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[By now you'd think he'd know better than to eat at the inn, because really anyone that made this place their home for as long as he had just ... knew better than to eat at the inn.

So maybe it was one of the bakeries.

Either way, for an Edward that normally portrayed very little in varying emotions - there was obviously some sort of emotional storm brewing as he made his way down the street, he almost looked like he was trying to keep himself in check, head ducked and one hand - as usual - covering his throat.]

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[This Fletcher had enjoyed a delicious pastry from a bakery near his home, and is now feeling very down. He hasn't felt this bad since when he was in Acedia. He's barely holding back tears as he makes his way down the street, headed back home.]

[Ed and Fletcher's paths crossed in a way that very nearly ended in a collision considering neither of them were paying as much attention as they should have been to their surroundings.

He stopped short, eyes snapping wide but managing not to lose his balance - free hand outstretched to catch Fletcher if he started to fall.]

Sorry- ... are you okay?

[Fletcher bumps into Ed, and stumbles back a little, looking up at him nervously. It's Edward Elric-- probably not the same one as before, since his voice is different, and he's dressed a bit differently.]

N-no, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I-- I'm sorry! [He's ready to burst into tears at any second, though]

[After a split second of not knowing how to deal with this kid trying to break down in front of him, Ed just grabs him by both shoulders to steady him - voice still soft.]

Hey, kid. No one's blaming you for anything just- calm down, okay?

[This is actually kind of distracting from the event affects. He'll go with it.]

[And Fletcher winces when Ed grabs him, struggling for a moment, and breaks into tears.]

No, no, don't hurt me--!

[Okay letting go, what the fuck. He just kind of stares, eyes wide and tearing up a little before clearing his throat.]

Fletcher... I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm not going to hurt you, what's wrong-?

[He held his hands up, keeping them visible for the younger boy so he could see that he wasn't about to try touching him again.]

[Fletcher gasps in fear, still crying pretty hard. How does Ed know him? Is it the same Ed from before? He'd thought it wasn't, but...]

I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to, I didn't want to! I'm not doing it anymore!

[No idea what he was doing but- just stares for a moment because this kid is so unstable he can't even talk to him.]

Look, everything's okay. I'm not hurting you, nothing's wrong- I'm just... clearly stressing you out, so... I'm just going to go now. I'm sorry-

Please stop crying. Really, I didn't mean to- your brother would kill me... I'm sorry, okay?

[Subtly backing away now.]

[he doesn't stop, he just keeps sobbing, covering his eyes.]

Y-you're not gonna hurt me? Wh-why not? I'm--

[Voice soft again]

Because I don't have any reason to hurt you, Fletcher.

[Relax kid, please. The next part practically whispered]

What's gotten you so worked up-?

[continues sobbing, swaying on his feet]

I-I... I-- I'm... I'm scared, I'm scared, I don't want to go back there... [All of a sudden, he has this terrible fear that he's going to get pulled back into Acedia without warning.]

You're not going back there.

[No clue where there is, but it sounds reassuring so he goes with it.]

Fletcher, you're here, you're fine. Safe. No one's going to hurt you, and you don't have to go anywhere-

[He's pretty sure this isn't working, but worth a shot, right?]

No one's going to hurt you again, okay?

[cry cry]

[He just mumbles to himself, looking down and covering his head with his arms] Don't want to go back there, they're going to do it again, they're... [sniffle] They're gonna take us all back there!

[Woah, okay. Reassurance isn't working so maybe silence. So not talking now just kind of standing there ... staring at him have his melt down. Waiting to see what he does next.

Not... terrified in the least this kid's going to just explode suddenly, no. Of course not.]

[sniffle]

[After a few moments he looks up, still crying]

Wh-why don't you want to hurt me? I'm a bad person, I lied...

You're not a bad person, Fletcher...

We're- [Okay, were but that's not the point here, is it?] friends.

Why would I want to hurt you?

I, I-- I got taken to that place because I'm a bad person. Because I did bad things. I lied, I said I was Alphonse, you two should hate me. [Says that all in one quick statement, and then takes a deep breath and continues sobbing.]

We don't hate you, Fletcher. We would never- [... Decides to just speak for himself.]

I told you, we're friends. I don't ... know what happened in your world, but where I'm from- [Trying to offer a reassuring smile, doesn't do that often so- might look kind of awkward.] all of that's in the past, and we're friends now.

[Whimpers, and cries some more. Just... assume he's crying unless otherwise stated from here on, actually.]

But I'm still a bad person, I deserve to have people hate me! I killed people and I-- I killed my brother and then-- and then I forgot about him, I...

[softly.]

.... you killed your brother-?

I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to, but I stabbed him, I-- I'm a murderer!

You didn't mean to, that means you're not a murderer Fletcher! It was an accident!

[the yelling just makes him flinch more, Ed]

And then I, I forgot about him! I forgot I had a brother!

[...okay, he's just going to collapse right here. On his hands and knees now.]

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[He's not exactly the most stable person to be dealing with this okay, cut him some slack]

[And ... down on the ground with him, leaning forward slightly - looking really worried. His voice is soft now, trying to sound reassuring]

You remember him now, though... whatever happened - all of that is in the past, Fletcher. You're here now, you're not there anymore, and you're not going back.

[Shakes his head] But people disappear. What if they're going back where they came from? I'll go back to Acedia and I-- I'll get turned into a monster! I don't want to hurt anyone, I don't want to go back there, it's going to take me back... [He just... dissolves into broken sobbing and incomprehensible words. This event is not good for Fletcher.]

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