My brother the fault is mine

[ before she headed towards Residence #31, No1 decided to stop by the butcher shop to get herself half of a rabbit. Though this might seem quite random, she'd use the dead animal to demonstrate her powers, so Edward could see how regrowth and regeneration worked. She also passed by the library to get a human anatomy book, to help her demonstrate few things that might happen and it's easier to explain when there are diagrams in front of her.

for this reason, No1 takes a bit to arrived.

She is wearing her mask, something she wears religiously when going out, and per usual wearing her usual gym suit with the name "No1" stamped at front and back. it certainly makes her look like a giant of a man, but Noi never bothered herself with that.

Once arrived, she knocks at the door, thinking for herself she should have asked everyone their names ]

[Al was here not just because he essentially lived with his brother but because without his automail, Ed was defenseless. Plus he wanted to know the results of the consult. Four years had been spent worrying more about Ed's limbs than his own body and in this place there was a chance. It might not be the permanent solution that would follow them back home but even if just for the time they were here it could be helpful.

He's standing by the door, waiting for the knock he knows is to come.]

I know, brother. But it wouldn't hurt for Noi to have a look.

[They can't afford it right now seeing as how they've been here less than a week but if it was possible for her to do and Ed wanted to, then Al could get another job. That was one good thing about being nothing more than a suit of armor - he could work 24/7.

When Noi does knock, Al moves off to answer it, leaving his brother and Winry alone for the moment. He is not expecting someone wearing a mask but then she probably isn't quite expecting him to stand over seven feet tall. And hey, at least the two of them knew each other's names.]

Noi?

[Winry hates Ed being defenseless, too, so she's hovering. The limbs are set aside, resting on a towel on the second bed. She's standing at the head board, an adjustable crescent wrench in her hand. Her knuckles might be a bit white.]

Yeah, Ed. Even though I don't know why you wouldn't want to keep your automail! It's so amazing! The hydraulics and the gears! The bioelectric mechanics involved!

[She's pushing it a bit, but she figures Ed might need a chance to blow off some tension before Noi comes through the door.]

I know, I know. I'm just saying, even with her having a look, doesn't guarantee anything. And you know I've been working on getting us back to normal, Winry. You can geek over all your other customers in Rush Valley without worrying about me.

[Even if she and Granny do tease and call him their cash cow with how often he breaks his arm. When he hears the knock at the door, he instinctively tenses, pursing his lips as he looks to the door. This is all pretty sudden for the most part, but he knows they would berate him constantly if he didn't even let No1 come and have a look at him. He's perhaps a bit paler all of a sudden, giving a slight nod when Al goes to open the door.]

Come in.

[ When Al comes to the door, Noi smiles wide, though it's hard to tell because of the mask. At least her voice is cheerful enough to make it obvious. Also, being really tall herself (nearly 7 feet) usually means having to look down whe talking to other people, but she is pleasantly surprised to see Alphonse standing a bit taller than her ] Hi! You are Alphonse, right?

[ out of respect, Noi pulls her mask up, eyes looking at the armor up and down ] That's a really cool armor. Are you using it for some sort of training? [ because she used one for a while exactly for that .

The woman remembers, rising the bag with the rabbit she carried ] Sorry for the wait, I had to get few things to make this whole thing easier. [ if they lived in Noi's world, they wouldn't need this much confirmation and worry, but she knows they are human and they would freak out about it if not explained and demonstrated properly ]

[If he had a face, Al would be smiling because Noi seems really nice. She'd answered all of his questions when he first asked about her ability and was even willing to work with them.] That's right. Please come in.

[He steps to the side to make room for her to come through the door.] Yeah, sort of. [You know, that sounds better than the whole "hobby" lie they use.

Al points to Winry.] This is Winry Rockbell and that's my brother, Ed. [His gesture moves to his partially limbless sibling before sweeping towards Noi.] This is Noi.

[Yep, introducing them as if he's known Noi for years rather than for only a brief while.

He's curious about what's in the bag but will let her explain what it is.]

[Winry relaxes when Noi raises her mask. She smiles in return. Even though Noi's nearly as tall as Al, Winry thinks she seems like a nice person.

...so did Mr. Kimblee, though, and look what happened with him?

She raises her hand in greeting.]

Hi!

[Yeah. Sure. The training excuse is probably better than their 'hobby' one. So Ed doesn't bother to change that story as Noi comes in. The rabbit gets a raised eyebrow as he looks the girl over from where he sits on the bed but he is not sure how this works, if he should ask or say anything. But she gets a 'hi' in greeting from him when Al introduces them, though no wave. He's using his left arm to try keep himself as balanced as he can be on the edge of the bed.]

Hey. Glad you found the place okay. Winry took off the auto-mail so you can have a look.

[ noi enters the house, cheerfully waving her hand at Winry and Ed. She doesn't mind Al introducing her as if he knows her well, either. Instead she just smiles and she turns to Al to hand him the bag with the dead rabbit and the anatomy book ] Can you hold this for a bit, please?

[ finally, she comes closer to Edward ] So you are the one. Mind if I ask a couple of questions about this?

[ this, she means his arm.

And since Noi is huge, she kneels down in front of Ed and AHAHA WHAT IS PERSONAL SPACE, because Noi has no qualms reaching for it to specifically see the extent of the scar ] For how long have you been armless? And legless, I guess. [ Noi is nice, but not tactful. Sorry, bro. ]

And the auto-mail, do you know how that works? Winry said something about it connecting to the nerves.

[He nods and takes both of the items from her. Their almost like a flashback for him to the time when they were attempting to bring their mom back - the island where they had to hunt food and the research they put into getting all of the necessary items to create a human being.

But he stays quiet when Noi asks the questions - he could answer the first one easily enough but the second one definitely delved into the area of an automail mechanic.]

"I designed Ed's arm and leg, but Granny - my grandmother - was the surgeon who installed the ports. Ed can control the automail; they'll act like flesh limbs." Up to a point, but they were still amazing, as far as Winry was concerned. "The ports are both the seat for the automail limbs, and the bio-electric connection which allows the user to propel their automail."

[Ed initially sort of tries to shift back a bit when Noi gets so close in her inspection, but he is kind of used to it. Everyone gawks at his arm and leg, it's why he covers them most of the time so people leave him alone. He simply gives a nod at Winry's explanation.]

It happened when I was eleven. About four or five years ago now. The auto-mail questions, Winry probably knows more about all that. I only know the basics myself. But yeah, the ports help it connect right to the nerves so I can use them more or less like a normal limb in terms of movement. She knows all the details on that and how it works.

[ the ports... well, they'd probably have to be off too or regrowing the arm would hurt more than it should. if Edward didn't mind, they didn't have to worry about it, but it all depends on the amount of pain he can take.

The scar tissue, though, it's what Noi is focusing on the most. She moves just to look at his beck for a moment and see the scarring there too, and finally she gets up, scratching the back of her head ]

Well, I can do it. The thing is, it'll hurt like a bitch. [ Noi has got half of her body exploded once. it's not the same, but she knows pain. And humans are often a bit too frail about it.

She turns to Al, to ask for the anatomy book ] Sorry, Al.

When healing something like that, the scar tissue can't be there, or my smoke will just regrow the scar tissue back. So to speak, the wound has to be fresh again. And that means cutting it out. [ that's why she wants the anatomy book. She wants to show him just how much she would be cutting out, in a picture of the human body ]

Another thing is, if you have any metal inside the area being regrown, it can hurt even more. Because when your limb is growing, it'll be trying to push outside any sort of element that is getting in the way.

Edited 2014-06-20 07:14 (UTC)

[Al doesn't have much to offer in the way of information that Winry and Ed haven't already offered up so he remains like a silent sentry. It's never easy to see his brother in pain but it was everything they've been looking for these last few years. Still, there isn't much he can do in situations like this one except protect his defenseless brother.

He hands over the book.] It's okay.

[Winry sucked her lower lip between her teeth, knowing just how much scarring there is - though she hadn't seen the big red scar on Ed's back until Noi moved aside his shirt. Her eyes widen, but she says nothing - not now, but later. Later Ed was going to explain where that scar came from.]

Because Ed lost his entire arm, Granny had to add more metal and the braces to support the weight of the automail.

[She points at the bolt in Ed's collarbone, as well as the lattice support attached to his ribcage.]

The ports are metal, too...stainless steel.

[The idea of cutting out all the scar tissue was horrific, but. It was Ed's choice. If he wanted it, Winry would do whatever she could to help.]

[Pain wouldn't be anything new. Not really. Not to him. He's not sure if this would hurt more or less than the auto-mail surgery and rehabilitation itself. He listens as Noi explains somewhat of the procedure and the actions necessary if it were to be considered. Cutting off more where the scar tissue was, the metal.....

But if it meant that he would have an arm and leg again. If this place had a means of getting both of them their bodies back....]

If that is what it would take.

What it takes? [ she smiles, amused at the reaction. Does he really understand what it means? probably not; it means cut off part of his chest, collarbone, his back... No1 can keep him alive during the procedure, but it'll be more than just "a bit painful".

But suddenly, Noi's hand drops to grip at the leg, her smile growing wider (and probably a bit dangerous) ] This one is a lot easier. I just have to cut few inches above, you will barely notice the pain. And I can even do it right now.

[ but she pulls her hand away and her smile drops just a bit, as Noi gets up, scratching the back of her neck. ] Is it really that important? It's not like your automails are that crappy. [ Noi winks back at Winry. They really are pretty nice, in Noi's world the robots aren't so developed.

After, she heads towards Al to take the bag. She opens it, pulling the half of the dead rabbit ]

How did you even lose your arm and leg? Were you in some sort of fight?

Brother lost his arm and leg at almost the same time. The surgery for the automail was done the same way some time later. There are even full-grown men who won't get one limb done due to the pain.

[Pain was not an unfamiliar concept to Ed. If Al had his way they'd do one limb at a time but Ed could be stubborn sometimes when it came to his own pain.

But if Noi notices, he doesn't say anything about how Ed lost them. He's waiting for the cue from his brother about how much they're going to tell about their past to the people in this new world.]

It is important. [The words come out quietly.] We've been looking for a way to restore his body for years.

[Winry's eyes widen at the sight of a dead rabbit. Was Noi going to cook for them?

She doesn't say anything about how Ed lost his limbs, either. She knows the story he tells - about the bomb at the Risembool train station.]

At least the leg will be easier. It's always the arm that's more an issue. The one that breaks more often and needs repairs.

[He's well aware this will hurt. He's just used to pain and isn't entirely necessarily aware of just how much will need to be taken with his arm. He's not too sure on how soon this could or should be done. At least in terms of money. At this point, they've still barely arrived here and don't have a lot yet to be able to pay her.]

I don't mind when. I'm just not sure we have enough to pay you yet. I can manage fine with the auto-mail until then. This just....seemed worth checking up about at least. We've been looking for a way to fix things ever since that night. It....it was an accident.

[It's vague enough, and not entirely a lie. He's not going to openly tell the story, the truth without prompting. Without preferably knowing she can be trusted.]

[ Noi doesn't mind they don't answer how, she doesn't even seem to notice they didn't answer. In fact she is busy checking out the rabbit as they speak. besides, years looking for a way to get them back? That sounds ridiculous, most people would just move on.

Noi finally she turns to Edward again ]

You can't keep having your arm broken, after this. Well, actually you can, but I won't be around forever. [ she plans on leaving soon ~~yeah Noi, sure you will~~. but what she means is: ] You spent years without the arm and leg. When they are back, it'll be hard to remember they can't just be repaired like the automails.

[ and she skips the money question for now. ]

All right.

This is how it'll go. [ Noi lifts the dead rabbit by its ears to show the three. It's cut in half through its abdomen and has no organs inside, so there is no problem it'll make a mess. After she points at it, specifically the cut through its stomach ] Bone, nerves, veins, organs, muscles, conne--..... [ she pauses. Connective tissue? She read it in the anatomy book, but she isn't sure. Aren't there more tissues, like cartilage? What comes after the muscles? ... yeah okay, it doesn't matter ] --muscles, other tissues, then skin.

[ That's how it'll all grow back and the rabbit will be the demonstration. The moment she stops explaining them how it'll grow, Noi turns the rabbit to herself and she expels from her mouth a dark dense smoke that seems to contain powder or ash. The smoke enters the rabbits body and that very moment, the spinal cord is grows back and every single other missing part of the rabbit follows along. Intestines, kidneys, stomach, veins, nerves, muscle - it's hard to keep up with what grows and when exactly, because in a matter of second, the whole rabbit is rebuilt. it doesn't take more than 10 seconds for the once cut in half rabbit to be fully reconstructed.

It's no joke when Noi says she is immortal; it's exactly because of this smoke she claims to be. All of her wounds heal in seconds and her body can regenerate no matter how badly she is maimed ]

Edited 2014-06-25 07:42 (UTC)

[The attempt at making her explanation will definitely help Ed decide what to do in the future. He has a hard time accepting other things such as magic and religion. Al fixes his eyes on the rabbit as it regrows and she's right - that does look like it would be painful. It almost looks like how a Homunculus would regenerate. Thankfully Ed doesn't have any organs to regrow but it doesn't paint a pretty picture.

It doesn't take very long but those few seconds will probably be more painful than anything Ed has ever felt before.

Al doesn't say anything but fixes his gaze on his brother. They've seen how it works and now it's down to whether Ed would want to do it.]

[Winry gasps at the sight of the rabbit reforming before their eyes. She's not sure if she's disturbed or enthralled. Her fingers knot together as she watches, and she presses them to her mouth to keep from exclaiming again.

Would Ed really want to do this?

She'd give him her support, either way. He and Al had put up with so much. But would it work on Al, too? Would the soul trapped in the blood seal be enough to bring Al's body back, without this whole superhero thing?

But if they - when they - went home, would they keep their bodies? Unconsciously, she shifted closer to Ed, ready to help in whatever way she possibly could.]

It'd take some adjusting to again, yeah.

[That is not so much what he's worried about. It's the cost. Not even necessarily the pain. Since he's been through hell and back anyway and is no stranger to it after his auto-mail surgery. He listens and watches as she explains and demonstrates using the rabbit. His gold eyes widen as he watches. It's almost eerily similar to watching the homunculi regenerate, really.

He's silent for a moment, considering. It might not take long at least, but it still looks painful. At least it would be over quick? The initial pain at least.]

That was....quick. We might need to save up a bit. I assume this sort of thing won't be cheap, if I wanted both the arm and leg.

[ Noi is wrapping the rabbit in paper. It'll be her dinner, so she wants to keep it clean and save, but she is listening to Edward when he speaks ]

The arm would be the most expensive part. Because I think it'll kill you if I don't use an IV drip with my smoke to keep you alive during the prodcedure. The scar is too extensive and I'd even have to cut through your neck and you have important arteries there and you might die before I'm done cutting off all of the scar tissue. [ humans are weaker than magic users. She knows that. ]

I can do the leg for free.

[ When she is done wrapping the rabbit, she places it inside the bag carefully. Now that she thinks about it, she's getting hungry ~~noi, now it's not the time~~ ]

[Al and Ed wouldn't be disturbed if she cooked and ate the rabbit, the same was not true of Winry. But right now he turns to his brother.]

It's up to you, brother. I could work another job to get the money for your arm.

[Having had to help clean chickens, Winry wouldn't mind if Noi ate, either. Rabbit's good eating. But her real attention is on Ed, and she wonders what he wants to do.]

I'll help, too, Ed.

[Whatever these boys need, she'll give everything she can.]

Right. I figured if anything the arm would be more complicated. So that makes sense.

[The mention of helping with his leg for free takes him by surprise, naturally. But he expects the arm will more than cover that cost once there's enough saved up to manage to pay for that. So it will probably even out anyway. He's not sure how he feels about Winry and Al offering to help too though. He appreciates the offer. And it would mean he could sort this out that much sooner with their help. Right now probably isn't really the time to argue.

Especially with reiterating how dangerous the arm would be, with the possibility of him dying in the process. It wouldn't be the first time he would risk his life, but that still doesn't entirely sit right with him. Not until he figures out how to help Al too.

Feeling both Al and Winry watching, waiting for his response, he gives a nod, determined to get this done.]

I guess at least for now we can try with the leg. And I'll let you know about the arm once the money is sorted.

[ Noi turns, placing her hands on her hips to stretch her back for a moment ] Right. [ yeah, no, she has no idea how much to charge for the arm. 500$ 600$ How much food can she buy with 600$? Considering what she has been buying, probably not much................ ]

How much should it be?... 600$... maybe 700$ [ Noi crosses her arms and her head tilts to the side ] I have no idea how much to charge you. [ she is that honest ]

Anyway, I can do the leg right now, if you want.

[He nods in agreement.]

Maybe we should start with your leg and then you can decide if you want to do your arm later.

[If Ed's willing to do it, Al won't back out. This is what they wanted from the moment they made the mistake.]

And we want to repay you somehow for the leg. [The alchemist side of him couldn't accept something without equal exchange.]

[How they were going to pay for Ed's arm...well, Winry's already thinking she'll have to make some sort of arm guard for him, because he's an idiot, and the first time he started a fight, he'd block with his right arm, and get it broken.]

Miss Noi, would Ed need any therapy to get his leg back in shape?

[Because that's important to know.

And she noticed how Noi had eyed the rabbit. Maybe she's hungry? And that makes her smile, because maybe she can pay for Ed's leg.]

For payment for Ed's leg, I could cook for you...that rabbit, right now, and an apple pie? Or a few meals?

I'm still not exactly sure on the money here, it's different from back home. But we'll see what we can do. $600 or $700, we'll figure the money somehow. There's no such thing as getting anything for free. At least not in my experience. There's always something traded, even if it isn't money. But I guess at least we can see how the leg goes.

[Even if his initial instinct is to protest that he pay her himself. Ed nods in agreement to Al. At the same time he wants to say he'll only do this if Al gets his body back. There is still caution around that power of his though. He wouldn't want this if he wasn't sure he could figure some way to manage the same in restoring Al's body somehow. That's his goal before sorting out his arm. To get Al back.]

The rabbit? I guess I can vouch for her pie, yeah.

Eh? therapy? [ she pauses for a moment ] it's not really therapy, but he'll need to get used to it being flesh again. Sensitivity and movements will probably be different.

[ BUT WAIT A MOMENT someone mentioned food.

Noi stops, looking at Winry and the Ed and then she smiles wide ] really? I want to try it then! It has been a while since I've had any apple pie, that sounds delicious! [ Noi's top priority at all times: food. ] I was going to cook the rabbit, but if you want to have a go, it's alright! Different worlds probably have different recipes, too, and I want to try them! [ YEAH. super excited because FOOD.

Until she realizes. oh yeah. leg. Okay, she has to do that.

Noi squeezes her fist until the knuckles pop and proceeds to do the same to the other, as she approaches Edward. ] It's better if you scream instead of bitting something; the idea is that you keep your mouth open.

[ She glances over her shoulder, back at Al and Winry ] He WILL scream a lot, but it's better if you don't interfere, I don't want to deal with all of you at the same time. [ seriously, it'd be a pain in the ass. And after she looks at Ed once again. ] There will be blood too. According to the book, humans have a huge artery with a lot of blood passing through the leg.

[Al doesn't say anything about therapy for Ed's leg and arm. This isn't an exchange with Truth, it won't be the same leg that lays there beyond the Gate with his body. Its regrowing the limb entirely.

As for the actual process, he looks to Noi first then over to his brother. The surgery for automail was not something he'd been allowed to stay in the room for - and he's not sure he wants to change that now.]

I'll take the rabbit downstairs for you, Winry. Then I will just wait out in the hallway.

[Not too far in case either of his friends needed help but not within sight and reach to stop the process because of his own softness.]

[Winry understands why Al would want to go, but she has been through this before, during Ed's automail surgery. She's not going anywhere. Ed might need a hand to hold, or something other than pain to focus on. She'd tell Al to boil some water, if she thought he'd pay attention to that rather than what was going to happen here, in Ed's room. As it was, he'd probably need to transmute the blood out of everything, once Ed's leg was back, and.]

Al, after you take the rabbit downstairs, why don't you get my room ready? We'll move Ed there afterward, so we can clean up in here.

[It'd give Al something to do, or something else to think about for a few seconds while this was going on.]

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Yeah, I'm figuring that much, that it will take some adjusting to. But I'm not gonna complain if there's no rehabilitation period like when I got the auto-mail.

[That much is a relief. He can't afford to be dragged down like that again. Least of all here in some completely different world with playing hero and all these powers.

He simply gives a nod, seeming more amused by Noi's enthusiasm for Winry's cooking than anything and gives a wave as Al heads out downstairs. He gets it. He wouldn't necessarily want to be around for this if it were the other way around either, certain if he was he'd stop this if Al was in such pain.

And ha. Better to scream. He's not sure if he might or not, depending on the pain. But he never did during his auto-mail surgery at the age of eleven. But for all he knows this might hurt even more. He might not be able to help it. And Noi is saying he should. Well. He'll see what happens soon enough.]

Blood isn't an issue. [Winry's used to it and he is even moreso with his fighting and how many times he's been injured and in hospital. He's ready, steeling himself after attempting to give Winry a reassuring look.]

Ready when you are.

Oh, thanks a bunch! [ Noi hands him the rabbit with a big smile ]

[ Al leaving is good; less one person Noi has to worry about while she does this. Because she will be the one cutting the leg, without any sort of anesthesia, she doesn't want some dude wearing an armor to grab her from behind. Winry looks far too small to even be able to do anything against Noi, so she isn't worried about the girl.

Certainly No1 could explain what she was about to do, but Noi decided not to. In fact, the element of surprise would probably make it hurt less. maybe not. But at least Edward would probably be too shocked to realize it.

Because of her super-strength, Noi is able to cut limbs with her own hands as if they were butter and she plans on cutting the leg off right above the scar with a swift movement. Anesthesia is useless because her healing smoke will regenerate the leg in less than five seconds. It'll be gory and violent, even if it'll only last for a very short amount of time.

She waits for Alphonse to leave and close the door before she turns to her "patient". ]

Don't be so serious. You are getting your leg back for free, you should smile. [ she says that laughing and comes closer to Edward ] What's your age, anyway? Don't tell me you are like twelve. [ she is joking, but she is also distracting him. it's not like he knows she will be using her own hand, but-

[ Once noi is close enough to Edward, she glances over her shoulder to look back at Winry with a big smile ] Hey, Winry. if your rabbit is good, I might drop by and ask for the recipe, later on.

[ and that's when her hand suddenly moves and slices through the leg, cutting it off an inch above the scar. ]

Edited 2014-07-12 07:17 (UTC)

[Winry's eyes widen but she doesn't have time to react as Noi's hand cuts down through Ed's thigh. The blood spurts out, and for a split second, Winry recalls Granny cutting through the bandage on Ed's thigh and warning her to be ready.

She's not ready to see the blood spilling, not Ed's blood, not such a huge flood of it, but she snaps back to the here and now again. Instead of grabbing a pillow out from behind Ed to try to halt the bleeding, she reaches out to Ed, grabbing his left hand and squeezing it tight between both of hers.

She can't even yell at Noi that she should've prepared them, because, in her head, it makes sense - Granny might've done the same thing.]

Hang on, Ed!

I'm fif--sixteen!

[He splutters in protest, correcting her and sufficiently distracted with that just as she brings her hand down and slices at his leg. Almost instinctively, involuntarily, the surprised yell escapes his lips even as the pain sinks in. At least when he was getting the auto-mail fitted and all, he was drugged so the pain was more bearable. This is an entirely different level of it.

His hand grips Winry's when she reaches for his left hand, clasping it tightly as he feels the blood, hears it dripping to the floor. His right auto-mail hand grasps on to the blankets of the bed as he tries to remain still, possibly ripping them in the process a bit. Waiting for whatever might happen next.]

[ Noi doesn't mind Winry and Ed's scream is perfect because it means his mouth and lungs are wide open. The woman quickly reaches for his hair and forces Edward's head back and from her mouth a black dense and thick smoke that seems to contain powder in it, comes out.

while her other hand reaches for his chin to make sure he won't close the mouth, Noi forces the smoke inside Edward's mouth. The blood spilling out would be the first thing to stop, and after it, the pain. Like Noi described it (and showed), bone grows first and veins and arteries, nerves and muscles, followed by other tissue. The skin is the last thing to grow and cover the newly formed member.

Only after it's complete Ed will be able to feel it properly and move it, but Noi only stops expelling her smoke when she is certain that he can. ]

[Winry swallows hard as Noi expels the smoke down into Ed's mouth. She drags her gaze down to Ed's leg, watching in open-mouthed shock as his leg began growing. Clutching Ed's hand tighter, to give him support, Winry tries to keep from falling down in surprise. Her knees feel like water.

If someone like Noi was back home, there'd be no need for automail.

But Noi is from another world, and...someone would always need an automail mechanic. Maybe not Ed, eventually, but there were other people who would.]

That's amazing. [She says, hushed.]

[Ed almost gags a bit when his chin is tilted back, the smoke filling his mouth in the middle of his scream. This would hardly be the first time someone pulled at his hair, that's such a slight pain in comparison that he barely even feels that tug.

The pain is the main thing he feels, but it's still such a strange sensation to feel the leg growing back like this. Such a strange concept given how different it would be back home, in theory, to regain his limbs. Once the pain fades, it's an eerie feeling as he glances down and sees it. It was one thing to watch it with the rabbit. Another entirely to have this happen with his own leg. He feels almost dizzy with the sight, that sudden blood-loss and is relieved when Noi stops and it is apparently over, almost slumping forward to Winry when he's released.]

Thanks...

[It's perhaps a bit hoarse, weak, but no less genuine in his gratitude for her help, even if the process was painful and strange. He means it.]

[ Noi pulls away, eying the leg, before she laughs ] Of course it is! I'm one of the best magic users in my world. we don't have automails, but we have this.

[ she pats Edwards shoulder next; it's amazing, most humans would have passed out with all of that, but apparently he could handle himself ] No problem. You did pretty good for a human!

[ yeah, that sounds pretty racist of her, but that's the way Noi is. She doesn't mean anything bad by it, not really, but humans are weaker than magic users by a long shot. At least in her world. ]

Okay, the blood loss won't linger for too long, my smoke will fix that, too. Don't forget your leg is flesh now. Chances are, you will bump it everywhere now and it'll hurt a lot more than you remember it to hurt. [ sensitivity issues; actual tissue is much different than metal, even if the metal is connected to the nerves ]

if there's something wrong, let me know, i'll cut it off and regrow it again. [ and she laughs at her own joke noi no stop that - until she stops ] Ah- it's a joke. The leg is fine.

[Winry can't resist, reaching down with her free hand to touch Ed's flesh leg very lightly.]

This is incredible, Noi.

[Her voice is hushed as she feels the warmth of skin. But she pulls her hand away from Ed's leg, and disengages her other hand from his, and when she speaks next, it's briskly.]

I think I need to go fix a rabbit and start a pie. Thank you again, Noi!

[She bowed her thanks before walking out of the room, shouting that Al needed to see Ed's new leg, it's amazing!]

[Honestly, it hadn't sounded as bad as when Ed had the surgery for automail. Mostly because it had only taken a couple of minutes. Al had really only had the chance to go downstairs to put the rabbit on the kitchen counter and start back towards the stairs when Winry called for him.

He passes her on the stairs on his way up and heads into Ed's room. But the moment he sees the brand-new leg (and the blood everywhere), Al stops.]

It looks like new! [No scars like the others that littered his brother's body.]

Thanks? I think. [Pretty good 'for a human'. The wording almost reminds him of the homunculi, but he's too exhausted right now to really make a huge fuss about it. There's a nod to Winry as she says she should get down to the kitchen and Al enters.]

I try not to be a klutz and bump it. It'll be fine.

[Really? It's more the arm he's sure he'll fuck something up with once that returns to normal. He's so used to instinctively blocking attacks with it by now that it is likely he'll do the same until he adjusts. But that's something to worry about later. The leg shouldn't take too much to adjust to beyond the weight, he figures. There's a tired smile in attempt to reassure Al when his brother comes in though.]

Yup. The leg is apparently the easier part, but I reckon it worked out.

[Now there's just the clean up of the blood. Adjusting to the different weight in comparison to the auto-mail. While the one he had fitted was lighter, being the Northern make, it still wasn't as light as an actual leg would be. He shifts a bit, trying to move over on the bed to where there isn't blood at the floor and tests it out. Feeling the floor under his foot, tapping it once, twice before he moves to attempt to stand.]

[ Noi waves as Winry leaves the room. Awwyis, food. She is starving, so she really does appreciate that ~~noi is always starving~~

The woman, though, moves to grab a bag from her pocket. They had to do something about the part of the leg Noi cut off and because she used to this sort of thing, she doesn't mind disposing of it by herself. ]

it was pretty fast, you almost didn't have to leave. [ but she isn't criticizing Al for doing so. ] The leg is easy, the arm won't be. I'll have to figure out an exact price for it, but I'll let you know. In any case, I don't want you awake during that, so while more complicated for me, it'll be easier for you.

[ She does watch edward trying to stand, but after she reaches for the cut off stump of the leg to put it inside the bag ] Do you know how to clean blood? Usually hydrogen peroxide works. Meat tenderizer with water or white vinegar also work. [ guess who is VERY used to all of this ]

Also. [ noi lifts the leg ] Do you want this, or can i throw it away?

[It's Ed's smile that convinces him to come all of the way into the room. He doesn't seem to mind the actual blood of the situation even if he does try to avoid stepping in it. No use walking in it and spreading it around the room.]

No, it was better that I did. [As much as Al might be used to seeing his brother's blood and hearing him scream, it wouldn't stop him from wanting to protect his brother. Even if it had been to return his leg.

Protective Elric brothers are protective.]

That would be good. I can get some stuff for next time. [Winry can tell him exactly what he needs and Al can get it from work. Animals have to be put out sometimes.

He waves his hands.] Oh, don't worry about the blood. We can take care of it.

[They knew what it was made up of and could transmute it into something easier to clean.]

You and brother should go see how Winry is doing with that rabbit while I clean up here.

Yeah. Al might not mean to, but you wouldn't want him possibly interfering.

[Because as much as Al knows this is what they have been aiming for, the Elric brothers are still pretty protective over each other and he'd hate seeing or hearing Ed in pain, even if only for a few seconds. Easier to avoid that potential of dealing with restraining a seven foot suit of armor.]

Anaesthetic? Yeah, if she wants me out, we might need some. The dose might be different from with animals though. We...we can figure that out closer to the time. Probably ask and someone working at the hospital or something might be able to help us with that.

[He's tentative as he takes a step, then two. Okay this isn't so bad. And neither is the smell, that metallic tang of blood is something he's probably far too used to himself.]

Eh, probably just throw it out. I mean, we're not going to get any sort of use for it. So we'll see you in the kitchen, Al?

[He figures Al won't take too long at least. He'd probably find Ed still heading downstairs and adjusting anyway.]

My brother the fault is mine

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I'm so sorry for the wait!

no worries, I've been slow with this thread

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