Puffin Campfire, Monday Evening

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Edward sat himself down at the edge of the fire ring, eyeing the fire as he cautiously set a few books down. Hunting around for a little bit dug up a proper stick for marshmallow roasting, and opening a bag of large poofy marshmallows, Edward set some marshmallows to roasting.

Open for all your Puffin campfire needs!

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[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Alphonse followed out himself, eyeing the books to make sure they were of proper distance away from the fire-- the last thing they needed was a fire gone out of control. He sat down near the ring and grabbed at a few marshmallows. "Perfect timing," Alphonse idly said.

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Edward nodded, popping an unroasted marshmallow in his mouth. "Mm. Man, it's nice to have a civilized campfire once in a while."

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"It's been a while, hasn't it?" Alphonse leaned back against a large rock behind him, then looked over towards the stack. "Books again?" He wasn't sure what he was going to do with Edward at this rate.

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Edward smirked. "Not just books." He held one up for Alphonse to see. "Books on Flamel, and on interpreting the 'Mutus Liber.'" He flipped through one before tossing it at Al. "Can't get rusty."

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Alphonse juggled with the book to keep it from falling; once he got ahold of it he started to skim through it, looking through the pages before finding a paragraph that caught his interest. "Ooh. I don't think I've read over this version before."

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"Exactly. I've got like several different versions of the same text. Have to comb through them all to see what differents from version to version." Edward nods, flipping through the interpretation of the "Mutus Liber" he had open.

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"Yeah, this one is a little different from what I've read previously." Alphonse rubbed at the side of his head thoughtfully. "But if there's different versions, how're you going to tell which one's more valid?"

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"That makes it fun," Edward said. "But generally, if you go by published dates, and put the releases in chronological order you can occasionally see the cover-ups. Usually the oldest text is the most valid, but occasionally ghostwriters go through and tighten up theories with their own experimentation. Thus, makes it a smart idea to compare and contrast what got changed, for better or for worse."

Re: Invitation

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"Hm." Alphonse lay the book flat against his knees, looking over the words more carefully instead of skimming them over. "This one's different, but I think it makes more sense than the last theory I looked at."

Re: Invitation

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Edward snickered suddenly. "Oh, god. Have you read Lichtenstein?"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras passed by the Puffin campfire on her way to deposit her arts and crafts projecst in to her alcove in the Squirrel cabin.

"Oh, hello, Al!" she said, smiling, "Hello Edward-the-Older-Brother."

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Edward waved merrily at Seras. "We have marshmallows," he said, offering the bag up.

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"Yum."

Seras came over and reached for the bag.

"Had a good day?"

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"I slept a lot," Edward said with a grin. Then again, he'd been up half the night lugging armloads of books to his alcove in the cabin. "Don't have any workshop-things until tomorrow, thou'."

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Seras nodded.

"I've got First Aid, tomorrow. You?"

[alchemic-bean.livejournal.com]

"Archery, I think. I'd have to look. It sounded different, and my aim is... interesting. Better at close combat, really, but hey. Figured it was a useful talent in my current line of work." He grinned and popped a marshmallow in his mouth.

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Seras nodded.

"You're a State Alchemist, right? I think that's what Al told me."

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Edward nodded. "Yup. Basically I'm a tool of the miltary, but in exchange I get quite a decent research stipend and access to restricted texts. I get thrown into a lot of interesting situations, so I figure any talent with ranged weapons might save me more hospital stays in the future."

"What about you? Where are you from?"

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Alphonse gave a cheery sort-of wave from where he sat. "Hey Seras," he greeted. "How've you been?"

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"Quite well, thanks. I made a jail cell out of popscicle sticks and then did some scrapbooking."

Seras paused to slide a marshmallow onto a stick.

"Arts and Crafts class, you know."

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A jail cell. Of all the things to make out of sticks... "My workshops don't start until Wednesday, but in the meantime being in the cabins is a nice change."

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"It's...it's a change, alright."

Seras *liked* her roommates, but she wasn't sure she was quite comfortable sharing sleeping quarters and a bathroom with boys.

Seras held up her tiny popscicle stick jail cell. Of course, most jail cells weren't decorated with green glitter. But, it had been there, and she had been, somehow, unable to resist.

"If any mice or bugs break the law with in the vicinty of the campgrounds, we'll deal with them right and proper."

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Alphonse had to laugh at that. "I'll report any crimes I see right away to you, then!"

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Seras nodded.

"See that you do, citizen. The raccoons and mosquitos have got to learn that they can't bother innocent, law-abiding campers and get away with it."

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"I'll do my best, ma'am!" Alphonse saluted, but not without slipping another chuckle.