Equivalent Exchange--Episode 1: Shattered Love

[Dire Lemming]

(OOC: Oh sorry, guessed that one after she started screaming "murderer" )

"W- What?!" Al stares at the woman with a look of disbeleif that she could even think such a thing. "That's not true, Claus told me we saved her life! She told me that Majihal was going to bind her soul to a doll, and when brother tried to stop him he tried to kill him! And what do you mean ‘Your Majihal’ who are you?!” Al, it seems has quite lost his temper with the slanderous woman, though it is likely also due in part to her previous open hostility.

 

[unleashed]

*Rose’s eyes widen as the woman tells her story, but she stays silent until Al loses his temper.*

“Please, Al, calm down,” Rose says quietly, placing a hand on his arm. “I’m certain events happened just as Claus said, as I can’t believe Ed would attack without provocation either.”

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: That's why she said "given my own past, I suppose I have little room to talk", since she had amnesia too )

"It is all too true, I'm afraid. I was there--I saw it all. Edward could have just put up a wall or a hand of stone to restrain my Majihal, but he chose to attack with a deadly swipe and turn the sword back, killing my beloved."

"Who am I? I am Karin, but that won't mean anything to you if you've forgotten everything."

 

[Dire Lemming]

Al seems to be debating with himself inside his head. "But, he didn't mean to... If Majihal hadn't tried to kill my brother he wouldn't have had to defend himself. You can't... blame him for that-" Al suddenly cuts off as he realizes who the woman has said she is. He looks directly at her, she doesn't look much older than Claus, but she says she was in love with Majihal. "You're... Karin? But... but Claus said that Majihal died fifteen years ago, and you're... well..." Al isn't sure how to proceed. Oddly, he finds himself blushing at what he was about to say, despite the seriousness of the situation. "You, er, look so young."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"A murderer is a murderer," Karin replies, "As to my form, well, considering your past a soulbind shouldn't be so strange to you...I lost my body and this form was lying around, a doll built in my image, augmented with blue roses and a forger's love."

 

[Dire Lemming]

Al blinks confusedly at her as she ends her sentance with some strange dramatic sounding words about roses and love, "So, this isn't your real body?" He thinks back to his last memory that is truely his own. Trying to bring back their mother... "You- tried to bring him back, didn't you?" He asks, quietly. Though it does not quite sound like a question.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Yes, I did," Karin agrees, "Well, I've told you what you wanted to hear, so won't you go away now?"

 

[Dire Lemming]

Alphonse looks down at the table for a while, trying to put everything he's learned in order. "I'm sorry that what we did hurt you, neither brother or I would have meant to do that. I- I can't put things back the way they were, but if there is anything I can do to try to make it up to you even a little..." He finally looks up, with the look of determination that his teacher always said she couldn't say no to.

 

[unleashed]

"A murderer is a murderer," Karin replies, "As to my form, well, considering your past a soulbind shouldn't be so strange to you...I lost my body and this form was lying around, a doll built in my image, augmented with blue roses and a forger's love."

OOC: Glad I didn’t have anything important to add in that little exchange.

“Yes, and I suppose if Majihal had managed to kill Ed, you’d feel exactly the same way!?” Rose remarks, just loudly enough to be heard.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I was the first one to say that Majihal had gone too far. But that doesn't mean that the Elric boy had a right to kill him! Now if you're quite done here, I'm leaving, and you should too," Karin finishes decisively, moving to get up from her chair.