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[forfeits]

[ the screen flickers on, and there's a new face behind it. Edward Elric, blond and looking more than a bit flustered, is sequestered into a corner of the library. being around books and paper and things seemed far better than the med lab or his room, more metal than ever. ]

So pretty sure everyone knows about our metal eating friends. And where I'm from, I've never seen anything like this. Most of this place is comprised of metal, and my brother Al and I... well.

[ he shows automail arm, which in most circumstances he wouldn't put on display, but with these things around he doesn't really have a choice. ] But back home, we have something called alchemy, we can manipulate the elements of things around us, like this, see? [ he claps his hands together, and runs his flesh hand over his other, the metal shifting to form blade at his forearm. ]

If we can find something that has little to no metal content, we could create a container for these things, something to hold them. At least buy us time, for things to get fixed.

[ he shrugs, looking around himself warily, some noise in the walls echoing onto the video feed. ] We may not be able to help in the actual catching too much, but it's worth a shot. I don't know how many of these things there are but I sure am getting tired of these bastards trying to chew me apart already!

[ one goes for his arm, in fact, on camera, and he lets out an aggravated wail and smashes it against the wall. the fullmetal life, right here. ]


(ooc: in response to the event! )

Comments

[whatdidisay]

Like? ( alright kiddo, he'll indulge you. ) There's some wooden boxes down in the hold, if you think those'll help?

( because, alright, having your metal arm eaten off does not sound like a fun time. )

[forfeits]

Er, a lot of things. I could make a statue of you out of the floor. Maybe out of some dirt. I could build a whole house if I wanted to. It all depends on the material and how it's manipulated.

[ but the boxes do sound like a good idea, and he nods. ] Yeah, worth a shot. I should be able to make them bigger, too!

[whatdidisay]

Please, don't feel the need to demonstrate that first one. ( he really does not want a statue of himself made out of anything. )

You gonna be able to get down there by yourself?

( ivan's not the sort to volunteer his services, but if ed can rope him into it, well. it's fair game then. )

[forfeits]

I don't know, my brother, Al, made one of Bruce Banner, it looks pretty awesome. You don't know what you're missing.

[ he's only being mildly sarcastic, though. it was pretty neat, but maybe it's better to limit statutes only to a small number of people. ]

You said the cargo hold, right? I should be able to, but it just depends how many of those things are around.

[whatdidisay]

The guy that went large and green and started punching things? ( well alright, he can't judge for taste. ) Well if you run into trouble, a network post'll get you some attention.

( and he might be convinced to help, then. )

[forfeits]

Er, yeah, that's him. I think, anyway. I'll definitely say something if I get into trouble. Thanks for the advice!