For the most part. Alchemy's a skill, it's a science that requires studying - not just anyone can pull it off. Some places, alchemists walk the streets with everyone else, and no one even thinks about it. More rural places don't see alchemists as often though, we used to get people commenting that we were the first in awhile.

[He'd be the first to agree with her, if she voiced that thought out loud. Alchemy was dangerous, and he'd paid a hefty enough price for messing with what he shouldn't have. Nevermind the subject matter they'd already discussed.]

Exactly. The last time I saw him... It obviously stayed with him.