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[a_sin_for_him]

It's odd, isn't it, how having a personal claim to a place can make it something more than just a building or room?

[Lust's tone and expression are thoughtful, rather than puzzled.]

I've stayed and lived in dozens and dozens of places, but they never meant anything. They were just that - places to stay, a point to return to. Even the pleasant or almost-permanent ones weren't particularly noteworthy and made little impression on me.

Why does choosing and laying claim to a place as yours suddenly make all the difference? It's such a strange quirk of emotions. Is it normal, to form some sort of emotional attachment to a place just because you've decided it's going to be your 'home'?

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[cawsforalarm]

[Henry snorts.]

They must not have been very good alchemists. I mean, you gotta put a part of yourself in to get something out, right? And bringing people back from the dead is kind of a big job. So it makes sense that you would need a big loss for a big gain.

But if you learned about a ritual to summon the dead and didn't get the part about the limbs... you've gotta be something really special to mess up that bad, nya ha!

...And yeah. I guess it just hasn't happened yet or something. [It's hard to tell if the smile is real or not, but he's at least able to keep it up. Seems that discussing alchemy has brightened his mood a little bit.]

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[a_sin_for_him]

From what I understand, it's simply not mentioned in the few places the transmutation is spoken of. Very few alchemists even know what a homunculus is, let alone that they can be made. And among those that do know, it's considered the ultimate taboo.

Though one would think that mentioning the loss of vital body parts would be a strong deterrent.

Maybe it's happening and you don't even realize.

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[cawsforalarm]

Well... I guess I did get some pretty high-end training, so maybe most alchemists where I come from don't know about the limb thing either? [He shrugs.] Well, anyway, if the info is lost along the line, someone goofed up.

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Not realize? I mean, I guess it's possible, but...