All grown up...

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[Half a step ago, this Edward was walking along the streets of Central, on his way to Gracia's house. When his foot hits the pavement, he is still walking along the streets of Central...but those streets have changed, and something is very wrong.]

[Startled, then alarmed, he looks left and right, turns in a circle, darts down an alley that didn't exist a second ago to search there. He's recognizably Edward Elric, but older, in his mid-twenties at least, with the strong jaw and broad shoulders of a young man. And he's tall. There's no dodging the fact, even as his shoulders hunch and his golden eyes start to flash with fear. Spotting the nearest passerby, he shouts with a note of panicky fury in his voice:]

Where the hell are my kids?!

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[Stares at the obviously older version of Ed.]

Brother...?

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Al! [He knows that voice instantly...but double-takes when he gets a better look at him. This kid is much too young, not to mention the way his hair and eyes aren't quite right...]

[Ed wrinkles his nose, as puzzled as he is pleased to see "his" brother in any form.] Uh...wait. Which Al are you?

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Not the female one?

[Isn't exactly sure what Ed's asking about, because this Al doesn't remember those years they spent looking for the stone, he only knows what everyone told him. And he really hasn't run into many versions of himself while here either.]

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There's a female...?

[Ed goggles for a second, then grimaces and tugs at his bangs in frustration.] Dammit, Al! I just talked to Ling and Greed, separately, and there's a goddamn baker's dozen of me running around, I just had an argument about cooties with myself, nobody believes Winry and I have any kids but Ling's got a teenager squirreled off someplace, and now there's a girl version of...of you?

[He throws up his hands, exasperated.] You know what? Forget it! This place is insane!

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[Can't help himself, giggles. Ed will always be Ed, no matter what]

Well, no one ever said it was sane.

[Wait a second....]

You had kids with WINRY?!

[Surprised because he didn't think Ed would ever have kids (at least his Ed) and, well, he was the one that was dating Winry. At least where he was from.]

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[Whoa. Not the reaction he'd expected to any of that, let alone...]

I...yeees? [Confused, he says it almost cautiously.]

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[looks slightly embarrassed.]

Well, it's just... the Brother I left behind... he thought of Winry like his sister.

[And Ed liked to tease him about Winry becoming his sister-in-law someday.]