exeggutorhead | 59th Transformation [FOURTH WALL]

[When the flash of light fades and Envy is once again fully a homunculus, he's…actually kind of surprised, because he's still sitting on the couch in the house, in exactly the same spot he was before. He was prepared to suddenly be anywhere, but not really to be in the same spot. Weird.]

[He gets up, idly changing his form in a few small ways as he does, just for the fun of it, and as he looks out the window he notices flickering blue candleflames all clustered around one spot in the yard. And hey, he's not doing anything else, he might as well go look. What he finds is about fifteen Litwick sitting on top of a knee-high pile of eerily glowing red rocks, very happily nibbling on them as though they were the best hard candy in the whole world.]

[Envy blinks. Turns. Goes back inside.]

[And comes back out to the pile carrying a pillowcase.]

[For the rest of the weekend, Envy can be found pretty much anywhere, but he's very likely to have that pillowcase on him, partway filled with red stones. And he just keeps reaching back in to pull one or two out and pop them in his mouth like popcorn.]

[MMM, DELICIOUS SOUL ROCKS.]

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_{[When Master says jump, you ask 'How high?']

[When Master says 'I want enemy-of-the-month's head on a plate', you say 'Medium or well-done?']

[And when Master says 'Go find the others', you don't say anything, you just do it.]

[There's a loud PLONK as something lands DIRECTLY ON THE GLASS OVERHEAD of whatever shop or building Envy happens to be in at the time. And then the telltale squeedge of a face being planted against it.]}

ENVY!

_{[FOUND YOU. 8)]}

[Guess whose voice Envy wasn't expecting to hear today?]

[It may have been a few years since he last heard it, but there's no way he's forgotten it. So he looks up right away, startled...and then annoyed. No, he has not forgiven Wrath for what happened to Lust.]

[At the same time, it's been a few years and Lust is here and alive, and also he's pretty sure that Dante would have just killed the kid soon after he left. No use for a recalcitrant homunculus with missing limbs, after all. ...it sure doesn't look like Wrath is covered in chemical burns, though. He must be from before all that.]

Yeah, here I am. What do you want?

_{[If Wrath notices how annoyed Envy looks at the sight of him, he doesn't show it. Truth is, he's just so pleased at having found one of his team-mates so quickly that said team-mate's aggravation is going right over his head. c: Master will be so happy with his efficiency!]}

Master told me to find everybody, we gotta come quick!

[Like Greed, Envy just assumes that Wrath is mistaken or confused about Dante. She's not here, she can't be here. He sighs.]

I'm not going anywhere, she's not here. Get down off the roof.

_{[Not to be dissuaded (but still with some obedience hammered into him), Wrath slides down from the roof and trots around the corner so that he can actually talk to Envy WITHOUT a wall of glass in between them.]}

Yes she is! I just saw her!

She told me to get everybody!

What IS this place?

[The stab of fear Envy feels on hearing that doesn't show, aside from him going very, very still for a long moment. But then his scowl deepens.]

You just saw her here? In this place, not back home?

[Wrath this question is very important.]

_{[Looking a tad baffled, Wrath tilts his head to the side, his grin fading.]}

... Uh... yeah. Here. _{[Wherever HERE is. And since he's such a good boy, he did exactly as he was told!]

[Of course, now he's looking around.]}

Where's everybody else?

[No. She can't be here. He's always known she could show up, especially on these weekends, but...it's still a nasty shock that she did. But it's okay. It will be fine, she'll be gone after a few days and they'll barely remember it.]

I was just about to go look for Lust, you should stick with me while I do.

[The lie rolls off his tongue as easily as breathing, and he puts on the sort of smirking, nonchalant expression that Wrath would be more familiar with, even as his mind races to try figuring out what to do about this. But as much as he doesn't like Wrath, he doesn't want the kid going back to Dante to report.]

_{[You all are super fortunate.]

[This particular Wrath is coming from BEFORE Lust stabbed him through the brain with one of her fingers and ran off to help the Elrics.]

[So when Envy mentions their team-mate's name, Wrath only perks up.]}

Okay!

_{[THAT MAKES SENSE. If they stick together, he can bring them all back to Master at once! That's gotta be better than one at a time.]}

Where's Gluttony, and Mommy?

_{[He's used to Pride not being around but THE OTHER TWO ARE IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY THE LATTER.]}

[Yeah, Envy can tell from that reaction that Wrath must be from earlier on. That's ONE less thing to worry about.]

I don't know, haven't seen them. We'll keep an eye out for them too.

[Gluttony has shown up a few times, and he's one that Envy also doesn't want going anywhere near their master. After a moment's thought, Envy reaches into his pillowcase and holds out a red stone.]

Here, I found some of these. Want it?

[HE CAN PLAY NICE. STICK WITH HIM, WRATH, THAT'S A MUCH BETTER IDEA THAN GOING TO TELL DANTE WHERE HE IS.]

_{[Cherish it while it lasts. He won't stay blissfully ignorant of Lust's loyalties or lack thereof forever.]

[The offer is surprising, but Wrath has no reason to find it suspicious. He's not too good at detecting lies.]}

Whoa! Can I?

_{[Assuming Envy doesn't feel like playing keepaway, Wrath will grab the stone from his hand eagerly. And then it's going in his mouth. Wrath is also not good at savoring things.]}

[No keepaway today, he lets the stone get snatched out of his fingers with no trouble, and snorts when Wrath shoves it in his mouth.]

You're lucky I found so many, or I'd be mad you were eating it so fast. Those are hard to come by back home, you know that.

[He turns, gesturing for Wrath to follow.]

C'mon, let's go. Keep up.

[They can go on a nice, wild goose chase while Envy figures out what to do.]

How'd you find 'em?

_{[He says this somewhat muffledly, still munching on the stone.]}

Is that whole sack full of them? Wow! I've never seen so many!

_{[CONGRATULATIONS, ENVY, HE SUSPECTS NOTHING. And he'll go trotting along obediently after his 'mentor'.]}

[...he probably shouldn't tell Wrath that there are potentially red stones just LYING AROUND ON THE GROUND.]

Just a lucky find.

Weird things happen around here and anyone can show up. Like alchemists and their stock of Stones they shouldn't have and don't deserve to keep.

[So he'll just go ahead imply that he killed a dude for these, that's much more believable.]

_{[... YEAH, PROBABLY NOT.]

[Fortunately, Wrath can absolutely buy Envy just straight-up murdering some random person for them, and he also doesn't particularly have a problem with it. :I MURDER IS GREAT! WE ALL LOVE MURDER.]}

Wow!

I bet you sure showed that alchemist, huh Envy!

59th Transformation [FOURTH WALL]

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