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Wrath ([personal profile] garbagechild) wrote in [community profile] route_10652015-08-12 12:11 am

Sometimes people leave you, halfway through the wood.

Who: Alphonse Elric, Envy, Greed, and Wrath.
Where: An ill-fated bakery. All around Goldenrod. The freakin' basement.
When: August 11th onwards! This is a catch-all.
Summary: The world has been pretty good to the various monsters and serial killers hailing from Amestris, but one particular villainous wild child has yet to be rehabilitated.
Rating: PG-13 for talk of abuse, manipulation, brainwashing, all that good stuff.
Log:

Continued from here.
armoredsoul: (Worried)

August 11th, evening

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-08-30 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
So. Today sure happened.

Everyone was worse for wear, after that chase and the Great Cleansing of the Garbage Child, and Al had more than his share of war wounds. Once everyone had patched themselves up again Alphonse had immediately pulled together a meal for Wrath. Something simple, just a ham and cheese sandwich and a glass of water; no reason to make anything complicated if it had an equal chance of going in Wrath's face and all over the wall.

He descends the stairs down to the basement, steeling himself for a moment before he slips into the room. "Wrath, I have some food for you."
armoredsoul: (Um...?)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-08-30 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
The clatter of the tape measure striking the wall does make Alphonse startle and look around, but he's not particularly worried. For Wrath that's pretty tame, even taking into consideration he can't throw engines around right now. It's a little encouraging, but Al knows better than to get his hopes up.

"Wrath? Where are--oh, there you are." Al maintains a calm expression and doesn't approach his hiding spot just yet. "I have some food for you. You must be hungry by now, right?"
armoredsoul: (Shaky ground)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-02 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Al actually flinches at that, his expression crumpling for a moment. He looks down, unable to meet Wrath's eyes.. "...I know. But you need to eat, we don't want you to starve."
armoredsoul: (Getting serious)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-02 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"No."

Alphonse's tone is hard and firm, with an edge of cold steel it so rarely ever gains.

"I will die before I ever let her hurt you again. That bitch will not get anywhere near you." And he means it, too. He doesn't care how many times he has to kill Dante to make the point clear, she will never touch his family again.
armoredsoul: (Stubborn)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-06 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
And it does hurt, making Alphonse wince again and suck in a small breath. But he won't be deterred, and snaps right on back.

"No, I'm not! I know Brother and I were horrible to you before, but that was--that was before I let myself know you! You've been my best friend, just about my only one for the past two years! Dante never accepted you, she just used you! Giving you food and a place to stay doesn't give her the right to turn you into a pincushion for a stupid mistake!"
armoredsoul: (Marks to bear)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-06 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Alphonse grimaces, but he doesn't raise his voice again. Instead, when he speaks again it's with a soft tone, one that could almost be missed in the middle of Wrath's shouting.

"She has no power here, Wrath. None of us will let her get to you, whether you consider us your friends or not. You deserve to be safe and happy, and I know you never felt that way under her thumb."
armoredsoul: (Anxious)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-10 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
"She's the one that will be sorry." Al could say more, but all it would do right now is upset Wrath. He's more interested in getting food into him.

Al sets the plate and glass down on the ground, then steps back away to sit down and give Wrath a safe space for Wrath to come and take the food. "I'm sorry, Wrath. I didn't want it to come to something like this, but you need to understand. We want to keep you safe."
armoredsoul: (Serious business)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-12 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Though Al's back does jolt ramrod straight, he doesn't get to his feet just yet. "No one is going down with anyone! Even if she were to show up today, she doesn't have any power over anyone! This isn't like home!"
armoredsoul: (Don't like that)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-14 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Al blinks for a moment, actually surprised that there isn't a dent. He's been here for a year, but sometimes like this he still gets tripped up.

"You told me plenty! I know what she's like, I was captured by her after I became the Stone! I never suffered by her the way you did, but I know!"
armoredsoul: (Pouty McPouterson)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-14 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Al groans and sighs, rubbing his temple. They went over this, come on, Wrath.

"I'm not lying. But if you won't listen right now, then I'll go, okay?"

He pushes himself to his feet, and heads back up the stairs with a sigh. "Make sure you eat, you need to keep up your strength."
armoredsoul: (Depressed)

[personal profile] armoredsoul 2015-09-14 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Al pauses at the top of the stairs, looking down at Wrath with a sad, hurt look on his face.

He really may have lost his best friend with this.

"I'm not leaving you alone. I promised that."

He doesn't wait for a response this time, and quickly slips through the door before Wrath can charge up after him.