"Of course he did. He's another version of us." As if the man really had to ask. As different as they were between their worlds and experiences, there were still universal behaviors of Edward Elric.

Ed's eyes narrowed as he tried to wrap his head around the adult's explanation of the Gate. It...didn't make sense. It was like when the guy in Riverview was explaining the red stones to him, how they somehow weren't Philosopher's Stones despite being made the same way with just fewer souls as their makeup. Just accept that he's going to stick with as his explanation and move on. "You saw him there when you transmuted mom, right?"