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Tweak says, "Merde happens"

Winry Rockbell (sternerstuff) wrote in elric_apts,
@ 2009-12-04 21:29:00

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haganenomore, puddle_of_grace, say_once_more, sternerstuff, supermans_dead, wortcunning

We gotta get outta this place
((Locked to wortcunning, supermans_dead, and lost_myself for the first part. Locked to wortcunning, haganenomore, and puddle_of_grace for the second part.))

Winry deposited her bags from the market on the kitchen counter of her apartment once she got home. "Sheska, can you put the groceries away?" she called into the spare room that acted as a library for Sheska's many, many books. "I have to get to the clinic, we've got a patient looking for some prescription refills."

She grabbed her cellphone while she talked, punching speed dial for Russell's cell.

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	puddle_of_grace 2009-12-06 08:12 am UTC (link)
	Elizabeth made a face. "An older brother, huh? Like I'd need a second one. Al keeps forgetting he's supposed to be younger." The rest of what Russell said slowly worked its way through the durgs. "Emily... suppose that's where my middle name came from. Always wondered why Mom and Dad would give me such horrible initials." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wortcunning 2009-12-06 08:15 am UTC (link)
	Russell snerked a bit. "Your mother didn't realize the origins of the name, but it had become a bit of a family name from her side. Emily and Annamarie's mother is actually a distant relative of hers." There, that's a safe way to put it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-06 08:21 am UTC (link)

Ed knocks on the door to give warning that he's come back before poking his head in. "Is it safe for me to come in without feminine screaming and things thrown at my head?"

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	puddle_of_grace 2009-12-06 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	A whiny groan was Elizabeth's response to that, but not much more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wortcunning 2009-12-06 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	Russell looked over and smirked. "Safe enough, at least. Come on in, and tell us you have good news." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-06 10:02 pm UTC (link)

Now that he knew he wasn't about to wander in on Winry checking Elizabeth's ports or something, Ed re-enters the room with the loaned scrubs under his arm.

"Good and bad, I suppose. Good news is that I now know exactly where she came in. Bad news is that there wasn't anything there for me to go through, so it looks like her portal is one of those annoying ones that likes to do the 'now you see me; now you don't' thing on both ends."

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puddle_of_grace
2009-12-06 10:06 pm UTC (link)

Here, boys, have an emotional teenage girl.

Elizabeth lifted her head as much as she could- which wasn't much- and looked at her male alternate from behind the blankets. "It's gone?" A moment later, that finished processing in her mind. "You mean I can't get home?"

Between the stress, the pain, the hormones and the morphine, the boys now had a crying teenage girl to deal with. Have fun, you two.

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wortcunning
2009-12-06 10:12 pm UTC (link)

Russell sighed and dragged his hand down his face before putting his hands on his hips and looking at the ceiling. "Wonderful," he muttered, then turned his attention to Elizabeth while gesturing to Ed to hold on a moment.

"Calm down," he said quietly. "You can get home, you're not trapped here. It just means that we either need to look for another door, or force that one to re-open. It's not the first time we've had to do that. The Ed who built this place, he was separated from his Al for almost two years by the time he found the Nexus, and it took a few months after that to find a way to force a door to open to Amestris, because none existed. The door to your world is there, it's just being finicky about when it opens, and we can fix that. It might take a couple of days, but it can be done, and you will get home. I promise you that, all right? And if needs be, I'll have all the Eds around here drop by and promise that too, because you oughta know better'n anybody what an Elric promise is worth."

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	puddle_of_grace 2009-12-06 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	That whole mention of a 'couple months' didn't do much towards calming her down. She gave Russell a rather pathetic look. "A few months?" She shook her head. "I can't be here that loooohgod." She put a hand over her eyes. "Okay, no shaking head until the morphine wears off." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wortcunning 2009-12-06 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	"There's a lot of reasons why it took that long, none of which I suspect apply at all here, so I really doubt it would take that long. At any rate, we will get you home, all right?" Russell said, then glanced back to Ed. "You want to try your hand at convincing her, being an Elric and all?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-06 10:41 pm UTC (link)

Oh hell. Crying alt. How was he supposed to handle this?

"I think I remember seeing someone I know use something to help someone figure out their own co-ords when their own portal decided to hide from them, although I didn't see where she got it from. Maybe I can try to find out?" Ed ventures. "From what I understand it's easier to figure out where we're from now. We'll get you back there. Really. It's just a matter of when. And it won't involve that fucking Gate, if that helps any."

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puddle_of_grace
2009-12-06 10:59 pm UTC (link)

The rational part of Elizabeth's brain knew this. It really did. But the rational part of her brain was rather overloaded, trying to deal with the insane hormones racing around her body at the moment, and it wasn't functioning well past the morphine, either.

But she took a deep breath, forcing herself to settle down at least a little bit. "I don't want to be stuck here alone, though." She sounded utterly miserable. To be fair, she's almost in a drugged sleep on top of those hormones. Give her another five minutes, she'll be out like a blown engine.

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wortcunning
2009-12-06 11:18 pm UTC (link)

"You're not alone, but I know, it's not the same as having your brother here." Russell studied her critically, quiet for a moment. "Just close your eyes and breathe, and remember, you're in Elric hands now. It'll be fixed, we promise."

He watched her for another moment, then stepped over to Ed and lowered his voice. "Ask around and see what you can find about getting that open. She's been through enough right now, and the sooner we find her brother, the better off she'll be."

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haganenomore
2009-12-06 11:40 pm UTC (link)

Ed nodded in agreement. "The thing I was talking about is some little handheld thing, so it shouldn't be too hard to get hold of one. From what I could tell, it basically just checks the person for whatever information it requires to... pinpoint the proper reality and tells you what to pop into the PIN."

He drew in a breath. "Also, before I forget again, she knows Mom's here. She asked right after I explained to her what alts were."

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	wortcunning 2009-12-06 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Russell listened and nodded slightly at Ed's explanation about the coordinate finder, then grew still. "She does, huh?" he whispered, and glanced over his shoulder at her. "That might be the best thing for her in the meantime. Thanks for letting me know." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-06 11:55 pm UTC (link)

"You're welcome. Don't forget to give her warning first if you guys decide to bring Mom over, because she basically said she wasn't sure if she could face her. Oh, and here, I don't need this stuff anymore," Ed said, shoving his armful of loaned clothing at Russel.

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	sternerstuff 2009-12-07 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Winry returned about then, and nearly walked right into Ed's back when she did so. "You're back already?" Sigh. "Let me guess, it dead ended?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-07 03:40 am UTC (link)

Ed looked back at her. "Yeah. I just finished filling them in on what I found--or rather, didn't find--and was generally getting ready to head back to my own apartment since Elizabeth seems to have decided that it's nap time."

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	wortcunning 2009-12-07 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Russell looked at Winry. "We're going to look into ways to get that door open quickly, but Ed had a good suggestion, getting Trisha in on this to help take care of her in the meantime." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sternerstuff 2009-12-07 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Winry nodded. "That's just what I was gonna say. I talked to Aunt Trisha, she's more than happy to do what she can to help another Elric." She grinned. "It's like she's collecting them or something." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wortcunning 2009-12-07 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"Now we know where Ed gets it from," Russell said, grinning at the nearest Elric. Yes, you too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-07 03:51 am UTC (link)

Wait, what?

"I was just saying that she knew Mom was around and to be careful not to spring her on her without warning!" Ed objected.

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	sternerstuff 2009-12-07 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"Who said I wouldn't warn her?" Winry looked at him. "I was making sure Aunt Trisha would be willing to if it became necessary. We'd wait for the go ahead from Elizabeth first." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wortcunning 2009-12-07 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"In the meantime, I'll go talk to the landlord and see what he can suggest for a panicked, hormonal female who's separated from her Al," Russell said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

haganenomore
2009-12-07 04:29 am UTC (link)

"I think that's probably my cue to get out of here and back to my apartment. Considering that I can't think of anything to do besides try to figure out where Elisa found the thing I mentioned to Russell."

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