when you have two metal limbs. It's like Al trying to move silently anywhere. Damn.]

I don't need whatever you're talking about, Winry! There's nothing wrong with my leg!

[godbent]

And we're talking about improving it, not shut up and get over here - there's tea.

[...Speaking of. She's going to pour herself a glass now. Truthfully, though, she could have size-o-dar'd his feet. She just didn't]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

It's only in theory! And yeah, sit down. It's time to have tea.

[automailed]

[In theory? Yeah, he's so sure. But for the moment he's stuck, so he'll just have to deal with it. With a disgruntled look he sits down with them, elbow propped up on the table. He's pretty sure he's not going to enjoy this.]

[godbent]

[More to be useful than anything, after pouring her own she goes to pour a cup for the other two and pass it off in turn. Silently, but pleased that this has gone so well so far]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

So... I've told Haruhi about you. A bit.

[automailed]

[Edward blinks at that, surprised at the topic shift, but hey- at least she's not trying to modify his automail anymore.]

Is that why you wanted to do this?

[godbent]

No.

[...How should she put this. She shifts and then takes a sip of her tea. She swallows it, letting it calm her a bit. It doesn't work perfectly, but she resolves herself to try to be confident and competent] Well, not really.

[...] I've known Winry for almost two years now. [...Totaling it up, it's more like 21ish months, but she decides to run with it] I've known Al a long time too - the Al before the new one here, that is. I don't know you as much.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I think you should both get know each other.

[automailed]

...Mm. [It's a bit noncommittal, but it's not a disagreement, either. Just a little suspicious. It's not like Winry really went out of her way to introduce him to people.] So you've both been here that long.

[godbent]

I've been here a little longer, actually.

[She corrects automatically. In a way, her veteranship here is part of her pride]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I just happened to meet her soon after my arrival.

[automailed]

[Edward just nods, feeling slightly awkward, quite literally the third wheel observing a friendship he knows nothing about. It's still so... alien, to imagine missing two years of Winry's life. Sure, he only came back to Resembool for brief visits and repairs, not really what anyone could consider "social calls", but he'd still seen her reasonably frequently. This... he's still not sure how to respond.

This girl knows this Winry better than he does. It's weird.]

[godbent]

...So that's that. I'm Haruhi.

[...That was a lame finish and she knows it. Maybe Winry will save it. She takes a deep sip of the tea to cover how awkward she feels]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Are you done with the sugar, Ed?

[automailed]

[WELL THIS ISN'T AWKWARD AT ALL. The question does sort of snap him out of his thoughts, though, and he glances over, brows lifting a little.] ...Oh, right. Yeah- sorry. [Aaaaand slides it down.

Hoo boy.]

[godbent]

[Should she say she's Winry's girlfriend? Should she explain the Haruki thing? Used to know Al? Smalltalk- how does one even smalltalk she doesn't know. Um. Um. Two more sips of tea later her cup is done and she's pouring herself a second one, no more closer to a topic than before. Sigh]

We could play truth or dare.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Truth or dare?

[automailed]

[This face. So unimpressed.]

Truth or dare is a little girl's game!

[godbent]

Clearly you've never played it with other adults! Besides, it's a good fact-checker.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

It might not be so bad. I mean - it could be easier than just opening up with no starter.