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Post by JinglesTheAlchemyBum on Jan 20, 2007 15:34:03 GMT -5
A woman walked down the street, pulling her brown cloak tighter over her shoulders as she kept her head down to avoid attention. She stopped to see several people in the traditional blue military uniform gathered around a tree, a bright yellow flag fluttering in the wind above them. A smirk crossed her lips, covered in dark green lipgloss, before she pulled the hood closer to her face, covering it as she swiftly walked down a back alley, her tall heels echoing loudly.
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There was a jingle behind Armstrong as Jingles tapped on his shoulder to gain his attention, "I know that, but I decided to go find the flag, which is..." she took out a piece of paper, "Right, right, left, right, straight, left, A, A, left, B, Start, right, and onward to the flag!"
She raised her fist in victory at those last words, and turned around in a circle, doing a little dance. Then she thingyed her head to the side and smiled ever so cutely.
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Post by Loyal Canine on Jan 20, 2007 17:31:28 GMT -5
Canine blinked with awe, she didn't even see her come up so fast. Canine: Heh? Where'd you come from?! She laughed, and then replied with uncertainty. Canine: Umm...Major Elric wandered off somewhere...We kind of had a little trouble... Elf looked over at the new arrival with interest. Wow, this one could really move! She smiled at Canine's comment. "Yeah... I'm sure he'll turn back up eventually..." she said to the new arrival. "I'm Colonel Elf, btw, nice to meet you," Elf said, saluting. She turned to Canine again. "I'll get the flag... why don't you see if Colonel Hawkbelle has any questions," she said, smiling and turning back to the tree. Canine nodded. Canine: Alrighty. My name is Colonel Canine, nice to meet you, Colonel Hawkbelle. Do you have any questions? Brig. Gen. Mustang could have explained them more, but I'm sorry if I can't. She said, half smiling.
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Post by Mist On Fire on Jan 21, 2007 19:56:52 GMT -5
Ed still wasn't convinced. Ed-"You've determined the make up.I'll give you that.The three principles of alchemy are determining the make up,breaking it down,and rebuilding it as something else.Sorry but I still think you're a chimera." Ed turned away from them and walked off in another direction hands in his pockets,head down.The early anticipation of doing something new was diminished and once more he wandered the streets of Central avoiding the memories of the past. Brigadier General Mustang watched as his team took off for the gate to find the first flag.He stood and watched their progress with interest,then dismay as Ed left the two Colonels alone and walked off.He started to approach them when Hawkbell suddenly appeared out of nowhere to join them.He stopped and headed in another direction to find a car and driver to follow Ed. Ed was walking along the sidewalk head down with a troubled and angry look on his face.Mustang's car stopped a short distance in front of him and Mustang got out and stood in Ed's path. B.G.Mustang-"What are you doing Ed? You have a mission to complete.Why did you leave them?" Ed looked up to see Mustang standing directly in his path with an angry look he knew too well.He was about to be lectured again. Ed-"Look,I don't care what she says she is,she's not an alchemist!I can't prove that yet,but I will!" Ed then stood with his arms crossed looking directly into Mustangs eye and waited for the lecture to be over with. Mustang stepped forward and grabbed Ed by the arm and threw him into the nearby alley. B.G.Mustang-"You can't go around acting on your suspicions without proof,Ed.And if you did find out it was true,what good would it do?You have an order to work with them,and you will" Mustang walked back to the car and opened the door."Get in Fullmetal." Ed-"I can walk,I don't need a ride" Ed turned and walked back the way he came with a quickened pace to get as far away from Mustang as he could before another angry retort came from him.He heard the car door slam shut and then pull away in the opposite direction.Ed returned to the starting point to see the two Colonels joined by Hawkbell.he greeted them again as he caught up with them.Ed smiled to himself at a passing thought. -at least I'm not the only one who can't follow a mission-Ed caught up with them at the second marker.This was good,they could continue easier now and felt a little better when he approached them again. Ed-"Good!You found the second one.Now we have a direction to go.Let's stop standing around and find the next one,huh?" .......................................................... Sgt Falman sat at his desk watching Brigadier General Nate type forms with flourish mixed with frequent stops for bites of cake.He nodded at the cheerful introduction Nate gave him. Falman-"Hi,Seargent Falman.Good to meet you.I couldn't help noticing you have the canteen cake.There's a much better place to find it not far from here.I certainly missed it when I was stationed up North" Falman waited for an answer from the Brigadier General.He wasn't exactly sure how to approach his new comrade and a suggestion to find better food was all he could think of.
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Jan 22, 2007 18:49:24 GMT -5
Sgt Falman sat at his desk watching Brigadier General Nate type forms with flourish mixed with frequent stops for bites of cake.He nodded at the cheerful introduction Nate gave him. Falman-"Hi,Seargent Falman.Good to meet you.I couldn't help noticing you have the canteen cake.There's a much better place to find it not far from here.I certainly missed it when I was stationed up North" Falman waited for an answer from the Brigadier General.He wasn't exactly sure how to approach his new comrade and a suggestion to find better food was all he could think of. A smile immediately spread across Nate's face. Finally, an angel appears in my personal hell! "Up North, you say? Well, it's a pity you were kept away from such good food..." Sergeant Falman, was it? Glad to meet you, you just made my day. Hunt me down after we finish these papers and I'll be glad to buy you a slice over there." Nate smiled to himself. A new place to get chocolate cake, eh? This is great; I don't think I have a very good reputation down at my old place after that drunken debacle...There was a jingle behind Armstrong as Jingles tapped on his shoulder to gain his attention, "I know that, but I decided to go find the flag, which is..." she took out a piece of paper, "Right, right, left, right, straight, left, A, A, left, B, Start, right, and onward to the flag!" She raised her fist in victory at those last words, and turned around in a circle, doing a little dance. Then she thingyed her head to the side and smiled ever so cutely. Armstrong immediately turned around and viewed Major Jingle's little victory dance. A large bead of sweat ran down the side of his head as he wondered to himself Quite an odd one! But odd often turns out to be a good thing. In a more subdued and quiet tone of voice than usual (he didn't want to disturb the tunnel's structural integrity), he asked Jingles "I'm quite sorry, Major, but I didn't catch that. But if you would be so kind as to show me the way to the flag, then lead on." But as soon as he finished saying that, he heard General Emoghostskirt and Lt. Col. Den speaking with each other. They were heading into the tunnel, and Armstrong craned his head backwards to catch a glimpse of them as soon as they came into view. He quickly added "But I think it's best we wait for the general and lieutenant colonel first."
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Post by Elf on Jan 22, 2007 21:54:45 GMT -5
B.G.Mustang-"You can't go around acting on your suspicions without proof,Ed.And if you did find out it was true,what good would it do?You have an order to work with them,and you will" Mustang walked back to the car and opened the door."Get in Fullmetal." Ed-"I can walk,I don't need a ride" Ed turned and walked back the way he came with a quickened pace to get as far away from Mustang as he could before another angry retort came from him.He heard the car door slam shut and then pull away in the opposite direction.Ed returned to the starting point to see the two Colonels joined by Hawkbell.he greeted them again as he caught up with them.Ed smiled to himself at a passing thought. -at least I'm not the only one who can't follow a mission-Ed caught up with them at the second marker.This was good,they could continue easier now and felt a little better when he approached them again. Ed-"Good!You found the second one.Now we have a direction to go.Let's stop standing around and find the next one,huh?" Elf studied the flag for a long moment as Canine talked to Hawkbelle. She sifted through several transmutation circles in her mind before selecting one and using a claw to etch it into the tree bark. With a small flash of white light, the flag came free and she put it in the canister. Elf looked up to see Canine and Hawkbelle talking, and then turned. She looked in suprise at Major Elric coming towards them. Elf kept her gaze carefully nuetral as he strode up to them. Ed-"Good!You found the second one.Now we have a direction to go.Let's stop standing around and find the next one,huh?" Elf raised an eyebrow at him. Oh what... all of a sudden he was all friendly? Elf sighed. She was certainly still willing to give the young Elric a chance... but she wasn't sure if she could take any more mood swings! Elf sighed again. 'Just watch what you say about his hieght and you should be fine...' she reminded herself calmly. She offered Ed a hesitant smile before talking. "Pardon me, Major Elric, but perhaps you would like to introduce yourself to Colonel Hawkbelle first?"
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Post by Loyal Canine on Jan 22, 2007 22:14:33 GMT -5
B.G.Mustang-"You can't go around acting on your suspicions without proof,Ed.And if you did find out it was true,what good would it do?You have an order to work with them,and you will" Mustang walked back to the car and opened the door."Get in Fullmetal." Ed-"I can walk,I don't need a ride" Ed turned and walked back the way he came with a quickened pace to get as far away from Mustang as he could before another angry retort came from him.He heard the car door slam shut and then pull away in the opposite direction.Ed returned to the starting point to see the two Colonels joined by Hawkbell.he greeted them again as he caught up with them.Ed smiled to himself at a passing thought. -at least I'm not the only one who can't follow a mission-Ed caught up with them at the second marker.This was good,they could continue easier now and felt a little better when he approached them again. Ed-"Good!You found the second one.Now we have a direction to go.Let's stop standing around and find the next one,huh?" Elf studied the flag for a long moment as Canine talked to Hawkbelle. She sifted through several transmutation circles in her mind before selecting one and using a claw to etch it into the tree bark. With a small flash of white light, the flag came free and she put it in the canister. Elf looked up to see Canine and Hawkbelle talking, and then turned. She looked in suprise at Major Elric coming towards them. Elf kept her gaze carefully nuetral as he strode up to them. Ed-"Good!You found the second one.Now we have a direction to go.Let's stop standing around and find the next one,huh?" Elf raised an eyebrow at him. Oh what... all of a sudden he was all friendly? Elf sighed. She was certainly still willing to give the young Elric a chance... but she wasn't sure if she could take any more mood swings! Elf sighed again. 'Just watch what you say about his hieght and you should be fine...' she reminded herself calmly. She offered Ed a hesitant smile before talking. "Pardon me, Major Elric, but perhaps you would like to introduce yourself to Colonel Hawkbelle first?" Canine turned now, to see Major Elric and Col. Elf walking towards them. Canine: Hey, did you get the second flag? She tried to push back the annoyance that Ed gave her earlier, and thought maybe she should tell her teammates the truth. Canine: Glad to see you're back Major. Did you find any flags while you were out? Canine blinked and then remembered Col. Hawkbelle beside her. Canine: Oh, this is Col. Hawkbelle, she's the other member of our team.
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Post by JinglesTheAlchemyBum on Jan 24, 2007 21:05:21 GMT -5
There was a jingle behind Armstrong as Jingles tapped on his shoulder to gain his attention, "I know that, but I decided to go find the flag, which is..." she took out a piece of paper, "Right, right, left, right, straight, left, A, A, left, B, Start, right, and onward to the flag!" She raised her fist in victory at those last words, and turned around in a circle, doing a little dance. Then she thingyed her head to the side and smiled ever so cutely. Jingles frowned, narrowing her eyes and stomping her foot as he balled her hands into fists, "But I wanna go now!!" She grasped onto Armstrong's sleeve and started yanking, looking quite like a little girl pulling her daddy to go to the pony ride, " Besides, the other teams might get there first and we won't have a flag!!"
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Jan 25, 2007 16:17:17 GMT -5
Jingles frowned, narrowing her eyes and stomping her foot as he balled her hands into fists, "But I wanna go now!!" She grasped onto Armstrong's sleeve and started yanking, looking quite like a little girl pulling her daddy to go to the pony ride, " Besides, the other teams might get there first and we won't have a flag!!" Armstrong thought for a moment. She has a point... Reaching a quick conclusion, he said in a a soft voice "Alright, I see your point. But, just to be sure you don't run off..." He picked up Jingles and slung her over his shoulder. "Now, please point the way to the flag. But if you don't want me to carry you all the way there, then it would probably be best if we waited for everyone else to catch up first."
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Post by JinglesTheAlchemyBum on Jan 29, 2007 14:19:50 GMT -5
Jingles frowned, narrowing her eyes and stomping her foot as he balled her hands into fists, "But I wanna go now!!" She grasped onto Armstrong's sleeve and started yanking, looking quite like a little girl pulling her daddy to go to the pony ride, " Besides, the other teams might get there first and we won't have a flag!!" Armstrong thought for a moment. She has a point... Reaching a quick conclusion, he said in a a soft voice "Alright, I see your point. But, just to be sure you don't run off..." He picked up Jingles and slung her over his shoulder. "Now, please point the way to the flag. But if you don't want me to carry you all the way there, then it would probably be best if we waited for everyone else to catch up first." Jingles swung her legs around to look much like a child riding atop her father's shoulders, even though she herself was not a child and the man she was riding was about ten feet tall. She grasped his ears, seemingly thinking they were reins to a horse and preceded to "snap" them. "Yah! Armstrong-sama! Yah! We haven't got a moment to loose!" She started to bounce up and down to imitate a rider during the horse's movements.
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Post by Elf on Jan 31, 2007 22:38:41 GMT -5
Canine turned now, to see Major Elric and Col. Elf walking towards them. Canine: Hey, did you get the second flag? She tried to push back the annoyance that Ed gave her earlier, and thought maybe she should tell her teammates the truth. Canine: Glad to see you're back Major. Did you find any flags while you were out? Canine blinked and then remembered Col. Hawkbelle beside her. Canine: Oh, this is Col. Hawkbelle, she's the other member of our team. Elf nodded, holding up the canister to indicate she'd managed to get the flag. When Colonel Canine asked Ed, Elf almost laughed because the woman hadn't given the Major time to answer before she turned to the other Colonel. Elf smiled sweetly at Ed, waiting for his greeting...
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Post by JinglesTheAlchemyBum on Feb 1, 2007 18:46:28 GMT -5
Canine turned now, to see Major Elric and Col. Elf walking towards them. Canine: Hey, did you get the second flag? She tried to push back the annoyance that Ed gave her earlier, and thought maybe she should tell her teammates the truth. Canine: Glad to see you're back Major. Did you find any flags while you were out? Canine blinked and then remembered Col. Hawkbelle beside her. Canine: Oh, this is Col. Hawkbelle, she's the other member of our team. Elf nodded, holding up the canister to indicate she'd managed to get the flag. When Colonel Canine asked Ed, Elf almost laughed because the woman hadn't given the Major time to answer before she turned to the other Colonel. Elf smiled sweetly at Ed, waiting for his greeting... A black blur shot out from a nearby alleyway, the sharp end slicing straight through the canister Col. Elf held in her hands. It twisted slighting through the container and retracted, dragging the canister through the air and back to where it came, all happening faster than the blink of an eye before all returned to stilness.
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Post by Elf on Feb 3, 2007 1:58:00 GMT -5
Elf nodded, holding up the canister to indicate she'd managed to get the flag. When Colonel Canine asked Ed, Elf almost laughed because the woman hadn't given the Major time to answer before she turned to the other Colonel. Elf smiled sweetly at Ed, waiting for his greeting... A black blur shot out from a nearby alleyway, the sharp end slicing straight through the canister Col. Elf held in her hands. It twisted slighting through the container and retracted, dragging the canister through the air and back to where it came, all happening faster than the blink of an eye before all returned to stilness. Elf stared at her empty hand for a moment before spinning to look at the ally-way. "What the hell was that?!" she exclaimed loudly.
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Post by Loyal Canine on Feb 3, 2007 16:12:58 GMT -5
Elf stared at her empty hand for a moment before spinning to look at the ally-way. "What the hell was that?!" she exclaimed loudly. Canine blinked and scanned the area. Canine: I have no idea! W-what... She didn't know what to say, that was completely random.
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Post by Mist On Fire on Feb 3, 2007 16:51:04 GMT -5
Elf stared at her empty hand for a moment before spinning to look at the ally-way. "What the hell was that?!" she exclaimed loudly. Canine blinked and scanned the area. Canine: I have no idea! W-what... Ed stared in disbelief at the alley where the black shadow came from. Ed-"It couldn't be...NO WAY!!" Ed ran to the alley and saw no one there.He looked around and nothing looked out of place. Ed-"And just when I thought I didn't have to worry about them anymore....." .................................................. Brigadier General Mustang returned to his office and looked at both Brigadier General Nate and Sgt.Falman diligently going about their paperwork assignment.He walked to the window and stood there watching the activity outside for a few minutes while the work went on behind him. B.G.Mustang-"Both of you can take a break now.Be back in an hour. Go." Sgt Falman laid down his pen and stood,saluting.-"Thank you General" Falman looked at Nate sitting across from him looking very much like a child about to be smacked for a misdead before being excused.He walked to the door and waited for Nate to follow him.
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Feb 3, 2007 21:37:45 GMT -5
Brigadier General Mustang returned to his office and looked at both Brigadier General Nate and Sgt.Falman diligently going about their paperwork assignment.He walked to the window and stood there watching the activity outside for a few minutes while the work went on behind him. B.G.Mustang-"Both of you can take a break now.Be back in an hour. Go." Sgt Falman laid down his pen and stood,saluting.-"Thank you General" Falman looked at Nate sitting across from him looking very much like a child about to be smacked for a misdead before being excused.He walked to the door and waited for Nate to follow him. As soon as Brigadier General Nate heard Brigadier General Mustang announce an hour break, it took everything in Nate's constitution to keep him from jumping up and down and proclaiming his liberation from this prison of pens and papers. Nate reveled in this new freedom for a little bit, melodramatic tears streaming down his face. "O what a beautiful thing this is...." he muttered aloud. But when he looked to his side to see if Sgt. Falman was there, he found he was already at the door. Having remembered his promise to take Nate to his cake eatery, Nate pushed his chair back and walked up to Falman. "Well, lead the way" Nate said, wearing a smug grin with his hands interlocked behind his head.
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