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[alkahestic]

[ the feed opens up with a little bit of jostling until it's settled on a nearby bedstand. then, there's a flash of red cloth before al settles down on the floor in front of it. in his white-gloved hands is a broken lamp. he sets it on the floor in front of him. ]

Hello! [ he's rather cheerful. ] I'm Alphonse Elric. Some of you may have already met my brother, Ed. We're alchemists and though we're working in the Perimeter Guard, I also wanted to let people know that we're here to help. If you have something broken, we can probably fix it.

[ he gestures at the broken lamp with a grin and then slaps his palms together. they're then placed above the lamp as a bright, blue light encompasses it. there's a spark of energy and soon the broken pieces are molding back together. ]

See? Just like new.

[ switching it on, the light flickers for a second and then begins to glow steadily. ]

So again, if you need something fixed, Brother and I are on floor 6. Have a nice day!

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[alkahestic]

[ beaming at her, al nods. but the grin soon falls again as the topic of equivalent exchange is broached. ]

Equivalent Exchange is Alchemy's first law. Nothing can be gained without sacrificing something of equal value. Brother only lost his arm because he didn't resurrect me fully. He could only bind my soul to the armor.

[couldkillthedevil]

Only lost his arm...

[It sounds like cruel and unusual punishment to her. And less like a science and more like some kind of dark arts.]

But you're in an actual body now.

[And Ed's still missing his arm, she doesn't say.]

[alkahestic]

[ trust him, he knows. it pains him every day that ed didn't get his arm back, but he also knows that's the consequence for the things they did. ]

I am. Brother was able to bring me back completely, but the exchange was that I lost a lot of memories for a while. I have them back, but Brother...

[ he doesn't say it either, merely looks down. ]

We were separated for two years as part of the exchange. Brother ended up trapped in a world without alchemy.