[Kimblee doesn't understand it, either, though he has a few more theories than Archer might; he's known Father to be able to stop the flow of alchemical power entirely, throughout all of Amestris, at his own whims. He'd done it once that Kimblee can remember, though he hadn't been able to use his alchemy at the moment due to the physical restraints on his wrists; it had only been for a few minutes, but the feeling of being cut off somehow was one that he wasn't inclined to forget.

But that is neither here nor there; he allows Archer to change the subject.]

It hasn't been very long, I don't think, though I admit I haven't been keeping track of the time. Do you need me for something?