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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[in_praetego]

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

[ It feels weird to be saying things his father would but then he always did find comfort in them. The Lord always has a purpose... that's why bad things happen. The Lord is testing your faith. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Sometimes he doubted them too but there were things like this to fall back on in times of strife after all.

There's a pause as he shakes his head though, being pulled out of his thoughts when Shiva bumps his hand. ]

Listen... if... you ever need company... or somewhere to crash, my brother and I are usually around.

[armoredsoul]

[Al doesn't put a terrible amount of faith in the divine these days. He doesn't deny any existence like that--he'd be stupid to after all the things he's seen--but he doesn't think it would care much for the dealings of mortals. Or if it did, only because they were stepping into places they did not belong. But he takes the words for the emotion behind them and nods.]

[He then blinks in surprise at Yukio's offer, and after a moment smiles gratefully. He hadn't expected an offer like that, and it's really rather touching.]

Thanks, I really appreciate that. I'll definitely stop by sometime.

[in_praetego]

[ There's a small smile back. Al's smile is a bit of a relief to him. After all, he knows how it feels... and that's probably the last thing he'd ever want to go through again. That and he does owe Ed for helping him evolve his Happiny. Making sure Al was okay was one way to pay him back for that big deal, after all.

He does nod back though. ]

You can reach me through my Gear if ever you need to, okay?