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who: Edward Elric & Anyone
what: Catch-all for January/February
when: Probably January 15th-February 15th-ish, but honestly whenever works
where: Locations included in prompts below
warnings: None that I can think of, will add as needed

When Val disappeared after going to investigate the portal, Ed has his theories about what that meant. She wouldn't have gone home without saying goodbye, and she wouldn't have left to go anywhere else without telling him, and there was only one way to go through that portal by accident. Whether she left intentionally or not wasn't the issue, the issue was that she had left without notice and that meant that he had to deal with that reality in the here and now.

Which, for Ed, meant needing some time alone to think. He would have followed after her if he thought the portal would lead him to where she went, but he knew it wasn't as easy as that. If the direction of the portal had changed since she disappeared by the time he got to it, there was nothing to gain by going through. Still, he knew the only way he was going to get a break from everyone was by going away for awhile.

So, that's what he did. Packed up, said his goodbyes to everyone as if he was actually leaving and disappeared the only way he could while still trapped on this moon. By disconnecting his device and hiding out beyond the wall. There were a few places he'd stop during his time absent from living within the city limits, if someone really wanted to find him they probably could. Alternately, if someone was the type to wander around outside of the wall they could also bump into him by chance either when he's not hiding out in a building or by exploring the building he happens to be hiding out in.

By the time the monthly holiday had begun Ed had already disappeared, but it wasn't hard to follow along with what was going on in the city. Does this bring me joy? was hardly a concept he wanted to think about at this point, which only made it all the more appropriate that he wasn't around to deal with things when this tradition occurred. Of course, he couldn't stay away forever, there were obligations to take care of for one thing, he just needed time to clear his head and work out what to do moving forward. If there was one thing Ed was a firm believer in, it was doing what had to be done to keep going.

So, after about a week of solitude, one Edward Elric was back on the roster with a new username, lacking the memories of someone that had been there all along.

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Jason of course made his way into his apartment first, mostly to drop off a bag he had brought along. Seeing Ed already inside he closed the door and snapped the lock just in case. Well, that was unexpected. He assuemed they were meeting in one of the main rooms.

The flat was still mostly bare aside from all the books around and well... a LOT of guns in multiple places, and Jason's closet open from his brothers stealing his clothes while he wasn't around. He moved over and held the book out to Ed, his eyes taking him in looking for injuries from behind his own sunglasses, where his bruise was clearly visible under the shades.

"No problem, Ed. It's what friends do. I'm sure you know already I looked through it." He was tired enough that he didn't notice obvious signs, so Ed lucked out on that one. "Same shit, new day, nothing really chances. I've been working on the adoption and getting the house under a mortgage so we can still do the renovations." Which was Jason for he wanted to buy that house so Jon could keep part of his parents around. "So how was the trip? Handle everything?"

Ed took the notebook with a raised eyebrow as Jay looked him over. "I'd question how well I knew you if I thought you hadn't." He didn't comment on the bruise, at least not right away. "So, how much did you figure out? Might need to do a better job next time." Not that he's planning on there being a next time. "You need a mortgage to buy the house?"

At the question he just waved a hand, typical dismissive Elric behavior. "Yeah, I got things sorted. Now I need to take care of this and I'll be all set." He had to get a new network name and a few other things handled but he wasn't worried about it. Getting this far was the hard part as far as he as concerned.

"Back to bar fights? I'm not going to come back to broken glass again, am I?" No, he's never letting him live that down. Not as long as he remembered it anyway, so this would probably be the last jab about it.

"Pretty much, you know me." He shrugged some as he moved right past Ed once the book was handed over dropping down in a chair, but still not bothering with the lights. Jason often sat in the dark in the flat, it was just something weird he does."About 50 to 75 percent of it, but another week and I might have cracked the other language. Ive been busy so Its only been in my free time so Tim and Damian don't see it. And no, but when you don't have cash to buy a house a mortgage helps. I'd look for a bigger place but he had his parents there, so I cant just take that house from Jon. So, I'm going to buy it to leave it to him... if I don't die before I pay it off."

It's Jason Todd its always a chance.

"Good to know, and I'm guessing I never saw you, correct? Meeting here without Al attached to your side makes me think this is a need to know meeting?" He asked as he sprawled a bit more on the chair, rubbing his temple some. "Yes, back to bar fights, but I haven't seen Frank lately so, I doubt I'll be hurting like that again." He lied, but he lied so well when he actually wanted to... it also helped that he had been in a bar brawl recently. "and that shit happened once, let it go." okay twice...

Edited 2018-02-15 19:46 (UTC)

"Yeah, I'll have to start using a more difficult code." He's just going to fix Jay with a look at mention of the mortgage. "If it's his father's house, shouldn't he already own it?" This was all weird to him.

Golden eyes narrowed, fixing Jason a glare as if he was insulted by the implication there. "Don't even think about it, Todd. You're not dying any time soon, I need someone around who gets what the hell is going on."

"I said goodbye before hopping into the portal a week ago, that's all you know." Leave it to Jason to make shit awkward though, the rest earned him a scowl. "We're not attached at the hip, idiot. It's need to know, and no one needs to know. Especially not Al, he can't find out I lied to him."

"Consider it let go when I forget it." He retorted, which might imply never with Jason not knowing what Ed had planned. That didn't matter. "When I come back, things will be different."

"I was trained by the worlds greatest detective... I may be the family fuck up, but I'll break your code." Jason shook his head some. "They were renting, and my idiot fucking older brother was using Jon's money and his paycheck to pay for everything, so, the house is behind on rent since Dick left. I've got it caught up now." He shrugged some.

"Sorry, Ed, I've been there and done that, and event even get a t-shirt. I don't plan to double dip, but you never know with my life style, if I die, throw me in the Lazarus pit, if its that important." He didn't have much self esteem despite his bravado.

"Ed, I'm half asleep. I never saw you here, shit I've been asleep since I got here at 9am. I've been alone all day." Bats are at least good at secrets. Usually but this one he'd take to his second grave.

"When you come back? Actually, don't tell me. Let me solve this one myself. Either way, call if you need me alright?"

"We'll see about that." There's a hint of humor in his tone, as if he's expecting the challenge to be entertaining. Ed knows that Jay's not paying rent staying with them, but they'd barely moved out of communal housing, he couldn't have that much spare money. "Yeah, how'd you do that?" It wasn't that Jay did it so much as that he did so fast that made him question it.

"Sounds like a great idea, Jason. Just point me to the nearest Lazarus Pit." That reply is practically bathing in sarcasm, as if Jay had forgotten they weren't where he was from and Lazarus Pits might be in short supply. Regardless of what Ed might have felt about using one should it actually be an option, he was just going to focus on the stupidity of that idea instead. "How about you just don't die in the first place." Naturally, Ed would act like it was that easy.

"I have a few errands to run, that's all. It's not going to be some big mystery, you'll figure it out soon enough." Considering he doesn't know what'll happen after he's done Ed isn't sure he should agree to something like that, but why risk making anyone worry? "Yeah, sure. I'll call you." If he even remembers who you are, Jay.

"Count on it." He loved a challenge even when he tried to look like he wasn't half as smart as he was. It was a good cover, but Ed knew him well enough to know he was full of shit. "I had savings Ed. I didnt blow all my money on car parts and booze." Just most of it. "It was only two months behind. Not as bad as it could have been." Still more money than Jason actually had but he pulled it off but he made it quickly.

"Hey people have shit from home appear all the time. It could happen. its unlikely but it could." He shrugged amused, despite how tired he was, reaching up he messed with his hair some. "No promises, I don't make promises I can't keep."

"Good, and good luck Ed. God knows you need it." He grumbled moving his hands once he got his hair back in some form of order then crossed his arms to lean back in the chair more.

"Still, that's a lot of money in a little time. I'm not your babysitter, Todd. You don't have to explain yourself to me." Jason was lucky he was no longer paying rent apparently.

"Yeah, unlikely but could sounds about right." Ed would much rather not deal with that thought, nothing had come from home and the less that showed up from any world he was familiar with at this point, the better. At the last part though, he just rolled his eyes. "That makes one of us." He might still be bitter about some things.

He sighed when Jay said he was going to need luck, he had no idea. "You're right, I will. There's too much I'm capable of screwing up when I get back."

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