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[It's been a few days since Gracia was sent home, and Edward has suddenly found himself to be in something of an awkward position: without her primary caregiver around, Elicia needs somebody to watch her. Winry is the logical choice, but she actually has a job, so she can't be around all the time. It's true that he keeps himself busy, but the truth is that most of his time is eaten up with studying, trips back and forth to the library, and keeping himself fit. The library and exercise business can be done with a kid around, no problem, but to study he kind of needs... you know, quiet. And Elicia is a self-starter, but you can't just leave kids unsupervised for hours and hours. It's irresponsible.

So now he's... what, a stay-at-home dad until school starts?

Crap.]

[Voice / Filtered from Elicia]

Hey, uh... a couple questions. What're some good ways to keep a little kid entertained? And... you know, if you've got any advice for caring for one in general, I'll take it. It's not something I've really done that much...

And the other question is- are there any trustworthy babysitters around? In case- ...yeah.

Thanks in advance.

[ooc: going out, tags will come when I return c:]

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Makes me wish it was all or nothing sometimes. It's nice to see people who are gone, to get that second chance, but... it just makes it harder when they leave.

[He hasn't experienced that himself, yet, but he's still imagined what it would be like to meet Gyatso or Kuzon or any of other other nomads here. Would it be worth the extra time here when they were gone, especially with the pain they could cause.]

It's hard just to think about. Even for people who... who you know you won't get to meet. But any time, any extra time, it's still a gift, not a curse, if you're seeing someone you love. That's... that's just what I think.

...Mm... maybe you're right.

[Seeing his mother again, getting the chance to hug her and apologize and be forgiven, having that one month where they were all a family again... if given the chance, he wouldn't have traded that for anything.

But. But...

It still hurts.]