[Action] > backdated to yesterday afternoon for pacing's sake.

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[If you happen to be out and about in the village today, you might find find a strange sight. There is a scattered trail of brightly coloured candies in the snow, in various locations throughout the village. Where a tree or a bush might have once been, there is now nothing but candy. In the smithy, what was once a sword is now candy. The broom that might have been useful in cleaning up such a mess is also gone. Certain spots in the grocery store are full of candy as well- as if someone had taken something off of a shelf and replaced it with a handful of sweets. The entire tomato and pepper sections have been completely cleared out, inside transformed into bins of candy.

And in the plaza, sitting on the edge of the fountain, is Edward, his face buried in his arms. It's hard to tell if he's annoyed or just downright depressed. And the fountain itself, instead of being filled with the normal flowing water or even seasonal ice?

Full. Of. Candy.]


[ooc: Edward has the superpower of the SKITTLES MAN. May children everywhere now love him. Just don't let him shake their hands...]

Comments

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[...Grump, grump, grump.] ...I like the smithy, then. [That's enough, right?]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

That's hardly an acceptable response!

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How is that not acceptable!? It's how I feel!

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

It isn't acceptable because I already knew that! The smithy, weapons, armor, and Sigmu-

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[..................fffffff.]

N... nevermind about Lord Sigmund. That's no one's business.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, Edward. I didn't mean...

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It's fine! ...It's fine. [Shifting in discomfort. He really doesn't know how to talk about Sigmund like this.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

It wasn't just girl-you that had an interest in Sigmund, was it?

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[To call his expression deer-in-headlights would be putting it very lightly.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I-if I'm wrong I didn't mean to offend you, but when you were - and I didn't want to just assume - !

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[....Sigh. Maybe he should just give up now.]

No, I... you're right. It's... a fair observation.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Edward, is Sigmund your first?

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My first...?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

First person you fell in love with?

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....Y... yes. [He's not sure if that's good or bad.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

He must be really important to you, then. First loves... they're a real big deal.

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You have one, then? [He feels like he knows so little about Winry's life beyond the smithy, so he can't help but feel interested.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

He was here once, back in the summer, but I also fell in love with someone else too.

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...Is it difficult? Falling for someone else, I mean.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Yes and no. I kind of fell in love with the second guy without my own permission. I didn't want to fall in love with someone else because if I did it felt like I was giving up on the first. But when you care about someone enough it's hard to deny. The hard part was letting myself be in love, not the falling. That happens on its own I guess.

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I see... [Well, not exactly. He can't really fathom falling for anyone besides Sigmund, but the manner in which he'd fallen had been kind of hard to come by, and nothing short of that was likely to win him over. But she described it well enough, so he nods.] What if... you knew you couldn't be with that person?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I'd... still be around to support him. If I care deeply enough to love him, then I'm not going to give up because he doesn't feel the same way.

It would hurt though, I'm sure.

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...Yes, I'm sure it would. [Especially if they're a great lover of the female body. ...Or deceased. ...Or both.] ...I'm sorry, I didn't intend to bother you with my problems.

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Hey. I brought it up, didn't I?

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...Even so. It's not your burden to bear. [He does smile a little, which is a step up.] Though- thank you for listening anyway.