[VIDEO .001 | username edward.elric]

[alchemyfreak]

[There are a few things Ed is quick to concern himself with upon arrival, and even though they certainly relate to "how the hell do I get back where I came from?" he's seen this play out enough times to know that asking that question directly is never likely to get results. At least not the ones he wants. He's well aware that this change of scenery isn't just some new challenge, because if it was there certainly wouldn't be any point to the mark outright disappearing, but it was gone. Which likely meant one thing, they were telling the truth - at least about one aspect of all this, and he was not in Muir anymore.]

Does anyone have any idea what's really going on here? Has anyone been doing any research on this place? Or been here long enough to know whether or not it is what they claim?

[Ed's skeptical about this whole situation, but cynicism wasn't enough to go on that something just wasn't right here. He had a hard time taking everything in that little introduction at face value.]

If we can just ask to be sent home given enough time, has anyone actually pulled it off?

Comments

[alchemyfreak]

[Ah, okay. He thinks he's following now.]

For starters, that wouldn't work. Sure, you could make fire still. We all could, in our fire places or ... whatever. It would just not provide any warmth. Being close to other people provided warmth...

Take me, for example-

[A pause as he considers how to explain this example without revealing too much. He hadn't decided how open to be about the automail in this new world yet.]

If I was stuck in a blizzard, I would be the first to get frostbite. I just get cold easier, it's part of ... being me. But this- curse, I guess you could call it. Me being near people made them warmer, even though under regular circumstances I'm cold to the touch. You could make fire still, but it only worked as a light... We had to rely on touching other people to stay warm. Not fire, or clothes, or blankets.

The way our bodies work normally didn't seem to matter.

[firelogic]

Hmm... yeah, that's a really big magical undertaking. The sort of work needed to put that sort of curse in place is massive. Still, undermining my own magic so my flame isn't hot would be something I'd wanna play with.

And see if I can still burn them. Because I also just naturally produce heat. Cats love me.

*Her hand is still enveloped in fire. This is like the least on fire Chandra has ever been.*

[alchemyfreak]

It would be interesting, I could see that. I don't think we had anyone there that was like you, so it didn't... factor in. But, to be honest, I didn't know everyone there so it's hard to say from my limited knowledge.

[firelogic]

Which is weird since I'm pretty sure there are plenty of fire shamans and pyromancers in the blind eternities. I'm far from the only one.

And it's not really worth pointing out you're only talking from your limited knowledge, that's all anyone gets to do.

[alchemyfreak]

Guess you're right about that.

[firelogic]

Most people get surprised I can be right about stuff.

[alchemyfreak]

Well, no one can be wrong all the time. By default you must be right about something.