[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

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.]

1/2

[godbent]

[Okay inhale... exhale... She looks Ed at the - not quite the face but not quite not looking at him and then decides- well, let's just play this natural. Let's do this Suzumiya.]

I WILL PRETEND

[godbent]

Hey, don't get up, I'm coming in! [She says this with gusto as she barrels in past both Ed and Winry, giving a little nod and a wave at both of them as she makes her way into the house like it's her own. She keeps a grin on her face for now, and continues without missing a beat-]

I'm Haruhi Suzumiya, chief of the SOS-Brigade. [That was to Ed and then to Winry-] Do we have tea for this? If not I'm making some.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

No, actually, we haven't...

[automailed]

[That... was not exactly what he expected. Edward glances over at Winry - she looks just as surprised as he does - then back to Haruhi.]

Edward. Nice to meet you.

[But coffee is better 8|]

[godbent]

Yeah, I'm sure- I'm going to make tea.

[Mostly to stop herself from freaking out. NERVES why does she feel then, sigh. She shakes her head and then just marches off straight into the kitchen, helping herself to a kettle and looking for some decent leaves - hopefully it's better than what Mikage's got]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I'll get the sugar - and no milk, right Ed?

[automailed]

[Edward bristles at that, his reaction staying just under the level because she hadn't insisted he drink it. Thankfully.]

Of course not!

[And... he should probably be useful. Cups. He'll get cups.]

[godbent]

Huh, you don't like milk?

[Inane topics- it's hard to do smalltalk, but it seems for the best here. So she just latches onto that like it's a godsend as she starts to get the water in the kettle, get the leaves in, and set it all up on the stove. It's a very mechanical process - hardly distracting when they follow her in]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

No, and he's a real baby about it too.

[automailed]

I am not! I just refuse to drink something secreted from a cow!

[So much for the lack of overreaction. go go repetitive canon reply]

[godbent]

Do you eat the cow itself?

[Seriously what's the difference]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[automailed]

[kjldshlkf GANGING UP ON HIM]

So what!? Meat and milk are totally different!

[godbent]

Fine, then how about [wait they wouldn't have that. Pause, turn and smirk] milk products? Cheeses?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[automailed]

Cheese is the same thing as milk! It's just a different composition.

[godbent]

Butter, ice cream? Or for that matter, there's stuff like goats milk or shark fin soup?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[automailed]

No, those are- ....Shark fin soup? [They don't even have sharks where he's from. No big oceans in Amestris, just little lakes and rivers.]

[godbent]

-Oh, right. Yeah, it's a soup from back home. [She waves a hand dismissively as if to say "don't mind it" because it's not worth making that part of her argument]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Well, he eats stuff with milk in it, like my grandmother's stew.

[automailed]

[Sorry Haruhi, he's been pinged.]

People eat shark? They actually catch shark and make it into food?

[Those giant, dangerous, man-eating fish?]

[godbent]

Well, the fins anyway - it's more of a taste supplement than the part eaten. [...] I kind of think it's weird too, but blame the Chinese.

[She shrugs- glancing back at the kettle- no, still there]

But a fish is a fish, you know?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'd say that, living on an island.