001 Thing Acquired - [video; actions]

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[When the feed clicks on, it's shaking slightly, and a man with strange eyes is staring at it from under his sunglasses like he's half-expecting it to explode.]

So this thing is visible to anyone who is connected, huh?

[Someone says something just off camera and he smirks.]

In that case, I just have one question.

Are there any bars in New Bark Town?

[Priorities.]


Action- New Bark Town

[And get an immediate answer or not, Geed is going to wander the town with the strange cat thing following close by. This feels much closer to the freedom he had been searching for in the first place, even if there is a nagging sensation in the back of his mind that something is extremely off.

Really, he can't be worried. He's escaped the bitch as far as he's concerned so he's going to be stopping every single person he runs into to ask about the town hoping he can learn something useful because he sure as hell can't blend in. He might as well stick out in the most obnoxious way possible.

At least it'll get him noticed.]

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[He already knows about Envy. The name Frank Archer means nothing to him, but that other one...

He must have misheard her about the first name, but...]

Did you say Kimbley?

[Because it's not like he can pick up on spelling differences when talking!]

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[And now she looks alarmed. Uh...

Also what is noticing the spelling difference? Not something to do here, at least not right now.]

Yeah, I said Kimblee. ...You know him?

[She's ...not sure if she wants to know his answer to that question.]

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We've met.

[And that is poorly concealed murderous rage if there ever was.]

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[Well, that tone sure is a very nice one... Not.

Not that she cares whatever happens to Kimblee, but oh, this one might be one of those murderous people too then. Guess that isn't surprising at all, considering how much she knows about the plans of Homunculi and military, but...]

I take it you're not friends, then.

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No. We're not friends.

[They had been, from Greed's perspective. Until he'd been sold out to the military.]

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I guess that's good. [...Though it makes her curious, even if the next might be bit of too personal question.] ...So, who are you friends then?

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That doesn't matter.

[That's a bit too personal of a thing to reveal.

Kimbley is the reason they're all dead.]

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[... yeah, she figured it might be considering this isn't... oh wait, that Greed would probably not answer it either. Men.]

... Sorry...

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[He's not even sure what he can do about this. He doesn't have his Ultimate Shield. It's not like he can bash in Kimbley's skull and even if he could, it's not like that would bring back Law, Dorochet, Bido, and the others.]

Don't worry about it. It's my problem.

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[Greed, are you seriously telling a worrier to not worry about something? Because that?? Never works!

Problem? Still talking about Kimblee?]</small You probably should know that you or anyone else can't kill anyone in this place, and that all dead people can come here even after their death.

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[Well, that's disappointing but it doesn't bother him as much as maybe it should.]

That wasn't really what I was talking about.

Violent revenge isn't really my style.

[That and Kimbley is a dumbass who will probably get himself killed without Greed's protection.]

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Oh, good to know... I guess... [There are more than enough violent revengers.]

Then take it as a heads up if someone ever happens to threat you about it.

[Or something. What is logic in this place?]

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I take it fistfights are frowned upon here.

[Pokemon battles sound so boring, though.]

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[Oh, you're fistfight type.]

Yeah, there are these pretty police ladies, who have zero tolerance for violence. I've heard people got into jail after a barfight or something... So they won't just frown upon the fight, you might want to run away if they see you having a serious fight with someone. And I definitely have to avoid throwing a wrench at a stupid alchemist whenever they can see.

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[Hey, he'll have you know he's a very gentlemanly type of brawler. No dirty tricks, and he didn't even fight that beautiful married woman, especially after she spit up blood all over herself.]

That so? Can't say I've run into many stupid alchemists.

[Except Kimbley.]

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[It's not like she'd know that! ...Oh wait, she probably did hear a thing or two from that Greeling person and Ed and everyone else. Anyway, you're not exactly him even if you're Greed.]

Well... he's not... exactly stupid, I mean he's very smart but he doesn't need to hear that too often, for now. [genius, actually, but let's leave that part out.] ...but I just call him stupid, because he is a dummy sometimes.

[Never underestimate the complicated mind of a girl in love!]

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[Oh. Sounds like it's someone her age, then. That's actually rather cute.]

I take it he gets in trouble often. Or puts himself in danger. Or both.

[If there's one thing Greed understands, it's relationships with people. It's a much better topic than picking fights.]

I'm sure he means well.

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[It's not cute at all! ... ...At least not... You know... All the time if you ask Winry.]

Both, and he also breaks things often. ...But I guess Ed means well.

[There. Let's test if you know that short name and let's also ignore the little red on her cheeks.]

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[Dots connecting.]

You... you mean Edward Elric?

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[Bingo! Probably everyone in Amestris have heard of that short, hotheaded alchemist, but...]

Yeah. ...Does that mean you know Ed?

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Our paths have crossed before.

[And compared to his reaction to Kimblee's name, he sounds surprisingly respectful.]

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[Yeah, that sounds a lot better than his reaction to Kimblee's name. Surprising, sure, but then again not really since she threw another Greed among those other men out of her room and so on... So it's not like Ed doesn't get along with at least one Greed. This just happens to be/look different.]

I take that as a good thing, then.

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[Well, they didn't meet in the greatest of ways, but Ed did earn Greed's respect, so that's something, right?]

You could say that. He's a good kid.

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[That's definitely something!]

Of course he is. [Usually. Mostly, maybe.] Anyway, I guess I'd call you friends where I'm from, and your reaction seems really different from Envy's on hearing the name, so -- so it's all good.

[More like 'so it's not like he has more reasons to yell at me for talking with another homunculus' who he himself dragged to her home, mind you, but she's going to leave that part out.]

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[He smirks.]

I could tell you why Envy's reaction was different, but then he'd be even more unhappy with me than he already is.

[Now that's interesting, hearing that he and Elric had been friends. This other Greed certainly sounds like an interesting guy.]

But Ed's not here, right? So thankfully we can avoid the ugly details.