01 { feb 13: mid-morning } { video+text }

[comradery]

[The video starts with the camera shaking around. Through the shakiness, one can make out Hughes' knees and feet and possibly the floor.]

Here we go!

[The feed suddenly jerks up and the floor can be seen clearly, but the video starts moving around again soon after. The communicator is being waved.]

Record this! Record this!

[A hand takes the device, and it stops shaking excessively. Bakura replies.]

Okay!

[The communicator gets turned around and positioned properly. One can see Hughes is bandaged up and sitting in a wheelchair. Behind him is Amaterasu who is standing on her hind legs with her front paws set against the handles of the wheelchair. Bakura talks to the two of them.]

Everybody wave!

[Amaterasu grins and raises a paw to motion a wave. Her tail is wagging hard. Hughes grins and waves too.]

Look at what Ammy can do!

[Hughes jabs his thumb in her direction. Bakura speaks up and positions the camera so it's easier to see Amaterasu.]

Pretty impressive, ne?

[Amaterasu barks a couple times and pushes the wheelchair forward. Hughes starts laughing really excitedly and jokes between his laughter.]

Don't mind us! Just out for a stroll!

[Bakura laughs from behind the communicator and follows after as they move along. After a few more seconds, Hughes turns and waves his arm at Bakura for the communicator. He chuckles as he speaks.]

Okay, okay, that's enough of that. I think we all can see how talented Ammy here is now.

[He grins at Amaterasu. The camera shakes a little before the video feed is cut off. There is a text note beneath the video.]



Whoops.
Sorry! I was so distracted after that I forgot to post it up on the network yesterday. Thanks so much for helping me out, Bakura and Ammy!

[It seems the video was recorded some time in the afternoon the day before.]

Comments

{ video }

[toukakoukan]

[He shakes his head, dropping his gaze more.]

That's not it... Al and I shouldn't have involved anyone else, it wasn't right of us.

[However wrong it feels to be treated like a kid again, especially by Hughes, it's startling nice as well.]

I just... wanted you to know I'm sorry. We both are, and we're making sure not to let anyone else get hurt. [At least, when he's able to pick up where he left off with Al back in their world.]

{ video }

[comradery]

...heh. [He shakes his head.] Ed, Roy and I were already knee deep in that before we even knew about you. Don't blame yourself.

It's fine, Fullmetal. Don't apologize. None of it is really your fault at all.
But...dying is really easy, you know. You can't assume that you'll be able to stop it the next time it comes around. That will only hurt you worse if it ever does happen again.

{ video }

[toukakoukan]

[He's been extremely close to dying more than a few times, so he knows the truth of this very well, considering it was luck that got him out of a few of the scrapes.]

...It doesn't matter what's going on. I'll always try to stop it. I have to survive, and I want to make sure everyone else does to. There's no reason for anyone else to get hurt.

{ video }

[comradery]

[And it is that determination of Ed's that reminds Hughes of Roy. Headstrong idiots, the both of them. It was not a bad thing to be idealistic though. After all, it does have a tendency to get things resolved.]

Hm. [He smiles warmly.] All right, kiddo. I believe in you. [One of those moments when he would probably ruffle Ed's hair.] I'm sure you can manage it. You're a really strong kid, after all. Albeit a bit short......

[He is just teasing of course. To lighten the mood. He never really thought Edward was actually short. Kid was still growing anyway.]

{ video }

[toukakoukan]

[That's enough to snap him out of any more angsting, twitching angrily at the comment.]

Hey!! Just because you can't all of me through this thing doesn't mean you can call me short!! I've grown a lot since you last saw me!

[Well, maybe 'a lot' is an exaggeration but he's grown a little, at least.]

{ video }

[comradery]

[Hughes is pleased with the reaction. No more depressing talk, Ed. Life is better spent doing other things.]

Oh? Are you taller than me yet? Because, you know, if you're shorter than Roy, you're still short, because Roy is plenty short, hahahahaha!