Rystil Arden
First Post
(OOC: This episode is for Al and Rose only. Just for fun, here are some pictures of our heroes--)
(OOC: And now to set the scene--click here for some familiar music)
'Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days...we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.' --Alphonse Elric
*Al has finally decided to leave Resembool altogether and begin his journey to search for Ed, no matter what it takes or where it takes him. To that end, he has decided to head to Central to check the libraries there, even the regrowing First Branch, burned down over six years ago but slowly repleneshing its lost books due to the sedulous work of Lieutenant Scieszka.*
*Rose has always supported Al's dreams, even when Winry would rather he stay in Resembool so she can keep an eye on him, and she has come along to help Al search for Ed.*
*We begin our story on a train, the periodic chug and clank of the rails beating into monotony as Rose and Alphonse stare out of the window into the distance and eventually pull out a deck of cards to play a few games. Unlike Ed, Rose doesn't cheat at cards, so Al doesn't find himself losing as much as he used to when he was little.*
*Eventually, the train pulls to a halt at a stop for a transfer at a bigger station that heads straight to Central. The layover is significant though, and it is getting dark, so they might want to check in at an inn in the nearby village. However, as they head towards the edge of the station, they hear hushed whispers from some of the people at the station:*
"The living dead...you hear me?"
"It isn't safe here, let's go."
"We'd better stay away, the dead are haunting that place."
(OOC: And now to set the scene--click here for some familiar music)
'Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days...we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.' --Alphonse Elric
*Al has finally decided to leave Resembool altogether and begin his journey to search for Ed, no matter what it takes or where it takes him. To that end, he has decided to head to Central to check the libraries there, even the regrowing First Branch, burned down over six years ago but slowly repleneshing its lost books due to the sedulous work of Lieutenant Scieszka.*
*Rose has always supported Al's dreams, even when Winry would rather he stay in Resembool so she can keep an eye on him, and she has come along to help Al search for Ed.*
*We begin our story on a train, the periodic chug and clank of the rails beating into monotony as Rose and Alphonse stare out of the window into the distance and eventually pull out a deck of cards to play a few games. Unlike Ed, Rose doesn't cheat at cards, so Al doesn't find himself losing as much as he used to when he was little.*
*Eventually, the train pulls to a halt at a stop for a transfer at a bigger station that heads straight to Central. The layover is significant though, and it is getting dark, so they might want to check in at an inn in the nearby village. However, as they head towards the edge of the station, they hear hushed whispers from some of the people at the station:*
"The living dead...you hear me?"
"It isn't safe here, let's go."
"We'd better stay away, the dead are haunting that place."
