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[Now that he's gotten over his own embarrassment somewhat-]

...So that's what an experiment is like, huh.

[Okay, maybe not entirely over it. That was beyond humiliating and he doesn't even want to acknowledge it anymore. Ugh.]

Whatever, forget it. I have a question for the people who've lived here longer than me. What kind of escape attempts have already happened here? Has anything worked, or even showed small signs of success? If it's not something you want to talk about over the journals, you can find me at the library.

Thanks in advance.

[...Oh right, before he forgets again-]

And if anyone finds a silver pocketwatch in one of the shops, chances are it's mine. I'd appreciate it if you let me know if you see it.

...Don't look inside, either!

[And as promised Ed will be at the library today, either inside pouring over a dozen books or just outside the entrance, probably munching away at something he pilfered during a visit to the bakery. You know, after he realized he hadn't eaten for seven hours or something. As usual he's probably wearing five different layers despite the heat, the nutter.]

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[He's eaten bunnies before. He's pretty sure them walking and talking is not a good thing by any means. But okay, he'll roll with it.]

Are there many like you around here?

Nope, not really. As far as I know, I'm the only real anthropomorphic rabbit. The others are just talkin' animals. [There's a difference, really.]

Is that normal where you're from?

[There's so many different worlds out there apparently, it's hard to tell what's unusual and what isn't.]

Oh, yeah! Lotsa animals like me where I'm from. Though none as famous!

So you're famous? What for?

For bein' a cartoon star!

... You know what a cartoon is, right?

[In this place, he can't be too careful. There's a shockingly high amount of people who are uninformed in the ways of the animated film.]

You mean those drawings in the newspaper?

[How does that even work? Fictional things are people now?]

Well... That too, yeah. But I'm famous for my animated cartoons. ...Drawings that move.

Animated cartoons? I didn't know that kind of thing existed.

[Bwuh. Wait.]

....And you're telling me that you're from a cartoon?

Yup, that's right! I starred in quite a few of 'm. People all over the world knew my name. [Or so he likes to believe.]

You're telling me that the guys who brought us here can bring things drawn on paper to life too?

[No wonder they can revive the dead- they can bring life to things that weren't even alive to start with!]

No, no! I was already alive before I came here! ... Well, sorta. As much as a toon can be alive. But I wasn't just a drawin'.

[...maybe this is one of those things where you had to be there to get it, because a living cartoon just doesn't click with him. Then again, this past year he's met a lot of people he didn't think could exist a few years ago...]

So it's normal for cartoons to be alive where you're from?

Oh, yeah, definitely. All of 'm.

With other people, or is the whole world like that?

Uh... Well, there aren't any humans in Wasteland, if that's what you mean. Only cartoon characters.

So there's a world with only cartoons, then. Just how many worlds are out there...?

[PONDER, PONDER. Does that mean his formula has to be specifically for Amestris? That could make things tricky.]

You're askin' the wrong person, pal. I'd say over a dozen, but the more people I meet, the more worlds I could add to that list.

Sorry, just thinking out loud. [He'll just have to keep that in mind for later.] Thanks for your help, though.

You're welcome! [Wait, weren't they talking about something completely different before? ... Oh well.]

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