explosivecombat | 012. [Text/Action for Olivine City]

[ACTION]

[So it had happened again.

Kimblee had been keeping largely to himself since the incident - another three days gone, another batch of bizarre dreams that he normally wouldn't have been prone to involving alchemy and fighting and...Miss Rockbell, of all people - and as such, he had kept the exploring to a bare minimum. This place wasn't necessarily a pleasant one for him; he had been here before, to meet with Miss Farron - that had gone over like a lead balloon, really, and while he wasn't one to dwell on unpleasant things of that particular nature, it had put quite the damper on his mood. All in all, Olivine City was one of those places he had no intention of returning to again once he had defeated the local gym.

Of course, that had changed as soon as he saw the location of the gym, and the view that it had offered.

He had assumed the stretch of water near Goldenrod City, on Route 34, was an inlet of some sort, or perhaps a large lake; he hadn't worked out exactly what that water had been connected to, simply taking for granted that it was there. However, there's no doubt in his mind when he sees it in Olivine - it's incredibly vast, seeming to go on forever.

Amestris is a landlocked country; he had never seen the sea before.

Even if the sun is out, eighty-three degrees is hardly a good temperature for swimming, and Kimblee doesn't know how, besides; that doesn't seem to have stopped him from wandering out into the ocean, stopping when the water is about waist-deep. He at least has the common sense to not do this in the white suit - the shirt he has on is a deep crimson, high-necked with the collar pulled up over his throat; the pants are black and made of heavy, stiff fabric. Unseasonably warm, perhaps, but he doesn't seem to mind; the water is rather cold anyway.

He doesn't have his gloves on, simply allowing his hands to trail lightly through the water, just under the surface; he's been in Johto for seven months, and his hair is getting long, the ends of it sinking just below the soft crests of the waves and wicking up water, soaking his back.

He seems rather peaceful today, all things considered; tranquil, compared to the manic shrieking and loud explosions during those three days. He's alert as usual, listening for sounds of an approach despite the calm exterior; however, that doesn't mean he's opposed to company on that beach.]

[TEXT]

[A text will hit the network a few hours later; don't worry, it's actually signed this time, and he surprisingly has no intention of trolling the hell out of everyone who responds - he'll leave that to Anon for now.]

As eager as some of us are to return home, it can't be denied that this place has provided most of us with far different opportunities than we would have normally had.

Tell me your memories of this place. Good, bad, it doesn't particularly matter - tell me what it's offered you.

[OOC]

[There are now hard spoilers for the plot of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga in the thread with Envy; read at your own discretion!]

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...did you start out with a Magikarp, by any chance?

A Ditto. One would expect something that can rearrange its molecular structure into anything to be more versatile.

[he is so bitter, man...]

Ah. Well, yes, from what I understand they are rather terrible, battling-wise, but you must admit that they have their uses.

And what are those, exactly?

[...wh...]

Breeding, of course.

Really?

You said it yourself - they can rearrange their structure to become literally anything.

What in the world did you think that would have as a practical application?

Some sort of useful combat application beyond doing a shoddy job of imitating whatever's in front of it, perhaps?

...were you sincerely hoping it would become less terrible the longer you shouted at it or something?

I was expecting it to be able to follow simple instructions.

[What are you even - ]

Like training a dog, perhaps?

Something along those lines. I gave up on it when it became clear that it wasn't going to work, of course.

[...do you always do this? You know, where you give just too much information to not be ridiculous?]

Well, I would hope so. It would just be ridiculous to do otherwise.

[you have to catch him in action, bro

otherwise he will at least try to save face]

Of course it would. Thankfully, everything else has proven reasonably useful, so I suppose it's some comfort to find a use for the thing I started out with.

[at least you seem somewhat competent at saving face

...although in hindsight, look at what that says about you...]

Have there been any other inconveniences, outside of your starter?

[absolutely nothing.]

Aside from "practically everything," you mean?

[If you say so.]

Not one for travelling either, I take it.

Not on foot.

What do you prefer, then?

Practically anything else, really.

That desperate, are you?

How far have you gotten?

By no means is it desperation-it's simply inconvenient.

In any case, I made it to the Ruins of Alph before suddenly waking up in Goldenrod a few days ago. I probably could have made it farther, but I wanted to investigate the ruins before moving on.

Were they that interesting? I've never been.

They're fairly interesting, yes. I do hope to get back to them at some point.

[...like hell he's going to warn about the floors though]

[He's taken worse falls than that, Lord E-Rank Luck, so he'll be fine. However, he'll remember that, don't think he won't.]

You hope to go back, and yet they're only "fairly interesting"? What with all of this passion, you must be a real joy at parties.

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