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armoredsoul) wrote2014-08-04 10:13 am
armoredsoul) wrote2014-08-04 10:13 am
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"Hi, this is Alphonse! Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can!"
"Hi, this is Alphonse! Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can!"
How have you been though, Al? Any new Pokemon adventures to report?
[Okay it's been long enough since Al went and dropped off the face of the earth that Envy is starting to get suspicious about vanishings.]
[HOPEFUL. HE MEANS HOPEFUL ABOUT VANISHINGS. IT'D BE GREAT IF AL WERE GONE.]
[YEAH.]
so did you actually disappear or did you just drop your gear into the wilderness lake you got teleported into the middle of
[Because on the chance that this doesn't just get an error back, he has to make sure it doesn't come off like he might be WORRIED AT ALL. He's not.]
[HOPEFUL. HE MEANS HOPEFUL ABOUT VANISHINGS. IT'D BE GREAT IF AL WERE GONE.]
[YEAH.]
so did you actually disappear or did you just drop your gear into the wilderness lake you got teleported into the middle of
[Because on the chance that this doesn't just get an error back, he has to make sure it doesn't come off like he might be WORRIED AT ALL. He's not.]
Edited 2015-12-06 04:07 (UTC)
Heeeeey, Al.
So, I know I've been a little disconnected lately, but I, uh.
Heard you hadn't checked in with anybody in the house for awhile.
Gimme a call if you get this message, yeah?
So, I know I've been a little disconnected lately, but I, uh.
Heard you hadn't checked in with anybody in the house for awhile.
Gimme a call if you get this message, yeah?
Um. Hi. I'm back now.
[Is he in trouble.]
[Is he in trouble.]
--dude, why weren't you answering?
Are you okay?
Were you in trouble?
[If he wasn't already, he's GONNA be.]
Are you okay?
Were you in trouble?
[If he wasn't already, he's GONNA be.]
I-I was--!
[Ah crap, no, not that face!]
I just...didn't want to be around anyone for a while. I'm sorry.
[Ah crap, no, not that face!]
I just...didn't want to be around anyone for a while. I'm sorry.
[You are getting that face AND MORE.]
[Her expression goes from concern to irritated disbelief very quickly.]
... And you didn't think to leave a note?!
Al!
[Her expression goes from concern to irritated disbelief very quickly.]
... And you didn't think to leave a note?!
Al!
[nooooooo why this]
I've gone traveling all over the country on my own back home! I didn't think it was a big deal!
I've gone traveling all over the country on my own back home! I didn't think it was a big deal!
Did people back home regularly blip out of existence for no discernible reason?
[For a second he almost looks like he might give a spirited retort...but then just shrinks down into that ever-present red coat.]
...sometimes.
...sometimes.
Well, here it happens all the time, so maybe think about things before running off without a word!
It takes five seconds to write a note, and if you're even HALF able to fake a casual tone, nobody would've even known anything was wrong!
[Could it be that she's gotten pretty damn good at hiding a hell of a lot behind said casual tone, herself? PERHAPS.]
It takes five seconds to write a note, and if you're even HALF able to fake a casual tone, nobody would've even known anything was wrong!
[Could it be that she's gotten pretty damn good at hiding a hell of a lot behind said casual tone, herself? PERHAPS.]
Mmm.
[He doesn't even look at the screen at this point.]
I'll remember next time.
[He doesn't even look at the screen at this point.]
I'll remember next time.
Al.
Alphonse.
[It is very, VERY rare that Heather takes this kind of authoritative, frankly parental tone with anybody. She doesn't like to, for one thing, doesn't like to think of herself as the type.]
[But there are those times where she channels her father, and when they happen, she channels him hard.]
Look at me.
Alphonse.
[It is very, VERY rare that Heather takes this kind of authoritative, frankly parental tone with anybody. She doesn't like to, for one thing, doesn't like to think of herself as the type.]
[But there are those times where she channels her father, and when they happen, she channels him hard.]
Look at me.
[Al's gaze slides back up, but his expression isn't sullen like the other times he's been like this. Just tired and hurt.]
[DAMMIT it's really hard to stay mad at him.]
[But she's not really trying to, at least.]
[She still looks him right in the eye when she goes on, but she lets her tone soften a little.]
I've lost too many people in this place.
And when I stop letting this sort of thing be a big deal, well... that's when you'll know I've officially been here too long.
I'm only mad because I care, man.
I don't want you to disappear.
[But she's not really trying to, at least.]
[She still looks him right in the eye when she goes on, but she lets her tone soften a little.]
I've lost too many people in this place.
And when I stop letting this sort of thing be a big deal, well... that's when you'll know I've officially been here too long.
I'm only mad because I care, man.
I don't want you to disappear.
[He's quiet for a few long moments, then nods. It's a little weird, this strange little family they've all become, but...]
I know...I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to scare anyone.
I know...I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to scare anyone.
[That's what they are. Certainly from Heather's perspective, anyway.]
[It's not the first family she's had, no-- and if we're going to be pessimistic here, she doesn't honestly think it will be the last, either.]
[But it's what she has right now, and she'd rather hang onto it as long as possible.]
I know you didn't.
Just... there's people who care about you.
You don't have to spill your guts every time you have a problem-- I'd never ask you to do that-- but a word of warning goes a long way, all right?
[It's not the first family she's had, no-- and if we're going to be pessimistic here, she doesn't honestly think it will be the last, either.]
[But it's what she has right now, and she'd rather hang onto it as long as possible.]
I know you didn't.
Just... there's people who care about you.
You don't have to spill your guts every time you have a problem-- I'd never ask you to do that-- but a word of warning goes a long way, all right?
...yeah. Yeah, I know. I'm just not so used to people being around to notice right away, you know?
[He's been on the road for so many years, sometimes the simple little parts of a domestic life take him off-guard.]
I'll warn you all next time if I can.
[He's been on the road for so many years, sometimes the simple little parts of a domestic life take him off-guard.]
I'll warn you all next time if I can.
Well, it's not even like I noticed right away, dude.
When I have to find out that you're missing from ENVY of all people...
[THAT'S RIGHT.]
When I have to find out that you're missing from ENVY of all people...
[THAT'S RIGHT.]
[Envy has actually managed to not run into anyone this morning. So far, anyway; that kind of luck couldn't last forever, and of course it's got to end in the worst way possible.]
[He's got Juliet following at his ankles this morning, as prim as ever and he suspects looking to get escorted to the park so she can take a swim in the fountain...at least until she's distracted by a certain dinosaur friend.]
[When she sees Trisha, she goes right on over to her instead, making a noise of greeting and sitting down with her tail curled around her feet. Is it time to exchange gossip? Of course it is. It always is.]
[Envy's noticed that his Vaporeon hangs around with Alphonse's Aurorus a whole lot, and the irony of their names isn't lost on him at all. But today their Pokemon's friendship must be annoying him than usual, because he actually says something out loud without really meaning to.]
Oh, come on, Juliet, did you want to go to the park or not?
[He's got Juliet following at his ankles this morning, as prim as ever and he suspects looking to get escorted to the park so she can take a swim in the fountain...at least until she's distracted by a certain dinosaur friend.]
[When she sees Trisha, she goes right on over to her instead, making a noise of greeting and sitting down with her tail curled around her feet. Is it time to exchange gossip? Of course it is. It always is.]
[Envy's noticed that his Vaporeon hangs around with Alphonse's Aurorus a whole lot, and the irony of their names isn't lost on him at all. But today their Pokemon's friendship must be annoying him than usual, because he actually says something out loud without really meaning to.]
Oh, come on, Juliet, did you want to go to the park or not?
AL
AL
AL
AL
HEY LOOK ENVY LOST HIS MEMORY OR SOMETHING, I THINK HE HAS NO IDEA WHO I AM AND HE'S ON THE LOOSE
CALL ME
AL
AL
AL
HEY LOOK ENVY LOST HIS MEMORY OR SOMETHING, I THINK HE HAS NO IDEA WHO I AM AND HE'S ON THE LOOSE
CALL ME
Here's the first bit of our new radio drama! Casting is listed at top, we'll record through the week. It's called The Black Cofagrigus of Death, and it's appropriately spooky.
Attached file of script.
Attached file of script.
[It hasn't even been a full day.]
[Not even a full day since Heather had found Henry lying in the park, beaten all to hell.]
[It wasn't Walter who'd done it, and Henry had actually attacked the guy first, but Envy's blood is still boiling even thinking about the way his best friend looks right now, how bady he'd been hurt. He feels like he needs to do SOMETHING, but he has no idea what.]
[Which means it's time for him to be pacing outside, hands jammed into his pockets and muttering angrily.]
[Not even a full day since Heather had found Henry lying in the park, beaten all to hell.]
[It wasn't Walter who'd done it, and Henry had actually attacked the guy first, but Envy's blood is still boiling even thinking about the way his best friend looks right now, how bady he'd been hurt. He feels like he needs to do SOMETHING, but he has no idea what.]
[Which means it's time for him to be pacing outside, hands jammed into his pockets and muttering angrily.]
[Alphonse has complicated feelings about the whole incident, to be honest. While he understands fully that Walter has done pretty horrible things to Henry back home, and would probably continue to do those things if given a chance, the sheer force of anger and violence out of the usually quiet man is intimidating and, to be perfectly frank, terrifying. And it's not like the poor Pokemon could be expected to understand anything other than that it's trainer was being attacked out of nowhere and needed defending. He has sympathy for Henry's pain here, but really? He dun fucked up.]
[Al was headed to the kitchen to get a mug of hot cocoa when he passes by the back door and happens to spot Envy out in the cold. The expression on his half-brother's face makes him pause, before Al sighs and goes to grab a coat and boots. His feet crunch in the snow as he steps outside, hands in his pockets and hat pulled down snugly over his ears.]
Exactly how much in bail are you planning to cost us right now?
[Al was headed to the kitchen to get a mug of hot cocoa when he passes by the back door and happens to spot Envy out in the cold. The expression on his half-brother's face makes him pause, before Al sighs and goes to grab a coat and boots. His feet crunch in the snow as he steps outside, hands in his pockets and hat pulled down snugly over his ears.]
Exactly how much in bail are you planning to cost us right now?
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