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equivalences) wrote2014-12-03 03:26 pm
equivalences) wrote2014-12-03 03:26 pm
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ELRIC.EDWARD@cdc.org
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[She breathes a small sigh of relief when Ed's message appears. It made it to him in time...but now to bring his temper in check.]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
That is why you must be quiet.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
It is not just our own lives that depend on our obedience to them, Edward. I do not like them any better, but we have no chance against them. You saw that.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
I will not go home only to tell your family I let you die.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
That is why you must be quiet.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
It is not just our own lives that depend on our obedience to them, Edward. I do not like them any better, but we have no chance against them. You saw that.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
I will not go home only to tell your family I let you die.
[ yeah about the 'going home' thing --
one day ed will enlighten her on the chances of that actually happening, but he doesn't for now ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
for how long must we bow our heads and let them do whatever the hell they want
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
i'm not sure what optimus did, but that was just too cruel. she showed no mercy at all!
one day ed will enlighten her on the chances of that actually happening, but he doesn't for now ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
for how long must we bow our heads and let them do whatever the hell they want
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
i'm not sure what optimus did, but that was just too cruel. she showed no mercy at all!
Edited 2015-01-25 02:09 (UTC)
[Yes, thank you for not bringing that up now...she'll have enough trouble accepting that as is.]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
And what would you have done to stop her? What could you have done?
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
If you wish to change things, you must have the power to do so. We are children to them as we are.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
And what would you have done to stop her? What could you have done?
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
If you wish to change things, you must have the power to do so. We are children to them as we are.
[ she's right. there's really nothing he could have done to change things. ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
i'm tired of not being able to do anything! so do i just sit around when they take one of my friends next?!
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
i'm tired of not being able to do anything! so do i just sit around when they take one of my friends next?!
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Will they?
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
I cannot speak for anyone else you know, but I do not intend to give them reason to be rid of me. And I would not allow Greed to, either.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
They will not kill us unless we give them a reason to. If you want your friends alive, do not let them reach the point that they do.
[There's a long pause before she sends her next message, her thumb hovering over the enter button before hesitantly pressing it.]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Do you want me to come find you?
Will they?
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
I cannot speak for anyone else you know, but I do not intend to give them reason to be rid of me. And I would not allow Greed to, either.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
They will not kill us unless we give them a reason to. If you want your friends alive, do not let them reach the point that they do.
[There's a long pause before she sends her next message, her thumb hovering over the enter button before hesitantly pressing it.]
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
Do you want me to come find you?
[ well he won't argue the friends ... thing. .. gross. ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
You just want dirt on me. You're such a gossip.
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
It's Winry. [ considers ... telling Ino that they look eerily alike but nah that'd be weird. ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
You just want dirt on me. You're such a gossip.
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
It's Winry. [ considers ... telling Ino that they look eerily alike but nah that'd be weird. ]
Glad you didn't ask if I'd brought the stuff.
[He holds out the bundle with a chuckle, 20kg of nylon fiber. It should make a damn good rope... or so he hopes.]
Can you work with this?
[He holds out the bundle with a chuckle, 20kg of nylon fiber. It should make a damn good rope... or so he hopes.]
Can you work with this?
That would just sound lame. [ Unless it's a reference to something else. In that case, it goes right over his head. Anyway, Ed was expecting maybe a small bundle if fiber. Not quite .. 20kg worth ...
The fact that he's lugging that heavy weight around like it weighs nothing is quite a feat. Though, Garrus' size does give him an advantage. ]
You -- bought that? Why do you even have so much!
The fact that he's lugging that heavy weight around like it weighs nothing is quite a feat. Though, Garrus' size does give him an advantage. ]
You -- bought that? Why do you even have so much!
Because we needed it on Ajna and we didn't have any. Figure there'll be uses, and if more than one group winds up needing some, it'll be long enough to cut, yeah?
[It makes sense to him. He wonders at Ed's surprise, though. Did he get too much? It had been pretty inexpensive, there'd been multiple times they needed it, why wouldn't he get so much?]
I don't think there's too much...
[It makes sense to him. He wonders at Ed's surprise, though. Did he get too much? It had been pretty inexpensive, there'd been multiple times they needed it, why wouldn't he get so much?]
I don't think there's too much...
[ Lan Fan wouldn't be able to hear, but there's a loud sound of frustration coming from his room. She's speaking logically, and though he knows it he can't help but feel frustrated. It takes a few minutes for him to calm himself a bit. ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
You ... can. If you want to.
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
You ... can. If you want to.
[ It kind of sounds like his bewilderment had embarrassed Garrus a bit there -- or at least made him feel a bit awkward. It's actually quite funny to see him explaining himself. Ed lets out a hum, almost sounding like the start of a chuckle, and his lips curl. He's smiling. ]
No. It makes sense -- you're thinking of everyone as usual, huh? [ He sounds fond. ]
Just set it down. This'll only take a second.
No. It makes sense -- you're thinking of everyone as usual, huh? [ He sounds fond. ]
Just set it down. This'll only take a second.
FROM: lanfan@cdc.org
I am coming. Are you in your room?
I am coming. Are you in your room?
Green. It's part of what we do.
[That, and it's part of what Garrus does, but it's a handy deflection. He sets the fiber down before straightening up and taking a step back just in case Ed needs room to work.]
That, and I like not being prepared. Know there's no way to be prepared for everything, but...
[Garrus shrugs.]
[That, and it's part of what Garrus does, but it's a handy deflection. He sets the fiber down before straightening up and taking a step back just in case Ed needs room to work.]
That, and I like not being prepared. Know there's no way to be prepared for everything, but...
[Garrus shrugs.]
Doesn't hurt to have rope. Especially since the CDC are really stingy with their basic supplies. [ paper for example????? why is it a rarity??? Ed claps his hands. ]
Do you want one long piece or a few shorter pieces? [ doesn't hurt to ask ]
Do you want one long piece or a few shorter pieces? [ doesn't hurt to ask ]
Edited 2015-02-02 13:58 (UTC)
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
Yeah. It's the first room.
Yeah. It's the first room.
[Well, that makes things easy. It barely takes half a minute before Lan Fan is knocking on the door, black glass still in her hand.]
[It's a good question, though it's one he hadn't thought about.]
...How about two lengths? Just in case. Could help to have more than one, and then it'd be easier to tie two together than more if we needed it to run longer.
[It's strange what is and isn't provided. Garrus never knows what to expect as far as supplies go.]
...How about two lengths? Just in case. Could help to have more than one, and then it'd be easier to tie two together than more if we needed it to run longer.
[It's strange what is and isn't provided. Garrus never knows what to expect as far as supplies go.]
Hey.
[ There's still some evidence of frustration knitted into his brows when Ed opens the door, but for the most part, he appears to have calmed down. ]
[ There's still some evidence of frustration knitted into his brows when Ed opens the door, but for the most part, he appears to have calmed down. ]
No problem. [ Honestly if Garrus needs it joined later, he can provided that service too. Alchemy is so convenient. Now that he has an idea what he wants to make, Ed lays his hands over the fibers. There's a blue glow that illuminates the room, electricity crackles.
When the glowing subsides, the fiber has now been threaded tightly into two ropes, each spanning several meters. ]
Here.
When the glowing subsides, the fiber has now been threaded tightly into two ropes, each spanning several meters. ]
Here.
[Seeing that happen is impressive. There's science to it, there has to be, but Garrus doesn't have any idea about how it works. He kneels down to pick up one of the ropes, feeling its weight and roughly calculating its strength. This will work. This will work well, even. The other gets picked up before Garrus stands.]
Thanks, Ed. Could really use this next planet. Probably. Or somehow we might be dropped with rope for everyone. You never know.
[It's not likely, but anything's possible with the CDC, he's found.]
Gonna take this back and get it stashed, unless you needed something?
Thanks, Ed. Could really use this next planet. Probably. Or somehow we might be dropped with rope for everyone. You never know.
[It's not likely, but anything's possible with the CDC, he's found.]
Gonna take this back and get it stashed, unless you needed something?
Uh, there's no way they'd be that generous. [ The lack of basic raw materials hurts Ed most, since he's an alchemist. ] They're stingy with all the basic stuff. They don't even have paper.
[ WELL PAPER IS MORE A PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR HIM. ]
Nah, I'm good. I'll see you around?
[ WELL PAPER IS MORE A PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR HIM. ]
Nah, I'm good. I'll see you around?
FROM: warriorhead@cdc.org
I have it on good authority that this is the best way to ask, so:
Are you a Water Type or an Electric Type?
I have it on good authority that this is the best way to ask, so:
Are you a Water Type or an Electric Type?
[ whoa it's been a long time since he's spoken to warriorhead.
more importantly, that sure sounds ominous. ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
That ... sounds kind of suspicious ...
more importantly, that sure sounds ominous. ]
FROM: elric.edward@cdc.org
That ... sounds kind of suspicious ...
FROM: warriorhead@cdc.org
If you don't answer the question I won't give you a very cool present.
If you don't answer the question I won't give you a very cool present.
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