[The first thing Ed sees as he's standing outside in the cold, shivering with his cigarette - is another Alphonse. During his time here it had been only natural that he'd eventually stop seeing his brother in every stranger, stop fearing having to face his brother ever again.
Because really, it was as if he was never going to go home.
It was all pretty basic, hey welcome to Central. Did you see the sign? How can I help you get accumulated? at this point.
The irony would strike him most amusing if he picked up on it, taking another drag from his cigarette before approaching the kid. Having spent all that time seeing his brother's face in strangers on the streets, and now seeing his actual brother... All he saw was a stranger.]
Hey- [Ed flicked his cigarette into the snow, stamping it out before raising golden eyes to the boy once more. Now that he was closer, that uniform sure did look strangely familiar... Like nagging deja vu in the back of his mind.]
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Because really, it was as if he was never going to go home.
It was all pretty basic, hey welcome to Central. Did you see the sign? How can I help you get accumulated? at this point.
The irony would strike him most amusing if he picked up on it, taking another drag from his cigarette before approaching the kid. Having spent all that time seeing his brother's face in strangers on the streets, and now seeing his actual brother... All he saw was a stranger.]
Hey- [Ed flicked his cigarette into the snow, stamping it out before raising golden eyes to the boy once more. Now that he was closer, that uniform sure did look strangely familiar... Like nagging deja vu in the back of his mind.]
You look lost.