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[ staring!!!!! and then- ]

Colonel Mustang! I haven't seen you since the battle! Oh, dear, Brother won't be happy.

[ because he looks like the same mustang, talks like him. al is only a bit unsure because he has a feeling this will lead to some awkwardness with his brother. ]

Afraid I'm just as lost as you are, sorry.

Though if that tactic gets answers, I might have to borrow it.

[Roy is staring back. Who is this kid and why is he-

No. It can't be. Can it?!]

Are you...Alphonse Elric?!

[He looks absolutely flabbergasted.]

Feel free, though no one's biting. May I ask who you are? I'm Roy Mustang.

[ is it really such a surprise? after all, he'd seen mustang in central when that eckhart woman attacked. then again, recalling how his brother had arrived without memory of what happened at that time... maybe the same was true for mustang.

scratching the back of his neck, alphonse gives a small, shy giggle. ]

You don't remember, do you? I've been this way for three years now.

[ and it shows with how long his auburn hair is. he's even wearing his brother's jacket over the black outfit much like ed had worn when he was younger. ]

[Roy had literally just seen Alphonse and Edward directly before he found himself here. He can say without a doubt that he was still a soul bound to a suit of armor last time he saw him.

Then again, wasn't there something about time distortion in that terrible orientation he sat through? He was skeptical, but...]

I had just seen you right before I got here. You were still bound to the armor. It's good to know you and your brother were successful in getting your bodies back.

[He is very sincere about that. Edward might not like him, but Mustang really was rooting for them to succeed.]

[ smiling at that (albeit a little sadly), he nods. ]

When Scar turned me into the Stone, things got a bit hairy, but it turned out all right. Oh- which reminds me. What's the last thing you remember, since you're probably not from the same time period as me and Brother.

[Roy's smile deteriorated into confusion. None of his explanation made any sense. Turned into the Stone? He couldn't mean the Philosopher's Stone, but what else could "the Stone" be? It was something to follow up on, though perhaps not over a network like this. Could these things be tapped?]

We had just walked out of the Fuhrer's office. I let you and Edward borrow 520 cens and you both ran off.

[There were more details about that instance, but he wasn't about to speak about that over what was more or less a phone.]

[ now it's alphonse's turn to look confused. he can't remember a time they'd ever been in the furher's office, much less borrowed money off of mustang. for a few seconds, alphonse lets his mind whirl at the possibilities that might explain this. he knows there's alternate versions of his and ed's world ( he's dreamed of it, as well as the sick boy who wanted to touch the stars ), but if mustang were to come from there, wouldn't he be different? like his alter self was? do they even use cens in germany? it just doesn't seem to fall into place.

tilting his head, he gazes at mustang through the feed with eyes like mercury. he chews his lip a little, then finally comes up with a response. ]

Colonel, I think I know what's going on, but I need to test something.

[ another pause as he searches his mind for a secret only the elrics and mustang would know. ]

The night Brother and I first met you, what did you say to Brother?

Edited 2018-02-13 04:14 (UTC)

[The confusion only gets worse.]

I met you and Edward during the day, not at night. I had gotten word about you two being skilled alchemists and the records were wrong about your age, so I came to recruit you. After the Lieutenant and I found what was at your house I told your brother that he would have a chance to restore your bodies if you joined the military since you would have access to restricted research.

I've already contacted Edward by the way. I found his "Friendr" profile.

[He had mentioned that they would need to talk. Roy had to agree.]

[ so this is a different mustang. not as different as he might be if he was from the world of germany, but still different. that meant there could be a difference in the lives they knew and that would be complicated. huffing enough that some of his bangs flutter, al glances to the side for a second before continuing. ]

Then I'm not the Alphonse you know. I'm sorry, Colonel, but I think Brother and I come from an alternate world where a lot of things are the same, but also very different. It's not the first time this has happened to us.

Since you've already talked to him, Brother can explain things better, I think. He's been to another world. Several, even. I've only dreamed of one.

[This was quite a lot for Roy to swallow. First, he finds himself in a place where different "worlds" collide, and then he's told that it was possible for people of the same world to be pulled through, but that they could be from different times. Now Alphonse, in his actual body was telling him that they weren't just from different time, but different versions of the same world?! If Al had still been a soul bound to a suit of armor, Roy would be having a much harder time coming to terms with this.]

I think it would be best to discuss this in person. Are you with Edward right now?

[ he understands the confusion mustang must be experiencing right now and nods as he sighs. it's confusing enough with two worlds, but the prospect of a third just makes al's mind spin. ]

Let me get him. He's nearby.

[Ed is already up and searching for Al as his own conversation with Mustang reached a point of needing to handle things in person. The mention of the Fuhrer's office didn't sit well with him, but as he turns the corner he hears his brother saying those words and blinks in confusion.]

Al..? Mustang's here, I'm going to go meet him at the communal building.

[Whatever Alphonse had in mind could probably wait, and if it couldn't he'd say as much.]

[That was quick. Good.]

I'll be waiting outside, Fullmetal.

[ looking up from his device, he gives his brother a smile and then an apologetic look to mustang. ]

I'll go with you, Brother. I was just talking to him, and there's a lot we're going to have to explain. We'll talk more when we meet, Colonel.

Right.

[Well that was certainly convenient. He'll just lock up quickly as they leave and head over to the communal building, lifting a hand in indication when they arrive and he spots Mustang out front.]

Luckily our place is close.

[Al might have surprise him by being human and surprisingly young looking, but Edward had certainly gotten older since the last moment they'd spent together, not only was his skin darker from the year in Attollo but his hair much longer than Mustang had ever seen it. He hadn't bothered to mention any of this over text, but the comment that it had been years should have been enough to tip the older man off.]

So where do you want to have this talk? I don't think out here is any safer than a private connection on the network.

[He's aware that Roy's not used to the level of security afforded to them here, but also the chances of someone being able to get through that level of security also wasn't unheard of. It was just far less likely anyone here would care to bother about their home world affairs, and Ed knew that from experience.]

[It was surreal. For Roy, only a couple of hours had passed, tops when he had last seen Edward and Alphonse. Now, here he was again, but he looked so different. He was older for sure, though Roy wasn't sure if all of the differences in appearance were a result of age alone.]

I got the impression that you had been here long enough to know where we could talk.

[Hopefully something small and out of the way, like the house they had gone to after they had captured Gluttony.]

... Locrian Sergeant Tear Grants. A pleasure. May I ask how long you've been here?

[Amused, Iona can’t help but respond, a smirk of her own on her lips.]

I’ve been here long enough that I think I can play tour guide.

And I’m certainly interested in learning about your world.

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[ On his screen appears (1) smiling blond woman. ]

You had me at 'I'll pay.' [ Punctuated with an exaggerated bat of her eyelashes and everything. ]

And I'd definitely be happy to tell you all about my world!

I will totally show you around for food.

[Freya likes eating.]

And tell you about my world.

A pleasure indeed. I've only just arrived at the commons. I haven't even been here half a day. Are you a new resident as well?

I would greatly appreciate it, thank you. I would be happy to let you know about where I come from while you show me around.

[Roy lets out a soft laugh. He liked her already.]

It wouldn't be right for me to ask for assistance without offering some kind of reciprocation. I look forward to a tour with you, ending at any restaurant of your choosing.

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