[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

[automailed]

[.....What. What. WHAT.]

S... so... wait. Wait, Al was... he was from...

[Oh god this changes everything. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE. Human Al was from a different world? And he was here, but with a different history than his Al? Does this explain the other Ed he'd heard about as well?

What does this mean for Al, then? Does he not get his body back? No, no, he has to- Ed promised. He won't let Al down. But how did this alternate reality happen, then? Is it for real? How...

His head is going to be spinning with thoughts about this for days.]

[godbent]

An Alternate Reality, yeah. [...] I think one of the old yous was too. Anyway, his variation was less about a divergent point and more about basic differences. Like, let's say in some world Pride isn't that little kid, but someone else. Things like that.

[...Again, she glances at Winry. She doesn't know most of the differences, actually. She never dug that deep]

I know the big difference has to do with you ending up on some version of my world.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Haruhi's right, but all the people here now seem to be from our world instead of that alternate one. No one seems to know about Germany like the other Al did.

1/2

[automailed]

Sokka asked me about Germany, too. So that's what he meant. [That's... well, it's still so weird to wrap his head around. It probably won't ever not be weird. He'll have to ponder this.

He's already losing himself in his own thoughts again, so someone should probably distract hi...]

[automailed]

[....WAIT A SECOND-]

Pride's a little kid!?

1/2

[godbent]

[...!!] I thought you - you told every-

You're from before then?!

[godbent]

[THIS FACE and she glances at Winry. Um. What's the plan here, do they tell him or not?]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Well, Ed, do you know Selim Bradley?

[automailed]

The Fuhrer's son? Yeah, Al and I met- [Wait, wait, wait- the Fuhrer, King Bradley, Wrath-

...oh. Oh shit.]

He's... he's Pride?

[He'd smiled and laughed and been so innocent... so it was all an act?]

[godbent]

...Yeah, he is. One of the old yous warned everyone around at the time never to trust anything he said.

[She can't help but glance at Winry, again. She lets the stupidity of letting Pride stay at her house go unsaid. She still is pissed about that, and even if Ed would probably be pissed too, it's not worth discussing]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Pride... he's been here twice.

[automailed]

[Oh hell. Oh hell. How did he miss this? How did all of them miss this!? Just one more thing he's going to have to tell Al. Damn... they've got a lot of work waiting for them when they get home, that's for sure.

So his previous self was from further ahead than he is... no wonder he couldn't remember anything.]

[godbent]

[...]

Anyway, he was a member of my SOS-Brigade for a long time. I actually knew him before Winry.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Hey, uh - how about I go next? Dare.

[automailed]

[Edward glances over at Haruhi, then Winry, then points at the two.]

Uh... who goes, then?

[Oh geez is he really admitting that he doesn't even know how to really play. WHAT IT'S FOR LITTLE GIRLS HE NEVER HAD TO KNOW]

[godbent]

[Sideeyes at Winry. She wasn't expecting that, but...] I'll take it- Dare you to let me dress you up.

[Ignore that she has no clothes on hand. And this unreasonable]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Done.

[automailed]

...Wait, what? [Dress up? Is that the sort of dares he has to look forward to? And what if truth isn't any better? SUDDENLY HE'S NOT SURE HE LIKES THIS GAME.]

[godbent]

[...] Wait, I can?

Seriously?!

[She slams her palms on the counter, leaping to her feet in the same movement, her aglow. Oh man, oh man!]

I need to go get a get outfit, or maybe even cosplay! The HQ's not far if I run, I'll be right back-

[And yes, she's seriously starting to aim to go out of the kitchen and the door if no one stops her]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Haruhi! Right now?! Why not later?

[automailed]

[....He should probably stay out of this one. Girls and dress-up? Yeah. Not gonna touch this one.]

[godbent]

Because you might back up later! This is a chance I can't pass up!

[Yeah she's still going] No limits, right?!

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

You can't just leave! Finish this, and do that later!

/jacks Ed's turn

[godbent]

Like I said, three minutes- no, five! Five tops! I'll be back before you know it.

[lalalas, leaving the kitchen- she took her shoes off at the door so she needs to go get those back on]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

This is ridiculous, Haruhi. Do you really expect me to change right in the middle of a game? It has to be now?