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[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[A tiny blond boy in what look to be Xingese imperial robes -- though he still has the signature headband-hat on his head -- appears somewhere in Fake Central, looking highly confused.]

Um... Brother?

Your Majesty?

Anyone?

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[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*walking by. not paying attention to what's around him because he's been here for so long that nothing seems to surprise him much anymore :\*

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[Spies a person! And hurries over to him, but sob, trips over his robes.]

Oof!

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*the sound of someone collapsing nearby catches his attention and he turns, quirking an eyebrow*

What the- *starts coming over to help him up* Hey, you okay, kid?

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[Tries pushing himself up, but those robes are long :| He reaches out a hand for Ed.] Um-- I'm fine. I'm just lost... Where are we?

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

... *reaches out to pull him up to his feet* This is what we call "Fake" Central. *points toward the sign, wherever the hell it is* Things around here are probably pretty different from what you're used to.

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

Fake Central? [Stands up and looks around until he finds the sign.] Huh...? [Staaare]

That doesn't make any sense...

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, none of it does, really.

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

Brother's going to be really worried... And the emperor... [fret fret]

Um, do you know how far the capital of Xing is from here?

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

Xing... is on the other side of the desert. You're in Amestris right now.

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

Amestris? I'm all the way in Amestris? [He's only barely heard of it; Xing and Amestris barely interact, if at all, when he's from.] Oh, no...

[...cryin']

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*oaisckmas CRAP*

*flails a little* H-Hey, take it easy, okay?! You don't have to go crying about it!

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[cry cry cry. wipes his face with a sleeve.] But the emperor's gonna think I ran away! I just got there a week ago, I...

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*blinks* ... Wait- Are you some kind of royalty?

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

Mm... uh-huh. I'm the prince of Xing.

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

... *strains to remember all that crap Ling had been talking about before*

You mean one of them, right?

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

Huh? No, I'm the only one.

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*blinks. stares*

...Really?

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh! The, the emperor just made me prince not too long ago, because he doesn't have any children.

[wipes some more tears]

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

... Wow. That's- different.

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

It is? [STILL SNIFFLING] But that's how it is... [oh. right. the sign. but...]

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*DAMMIT, STOP SNIFFLING*

L-Look, I can't exactly take you to your home right this second, but- you can't wander around on your own until then.

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[NO]

Wh-where should I go?

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*STOP*

Well, there are some good hotels and inns around... Do you have any money on you?

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[NEVER]

N-no... I-I don't. [was so poor before he became prince, and now he doesn't need any :c]

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*B|*

.... *siiiiigh* I guess I can put you up for tonight...

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

R-really? You don't have to do that, really! [EYES WATER UP SOME MORE. IN GRATITUDE.]

[ambergoldeyes.livejournal.com]

*waves a hand dismissively* It's fine, don't worry. Everyone's got a similar situation, after all... Just don't cry anymore :|

[sproutprince.livejournal.com]

[Wipes his eyes again.] Um... um, okay. Thank you very much. [bows deeply!]