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[Waking up in a patch of grass in the middle of the woods is more of a relief than it might normally have been for Edward, or anyone else for that matter. The last memory he has of himself in his right mind is of the Malnosso, and their strange and terrifying ability to summon Lunar Rain seemingly out of nowhere. After that, he'd...

...He'd done terrible, shameful things, and he had far too much to apologize for. Which he should get right on doing.

Except he's completely lacking the level of courage needed to do that, so for a while he just sits in the grass, legs tucked against his chest, and watches the sun rise through the trees. It's... the east, right? So that means he's...

....

He has no idea where he is. Where's that journal...?]

...I... I'm in need of assistance.

[He finally returns and all he can do is ask for directions? Pathetic.

Though it'll take him some time to get home and then find the courage to do what he knows has to be done, over the course of the day he'll be attempting to visit two spots: the smithy and Winry's house, specifically, if he can't find her in the plaza. If he happens upon anyone he attacked while he was vermified, he's definitely going to apologize, too.]

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Well, you know, I tried to be friendly. Well, I only saw Capell in passing. Katara was helping him out. [Also: KING EDWARD. They will discuss this.]

I'll be sure to speak with them more later. Thank you for your assistance, though. It... means a great deal to have them here. [lol good luck with that, Sokka. Even Ed doesn't know.]

Yeah. One of our friends left before the New Feathers started coming. It was... pretty rough, just living alone with my sister. I have to admit, it's nice to have the place full again, even if it does mean they're trapped here with us.

It's a difficult situation- to miss them while at the same time wish for their freedom. Luceti is cruel in that way.

Yeah... [He stares off at... something. This is awkward.]

[Yeah... really awkward. Really awkward. He doesn't really know where to begin about addressing it, so he just goes back to unpacking. Avoid, avoid...]

[... After awhile, Sokka speaks up.]

Did you talk to Winry?

...I did. She's... very forgiving. Too forgiving, I think. [But he's relieved, anyway.]

Well... good. So you'll be sticking around here. That's good.

It seems I'm not so easy to get rid of. [Even he smiles a bit at that.]

Yeah, I think stubbornness must be an inherent trait in your world or something.

You'll have to blame this one on Winry, I'm afraid. She was very firm about the matter.

Well... Winry knows how first hand how the Malnosso can mess with your head. I'm... not surprised. [He has to keep from wincing at the memories of her digging into her own flesh with a screwdriver.]

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[Thankfully he wasn't around for that, though the reference is lost on him.] ...I suppose we all know that well. It's impossible to avoid in this place.

Yeah... [He finally sighs. Time to get this over with.] Sigmund didn't tell me much. What exactly happened?

[Oh damn, and here he'd been hoping to escape. Still, just because Sokka didn't see him doesn't mean he doesn't deserve an explanation, so... here goes.]

...Lord Sigmund... doesn't know about it. Remember what I told you about the lunaglyphs of my world? They're not always... beneficial.

[He remembers a bit. Unfortunately like most explanations of magic, Sokka didn't give it a whole lot of attention.]

Not beneficial how?

One lunaglyph is normal for most people. Two... [He tugs off his gloves, where a glyph is visible on the back of each hand.] It's something to admire, a gift anyone would want. But they can be overwhelming. Too much power is harder to control.

[... he's starting to get it now.]

... and you weren't able to.

...No, I wasn't. A rain began to fall from the moon, causing many people with glyphs to fall ill. Some of them died, but others... turned into horrible monsters. I was one of them. [And he's never stopped regretting it.]

Wait, you mean that happened to you before, in your own world? How did you stop it?

There was a medicine created to cure the illness. Capell and the others were able to get it and stop me before it was too late. He saved my life.

... but that medicine wasn't here. The Malnosso just... turned it back on, somehow.

They... were able to bring in Lunar Rain, while I was kidnapped. I couldn't do anything...

[A quiet nod at that. He's not sure what anyone could have done about something like that if it needed a specific medicine.]

That's rough.

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