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[Nothing makes any sense whatsoever. Lust feels like she's in a radio drama only she doesn't have the script and everyone's speaking a different language. She understands, but understanding doesn't help her make sense of it any. How she got here or why. And the spherical blue abomination she's found herself with looks more like something that should be on a little girl's toy chest, not following her. It isn't as though he's difficult to take care of, or even an annoyance, she only questions the judgement of placing any living thing in her care.

She's thankful at least, for the fact that she's finally escaped her master's reach. Strange as this place is, she's no longer a tool for some miserable husk of a woman who should have been long dead. And she's thankful also for the information device, even without much context for the information it holds. And the fact that it can apparently be used as a communication device. Most comfortable with telephones, she initiates the voice function.]

Much as I hate to simply call out to the void, I'm afraid it's likely my most fruitful option.

Do I understand that I'm expected to work?

[She's never held down any sort of job in her life. How did one even get a job?]

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The answers can't ever be easy, can they?

At least we're lucky. We get the chance to look for them still, if we want.

Envy said he was happy here.

We do.

He's been here a very long time. I'd believe he's found happiness.

[But there's the unstated sentence there: Greed hasn't.]

Only three years or so. That's a promising number, especially considering the subject under discussion.

[The unspoken statement that she considers herself far more mentally and emotionally stable than Envy had been in their homeworld. And Greed seems to be, as well.]

It is, isn't it?

It would seem that the odds are in our favor.

There are two members of the Amestrian military here, for what it's worth. One is from our world, though I'll be honest I only saw him briefly. The other is some sort of parallel version of the man I knew but he's very different in personality.

Couldn't tell you much about either of them, but the parallel man was the one who clued me in on the fact that the versions of us he knew were completely different people.

Though apparently even the "other" me still refused to play by the rules.

Thank you, that's helpful to know.

I'm still trying to understand this idea of other versions of ourselves. How different can they really be?

I'm not sure. He was extremely vague on the matter.

The impression I got was that the homunculi of his world are not a product of human transmutation.

The leader is also not Dante, but some figurehead known as Father-- which I wasn't told directly, but gathered from the fact that he referred to the group as a "family" and it seemed more literal than not in a sense.

I...see.

If not human transmutation, then what?

[That made no sense to her at all. Human transmutation was the only reason homunculi existed.]

I'm... not sure.

As soon as I find out, though, I'll tell you.

[Because he's fairly sure Envy knows, but he wants to find out on his own.]

I did learn something: when the other "me" died, he was put into the body of a human which he apparently shared with the human as opposed to taking it over entirely.

[The implications of which are still extremely disturbing.]

I appreciate that. I'd like to meet with you in person some time, if we have the chance.

[And then Lust is silent a moment.]

That's...impossible.

I'm on my way to Goldenrod. I'm supposed to breed Pokemon here, so I want to check out the Centre before I do anything else, but after that I can meet up with you.

I'll be in the city on the 14th, but after that I will be able to double back and meet you in the city nearest you.

[And he's quiet for a long moment too.]

I know.

But the person who told me is Ed's girlfriend. She has absolutely no reason to lie to me about such a thing.

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I'm on my way to Cherrygrove. I don't have much of a plan at all, other than meeting up with Envy.

No. She wouldn't, would she?

Cherrygrove is pretty far away from me, but the next town over is Violet and I'd be able to get there in about a week if I take the shorter path.

She's not involved in whatever is going on in her version of Amestris so unless she gives me a reason not to, I'm going to believe her. She was a bit too open about information with me to begin with.

I hate not knowing anything about this world. Even simple things like where places are.

If she isn't from our world, she likely doesn't think she has any reason not to be open with information. I agree with your logic, there's no reason to distrust her out of hand.

There's a map in your bag, but there's also a map on the device that gives you some indication of how far away things are. Sometimes it can take a little longer than the given time, but that might just be how I go about things.

She very freely gave a homunculus the names of the two members of the military so it's suffice to say she doesn't have a clue.

Thank you.

That's not necessarily a bad thing.

You're welcome.

No, probably not.

Speaking of military men, would the name Frank Archer mean anything to you? I haven't gotten anything out of my acquaintance about him but if he was brave enough to take on a homunculus head on, I have a feeling he didn't exactly make Dante's life easy.

Colonel Archer? I know of him. Cold blooded man with a passion for war. I think he died in Lior.

But how?

Was it an unfortunate casualty for the Stone or was it assassination?

I doubt anyone would call that man's death 'unfortunate', no matter the circumstances.

Why do you care?

Because he took something of mine and I rather hope he had a painful end.

[And there's the homunculus sadism.]

He did, as far as I know. You can be satisfied in that.

He wasn't an alchemist, I never had any dealings with him. I don't know what you expect me to be able to tell you.

[This isn't exactly a subject Lust has much interest in discussing, for a variety of reasons. One of which is simply where it will inevitably lead.]

[Hmm, how to word this.

There are probably one thousand reasons for Lust not to want to tell him, but he sure as hell isn't about to ask Kimblee and he hasn't been able to find Archer on the network.]

I spoke with a man who ran into you before. A man who mentioned the same town you did, Liore. That man was clearly Dante's latest attempt to create the Stone.

I think Archer was after him.

But I also think that Pride wanted to get rid of Archer, under orders from Dante.

How am I doing?

If you've figured it all out for yourself, why ask me?

I don't want to talk about Liore. Nothing good happened in that place.

I didn't know for sure until you just confirmed it for me.

And now you know.

It's all over and done with, leave it be now.

[She can't help herself. She doesn't want to ask, but...]

When did you speak with Scar?

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