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[crackpotcrocker]

[Oh, look it's that twiglike scientist again. Expect at the moment doesn't appear as twiglike as usual. The backround is dimmly lite but some binomials can be seen on wall behind him. Crocker appears twitchy in his eyes and speaks in a tired and raspy voice]

For those who may have thought I, was - [There's a pause and mumble] This is so awkward. [His vocal returns] Had my body 'hitting' on any of you during that - VIRUS! I do apologize. Let me make this clear [His glasses slimmer] I have no interest in dating, getting romantically involved or -------- AWKWARD in bed with any of you.


[Private to Chibi, Zelda and Kimblee]

If any of you should visit. You should probably know I've - BOOBY TRAPPED my house till these - murders are over.

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[fulmination]

_{[Oooookay. He's just going to stare at his SFC for a few minutes.]}

Perhaps you ought to get that checked out by a doctor.

And as I said, an acquaintance of mine.

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[crackpotcrocker]

[Catching his breath and then a pause]

You care why?

[Beat]

From another universe or you own? Or from your own but an alternate version of your world?

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[fulmination]

Don't misunderstand me, Crocker. I don't care.

Technically he's from my world, but yes. An alternate version would be more accurate.

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[crackpotcrocker]

[Silence as his mind is computing human socializan]

Oh! My mistake... I just don't get that usually from people... [Outside of mother and Zelda at least]

The saying is appreciated, however.

[Beat]
If that's the case, why doesn't he believe in magic?

[Short pause] Or is alchemy something not accepted by society? But that can't be right.... The way you made it sound.

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[fulmination]

Some people have different beliefs, Crocker. For example, I didn't believe in the existence of Homunculi until I actually met one in the war. Besides, I told you that alchemy is more of a science. Those who are unfamiliar with it would be the ones to classify it as magic.

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[crackpotcrocker]

Yes, I'm well aware of that.

Homu - what?

War?

In which case, we need to get to our 'offers'. So, I don't keep making that mistake.

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[fulmination]

Homunculus. An artificial human, or as I've come to know them as, evolved humans. Since then I've met a number of them.

And yes, war. I served in one about seven years ago as a human weapon.

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[crackpotcrocker]

Define 'evolved human'

A human weapon?! [Some coughing and yes he took that literally]

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[fulmination]

I couldn't be any more clear, Crocker.

That's what I said. _{[It's... not too far from the truth, really.]}

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[crackpotcrocker]

Well, my mind is thinking one of two things. Either you mean a cyborg. Which, I'm doubtful or you mean some kind of being created though a supernatural process.

....Why? What was the war about?

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[fulmination]

A what-borg?

It was a civil war, actually. We've had a few clashes in the southwestern part of Amestris until one of our people accidentally shot a small Ishvalan child in 1901 and then it erupted into riots and eventually shifted into an all-out civil war that lasted for seven years. In the last year, Fuhrer Bradley issued Order 3066 which in turn sent the State Alchemists out to the front lines to serve as human weapons. Within a matter of months, we alchemists ended something that lasted years. Myself and another alchemist were very well known during that time due to the nature of our alchemy.

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[crackpotcrocker]

[There's a clunk, with no following of 'ow' but rather some light snoring. Someone just fell into coma]