Fourteenth Move - Check

[king_of_flames]

[Video]

[The video feed comes on showing Roy holding something between his fingers:]



And then there was one.

I may stay here a little while longer and get some extra training in. The wild Pokémon around Mahogany Town are stronger than those around Goldenrod City.

Additionally, I could use someone to help me evolve my Magmar. Just one trade and a tradeback is all I need. Any takers?

[The video feed ends.]

[Video; a few hours later]



[This time, Roy looks more serious when the feed comes on.]

Lust. I know you're here, so don't bother trying to hide. Pick up.

Comments

[militarytactics]

...Sorry, did you say trading to evolve?

[Small salute hurr.]

[king_of_flames]

That's right. Some Pokémon evolve when traded to another trainer.

[militarytactics]

Is there information about which ones that do?

[king_of_flames]

Usually the Pokédex will tell you which species evolve via trading -- or any of the other types of evolution, for that matter.

video; 1/3

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Sent a little while after that second video ]

If you haven't already gotten takers, I've got a Kadabra I'd like to evolve, myself.

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ A pause. And then a bit more serious. ]

Who is this 'Lust' you're asking to come out of hiding?

/o/ done, I couldn't resist...

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Suddenly, smiley face all around. ]

Is she a past lover? Have you done something wrong? Is she hiding from you because you were an idiot~? You know, there's better ways of handling situations like that than calling them out like this!

...Oh, Hughes.

[king_of_flames]

[And derailed. Magnificent job, Hughes.]

You always jump to the most absurd conclusions, you know that?!

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ What was the original intent of this video again...? ]

How is it absurd? How do you expect a man to conclude after you've just gone live on the air and called out some random woman like that?

[king_of_flames]

I don't know, maybe that she's an enemy?

[derpsaboutfamily]

Not everyone makes enemies as fast as you do, you know!

[king_of_flames]

A certain group of us back home certainly did.

[derpsaboutfamily]

This 'Lust' is from Amestris, then?

[king_of_flames]

That's right. She's one of the seven homunculi. Back home, I killed her...but of course that means nothing to this place.

[derpsaboutfamily]

Homunculi?

[ Not an alchemist, so that word means nothing to him. ]

[king_of_flames]

...

[Hm. How to go about this...]

...Has anybody told you about the ouroboros tattoo yet?

[derpsaboutfamily]

No...

[king_of_flames]

...All right. If you see anyone with a tattoo that looks like a snake swallowing its own tail, it means they're a homunculus -- an artificial human created through alchemy. With one exception, they are all bad news.

[derpsaboutfamily]

Artificially created humans?!

And there's one here...?

[king_of_flames]

More than one. Lust, Envy, Gluttony, and Wrath are all here. The only three missing are Greed, Sloth, and Pride.

[derpsaboutfamily]

Any chance one of the ones here is the exception?

[king_of_flames]

No. All four of the homunculi here were loyal to their creator.

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Grumbling: ] Guy can't catch a break, can he?

And these homunculi... they've got that tattoo you mentioned?

[ Should be easy enough to tell who they are, right? ]

[king_of_flames]

Yeah. Normally they don't try to conceal them.

Except for Wrath. His tattoo is on his eye...so he wears a patch over that eye.

[derpsaboutfamily]

A... patch...

[ ................ can't possibly be...? ]

... You said they were artificially created humans? So they'd be made to look exactly like a normal human?