arrival; [action/voice]

[forfeits]

[ It happens too fast. The portal opens up around them and Ed's sure they won't make it out alive this time. There are too many sacrifices, too many questions, and when he comes to, he isn't sure where he is. He's been 'helpfully' sorted, but all Ed can see and feel is scrap metal. The container is dark, and when he moves, the scrap makes a lot of noise. ]

What the hell?! Teacher? A-Al?

[ He flails, his own automail arm and leg causing a clatter, the noise echoing.

This isn't Amestris, this isn't where he's supposed to be. The Gate dropped him somewhere. ]

Hey! [ He's half buried, so the amount of noise he's making almost drowns out his voice, until he's finally able to beat on a wall, until he finally falls out of the scrap pile, the container doors opening, and into the corridor. ]

What's going on here? Who did this?! What have you done with my friends?

[ He's fired up, and you might well get a short, screaming teen in your face. He might also not realize that he's broadcasting around, too, his emotions too high to notice anything different about himself or this place. ]

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[smileyfaced]

[Chara, who'd been slinking around, doesn't expect to be bombarded by such strong emotions. New people usually make a fuss when they arrive. Undyne almost crashed an alien shark into the base, after all. But this is the first time they've been telepathically slapped with such strong anger. It doesn't help the guy's screaming in their face, either.

Chara squints.]

They're dead.

[They're probably not, but Chara doesn't feel much sympathy for him.]

Keep it down, will you?

[forfeits]

[ He'd been confused before, concerned and afraid, but now he's just angry. Something in his chest aches the moment he hears the word 'dead', and Ed lets out a cry. ]

What did you do to them?!

[ He claps his hands together which produces a strange sort of ring, an unusual sound. He touches his flesh hand to the metal, and the metal extends around his hand into a blade. If this person killed his friends, he knows he'll have to fight them. His eyes begin to burn but he blinks it back. ]

Why would you do this?

[smileyfaced]

[Crap. They didn't expect the guy to get violent. Chara doesn't have the power to CHECK anymore; even if they did, they doubt this stranger's SOUL would spill any information on him. Instinctively, they tense up but stand their ground.]

You think I killed them? Give it a rest.

[Chara spreads out their hands.]

Are you going to kill me because I was mean to you? You were the one running around kicking up a huge fuss over nothing. Go ahead. Skewer me. I dare you.

[forfeits]

[ Ed's worried for his brother and his friends, and to think that someone could have taken them is scary. They've come so far together, and Ed won't stop fighting. He doesn't plan to attack, doesn't want to senselessly fight but he's not sure about this other person's intentions. ]

You said they were dead. How do you know that if you didn't have something to do with it?!

[ It hurts, thinking that any of his friends might be gone, that Alphonse could be gone. It just makes him angrier. ] I'm not going to kill you. [ It's muttered through gritted teeth, his anger bubbling wildly beneath the surface. ] I was dropped in this place by someone evil, and now my friends and my brother are gone, maybe even dead. I want answers.

[smileyfaced]

[Chara is a little disappointed. It shows on their face with how their brow furrows, but they're quick to wipe the expression away with a neutral one. They shrug at Ed's question.]

URSULA can hear you. I wouldn't insult her if I were you. She's a crybaby.

[If AIs can cry, anyway.]

What makes you think it was something--or someone--evil? Chance doesn't discriminate. As far as we can tell, anyway.

sorry for the late tag, i was away for irl emergencies, drop if you need to!

[forfeits]

Good, I'm glad she can hear me. She needs to give me my friends back, or take me home. I don't want to be in this place!

[ Ed frowns and stares across at Chara. ] Who would bring me to a place like this? My friends, my family are in danger back home and they need me. I need to be there, not... this place. You hear that URSULA?! [ Even if there's no response, he's still gonna angrily yell. Ed Elric, ladies and gentlemen. ]