IC Contact

[hands4healing]

"You've reached Winry Rockbell! I'm sorry I'm not here to take your call.

...If this is Ling Yao, no, I won't marry you.

...If this is Edward Elric, what did you do to my automail now?

Please leave me a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!"


[OOC: Please tell me which game you're contacting Winry about! Thanks.]

Comments

action. backdated to a couple of days after the summer games breakout

[alchemicallybonded]

[He taps lightly on her door.]

Winry?

[Perma-Action]

[hands4healing]

[Winry sits up on the bed.]

You can come in, Al.

[alchemicallybonded]

[The door opens with a small whoosh but most of the noise comes from Al himself as he moves into the room.]

How are you doing?

[hands4healing]

I'm...okay.

[She's healed up, at least, but there are still a few lingering bad memories.]

What about you? You had to be so worried!

[alchemicallybonded]

[If he could frown, he would be about her saying she was okay. Winry doesn't have to be okay (of course Al wants to be). She doesn't have to hide it if she isn't though.]

I was really worried about you. And I still am.

[hands4healing]

Al...

[She sighs, giving in.]

It was so hard, Al. I didn't know...what to do. I was drugged, and I thought Scar was attacking me! But it was really another girl and...I...I thought they were wrenches, but they were knives and I threw them and...I cut her.

[She shudders hard.]

[alchemicallybonded]

[Al moves to sit on the bed next to her and carefully wraps an arm around her. There was a promise of no sad tears between her and brother, but he thinks it would be okay this time.]

I'm sure she knows you didn't mean it, that it was what they were doing to you.

[hands4healing]

[Winry leans against him, taking comfort in the embrace.]

She had a sword over my head. She thought I was someone else, too.

[alchemicallybonded]

[It's not warm and soft like it should be, but it's all he can offer right now.]

See? Then you shouldn't try to worry about it too much. Neither of you did any harm to the other that couldn't heal with time.

[hands4healing]

[That's all right, Winry is comfortable with metal, too.]

No...we'll heal.

[Taking a breath, she leans back.] What's happening with your research? Have you figured out if you can...be flesh again?

[alchemicallybonded]

You will. And I'll be here if you ever need me.

[He helps brother with his nightmares all of the time.]

Major Armstrong said he would find someone in the military so I can ask them questions. And that brother would be able to come along too. I didn't really find out much from the others like me except for the fact that everyone is different.

[hands4healing]

I know I don't know alchemy, but if you want me to come, too, and I'm allowed, I will!

[Because the trio sticks together for the big stuff.]

[alchemicallybonded]

I know. I just don't know what to do right now. I'm afraid that if I do change I'll have that weak body that will take months to get strong and healthy again.

[But his soul is still being pulled away by his body at the same time.]

[hands4healing]

You don't know that, Al. None of us will until you actually do get your body.

[She pats his arm.]

[alchemicallybonded]

I've seen my body, Winry. I don't know if that's what will happen if I use the power but I wish I didn't have the ability.

[It's harder to tell this to his loved ones than it is to strangers. Mostly because they know how much he's struggled being trapped like this better than anyone. It would made Ed feel guilty and that's not what Al wants.]

[hands4healing]

[This face, Al.]

I know. But I know it's hard on you. I was so worried when you blacked out in Briggs!

[alchemicallybonded]

[...]

It keeps happening. They get longer and more frequent.

[hands4healing]

Oh, Al.

[She's worried, because she doesn't know much about alchemy, just as much as she's heard the boys discuss over the years.]

Maybe you shouldn't research any more. I know your body may be weak, but...I can heal you...or help heal you. And maybe there are others who can help, too!