luceti [ic] ⚝ video/action oo1

[alkahestrykunais]

[May had crashed down from the ceiling after being chased by Envy, so she really didn't expect to end up within the leaves of a forest. Her first thought intentionally being 'I'm safe' with the second coming to a realization that this was.. not where she should be.

Cue the loud 'wah' of confusion. Getting up, she grasps the journal tossing it aside turning on the video function for anyone to see her flailing about.]

W-where am I? I.. This.. can't be Central! [Did she get knocked out and transported somewhere. Something bright behind her catches her eye causing her to turn around and see the wings.]

WINGS? I have wings...? [A beat pauses as she stares at them until a spot beside her moves catching her attention.]

Xiao-Mei! I'm glad I found you! [Cue snuggling with the small panda.] Did we die? If we were dead, you'd have wings too.. right?

[With May seeing the journal and picking it up, the feed clicks off.]

Comments

[alkahestrykunais]

I spoke with him earlier. [and hated every single second of it.] Maybe he can't think of any tricks to play.

[avaricious]

He has no backup. And our abilities limit the effectiveness of his abilities. He's too cowardly to act. For now.

[alkahestrykunais]

Greed is a homunculus too, are you sure that they won't join sides?

[She slightly doubts it, but having not being close to Greed or known him it's a legit question.]

[avaricious]

No. Greed did his part in the final battle to defeat his father, at the expense of his own life. He has no loyalties to his brother.

[Expense of his own life. Hard words to say. It's like admitting the death of a brother.]

[alkahestrykunais]

[Right, Greed had told her that before.]

He's a close ally of yours, isn't he?

[avaricious]

He's someone who will never lie. That's all that really matters.

[alkahestrykunais]

[Never lie, huh?]

That's reassuring than, you know he won't trick you.

[avaricious]

[Except once. Just once.]

It's not easy to find that kind of honesty. Especially for people like us.

[There's always someone ready to screw over Xingese royalty. Usually their siblings.]

[alkahestrykunais]

[She'd never really thought about that before. It was always fairly easy for her to trust people without worrying about honesty. That's the reason of why she joined and traveled with Scar and Loki so quickly; maybe even why it was easy for her to fall for Alphonse (and Ed till she found out the truth.). Maybe Envy was right when he called her naive.]

o-oh, yes. It can be hard to tell if you're walking into a trap with some people.

[avaricious]

[He senses the hesitation there. It's strange, really, how little he knows about her...]

Do you think you're walking into one now?

[alkahestrykunais]

[May's eyes flicker up to Ling's face, though she pauses before shaking her head. This didn't seem like a trap.]

No, I.. [Trust you? It didn't seem right to say that, or maybe it was. She wasn't sure.] don't believe you'd set a trap like this.

[avaricious]

[He might berate her if she'd said she trusted him. After all, he'd done nothing to earn it so far. So he merely nods, satisfied with her answer.]

I'm glad you think so. A trap like that isn't really my style.

[alkahestrykunais]

[After his head, May brings her eyes back down to the floor.]

What is your style than?

[avaricious]

Oh, easy. I would have had Ran Fan and Greed help me ambush you in the forest. I would have kept you as a prisoner until you came to see our side of things.

[Casually. So very casually.]

[alkahestrykunais]

[The casualness of it unnerves her slightly, but not even for it to be overly noticeable.]

I'll keep that in mind, but with your philosopher's stones it would be hard for a sneak ambush.

[avaricious]

Then I'll just have to leave it all to Ran Fan. Just in case.

[Nothing like casual sororicide in a conversation.]

[alkahestrykunais]

This conversation make me uncomfortable, Prince Yao. [A beat] Are we almost there?

[avaricious]

[Oh. That makes him pause and shut up for a moment, feeling a wee bit guilty for being so cavalier. It's easy to forget how stressful arriving in this place is.]

It's just ahead. The two story house on the left.

[alkahestrykunais]

[May spots the house and nods. She'll still take the time to walk next to him, though she's not planning on saying anymore without reason. After that conversation all she wanted to do was get some rest, with the door locked.]

[avaricious]

[He guides her the rest of way, inside and into the house. Unaware of her arrangement with Ran Fan, he won't show her to that room. But he will give her space to do as she will.]

Try and make yourself comfortable.

[alkahestrykunais]

[May glances around the house, taking a few steps around. After a moment, she turns to Ling.]

Can you show me to Ran Fan's room?

[avaricious]

Ran Fan's room? Why?

[You can't just go and kill her, you know!]

[alkahestrykunais]

She said that I could.

[If you're not going to show her, than she'll find it herself.]

[avaricious]

... I see. [Of course she would. It's Ran Fan.]

Well, in that case, follow me. It's up stairs. [He doesn't like the idea of Ran Fan giving up her room. But if it's just for a short while, it should be fine.]

[alkahestrykunais]

She insisted that I do, it felt rude to decline any further than I did. [Honestly, she doesn't like the idea of sleeping in the apparent future emperor's bodyguard's room either. Still, she'll follow him.]