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"Hi, this is Alphonse! Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can!"

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[armoredsoul]

[He laughs a little self-consciously.] Is it really? I didn't think it was super blond or anything!

You two wanna come inside? It's too cold to stand around talking out here.

[He's so excited! Friends his age to actually hang out with!!]

[pinnedbangs]

I've only met one other blonde dude before you and he was a total ass!

[AND EVEN AS HE SAYS THIS HE MANAGES TO HAVE A BRIGHT SMILE ON HIS FACE BECAUSE NOTHING IS GOING TO DAMPEN HIS MOOD NO SIR]

Sure thing~! You could show me the rest of your team!

[They can now do stupid teen things! This is possibly a terrible thing for the world.]

[armoredsoul]

...that wasn't my brother, was it?

[It bears asking! But Al grins widely and nods to the rest of it.]

Yeah, totally! I don't have everyone out, I've actually gotten a lot of Pokemon, but I'll introduce you!

[AND IN THEY GO and on up to Al's room, which thankfully is not far!]

[pinnedbangs]

[Wow, Al, if Rin thought anyone was talking bad about his brother there would have been hell to pay. Rin is honestly surprised for a moment before he realizes that Al doesn't know what he means.]

Nah, he was pretty cool! I only got to talk to him once when I came back. He took care of my little brother. I meant some douche from my home.

[BUT IN HE GOES~! He's eager to see these pokemon of Al's. It's been a while since Rin had a full team.]

How many do you have anyway? You're not really trying to collect all of 'em are ya?

[armoredsoul]

Oh! I see.

[Al rubs his neck and grins sheepishly.]

I'm not intending to! I think I'm up to thirty now...but a lot of them have been Pokemon I inherited when people left. I got six when Brother and Winry left last month.

[When Al opens to door to his room, they're immediately greeted by a Luxray butting his head into Al's stomach with an affectionate rumble. Past him Rin will be able to see a few others, a Litleo curled up on the bed near two eggs and a pair of Sylveons running around playing.] Ack! Eddie, jeez, I was away for ten minutes at most!

[pinnedbangs]

[The affectionate Luxray is already a good sign that Al is not only a good person to be around, but he also cares a lot for his Pokemon. He half expected to see thirty pokemon in the small room, but the ones out and about were already enough.]

I got a bunch that way as well. But that was a while back. Your guys really like you!

[Mickey hops from his shoulder to the back of Luxray's neck and immediately latches onto other electric type. Rin reaches to stop him, but decides against it. If Luxray were the type to immediately snap, that would have happened by now.]

I shoulda brought mine along too. I bet they woulda loved to play with 'em.

[armoredsoul]

[Al laughs once Eddie backs off (and cranes his neck around to sniff at Mickey curiously) and lets his friend into the room.]

Well, I try to do my best by them all! The hotel doesn't like me having too many of them out at once because of the mess it causes, but I try to make sure they all get some time out to play and get exercise.

[He grins and flops down into one of the two chairs in the room, and the Sylveon pair stop their play long enough to bounce over and greet Rin.]

Nothing's saying you can't bring the rest of yours over sometime! Or take them to the park to play there, too.