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[ log: alphonse + edward ]

[ Derp, hanging out in his (and Ed's?) apartment and reading through a book on advanced weather alchemy. He's sitting on the couch with a cup of tea nearby and a few other books or journals sitting around him. Some are marked and some have pens holding places, splotches of ink, and scribbled notes in the margins.

This can be, idk, any 'verse you want lmfao. ]

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[The door slams shut behind him as Ed stalks in, a scowl on his face. The reason for the cloud over the alchemist's head is fairly obvious; his hair hangs limp and wet around his face, his coat is soaked through. He has a briefcase in his hand, which he places carefully to the side, then he peels his coat off and drops it to the floor, before plopping himself onto the couch beside Al.]

Hey, whatcha reading, Al?

[Leaning over, he steals a peek at the open book and makes a face. He's none too taken with the subject of weather at the moment. Instead, he turns his attention to the cup of tea nearby, and with an impish smirk, he attempts to sneak it away, wrapping his cold fingers around the mug and soaking in its warmth.]

Alchemical weather adjust—

[ Seeing his drenched brother, a slight smile forms on his lips that he tries to hide behind his book. His gaze follows Ed as he moves farther into the room and sets down his book in order to help his brother. That is until Ed tries to steal away his tea. ]

Hey—! Brother, that's mine!

[ He reaches out to grab at Ed's hands, making a face that matches Ed's first expression before leaning closer. Then, he gives a similar impish grin. ]

Want me to make some more?

[Ed's smirk widens into a teasing grin.]

I guess you'll have to, 'cause this one's mine now! Anyway, my hands are freezing, see?

[He moves his metal hand away from the mug and touches the tips of his fingers lightly against Al's cheek.]

This tea is just the thing to warm them up again.

[He moves his fingers from Al's cheek to a stray lock of hair, playing absently with it as he talks.]

Unless you—

[KA-THUNK! Ed freezes as his briefcase falls to its side, squirms, and then starts to mewl. A moment later, a striped and furry face appears out the top.]

Hey!

[ He gives another shout and then a face as Ed's metal hand brushes his cheek. It makes him shiver and he goes a bit cross eyed looking at it. And as Ed toys with his hair, he prepares to make a retort, only for it to be cut off by the sound of his brother's briefcase falling. ]

Huh? Ah—!

[ Guess who's now scrambling out of his seat to scoop up the kitten? Cue TAKEHOME mode! ]

Brother, when did you?

[Blushing, Ed pouts as Al goes to scoop up the cat. He seems to be struggling with the fact that, yes, he allowed the furball into their home.]

Well, I couldn't just leave the thing out in the rain, now could I?

[With the couch momentarily unoccupied, he brings his legs up and then curls them under him. Turning slightly to look at Al, he scowls as the cat leans up and rubs its head against his brother's leg. Its yellow eyes have a friendly stare and its golden striped tail is up, twitching slightly to convey its gratitude for the warm and dry place its wound up in.]

[ Sorry, what was that? Distracted by the super cute pile of fluff he's now got in his arms and petting. It's so cuuuute. And the fact that Ed brought it home makes Al beam. Laughing, he carries their new pet to the couch to sit down next to Ed and sets the kitten in his lap in order to scratch behind its ears. ]

That was really nice of you, Brother.

[The kitten leans its head back, purring loudly. Ed continues to give the creature dirty looks, as though daring it to take advantage of his momentary lapse of judgment. However, when he sneaks a glance up at the happy expression on Al's face, he can't help but give a begrudging half-smile back.]

Uh, yeah, I guess. Not that I did it for the cat, mind, I just figured that maybe you'd like it, er, or something like that.

[His expression took on a mock sternness as he continued, not wanting it to seem like he'd gone soft where the creatures were concerned.]

Only the one, though, is that clear? I don't want to see you coming home next week with a half dozen more of the furballs. And it's your responsibility now, not mine, okay?

[ Laughs again, leaning against Ed and continuing to pet the kitten. ]

All right, Brother. Only this one, I promise. But what shall we name it?

[ He gently lifts the cat to bring it closer to Ed, gauging his response by his facial expressions. Seeing his brother trying to brush off the subject makes him grin a bit, because he knows Ed well enough to know that he really is soft inside. Not that he'd ever say that out loud. ]

[The cat stares up at him as Al lifts it closer, and Ed just can't back down from the challenge. So it wants a staring contest? Then it's got one! But then its whiskers tickle his face, causing Ed to blink and turn his face away.]

Name it? I guess it does need to be called something, huh?

[He glances over the cat again, noting its orange-tinted fur.]

Why not call it Rusty?

[ His brother's and the cat's antics only pulls another laugh from him and he tilts his head as he considers the name. ]

That sounds like a good one, Brother.

[ He turns the newly dubbed Rusty towards himself and gives the cat a smile. ]

You're name is now Rusty!

[The cat blinks up at Al, then yawns widely. With a feline disdain, it seems he has accepted the name. When his mouth closes, Rusty stretches his head toward Al, sniffing curiously at his nose, then turns his attention away. Spotting an open space on the couch, he squirms a bit, wanting to side between them.]

Honestly though, I'm kind of surprised you don't have names picked out already, Al. I'd have thought you'd have a bunch of them stored up by now.

[Ed leans back against the couch, arms folded behind his head. He seems to have relaxed somewhat; his having named the cat seems to have endeared him slightly toward the creature, in that at least it's not a real embarrassing name like "Fluffy" or "Cuddlekins".]

[ Laughs again as he sets the cat down and then leans back into the couch as well. He pulls his knees to his chest and glances at the cat before shifting his gaze back to his comfortable looking brother. ]

W-well, I did, but... I like Brother's names too. If we get another one, maybe I'll name it. What do you think?

[ Flashes one of those smiles. The kind that he knows Ed can't say no to. ]

Edited 2010-11-20 07:45 (UTC)

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