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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 25, 2015 20:13:12 GMT
Ollie looked alarmed. "No, no, well there are other options I suppose. Reinforcement and such... But you'd need a furnace. And scrap metal." The lieutenant looked a little uncomfortable at the mention of money. He had always been well off enough to live comfortably, despite the meagre military wages; the combined effort of his parents and his sister ensured that he wanted for nothing. And yet these people were struggling to afford a new door for their oven.
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Post by bassoonalchemist on Jun 29, 2015 17:18:20 GMT
"Mr... ah, Spence, was it?" Chi was thoughtfully looking over the lieutenant, almost smiling. "How do you feel about alchemy?"
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Post by Copper on Jun 29, 2015 17:53:32 GMT
Asafeh cleared her throat loudly, staring at Chi. Are we actually going to reveal ourselves to a military man who we met literally an hour ago?!
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 29, 2015 18:42:48 GMT
He looked a little taken aback. "I- uh..." He hadn't given it much thought, if he was honest. He had heard stories, of course; everyone had. Horrible stories about transmutations going wrong. The stuff of nightmares. But aside from that... "I- well, I think it can do some horrible stuff, in the wrong hands. But I don't know much about it. Why?"
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Post by bassoonalchemist on Jul 2, 2015 15:15:39 GMT
Chi took a deep breath. There was no evil in this man, but Asafeh's distrust of her decisions was disconcerting. "I know a few household fixes." She shrugged, feeling a little bad about lying to such a nice guy, but not wanting to endanger their lifestyle. "I just don't desire the public scrutiny we would be subject to if the military was always in and out."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 2, 2015 17:45:36 GMT
Ollie was confused. "Wait," he said, brows knitting together. "Are you saying that you know how to use alchemy?" Truthfully, he wasn't sure what to make of it. As he had already stated, he wasn't exactly an expert on the subject.
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Post by Copper on Jul 2, 2015 20:33:33 GMT
Asafeh crossed her arms, trying not to feel bothered by all of Chi's lying. Still, she could just tell herself that it wasn't technically her lying in the first place. "Yes, we do use alchemy," was all she said, tone stiff.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 2, 2015 21:50:38 GMT
"Oh..." He glanced between them, shiffling his feet awkwardly as he detected the awkwardness in the air. "So... You're saying that you can fix the oven anyway?"
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Post by bassoonalchemist on Jul 4, 2015 20:45:10 GMT
"Maybe. Maybe not." Chi smiled kindly. "I was just interested in your perspective of this oven situation."
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Post by Copper on Jul 5, 2015 7:01:30 GMT
"What she's basically trying to say," Asafeh sighed, "Is that we don't want you telling anyone in the military about our abilities. They'd watch us very, very closely. You can see why we wouldn't want that."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 6, 2015 18:04:36 GMT
Ollie shuffled his feet, torn. Ordinarily, he'd report it straight away. But the two women just wanted to get on with their lives; he could tell that much. With a resigned sigh, he spoke again. "I really should let someone know. But as long as you're using the alchemy for good, I see no reason why this conversation can't just never have happened."
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Post by bassoonalchemist on Jul 7, 2015 15:19:46 GMT
"You're a kind man," Chi said softly. "Feel free to stop by any time you get tired of your military rations."
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Post by Copper on Jul 7, 2015 22:28:37 GMT
Asafeh gave Oliver a curt nod and her thanks before moving to the back of the kitchen, shouting out orders in Xingese. In moments, a child had run up to her, holding sheets of scrap metal.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 7, 2015 22:46:21 GMT
"Thank you," Ollie said with a nervous smile. Their bread is much nicer than the crap we have to put up with in the canteen, even if they are alchemists. "Hey, uh, do you mind if I watch? I'm interested, that's all."
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Post by Copper on Jul 7, 2015 23:09:27 GMT
"Doesn't matter to me," Asafeh muttered. She had already begun to draw out a circle in chalk, picking colorful stones and bottles of oil from a small wooden box. "Though my Liorian alchemy is certainly different from what they do here in Amestris."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 7, 2015 23:18:38 GMT
The second lieutenant just nodded, a little wary as the woman drew the circle. He had heard horrific stories about Amestrian alchemy, but hadn't even known about different types. The military could learn a lot from these women. The general would be so impressed if I told him. But he had given them his word, and the one thing he held above his ambition was his honour.
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Post by bassoonalchemist on Jul 9, 2015 16:51:11 GMT
Chi smiled. So far her intuition hadn't been wrong. We can find an ally in this man, she thought to herself. "Ma Ma," she chided, drawing the syllables out. "remember to put the right emphasis on Fire this time."
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Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 17:04:20 GMT
"The last time, it was fine," Asafeh muttered, standing above the chalk circle. "It's the emphasis on the earth-based materials of the metal that gives me problems. I can never quite find the right stone for it."
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Post by bassoonalchemist on Jul 14, 2015 14:05:16 GMT
"I'll go out looking today, then," she responded. Cookbooks have dual purposes for alchemists, and they still had good recipes regardless of alchemical codes.
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Post by Copper on Jul 14, 2015 16:00:18 GMT
Asafeh nodded, taking a deep breath and holding out the stones in her hand. She whispered husky words in her native language, eyes beginning to glow white as she scattered the stones on the ground. They fell into the circle, and it glowed white for a moment before the light faded away. The wanderer bent down, placing the stones in the box again. The metal seemed to have neatly incorporated itself into the oven door, creating a shiny pattern of different colors over the broken parts. "It should be working like new again."
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