When Edward finds himself in Amestris it is with no amount of relief. Everything looks right, but none of that matters. None of that matters because he doesn't belong here and he has no idea how true that thought is, yet. What he does know is that he can't get back to his brother this way. Which means he's walking through the streets maybe a little faster than he should, in a panic, both afraid to see a familiar face and desperately wishing he would at the same time.
His brother's maybe.
Only. Not. That one...
“Envy-?” The Pokémon get up was a good sign this was the same Envy that should - in theory - be from back where he came from. This could be worse, right? Maybe... Maybe their truce was still in effect, at least until they know for sure that they can't get back from here. It wasn't exactly that Ed didn't want to be home, but without Al here, and knowing where Al was- not for that price.
“What the hell is going on?!” Not nearly as hostile and accusatory as it would have been years ago. No longer the aggressive teenager with the energy to be angry. More in the way he might demand answers from someone who has a better understanding of a situation than he does. Almost how he'd talk to Mustang, if he thought about it long enough to realize-
Nope, not doing that.
“What is this place?” Because it can't be Amestris. He can't be back. Not for any logical reason, really. Just the pure Elric adrenaline fueled denial that comes with every situation he has yet to understand or accept. Like the fact that if he's here, he really does not know how to get back to Al and the life he'd left behind with him. There has to be some other explanation, something he can latch onto to remain goal oriented. It was how he survived.
Envy has been doing this a lot longer, maybe he understands what's going on here. Or, at the very least, they could come together for a common goal of getting the hell out of here and work it out.
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His brother's maybe.
Only. Not. That one...
“Envy-?” The Pokémon get up was a good sign this was the same Envy that should - in theory - be from back where he came from. This could be worse, right? Maybe... Maybe their truce was still in effect, at least until they know for sure that they can't get back from here. It wasn't exactly that Ed didn't want to be home, but without Al here, and knowing where Al was- not for that price.
“What the hell is going on?!” Not nearly as hostile and accusatory as it would have been years ago. No longer the aggressive teenager with the energy to be angry. More in the way he might demand answers from someone who has a better understanding of a situation than he does. Almost how he'd talk to Mustang, if he thought about it long enough to realize-
Nope, not doing that.
“What is this place?” Because it can't be Amestris. He can't be back. Not for any logical reason, really. Just the pure Elric adrenaline fueled denial that comes with every situation he has yet to understand or accept. Like the fact that if he's here, he really does not know how to get back to Al and the life he'd left behind with him. There has to be some other explanation, something he can latch onto to remain goal oriented. It was how he survived.
Envy has been doing this a lot longer, maybe he understands what's going on here. Or, at the very least, they could come together for a common goal of getting the hell out of here and work it out.