This canon point...

[destructivesymphony]

Miss,

My, my. This is quite the challenge you've set for yourself, isn't it? That's not to say I'm not intrigued; this will be an interesting little exercise for me if you manage to pull it off. And yet with that said, I'll be impressed if you manage to keep it up; discovering that you're not up to it will be disappointing to be sure, though I can't say it will be unexpected.

However, perhaps I'm feeling optimistic; I'll give you a month, simply because it's almost impossible for this to go badly in that span of time. Anything beyond that is up to you; I can only take you so far, and I refuse to drag you uphill like some sort of stubborn pack animal.

Look at it this way: you have your job, and I have mine. Remain vigilant, do your job, and keep as far ahead as you can at all times; the rest will follow easily enough.

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[glaciates]

[...is that Kimblee in the military uniform...?]

[...Wait, does that mean this Kimblee is pulled from a different point in time?]

[OH GOD WHAT IS THIS]

You shouldn't underestimate everyone, you know.

[Ignore the fact that his whole brain is crying, please.]

[destructivesymphony]

[And for a good long moment he just stares; the voice is certainly familiar, and he'd recognize Isaac anywhere, of course, but there are more than enough differences to throw the whole thing off. He's...older somehow, and his hair is longer, and -

...oh what is that expression for]

Perhaps not, but she hasn't given me much reason to have faith in her.

[Despite his words, however, he doesn't sound annoyed; almost bored, really, or at the very least completely unimpressed.]

[glaciates]

I can't say I'm surprised there.

[He still isn't impressed with his, but she certainly seems intent to keep him around...]

...So uh... you were... pulled from during the war, right?

[destructivesymphony]

Yes; I just received word of my transfer to the Kanda district, which is another reason why I can't say that I'm pleased with this. There's work to be done yet.

[He seems a bit more relaxed now that that's out of his system; still displeased, however.]

It seems the same can't be said for you...?

[glaciates]

[Isaac relaxes as well; that means Kimblee hasn't killed his superior officers (for no reason apparently) yet. He's a lot like he remembers him - except he's taller and has gold eyes, so he's obviously the younger version of the Kimblee he's... da...ting...]

[...Man, this is weird.]

Yeah, I can understand that. The war was a long time ago for me.

[There isn't anything in Isaac's voice with that - no frustration or sadness; it's just a statement.]

[destructivesymphony]

[Yes, well...

...yes, well.]

It's good to see that you managed to pass that deadline I gave you - you clearly saw the end of it.

[glaciates]

I said I would. You should have believed me.

[That's accompanied by a smirk though; he's obviously teasing.]

[destructivesymphony]

Have you ever known me to put my faith in anything without proof, Isaac? Really, from what I'd seen, it could have gone either way.

[...obviously teasing as well, however.]

[glaciates]

Yeah, and that first time I proved you wrong meant nothing, huh?

[It's very easy to relax around Kimblee like this. He's not sure what it is, but there's something very different about this Kimblee.]

[destructivesymphony]

That could have been nothing more than luck, you realize; I'll grant that the rest was your own merit.

[glaciates]

Oh come on, how could that have been luck? I had no other way to defend myself. Luck would have been something like snipers showing up.

[destructivesymphony]

I'd consider snipers showing up to be an example of decent planning and not stranding oneself, personally.

[Really, Isaac.]

And if not luck, then desperation is still a valid option.

[glaciates]

[Oh come on, who turned the snipers against him in the first place anyway? >:| ]

I--!

[...]

...Can't argue that.

[orz]

[destructivesymphony]

[Accidentally. He did that accidentally.]

I didn't think you would.

[glaciates]

[Oh come on, what did you think was going to happen after all that shit-talking?]

[...also more orz, alright.]

Yeah, well. Maybe you should hold off on passing judgement on her until you've actually seen what she can do.

[destructivesymphony]

Acting as though I haven't. Am I to assume you're pleased with the development in that game of yours?

[glaciates]

Oh, yeah. I am, actually.

[The amount of 8D here should say just how much...]

[destructivesymphony]

[.................]

I am not sure what this says about you, you know.

[glaciates]

[orz orz orz orz]

Hey, it's a nice change of pace from... what I've been up to recently.

[...You know, being dead and all that fun stuff.]

[destructivesymphony]

...I can imagine.

You dwell on that quite a bit, you know.

[SO UNIMPRESSED, ISAAC.]

[glaciates]

What do you mean?

[AWW MAN, C'MON BB!SENIOR, DON'T BE THAT WAY >: ]

[destructivesymphony]

Exactly what I said.

I mean, were it myself in your position, I wouldn't be dwelling on how dead I am back in Amestris; it would rather be a case of living the life I've been granted for some reason or another.

[glaciates]

...Yeah. I know. I'm still working on accepting that, I guess.

[destructivesymphony]

You don't really have much choice, you know.

[glaciates]

[...Oh hey, he's realized the difference! You're more of a bitch. :| ]

I know I don't.