WHO: The Elric Brothers fullmetal_elric and alchemy_al WHAT: Reuniting WHERE: Wherever they end up. WHEN: After Al's arrival. STATUS: Closed, in progress.
Alphonse had arrived. Their network conversation was brief, but Edward was more concerned with meeting up with his brother. Pulling his coat on, he left the hotel he was staying in. He didn't have anything with him that needed to be moved, so they could easily pick a new place to live. Ed thought the guardian rule was annoying, to a degree - he understood why others might need it but he and Al had been on the road since Ed became a State Alchemist. They didn't really need adults to take care of them, anymore. Unfortunately, they were stuck here in Storybrooke now and wouldn't be doing any cross-country traveling for a while, assuming they were ever taken home by the mist in the future.
The claustrophobic feeling was settling in on Ed, lately. With no way to travel, the world felt a hundred times smaller. He had been irritable and moody, so he'd mainly kept to himself and spent hours at the library, reading through history books, chemistry books, anything that would keep his mind sharp. He'd only been without his ability to perform Alchemy for a year now, and he was still adjusting to the change. He was happy to be rid of Alchemy, truly, and grateful to have his actual arm back, but old habits died hard. Every once in a while, he'd catch himself automatically clapping his hands together and then realize nothing would come out of it.
When he reached the mansion finally, he spotted Al and waved him down. "Brother! Over here!" he called, working into a jog. "There's a place to eat nearby. They don't have Winry's apple pie but I'm sure you'd like to have something after coming through that portal. Tell me about this place you found - the one with the rooms."