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[October 3rd again. Don't forget. This marks the second time he's hit this date in Luceti, and the first time in his life since carving the words upon his pocket watch that he's met it without Alphonse. That's probably what hurts the most, this time. No closer to getting home, no closer to regaining their bodies, even though he knows that he's only a day away from victory when he goes home. The second worst part is that he's only one day past an experiment that stole those memories from him- that he had, in fact, forgotten. Hadn't even known what the watch or the date upon it even meant.

Tch... stupid place. For the first time in a while, he hates it again.

He's going to keep up with the annual tradition anyway, for Al's sake as much as his, so tonight at the back of House #23, some time after dinner, Edward will be seated at a campfire, occasionally tossing logs into the flames, with a collection of snacks, some books, and notebook paper piled around him to get some work done. He'll be there all night, so any nighthawks or curious passerbys are free to stop in and see what's up.]

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[kjashsdf what, what was that voice. And why is Seto not surprised, and what entities.]

Did you hear that!?

Hear what??

[Because he totally couldn't be talking about, PF right right.

Speaking of PF, with both boys on the alarm, she starts to scan the area around them and makes a noise that sounds like a rewinding vcr tape.]

There was a voice. Said something about "entities". And I'm not talking about you, either.

Oh! That was PF! [Looks like Ed hasn't met her before. He smiles and proceeds to unhook the clasps on his shoulder straps then carefully moves the robot that had been on his back onto his lap. Now holding her up for Ed to see.]

Say hi, PF.

Hello.

[....it's... a talking backpack.

What.]

Wh... uh... hi? [WTF.] What is that? Why is it talking?

I am a Personal Frame, an interactive digital assistant equipped to respond to my users emotional state, whatever it may be.

[Seto's just going to let her do the talking since she likes to so much]

[He has a talking backpack.

....

Well, now he's seen everything.]

Is that something from home?

[He had no idea they brought robots or whatever to this place... go fig.]

Yep! I found her at the train station back home.

He saved me from malfunctioning.

[Seto just smiles sheepishly at that]

Oh, uh, wow. Good that you've got a friend here, then. So, what- did you fix it?

No, I didn't fix her or anything. [However... she required something he couldn't fix later on] I found her hanging on a pipe above some water and grabbed her before she could fall.

I am not completely waterproof, you see.

Got it. Cool. [So it's like... an emotion-reading radio or something? Winry would have a field day.] Nice to meet you then, PF.

It is nice to meet you too, Ed.

[Seto now places the small robot on the ground next to him, raises his hands back up towards the fire and stares at the books for a moment then asks] What all are you reading?

[Edward glances over at his pile of textbooks, lifting one to hold it up to the light.]

Just some alchemy texts. Or... alkahestry, specifically. It's a type of alchemy from another country.

[You are using strange words there Ed. BUT HE RECOGNIZES THE WORD ALCHEMY!!! He told him about it when they first met!]

Is it different from the alchemy you use?

Yeah, it works differently. It's like... life energy versus tectonic movements. And it can heal injuries, which is what I'm interested in.

Tectonic movements...? [BIG WORDS ED BIG WORDS.

But he means more at that second part] Can it really?? Like Nala's magic?

It's when the ground moves. Sort of like an earthquake, but you don't always feel it.

[He likes confusing people and he's not sorry at all.]

And yeah, but it's not exactly the same. Alkahestry's more versatile than just one type of magic. That versatility is why I'm learning it instead of trying to contact that spirit or whatever.

Oh, okay! [Seto's definitely familiar with earthquakes. They happen all the time back home.]

Oh... [Hm.] Do you think I could learn it with you? [So what if he isn't good with big-worded things, if it's helpful he wants to learn]

Uh... I guess, if you can- sure.

[Alchemy - or alkahestry - isn't for everyone, he knows that much. But hey, learning to heal with it is a pretty harmless skill.]

[AHHH he's beaming now]

Thank you, Ed!

[Don't thank him just yet, Seto- because Edward opens up one of the smaller, but more worn books and starts detailing the basics of this. And that can get awfully complicated...]

[Ahhhh....

Seto is really trying his best not to lose track of all of these confusing things. This is like him trying to read his grandfather's books and understand it. BUT HE'S PAYING ATTENTION AND REMEMBERING THIS...

PF is his study guide either way since she's recording and putting what he's saying into her data banks.]

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what kind of cookie....

the kind with bits of reeses in it!!

.....tempting.

/waves cookie in front of your face

/eats your hand

now now akai my hand is not edible

but I'm hungreh

i shall give you more cookies but you cant have my hand

fiiiiiine :C

does my hand really taste that good

nope I'm just always hungry

goodness me

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