Equivalent Exchange--Episode 2: Blood is Thicker

[Raylis]

Elysia watches Selim move over to the woman and pick up the shard she makes no move to retrieve the dropped dagger or move to leave or help Selim with the girl.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Selim raises an eyebrow. He would have to look into this 'Tucker', find what could be a deeper cause for the murders. The seal intrigued him, and he was compelled to ask his colleagues for their input.

"Miss, do you know who you are?" he asks, and indicates to the others to approach.

 

[stonegod]

Laura keeps her thoughts to herself, carefully examining the circle. How is it different? It couldn't have been human transmutation, could it? Not another one of... us?

After examining the circle in detail, the woman silently picks up the armor bit from Selim. Must make sure the soulmeld is gone. And if not... I will need to talk to it. She had not heard the whisper, it seems.

She looks at the doll cooly, not speaking.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I...I am Lieutenant Miller, formerly of the Amestris Special Forces, " she replies to Selim weakly, still in shock.

 

[stonegod]

Holding the seal, Laura looks at it intently, but when she speaks, it is to their new guest. The question is blunt.

"And when did you die?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: I thought Selim gave the shard to Lieutenant Miller)

"Die...? I never...I didn't die...I'm alive..."

 

[stonegod]

OOC: If he did, it was in email. Last post is that he allowed others to look at it, and Laura said she picked it up.

Laura arched an eyebrow. "Then how did you get here?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: He handed it to Lietuenant Miller in post 399 on the last page)

"I don't remember exactly...everything is a blur since Ishbal..."

 

[stonegod]

OOC: Bugger.

Laura's face, if impassive before, goes blank.

But... they were fed to the scarred one's stone... weren't they? There should be no way back...

"Ishbal? What happened there? You were not one of those that assailed it...?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Not in the main war, no. Even before that, we of the Special Forces were sent in to make surgical strikes without ever being seen--we were told that the Ishbalans represented a terrible danger to our country, but the truth is, I know they were just using us to provoke the Ishbalans into appearing to strike first...to create an excuse for the invasion..."