008 Things Aquired - [text;]

[ossifragant]

So here's a question for all of you. What's the furthest you've been from home? Before coming here, I mean. This place doesn't count. I want to know how far people have traveled before coming here.

The name of the place you're from, the name of the place you like going. What your favorite city is called. Things like that.

I've always liked traveling. But I used to spend years in one place, even so. Always found myself drawn back to where I was born. It's one of those interesting things about people. I don't exactly miss the place, but I do find myself thinking about it sometimes. What it would be like if we could go back with memories of this place instead of forgetting everything.

So there's a second part of my question, I guess.

Say you go home, but you remember everything from here. What would you do with that information?

What if you arrived home at a time before the last thing you remember?

Comments

[sadisticwarfare]

More times than I care to count.

...I used to agree with him, you know. Not necessarily with the idea of everyone being bomb materials, but that life has no real meaning. We approached it in two completely different ways, but there was a time when I thought the same way he did.

[ossifragant]

[It's not like Greed entirely disagrees...]

I'm not surprised. I never did care when he used his alchemy. He never tried to use it on anyone in the Nest so I had no reason to ever tell him to stop.

But you're saying you don't believe that anymore. Is it because of your time in this place?

[sadisticwarfare]

Of course not. This place is certainly different from Amestris, but it isn't enough to change me.

[SURE, ARCHER]

No, I don't believe that anymore because I've found people to care about. I don't consider them to be worthless like everyone else. It's a small difference, but it's changed everything.

[ossifragant]

[.....So it's this place.

Unless...]

He's one of them, isn't he?

[sadisticwarfare]

He is, yes. I started to care about him a few months before we departed for Liore.

[ossifragant]

[Oh, this is awkward.]

He does have that strange magnetism to him.

[sadisticwarfare]

[Just a bit.]

He does. You'd think he wouldn't since he's awful and completely unapologetic about it. I suppose he's very charismatic.

[ossifragant]

[Archer do you have any idea what you're telling him? He's so glad he's in a forest in Kanto and not Goldenrod right now.]

He is. He's a funny guy, too.

[Then again Greed has a screwed up sense of humor.]

[sadisticwarfare]

[Smart man. And as usual no, Archer has no idea just how much he's revealing.]

It's certainly interesting to see how well he got along with you.

[Because you know, you're an inhuman monster and all that.]

[ossifragant]

[It's a good thing they're not having this conversation in person since Greed is very visibly awkward.

Thank goodness for the text function.]

You mean like how you and I get along too?

[If you're insinuating what he thinks you're insinuating, he's just... going to point that out.]

[sadisticwarfare]

The two of you were friends, correct? I'm not sure we consider each other friends, Greed.

[AHAHAHAHAHAAHA GREAT JOKE]

[ossifragant]

So you like talking to me because you're bored, then?

[Archer, you are an open fucking book, bro.]

[sadisticwarfare]

I don't usually consider my allies my friends. Is that wrong of me?

[Dear god you can practically see the smirk in the text.]

[ossifragant]

[........]

It's not a big deal to me.

[sadisticwarfare]

Come now, don't be insulted. The only person here I consider my friend is Kimblee, and we've known each other for over three years.

[ossifragant]

And you hated him for how much of that time?

[It's not so much that he's insulted as he thinks this is one of the most ridiculous conversations he's ever had, and he was told that London is on the other side of the Gate a few weeks ago.

You're more ridiculous than zeppelins, Archer.]

[sadisticwarfare]

[Well of course he is. Zeppelins can actually work in reality. Archer's automail, however...]

There's no need for wild assumptions.

[ossifragant]

[Dude, are you like.

The loneliest guy here.

Are you possibly more lonely than Greed, is that what's going on here? You've been here for three years and you have one friend and it's someone you've admitted you didn't always get along with.

Do you hear yourself.]

I'm not assuming anything.

[sadisticwarfare]

[LOOK HE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SOME ISSUES we don't discuss those ever.]

Of course not.

Have fun with your discussions; I have work to get back to.

[ossifragant]

You should consider taking a vacation.

[sadisticwarfare]

Absolutely not. That involves travelling and I'm perfectly content right here.

[Guess who really hates the routes.]

do they win the award for stupidest buddies yet

[ossifragant]

[The routes aren't bad, you're just impossible to please.]

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.

Still, you should consider it. It might do you some good.

is this even a question

[sadisticwarfare]

[True, but you try staying indoors your whole life and then being forced to spend two weeks on a route it isn't fun.]

I do need to get a few badges, but I've been putting that off until I have a balanced team. There are things I'd rather be doing.

they still need a prize

[ossifragant]

[...Greed was locked in a box for 130 years, does that count or no...]

Right, you have your research you're working on.

I did manage to get an Abra, by the way.

a gold star sticker?

[sadisticwarfare]

[And yet you don't even look like a zombie! Congrats, Greed!]

Did you now? They're quite powerful once you get them to evolve, though they can be difficult to train while they're an Abra. It's worth the frustration.