Equivalent Exchange--Episode 1: Shattered Love

[unleashed]

OOC: Doesn't seem as if Rose has caught up to Al, as there's no mention of her currently, so I guess there's nothing for me to do here.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*As Rose finally catches up to the sprinting Al and exits the house, Al bursts through the crowd of villagers and rushes towards the graveyard to cries of "Hey--he's getting away!" and the like.*

*The villagers head after him swiftly but more cautiously than Al's own reckless abandon, as they aren't really sure they want to tangle with a murderous alchemist anyway, and so they begin to fall behind. Even Rose could outpace them if she moved at full speed, skirts lifted up to make it easier to move at high speed.*

*Al reaches the graveyard, and it appears as empty as before.*

 

[Dire Lemming]

Al slows down and walks through the gravestones, looking every whichway. His eyes glancing over the names from time to time, to see if he can spot either "Majihal", or "Karin". He cups his hands to his mouth and shouts. "Karin! Come out here! Why- Why did you do it!"

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Alphonse looks around through the gravestones for a Majihal or Karin, as the villagers continue following him towards the graveyard. Just as they have nearly converged on him, he catches a glimpse of two large and elaborate gravestones one next to the other, with Majihal and Karin's names on them.*

 

[Dire Lemming]

Alphonse rushes over to the stones, and examines them. Suddenly remembering what Karin had said about having lost her body in a human transmutation, he turns to see the villagers converging on him looking rather unfriendly. He points to Karin's grave, "How did Karin die?" it sounds as if he's leading up to something rather than simply asking a question.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Based on the conditionals you gave, I believe he did not shout out about Karin's soul because he got past, correct?)

"What are you doing out here, boy? Come to wake the dead with your alchemy, have ya? Karin died many many years ago in a rockslide on the treacherous mountain pass she used to deliver her flowers, back when I was a lad, not that it matters. Now turn yerself in before someone gets hurt! "

 

[Dire Lemming]

(OOC: Yeah. Wow these guys sure are ignorant.)

"Karin isn't dead! Her soul is bound to one of Majihal's dolls, and... Wait, she told me she lost her body when she tried to bring Majihal back to life."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"What in blazes? I don't know what yer ranting about, little alchemist, but yer coming with us--we won't stand for yer killing more of the village girls, that we won't."

 

[unleashed]

Following the group of villagers, as they chase Al to the graveyard, Rose calls out trying to disarm the situation. “Calm down people, calm down... no need to kill the messenger. We were staying with Claus for the night, and came out to look for her when we returned and found she'd gone out herself... after she’d considerately left us supper of course. That’s Claus though, always thinking of others. Anyway, while we were looking for her, we spotted a light in that big house, so we went to investigate. That’s when the woman claiming to be Karin attacked Al and we found poor Claus...”

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Oh yeah? A likely story! And who are you--the accomplice to the boy's murders?"

"Well, that does sound like something Claus would..."

"Quiet lad--loud crashes and a fiery blaze in that house and these two come out of it. How much obvious can it be?"