[Video] 001 * Intro & Traverse Town

[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[There's a bit of static. The device is recording, but its user has no idea how to use it and for a moment, all you can see is the white blur of a young teenager's hand. The sound of heavy breathing and a heavy footfall on cobblestones can be heard. Between the cracks in the hand, small flashes of red.

The image is suddenly free, looking at the sky of Traverse Town, and with a clatter, a glimpse of a golden braid and then a skidding sound as more of the child comes into view. Edward Elric has tripped and fallen, white gloved hand outstretched, the other hand beneath him.]

Son of a bitch.

[He rolls flat on his back and pushes himself up onto his elbows, eyeing the innocent stuffed animal with a red puff ball that has been chasing after him. Nothing that innocent looking is good in his experience. His chest heaves with the heavy breathing and he reaches for the device again, grumbling.]

Turn it off, turn it off. 

[His face comes into view, strikingly golden eyes are focused on the device as though the moogle were remote controlled...]  

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[innerflow.livejournal.com]

[She looks sympathetic, at least, instead of amused, albeit somewhat flustered.]

You weren't hurt, were you? When you fell? [No twisted ankle or busted knee?]

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Now the device is talking to him and he drops it, giving her a nice view of his black and red boots.]

Aaaaaah!

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[blitz-acing.livejournal.com]

Uh...welcome?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Ed has already dropped the device so all Tidus can see is Ed's face as he pokes it.]

Huh....

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[no-souls-here.livejournal.com]

[What is this even..]

You've made an excellent first impression so far...

[Sarcasm. He has it. Ciel also doesn't seem to care that the boy just fell.. for whatever reason.]

.. what are you going to do for an encore?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

Stop laughing at me! [Ed directs at the device, growling.]

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[urmyluckygirl.livejournal.com]

[Maybelle was confused-- at first but at the sound of the language she gently cupped her hands over where Oliver's ears should be]

E-Excuse me?

You must be new to Traverse Town?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Ed doesn't look any less panicked.]

What is going on?

[He steps back, frowning at it.]

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[share-a-parfait.livejournal.com]

Say, uh.. are you alright?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[He's frowning at the device and poking at it. Fine, he'll play.]

I'm fine.

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[executionerrose.livejournal.com]

Are you... running from the moogle?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Confusion crosses his features.]

Moogle?

[Ed pokes the device again. He clearly has no idea what's going on.]

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[meangirlsrule.livejournal.com]

How pathetic. You can't even walk on your own two feet.

[Clearly this kid is just one of the many losers that somehow managed to find their way here]

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Ed frowns at the device again.]

I can so! [He mutters under his breath.] Bitch.

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[namaste-jagat.livejournal.com]

it's all right. No one is going to hurt you here. We've all been brought here from other worlds.

You... are new here right?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Ed very much doubts that. He's glaring at the device which is a chorus of voices either mocking him or confusing him. He has no idea how it works, but he slumps, giving in. Perhaps he's just hearing things.]

Just point me to a train station.

[filchedfruit.livejournal.com]

Uh...There's a button on that thing that lets you turn it off. I know it's weird looking, but it can be pretty useful.

[ He describes where the button is.]

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

[Ed pushes the button and it comes back on again.]

The pink thing is still moving!

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[photogenickitty.livejournal.com]

[Blinks, not really sure what he's watching. Is this another new comer?]

Uh...what are you doing? Shouting at your communicator isn't going to turn it off...

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

I want to turn off the pink thing that's following me around!

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[false-oracle.livejournal.com]

...you are fleeing from a Moogle?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

What the hell is a Moogle? [Ed flails a little, the people are just generally making fun of him and he's not getting any answers. It's just serving to make him angry.]

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[fightsforalice.livejournal.com]

What... exactly are you trying to do?

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

I was trying to get rid of the moogle, but it's gone now. Apparently it just wanted to talk to me.

[Ed has moved to a bench and is sitting, slumped and defeated. Idly, he's playing with the large zipper on the front of his undercoat. He looks worried, very worried, and tired.]

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[rebornaninsect.livejournal.com]

They will not hurt you.

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[alchemicgenius.livejournal.com]

I know now...It gave me Munny and left.