NEW COMERS POST 1

[proximods]

Who: OPEN TO ALL
What: The first wave of newcomers arrive in the hospital.
Where: The Hospital, Center City
When: July 26
Warnings: Please tag any smut or triggers in the comment subject line.

The common room is just as brightly lit and white as the rest of the hospital. There are some scattered seats - large plush chairs and stiff looking couches, as well as wooden chairs at tables - and a TV blaring local soap operas in the corner. A few long tables are set up along the walls, each with a sign dangling down from the front to inform newcomers of what they can find here. Housing, job opportunities, and the Proxima Gamma Information Desk. Minus a few pamphlets about the unique attractions the island has to offer, there isn’t really that much of use on the last table. It’s clearly meant more for tourists than people who have been kidnapped.

Another set of tables hold a variety of snacks; fruits, vegetables, various candies, as well as a table with water, punch, and soda. No alcohol, unfortunately - this is a hospital, after all. You’ll have to leave to go find a bar for something stronger than that.

There’s not much place else to go - so come on in, settle down, and maybe find a familiar face, if you’re lucky.

Comments

[hermetics]

Ed had just left Al himself, though in an entirely different situation. He'd been expecting to be here alone, or at the very least not with anyone from home, and so when he heard his brother's voice so close, he almost froze. Spinning pretty quickly, his forehead creased as he tried to register his presence. "Al...?"

Yeah. Yeah that was him. In his regular old body standing there in the same hotel lobby. "AL!" Grinning, he went to quickly put his arm around his shoulder, grabbing him close. He was younger than he'd been on the island when he'd last seen him. Maybe he was just straight from home. He'd be careful about what he mentioned in case.

"I was starting to think I was all by myself in this freaky place. You... just wake up too?"

[recombined]

He returned the hug, smiling like an idiot over his brother being there.

"About an hour ago, actually, I was taking a look around. I guess they decided we both needed to be here?" Which had him relaxing.

[hermetics]

"One Elric brother is pretty useless without the other, right? Only makes sense." The two of them could handle anything if they were together, that was the thought he'd always had. He glanced just past Al, looking down the hall he'd come from, wondering if...

"You haven't seen Winry, have you? O-Or anyone else from home, you know, just. In general. Maybe."

[recombined]

"I haven't seen anyone from home but you, at least so far." Alphonse studied him for a moment before he shifted his grip on the tablet.

"I did talk to someone who said she knew you, though."

[hermetics]

There was a brief moment of disappointment that showed on his face, but he was quick to push it aside and focus on that much more interesting tidbit. "I'd expect something like that back home, but not around here. What did she say her name was?"