5th Transmutation | FIRST INAUGURAL FOURTH WALL

[armoredsoul]

[The flash of light was...weird, to say the least. Alphonse had been warned and he knew this thing was coming, but somehow he expected it to be different. More...impressive? But instead it's as if nothing had happened at all. Well, not quite--he can feel the tingling flow of alchemical energy again, something he hadn't ever been without until he'd crossed through the Gate with Edward.]

[His brother...]

[Al sighed and flopped down on the bed, staring at the floor. Would they be here, somewhere? People supposedly came and went with much greater ease during these events...it couldn't hurt to look. And some fresh air would probably do him some good, anyway.]

[He got up and was about to head out when he paused and looked back at the sheets on the bed. After a moment, he clapped his hands and a crackle of energy went over the fabric--]

[When Al steps out onto the street, it's with a jacket that some might find rather familiar over his shoulders, pulled closed against the chill.]

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[magefire]

[Elda has no idea where she is, and this is a huge problem. She has classes to go to! What if they kicked her out of the university and then she never learned magic properly>? It would be just terrible. She has to find a way back.]

[Even if this world really is awfully interesting, she thinks as she soars over it. But no, she'd better find someone to ask.]

[The boy in the bright red coat catches her eye! She wheels in the air and comes in for a (relatively) graceful landing. Hello Alphonse, have a bright gold griffin the size of a draft horse.]

Excuse me! I'm lost, have you heard of the University? I really must get back there as soon as I can.

[armoredsoul]

[Al notices her shadow pass over him first, and when he looks up and sees a great big feathery thing coming winging in for his general vicinity, he scrambles back to give her plenty of room to land with a horribly undignified squawk. That's...he doesn't think it's a Poke--]

[--yeah, it's not a Pokemon. He doesn't think any of them can speak human languages. Al swallows his initial panic and shrugs, shaking his head.] I've heard of plenty of universities, but not one just called that. And I'm afraid you probably won't be getting back there for a few days--you've been pulled to another world entirely. I don't know how it works, but I've been told that people are sent back before the weekend is up.

[magefire]

A few days?

[OH NO. The feathered crest on her head rises straight up in alarm.]

But I'll miss my classes! Wermacht wouldn't ever let me hear the end of it and Headmaster Corkoran might decide that I'm unreliable and kick me out of his special class, or even out of school! And all my friends will be so worried that I've just vanished...

[She sits down, twitching her tail nervously and rubbing one eagle front foot against her other leg in the closest thing to hand-wringing she can manage.]

[armoredsoul]

[Al raises his hands and takes a few steps forward, making somewhat nervous soothing motions.] No, no, it's okay! You should go back home at just the take time you were taken, it would be like you never left! At least, that's how it's worked before for a friend of mine, and I've never heard any differently from anyone else.

[magefire]

[Elda is so relieved to hear that, and it's very obvious. Her crest goes back down, and her wings, which had been beginning to flare, fold neatly at her sides again.]

Oh! Really? That's so wonderful to hear, thank you so much for telling me! It's a good thing I stopped to ask you.

I'm Elda, who are you? Are you from this world?

[armoredsoul]

[Al relaxes as she does, and nods with a smile.] Hehe, it's no problem! I didn't mean to scare you like that.

My name's Alphonse. I'm not from here, myself, but I've been around long enough to know a few things.