Event Catch-All for Alphonse

[seekingbrother]

Who: Alphonse Elric (Class 2-2, age 16) and OPEN
Where: Some suggestions below, but wherever you like!
When: Over the whole event
Rating: PG-13 for safety
Summary: A lovable little bookworm that's always happy to help!
The Story:

1: If it's a time between classes, there's a good chance you can find Alphonse studying in the library. More often than not his nose is stuck in a science book of some sort, but that doesn't mean he'll neglect the other subjects. Care to say hi, or ask for help with a troublesome bit of homework?

2: Out behind the dorms in the evening you might find Al sitting calmly near a small plate of saved scraps of food, giving some of the stray cats around a safe, decent meal. Some of the brave ones even have taken a shine to him and let him get a little petting in.

3: During the culture festival, when he's not on duty with Carlos Al drifts between the classrooms to get a peek in at all the set-ups, though you'll have a hard time dragging him into the haunted house.

Comments

Everyone wants dem kitties!

[seekingbrother]

Al looks up when the cats react to Wash's approach, a few of the more shy ones dashing for cover as the others hunch down over their food. While he hasn't spoken often with Wash, he has liked him from their few interactions.

He smiles and waves, nodding to the question. "Yeah. I had some food left over, so I decided to share."

of course!

[washing]

Wash's eyes follow the cats that skitter away, feeling a little bad for being the one to scare them away from their free food. But maybe they'll sneak back after a while, he tells himself as his gaze returns to the cats that have stayed, and the boy feeding them.

"That's nice of you." He smiles as he speaks, because...well, it's nice to talk to someone else who loves cats. And the fact that Al seems to have taken to feeding the strays around school is pretty sweet of him. "Do you do this often? Seems like this is sort of a routine."

[seekingbrother]

They certainly will; it's only Wash's unfamiliar presence that's driven them away. Already the braver cats have gone back to eating their meal, though their attention is clearly still on the boy.

Alphonse chuckles and scratches his neck shyly. "Um, sort of? I see them hanging around all the time, and...well, I couldn't just not give them something, you know?"

[washing]

"Definitely." Smile widening, a little bit in amusement, Wash nods knowingly. Noticing some of the cats making their way back, he watches them, and to avoid scaring them away again he tries to stand as still as he can.

"I've seen them around too, and I always feel kind of bad for them." Eyes remain on the cats as he speaks, but they find their way back to Al after a few moments. "I figured the school wouldn't be happy with me if I started feeding them, though. I did that with strays at home years ago and my parents got so mad when we suddenly had twenty cats hanging around our porch all the time."

[seekingbrother]

He shrugs cheerfully. "Well, no one's told me off for it yet, so I don't see a problem with it. It probably helps that I only feed them here and at night; it's not like there's a whole lot going on back here."