MoM IC Contact

[khajidont]

Jaime's cell phone is more or less plugged riiiight into his brain, so he tends to pick up like 99% of the time! If not, however...

"Hey, Jaime here! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you ASAP."

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[alchemicallybonded]

Were any others like you created?

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[khajidont]

Yes. There are many like me. None the same.

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[alchemicallybonded]

Did you live on your universe's version of Earth?

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[khajidont]

Yes.

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[alchemicallybonded]

How many years have you lived there?

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[khajidont]

I have been on Earth for many human lifetimes.

[Not lived, though, not until it found Jaime. It may not know many human things, but it knows that.]

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[alchemicallybonded]

[Wow. Al doesn't know or even like a lot of people who have lived many human lifetimes - except his dad.]

About how old are you?

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[khajidont]

Methods of recording time differ from planet to planet. It is impossible to answer your question within parameters you will understand.

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[alchemicallybonded]

Oh, that makes sense.

[Al never really thought of it like that before. Mostly because space is not something he thinks about. All of his thoughts are focused around him.]

If you're hurt, if you can be hurt do you repair yourself or do you need someone to help you?

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[khajidont]

What is the reasoning behind this line of inquiry? Do you intend to hurt the Blue Beetle?

[He'll cut you, Alphonse.]

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[alchemicallybonded]

What? No. I was asking both because only my brother can repair me since it was his alchemy that bonded my soul to the armor so I was curious about you and if you couldn't then my friend is a mechanic who could help if you both got injured since she got a healing power when she came here. She's someone I trust with my life - with my brother's life.

[Please, he doesn't even like fighting. Look see, he'll even give information in return on this one as a sign of good faith.]

I'd really hate to see either of you hurt, that's all.

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[alchemicallybonded]

If you want, you can inquire anything about me to ensure I'm not a threat.

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[khajidont]

Unnecessary. Words are not sufficient to assess threat levels.

I will not be hurt. I have never been hurt. Nobody's services are needed.

[It does, in fact, want to know more - but it's far, far too pissy to actually take Alphonse up on his offer... right now, anyway.]

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[alchemicallybonded]

[Oh no, he can feel that he's upset Khaji. It's not like Al has any of the human parts that might tell the AI he's not a threat like a pulse or breathing so he'll just have to...well, be himself really. When Khaji isn't upset the offer to answer his questions will still be open.]

Oh okay.

[What does he say now?]

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[khajidont]

Query: Has this answer satisfied you?

[Spoilers: The Scarab doesn't care.]