[ So small. His hands are so small and fragile that Zack makes extra delicate work to grip them and even then, he feels that familiar uncertainty. No matter the strength he's lost since arriving there, he was still once SOLDIER. And he still feels ridiculously strong compared to many there. And now, dangerously so, with the bony hand shaking as it holds onto his gloved one.
But despite his unease, the boy just looks elated, like it's the first time he's seen the light of day in a while or something. The behavior's bizarre, so bizarre he--
.....What did he just say?
What did he just--
But that voice... Now- Now, he hears that soft speech. Young, much younger than he really was without that odd, metallic echo. No, it's fuller but still... Still... ] A-Al?
[ Zack's eyes are wide in shock. His hand's frozen, holding onto the young boy's as he searches the boy's face. The bright blond hair and those gold eyes.... Even his facial structure's too similar to Ed's to be coincidence. No, it's-- It's really!?
The former SOLDIER's at a kneel before he even realizes it. He hasn't separated his hand from Al's. If anything, he's holding it just a bit tighter. His other hand reaches up rest on the Al's bony shoulder as if to just help ground himself that he's not just seeing another crazy hallucination, but no. He's very solid and-- ]
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But despite his unease, the boy just looks elated, like it's the first time he's seen the light of day in a while or something. The behavior's bizarre, so bizarre he--
.....What did he just say?
What did he just--
But that voice... Now- Now, he hears that soft speech. Young, much younger than he really was without that odd, metallic echo. No, it's fuller but still... Still... ] A-Al?
[ Zack's eyes are wide in shock. His hand's frozen, holding onto the young boy's as he searches the boy's face. The bright blond hair and those gold eyes.... Even his facial structure's too similar to Ed's to be coincidence. No, it's-- It's really!?
The former SOLDIER's at a kneel before he even realizes it. He hasn't separated his hand from Al's. If anything, he's holding it just a bit tighter. His other hand reaches up rest on the Al's bony shoulder as if to just help ground himself that he's not just seeing another crazy hallucination, but no. He's very solid and-- ]
-How...?