The teenager's head snapped up. He had expected to hear a repeat of 'This isn't your problem,' or 'You don't know what you're dealing with.' Instead, he got a compromise of all things. They both knew that it was very unlikely to change the outcome, but Ed could appreciate the effort all the same.

"Yeah." The surprise was still hanging on his face. For two Edward Elrics, that situation had been resolved (at least for now) very smoothly. Not only had they agreed at the end, but neither of them had raised their voice since the bar stool had been kicked.

Thankfully, something in his subconscious or something reminded him of the other subject that had to be discussed, so he wasn't floundering there for too long. It was somehow and even more difficult subject to tackle for the teenager though, and he was determined to keep it from going to the places he didn't want it to go. "Is there anyone else from either of our worlds?" A beat. "That you know about?"