Great googly moogly, it's all gone to [extremely loud incorrect buzzer]

[officerdown]

Who: Henry, Scar, Heather, Envy, probably Lust
Where: Goldenrod-- Shark House
When: 16 August, around sunset
Summary: After a moderately harrowing journey, Henry and Scar, newly friends, return to the Goldenrod house seven years after their disappearance unannounced and more than a little worse for wear.
Warnings: None for now

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[foolishwren]

"About Scar, specifically? Not much."

... Not much that was relevant to right now, anyway.

Even if some of it was KIND OF REALLY FUNNY in hindsight. WHAT IF THERE WAS ONLY ONE THUNK BECAUSE SHE'S CUTTING HIS HAIR AGAIN??????????????

"About memories, nothing like... detailed, but she did say she had 'em. Which, honestly, like... tracks."

Even in whispers, her tone softens a little with that last bit. She's never really pried too much from EITHER of them, but Heather has at least kind of gleaned over time that Lust and Envy have somewhat different outlooks on whatever remnants of their past selves still remained.

Lust's description of how the memories hit, though?

That had been nearly spot on with Heather's own experience. Particularly in the pain department.

[exeggutorhead]

"I did know that hers were starting to come back, back home. I'd...well I guess I'd been kind of jealous that she seemed like it wasn't happening to her for a long time before that. But she wanted to know more."

He never really got why. He'd have given anything to forget his own.

"They're from the same city, but I don't know anything about who Scar could've been. Just that he didn't make her. And that he didn't trigger anything for her just from seeing him."

[foolishwren]

Envy might catch the BRIEFEST of tender looks from Heather as he mentions his namesake. Because while Lust's visceral flashbacks had pinged her own experiences a little bit more, Envy's the one she can relate to more when it comes to whether or not the memories are wanted.

Although he admittedly had been running from his for a lot longer than she'd been from hers.

"Well, sometimes just seeing someone isn't enough. So that doesn't necessarily mean they didn't know each other before. I didn't start remembering stuff right away when I first ran into Claudia, the memories started trickling in later."

[exeggutorhead]

He does catch the look, and as always, it's a warm reminder of why he's willing to admit to these things to her in the first place. She's not his master to push that envy towards bitter fury and she's not an alchemist to demand he be as he was or die and she's not a homunculus exactly but she knows. Of all the things she could do, she'll look at him like that.

"I...yeah, maybe. I think I'll have to ask her either way, and see what she wants to tell me."

Not for the first time, he wishes he'd been capable of thinking to ask her about these things back then. But at least they have the opportunity now. He sighs and shakes his head, then thinks of something that makes him let out a little half snicker.

"Because somehow, I really doubt Scar would want to explain his life story to me."

[foolishwren]

Better late than never, Envy.

She smiles, taking a brief respite from the AWKWARD BUBBLE this whole night has been encased in to reach out and affectionately brush some of Envy's hair over his shoulder.

"Yeah, I think he'd just look at you like a fly in his cereal. Lust would at least tell you to buzz off if she didn't feel like answering."

[exeggutorhead]

Yeah, the bit of affection is definitely appreciated after everything. Envy leans his head to the side to bump lightly into her hand before she pulls it away, then snickers at her colorful description.

"After all the questions she used to hound me with, I feel like I've earned at least a couple."