02-22-2015, 04:15 AM
Edward was lying on a bed, it was oddly comfortable and accommodating. The ceiling was clean and seemed as if it was cleaned and polished every day. It seemed strange to Edward, that someone had the time to clean the roof of a building, but he wasn’t complaining, Edward liked his busy lifestyle. It kept him moving and didn’t leave any time for dullness or boredom.
‘What am I going to do? I need to get to Truth… but he calls himself Omni here. I doubt that they are different beings but… This world seems to have a different set of rules.’ Edward sighed as he held his metal arm up, the small light bulb that hung from the room cast light throughout the room, causing his arm to shine lightly with a warm yellow light.
‘Ah man… what the hell am I going to do, join the Military again? No that’d be a stupid Idea. I’ll need resources… People I can trust…’ Edward spoke softly as an Idea began to formulate within his mind.
‘A guild… No a School…’ Edward thought to himself as a loud knock echoed through his head. Edward sat up as the door swing open, revealing a very excited Winry and a very awkward looking, embarrassed, guy behind her.
‘Edward, this is Fin.’ Winry smiled widely as she pulled him forward in an attempt to get him to introduce himself. Fin just smiled and waved at Edward, trying to muster up some sort of courage to talk to him.
‘Well? Spit it out.’ Edward said with a slight frustration, the two had barged into his room and now this guy was too scared to even say anything.
‘W-Well you see… I’ve never met a prime before, you see… so they are… are… really intimidating.’ Fin said quietly with a shyness that wasn’t at all familiar to Ed. Everyone he’s met has been abrupt and to the point… most of the time.
‘Right… Well… To get to the point then. You see, my family, we run a trade market, and as of late, our profit and methods of procuring goods to sell and provide have taken a rather huge hit. We need you, a Prime, to clear out one of our trade routes that runs through the sewers.’ Fin explained to Ed as Edward returned him with a look of skepticism.
‘We’re offering free goods, and a free shop for your robotics engineer friend. She’ll be able to run her shop and live there free of charge. You see… the Shop and above living space used to belong to us, but we relocated and didn’t need it anymore. All we ask is that you allow us to travel through there whenever we need to.’ Fin explained further, but this time with a little more confidence. Edward mulled it over for a second before Winry jumped in.
‘Pleaaaaase Ed!’ Winry asked as she looked at him with her signature puppy dog eyes. Edward gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, frowning as he spoke up.
‘Fine. I’ll do it.’ Edward gritted with frustration as he looked to Winry, who had a large smile on her face. Edward could never really refuse Winry too much, he hated to admit this, but whenever it came to things like this, he’d eventually end up agreeing to do whatever it was.
‘So… Where is this place again?’ Edward asked as Fin smiled a happy smile.
Edward looked up at the building, it was quite tall and this part of town seemed rather clean and tidy compared to the rest of the slums. Edward examined the building a little closer than just his first glance, it seemed well built and exceptionally sturdy, god only knows that it’ll need to be if Winry is going to be using it. Edward looked at the front of the soon to be Automail Mechanic shop, it had a normal door and the front of it opened up much like a garage.
‘So this is where Winry will be working huh?’ Edward asked himself as he twisted the handle on the door – it wasn‘t locked – meaning that they left nothing of value here when they left. As Edward walked in he noticed the dust, so much so that he sneezed.
‘Ah man, so dusty, Winry is going to have to clean up.’ Edward sighed to himself as he looked around. A workbench, a single table and some chairs sat in the room, he had walked into. There was a sink and what appeared to be space for a kitchen. To the right was an open door and a staircase which lead up to the above living space. It really was perfect for Winry, and if Edward ever needed a place to stay, it would be here. Edward stopped admiring the building and began looking for a trap door. Edward searched before finding a small, silver handle hidden within the dust that layered the kitchen tiles. Edward pulled on it and the floor opened up, revealing a staircase that extended into the sewers below.
‘Well… Here goes.’ Edward said to himself as he descended into the depths of the sewer tunnels.
‘What am I going to do? I need to get to Truth… but he calls himself Omni here. I doubt that they are different beings but… This world seems to have a different set of rules.’ Edward sighed as he held his metal arm up, the small light bulb that hung from the room cast light throughout the room, causing his arm to shine lightly with a warm yellow light.
‘Ah man… what the hell am I going to do, join the Military again? No that’d be a stupid Idea. I’ll need resources… People I can trust…’ Edward spoke softly as an Idea began to formulate within his mind.
‘A guild… No a School…’ Edward thought to himself as a loud knock echoed through his head. Edward sat up as the door swing open, revealing a very excited Winry and a very awkward looking, embarrassed, guy behind her.
‘Edward, this is Fin.’ Winry smiled widely as she pulled him forward in an attempt to get him to introduce himself. Fin just smiled and waved at Edward, trying to muster up some sort of courage to talk to him.
‘Well? Spit it out.’ Edward said with a slight frustration, the two had barged into his room and now this guy was too scared to even say anything.
‘W-Well you see… I’ve never met a prime before, you see… so they are… are… really intimidating.’ Fin said quietly with a shyness that wasn’t at all familiar to Ed. Everyone he’s met has been abrupt and to the point… most of the time.
‘Right… Well… To get to the point then. You see, my family, we run a trade market, and as of late, our profit and methods of procuring goods to sell and provide have taken a rather huge hit. We need you, a Prime, to clear out one of our trade routes that runs through the sewers.’ Fin explained to Ed as Edward returned him with a look of skepticism.
‘We’re offering free goods, and a free shop for your robotics engineer friend. She’ll be able to run her shop and live there free of charge. You see… the Shop and above living space used to belong to us, but we relocated and didn’t need it anymore. All we ask is that you allow us to travel through there whenever we need to.’ Fin explained further, but this time with a little more confidence. Edward mulled it over for a second before Winry jumped in.
‘Pleaaaaase Ed!’ Winry asked as she looked at him with her signature puppy dog eyes. Edward gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, frowning as he spoke up.
‘Fine. I’ll do it.’ Edward gritted with frustration as he looked to Winry, who had a large smile on her face. Edward could never really refuse Winry too much, he hated to admit this, but whenever it came to things like this, he’d eventually end up agreeing to do whatever it was.
‘So… Where is this place again?’ Edward asked as Fin smiled a happy smile.
Edward looked up at the building, it was quite tall and this part of town seemed rather clean and tidy compared to the rest of the slums. Edward examined the building a little closer than just his first glance, it seemed well built and exceptionally sturdy, god only knows that it’ll need to be if Winry is going to be using it. Edward looked at the front of the soon to be Automail Mechanic shop, it had a normal door and the front of it opened up much like a garage.
‘So this is where Winry will be working huh?’ Edward asked himself as he twisted the handle on the door – it wasn‘t locked – meaning that they left nothing of value here when they left. As Edward walked in he noticed the dust, so much so that he sneezed.
‘Ah man, so dusty, Winry is going to have to clean up.’ Edward sighed to himself as he looked around. A workbench, a single table and some chairs sat in the room, he had walked into. There was a sink and what appeared to be space for a kitchen. To the right was an open door and a staircase which lead up to the above living space. It really was perfect for Winry, and if Edward ever needed a place to stay, it would be here. Edward stopped admiring the building and began looking for a trap door. Edward searched before finding a small, silver handle hidden within the dust that layered the kitchen tiles. Edward pulled on it and the floor opened up, revealing a staircase that extended into the sewers below.
‘Well… Here goes.’ Edward said to himself as he descended into the depths of the sewer tunnels.