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[armoredsoul]

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

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[ifwishesweremustangs]

Right.

[He notices the disappointment, but doesn't react to it.]

So what strange revelation are you going to make today, Alphonse?

[armoredsoul]

It's a bit of a doozy...I'm not quite the Alphonse Elric you know. In my Amestris, the creature that called itself Father never existed.

[ifwishesweremustangs]

[There are several things he had been considering but that is not one of them. So congratulations, Roy Mustang is surprised. And a little incredulous.]

Your Amestris.

[He's leaning in closer to the screen. Well at least he isn't behind the wheel this time so there's no almost crashing the car due to Alphonse saying something surprising, absurd, and unfortunately probably true.]

[armoredsoul]

[At least Al has the decency to look somewhat apologetic this time around?]

Yeah. I met Brother and Winry from your version of things before--they were here for a while, but got sent back home several months ago. I never met Ling Yao, and Selim Bradley was just a normal human boy. And...well, the homunculii weren't created on purpose, on my side of things.

[And this is probably the most important thing.] None of the homunculii that are here aren't from your history. I know them, and...well, Envy's still a jackass, but the others aren't any danger.

[ifwishesweremustangs]

People come here and then return to where they came from, you're reasonably sure about that?

[If he's going to accept what Alphonse is saying that's something he wants to clarify. This is going on a bit too long and has been too consistent for him to continue to dismiss it as a hallucination or dream.]

As for the rest, I'd feel more comfortable discussing it in person.

[He has no intention of seeking out the Homunculi, and he's not entirely convinced but he's not in a position to do anything at the moment.]

[armoredsoul]

Uh-huh. Winry had gone and come back before I arrived, and that happened recently with a friend of a friend as well. People don't really seem to remember what happened here when they go back, though...I'm not sure why. [Not that this is the most convincing of evidence, but it's all he's got.] Time won't pass back home while we're here, by the way. We're sent back to the same moment we were taken.

Ah, that's fine. I can come and find you, flying with Clara shouldn't take more than a few days...where are you right now?

[ifwishesweremustangs]

If the Edward Elric from my Amestris really was here... then again, both he and miss Rockbell went to ground for a while. It's something to think about.

[Roy follows along right until Al says flying. Then again, Ming's pokemon is supposed to be able to ferry people across the water, and his breathes fire. If he's going to entertain this 'multiple Amestris' theory why not flying.]

Cherrygrove City.

[armoredsoul]

[Welcome to Pokeland, Roy, where everything is child friendly and nothing makes any sense.]

Oh, that shouldn't take more than a few days to get out there! I can give you another call once I get there, we can meet outside the Pokemon Center.

[ifwishesweremustangs]

[Not even a little sense.]

I'll see you then, Alphonse.