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Jan. 25th, 2005 07:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swordageAlright, finally. I'm getting good at writing this crazy stuff. (And, for once, there is no love for Kimbley. This amuses me.)
Title: Cars
Series: FMA
Rating: PG for language
Ramifications: For![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pinstripesuit. I figured some humor was in order, and I hope this fits the bill. (Also, one of my ancestors really had an invention called potable gold, and it was advertised as a cure-all. It was rather a hit with the regular folk, I’m told, but respected doctors called him a crock and shut him down. It was gold leaf dissolved in something, I think; it's got all kinds of alchemical connotations, what with gold being perfection and all.)
Summary: Greed hasn't been around for the last hundred years of inventions, after all.
ETA: Fanart bypinstripesuit: Cars
They all stare at Greed, but Kimbley is the first to start laughing.
“You…” he stammers out, doubled over and nearly hiccoughing, “you’re afraid of automobiles! You’re fucking terrified!”
“What the flying fuck was that?” Greed demands, desperately trying to convince his shield to turn back to skin. He’s also trying to convince his glands that no, he really doesn’t need this adrenaline right now, thank you very much.
“That was a car.” Martel’s voice is bland, but she reaches out to curiously touch his shell. “What’s this?”
“Carbon.” Greed hisses softly as he finally manages to calm his nerves enough to take on a more normal appearance. “Shit. Shit. Explain what the fuck a car is.”
Kimbley isn’t helping things. “A car! An autonomous transport! Oh lord, my sides.”
“You’ve never seen a car?” Law rumbles from the back. Greed is beginning to be annoyed.
“Yes, I have never seen a fucking car. Were there people in that thing?” He’s tempted to kick Kimbley. With a shielded foot.
Dorochet tilts his head questioningly and answers carefully, “Car, trucks, and other automobiles are common transport. They’re machines that use a combustion engine to create forward momentum and are controlled by a steering wheel connected to a bunch of stuff that turns the wheels on the ground.”
“Thank you.” Greed finally feels the last of his fright drop away at the understanding. His fingertips regain sensation, and he glares at them for not having dropped the shield before.
“A car! A fucking car! Saved by a man afraid of cars!” Kimbley’s starting to outright giggle, so he gives in and kicks the man. It doesn’t make a difference, and he sighs.
“I seem,” he informs his people, “to have missed a great deal in the last hundred years.” Kimbley falls over, clutching at his sides.
“Well, um…” Martel frowns at him. “We’ll have to catch you up, then. What’s the last big invention you remember?”
“Potable gold.” At their blank looks he feels like kicking something, so he kicks Kimbley. “I guess it wasn’t really a cure-all, then.”
“Um,” Martel declares.
“I think we need a history book,” Law announces.
“We had trains and ships and horses,” Greed mutters. “Whatever happened to horses? They don’t zip down the street and nearly kill you.”
“The car was on the other side of the street,” Dorochet points out.
“Hush,” Kimbley giggles, “or he’ll get scared at the very thought of it and wet himself again!”
Greed kicks Kimbley, and when a car backfires two streets over, they have to hide Greed from passersby when he can’t convince his shield to go away.
Title: Cars
Series: FMA
Rating: PG for language
Ramifications: For
pinstripesuit. I figured some humor was in order, and I hope this fits the bill. (Also, one of my ancestors really had an invention called potable gold, and it was advertised as a cure-all. It was rather a hit with the regular folk, I’m told, but respected doctors called him a crock and shut him down. It was gold leaf dissolved in something, I think; it's got all kinds of alchemical connotations, what with gold being perfection and all.)Summary: Greed hasn't been around for the last hundred years of inventions, after all.
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pinstripesuit: CarsThey all stare at Greed, but Kimbley is the first to start laughing.
“You…” he stammers out, doubled over and nearly hiccoughing, “you’re afraid of automobiles! You’re fucking terrified!”
“What the flying fuck was that?” Greed demands, desperately trying to convince his shield to turn back to skin. He’s also trying to convince his glands that no, he really doesn’t need this adrenaline right now, thank you very much.
“That was a car.” Martel’s voice is bland, but she reaches out to curiously touch his shell. “What’s this?”
“Carbon.” Greed hisses softly as he finally manages to calm his nerves enough to take on a more normal appearance. “Shit. Shit. Explain what the fuck a car is.”
Kimbley isn’t helping things. “A car! An autonomous transport! Oh lord, my sides.”
“You’ve never seen a car?” Law rumbles from the back. Greed is beginning to be annoyed.
“Yes, I have never seen a fucking car. Were there people in that thing?” He’s tempted to kick Kimbley. With a shielded foot.
Dorochet tilts his head questioningly and answers carefully, “Car, trucks, and other automobiles are common transport. They’re machines that use a combustion engine to create forward momentum and are controlled by a steering wheel connected to a bunch of stuff that turns the wheels on the ground.”
“Thank you.” Greed finally feels the last of his fright drop away at the understanding. His fingertips regain sensation, and he glares at them for not having dropped the shield before.
“A car! A fucking car! Saved by a man afraid of cars!” Kimbley’s starting to outright giggle, so he gives in and kicks the man. It doesn’t make a difference, and he sighs.
“I seem,” he informs his people, “to have missed a great deal in the last hundred years.” Kimbley falls over, clutching at his sides.
“Well, um…” Martel frowns at him. “We’ll have to catch you up, then. What’s the last big invention you remember?”
“Potable gold.” At their blank looks he feels like kicking something, so he kicks Kimbley. “I guess it wasn’t really a cure-all, then.”
“Um,” Martel declares.
“I think we need a history book,” Law announces.
“We had trains and ships and horses,” Greed mutters. “Whatever happened to horses? They don’t zip down the street and nearly kill you.”
“The car was on the other side of the street,” Dorochet points out.
“Hush,” Kimbley giggles, “or he’ll get scared at the very thought of it and wet himself again!”
Greed kicks Kimbley, and when a car backfires two streets over, they have to hide Greed from passersby when he can’t convince his shield to go away.
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Date: 2005-01-26 02:45 pm (UTC)This is sooooo getting fanart!
Thank you so much! This made my morning!
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Date: 2005-01-26 06:33 pm (UTC)I like to talk about my writing way too much. This is to distract me from the prospect of getting more fanart, because if I think too hard on that my brain will asplode. <3
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Date: 2005-01-27 02:19 pm (UTC)For some reason, too, I got some Good Omens-y vibes off this fic, especially with the "potable gold" thing. If you have not read Good Omens, it's very snarky and very British, and Greed kinda reminds me of the character Crowley, who is a demon (except Crowley is not afraid of cars because he drives a 1926 Bentley).
Greed/Dorochet = my warm fuzzles pairing.
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Date: 2005-01-26 04:17 pm (UTC)awfulawesome. Poor Greed! I love it! *dances with joy*(no subject)
Date: 2005-01-26 06:38 pm (UTC)*dances with you* Yay! My story is liked! And humorous! <3 <3 I give you text-hearts.
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Date: 2005-01-26 10:01 pm (UTC)<3 <3 <3 chuuuuu! Right back atcha!
...Greed reminds me of a big cat here. Like, when cats get freaked out, their ears go back and their eyes get wide and their tail goes erect and all their fur puffs up. Like that. ^^
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Date: 2005-01-26 10:28 pm (UTC)One of my cats always looks like he's terrified. He's got these huge yellow eyes, and he's always kinda puffy-looking, and he growls at the mailman. It's very amusing.
I'm still stuck at episode 45 because I need a big break between episodes now. They're so emotionally draining. And I also refuse to ever watch 51. Not gonna see it, nope. My brain would break.
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Date: 2005-01-27 03:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-01-27 06:28 pm (UTC)And omg I want to fangirl messily on your icon. <3 You have way too many cool icons. It should be illegal or something.
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Date: 2005-01-27 07:12 pm (UTC)KIMBERLY: *licks you*
Thanks. ^_^ It's all
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Date: 2005-01-27 07:52 pm (UTC)...My Kimbley muse wants your Kimbley muse. XD Now that would be an interesting ficbunny.
*joins in the love on laylah_r* I have been inspired to change my own icon set. Once I get the filesize on this one down. >_> I like animated gifs way too much.
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Date: 2005-01-28 03:05 am (UTC)Oooo...yes, yes it is.
KIMBERLY: *sizes your Kimberly up, eyebrow raised* Hmmm...
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Date: 2005-01-28 07:42 pm (UTC)Kimbley: Hmm indeed. Gotta light? *smirk*
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Date: 2005-01-27 02:22 pm (UTC)*points to link* [link] (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fm_alchemist/1619923.html)
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Date: 2005-01-27 06:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-01-27 03:22 pm (UTC)Yey! That was adorable!
Poor panicky Greed. ^_^
*glee*
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Date: 2005-01-27 06:27 pm (UTC)Um. I can't even say anything. Thank you? Yes, thank you. Um. oh god laylah_r commented on my story oh my gosh Can I mention that you rock my socks? Because yes. Um. I worship you.
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Date: 2005-02-12 07:43 pm (UTC)I'll stop spamming you now. Really. No, honestly I will. I'll just ficstalk you relentlessly instead. ^_^
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Date: 2005-02-12 07:48 pm (UTC)Nono, don't stop spamming me! I have... *counts* Two minutes before I have to go to work, and I'm glued to my inbox for that lovely little LJ notification. <3 I'm liked! People like me! I shall have to stalk you in return, then. *pokes at your lj* Hey wait, I think I already stalk you. omg a really cool person likes me ahhhhhh!
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Date: 2005-02-12 07:53 pm (UTC)ps. carbon-cat Greed. omg, the hilarity.
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Date: 2005-02-13 04:29 am (UTC)Your poor roomie. ^^; You should hear me whenever I get a comment. I start screeching at anyone who has functional ears. XD My family now knows all about the FMA fandom, I can tell you.
Isn't he adorable? You know you want one! <3
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Date: 2005-02-22 09:46 pm (UTC)This is the BEST rendition of Greed's Group I've ever seen--hilarious, I tell you! More humor! The world always needs more humor!
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Date: 2005-02-22 10:21 pm (UTC)I suck at humor, though. I'm much better with the angst. Angst, angst, angst. ...And now I want to write something silly about the angst'o'meter, aka "the bags under Ed's eyes".
I rather liked kicking Kimbley. *snicker*
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Date: 2005-02-22 10:55 pm (UTC)*was killed once by angst in a dark alley, and has never gotten over it*
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Date: 2005-02-22 11:29 pm (UTC)You like FMA, but you don't like angst? How did you ever watch any of it? *is amazed*
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Date: 2005-02-23 05:24 pm (UTC)Ummm...I drooled over Envy a lot? And Greed? And Ed?
...Yeah. Yeah, I think so. *thinks* Yep! Plus, I read the manga beforehand, so fell in love with the characters and plot-twisty story in there, and ran through the end of the series just so I could learn all the secrets!
Crazy is delicious. It's absolutely scrumptious.
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Date: 2005-02-23 07:43 pm (UTC)I drooled over pretty much everyone. Except Gran and Dante. I like everyone else with varying amounts of squee. The manga is less angsty, I take it?
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Date: 2005-02-23 07:49 pm (UTC)Envy's also a lot more squishier in the manga--he's still evil, but not quite as sadistic or unbeatable--he's funny when he gets his ass kicked, it's just like watching a little kid throw a tantrum and he's so cute doing it! He's cute-kitty-puppy CUTE! Greed's also friendlier, less-mobster-ish.
...Yeah. I'm incredible biased XD
Sure Good Point for Manga: There is no Dante. w00t! Who's Gran though? Don't recognize the name...
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Date: 2005-02-23 08:30 pm (UTC)I dunno, I like Roy's angst. It's pretty much the only part of him I can understand, because for some strange reason, he makes no sense to me. I like the little bit of squishy-Envy we see in the anime; he always seems like he should be just a little more cuddly, but I do like how he's nigh invincible yet so very childish.
No Dante in the manga? I'm so for that. XD Despite my personal theory that Dante was originally a guy, which makes her a little more interesting.
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:18 pm (UTC)Roy's angst...throws me. I can't understand it and the rest of his behaviour, because he seems to contradict himself a lot and...I dunno, he's hard for me to understand with the angst. Without the angst he's more of a jerk, but he's easier for me to understand. I think the angst is coming in later in the manga for him--they're saving it up, I think, because seeing it so early in the anime...threw me for most of the series. Sometimes he makes sense, but other time's his character's weird for me.
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:54 pm (UTC)I can back up my Dante theory with historical research and a smidge of canon. Boo-yah. I should write a ficlet.
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Date: 2005-02-24 07:16 pm (UTC)YES! YOU SO SHOULD! ABSOLUTELY!
That'd be so cool--and it'd be a neat twist on Dante's hang-ups with Hohenhiem...
:D
I read the manga before I read the anime, which is why I think I have trouble getting around the anime 00
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Date: 2005-02-24 08:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-02-24 08:44 pm (UTC)And the bits with Greed are longer. 00
It throws you--it really does.
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Date: 2005-02-24 09:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-02-24 09:24 pm (UTC)Kimbley actually didn't strike me as cool until after the fandom convinced me. I kinda didn't notice he was there 00
Greed's still got an excellent death scene in the manga, even though Ed isn't the one to kill him. Very, very cool death scene--you should read!
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Date: 2005-02-24 10:56 pm (UTC)But... I don't like Greed dying. It makes me sad. ;_;
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