[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]

Who is Mikuru?

[godbent]

Just one of my... Brigade from back home.

[She almost said friends, but no, this seems more accurate]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

We should get back to the kitchen.

[godbent]

Yeah, let's.

[And Haruhi will just follow her back, grinning a little wider now. She looks so cute in that!]

[automailed]

[And Ed? Is no longer in the kitchen. He is in fact in the living room, sipping at a fresh-made cup of coffee, watching the fireplace.

And inside the fireplace is his journal. On fire.

...Yep.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

What are you doing!?

[godbent]

[Haruhi follows her. Her reaction isn't nearly as strong though - she just ends up looking curiously at Ed. Destroying the journal, huh?]

[automailed]

[Edward looks as unbothered as Haruhi, glancing sidelong at Winry.]

What? It's my journal, I can burn it if I want.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

But why?

[godbent]

[...Heh] To see if it comes back, right? Or if it's destroyed in the first place. These things are never lost for good, even by monsters, forgetful people, or violent psychos. There's got to be something messing with them.

[Haruhi says this matter of factly, but with a hint of amusement, looking to Ed to confirm it]

[automailed]

Yeah, that's it. [Edward nods, leaning forward and waving a bit of wandering embers back into the fire with his automail hand.] Just reading about everything isn't good enough. I have to try it out myself.

[She gets points for understanding that right off the bat.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Really, Ed? Now how is anyone supposed to get a hold of you?

[godbent]

Don't worry, it'll be back in like a day, tops. I burned mine before once.

[And she huffs a bit before taking a seat next to Winry]

[automailed]

[Edward doesn't look the least bit bothered by the idea of being out of contact. Especially if, judging by what he's read/heard and Haruhi's comment, it really is just a day.]

Everyone I know is living here anyway. I can wait a day to meet people.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[godbent]

[Haruhi meanwhile just presses on... after absent-mindedly putting on of her hands on Winry's given the proximity] The really lame part is that pages ripped out of the journal don't function as journal pages anymore. It's a bit cumbersome to get used to carrying around a book all the time.

[automailed]

At least they're not too big. I need to find another journal for my notes, though. It's not safe to write them all out in this one.

[He's already uncomfortable with jotting down the notes on his journal experiments. He doesn't want the Malnosso messing around with complex alchemic formulas.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Hey, Ed. Isn't it your turn?

[godbent]

[...!!]

Oh, that's right! [She animatedly points with the free hand even as her other starts to lace her fingers with Winry's own]

And Winry gets to pick your dare or truth.

[automailed]

[What? Oh, right. Game. Um. Okay he thought about it a little while they were gone, and he's still not sure what option he dislikes more. Soooo... let's go with the (currently) least objectionable.]

...Dare, I guess.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I dare you to take off your shirt and let me show Haruhi my automail.

[godbent]

[...! Haruhi's eyes widen a bit with some excitement in spite of herself. She never got to see it in great detail with any of the previous Eds, after all.]

[automailed]

[Oh good grief. Not just one mechanic freak but two?]

...Just my shirt. I'm not taking my pants off again so you can show it off!

[That day in Rush Valley was beyond ridiculous okay.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure Haruhi doesn't want to see you with your pants off anyway.

[godbent]

[...Well.]

Yeah, not really.

[Even if she would like to see that leg...]