[Closed] Exchanging questions and answers

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Character(s): Deidara, Edward Elric, Pride, Sasori, Zetsu
Content: Three ninjas, an alchemist and a homunculus discuss important matters of the day.
Setting: F4
Time: Evening
Warnings: Possible language, discussion of the ickier side of alchemy, maybe some morbid ninja stuff?


After returning Nina to her room with crayons and paper to keep her interest and promising to check in on her soon, Ed lead the strange party down the hall towards the room he'd been assigned. Once at the door with the appropriate number written in brass at about eye-level, he turned to Pride, offering him a friendly smile.

'Could I have the key back, Pride?' he asked. When the homunculus held out the key however, he made the mistake of trying to take it with his right hand, only to discover that the last two fingers on said contraption had frozen some time during their frequent abuse in the last 24-hours and the rest of the hand was mediocker at best.

He sighed, crouching down to retrieve the keys, this time using his real hand, and finally opened the door and lead the way in. He was slightly startled by just now nice the room, or small suite really, was. There were two large beds, easily big enough to fit two people each, a closet with extra pillows and blanket, windows nearly as tall as the ceiling and what looked to be a fully-plumbed private bathroom with a shower.

'... Is there any rhyme or reason to the economy here? This is what some leaves gets me?' Ed asked of no one in particular.

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The puppet master paused again, obviously interested (and of course, Deidara knew him well enough to know he would be, from the very beginning). He nodded once, considered his phrasing, and spoke. “How, exactly, would alchemy produce the likes of Pride…?” He had to ask after the confirmation of Pride’s being a crafted thing---the result of someone’s sacrificing flesh and blood and bone to work with the same. Anything involving the preservation or improvement of those materials would be something he wanted to hear of, and although he had no such interest vested in plants, he suspected Zetsu would be sorry to have missed what was said. (As they were allies, he’d repeat it all later.) In short, Ed still had an attentive audience. “There are jutsus for reanimation and resurrection, I’ve learned from reliable sources, and while sacrifices are required, I’m unaware of any rebound for either…”

About to answer, but interrupted in the attempt, Sasori sighed and looked briefly to the ceiling, equally amused and exasperated---he should have anticipated such an answer, being in the bomb-nin’s company for as long as he had.