Good to see the Major isn't any different, I guess. [ a short laugh
It gives Al a similar feeling, anyway. He's still stewing in that uneasy, panicked way, but going through the motions of their usual stupid banter is bizarrely soothing. He's gotten used to traveling alone, but it's not the same.
And it tells him that though this might not be the Ed he hoped to reach, it's still Ed.
He takes a breath and starts up the stairs again, motioning for Ed to follow him. He's really gotta see what's going on above ground. ]
There's a way...kind of. But this was my last shot at it. There's no way I can open it again, unless I... [ Unless he wants to pay the Gate's toll with his body parts. He drifts off, because he realizes he probably shouldn't say that in front of Ed. Not with the sort of relationship they have.
Al shakes his head. ]
Alkahestry...? I feel like I've heard of that before, but I can't place it.
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It gives Al a similar feeling, anyway. He's still stewing in that uneasy, panicked way, but going through the motions of their usual stupid banter is bizarrely soothing. He's gotten used to traveling alone, but it's not the same.
And it tells him that though this might not be the Ed he hoped to reach, it's still Ed.
He takes a breath and starts up the stairs again, motioning for Ed to follow him. He's really gotta see what's going on above ground. ]
There's a way...kind of. But this was my last shot at it. There's no way I can open it again, unless I... [ Unless he wants to pay the Gate's toll with his body parts. He drifts off, because he realizes he probably shouldn't say that in front of Ed. Not with the sort of relationship they have.
Al shakes his head. ]
Alkahestry...? I feel like I've heard of that before, but I can't place it.