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FRANK ARCHER

COLONEL OF THE AMESTRIAN MILITARY

Determined to warmonger his way to fame, Archer is an aggressively ambitious man who while Lawful Evil, absolutely uses the law to enable the evil. He's not opposed to underhanded methods like blackmail and recruiting a supposedly-dead man, and he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants (war).

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[sadisticwarfare]

[Oh good, he has admittedly been trying to get a look at that without drawing attention to it, so that's good to know!!]

Of course.

[There's a brief pause, while he considers it.]

Do you miss Amestris?

[Kimbley's probably the last person in the world he could ever imagine getting homesick, especially when he spent ten damn years in a cell, but Archer's really not sure what about all of this is causing the agitation.]

[alchemicals]

[It's still bandaged, but it doesn't look like it's bleeding through or anything.]

Not...really?

[He doesn't really seem to have thought about it before.]

I mean, I'd probably rather be there than here, yeah, but this isn't all that terrible. And besides, I asked to be here.

[sadisticwarfare]

["Asked to be here" is one way to put it, he supposes...]

I am glad that you've been doing well here.

[But he's said as much before. So...]

What happened to your arm?

[alchemicals]

[Oh, that. He shifts, right hand straying slightly over the left before making himself stop.]

Why?

[sadisticwarfare]

Curiosity.

[He's not going to reach out for it, but damn if he doesn't want to. Just let him fuss over you, okay!!]

Is it healing well enough, at least?

[alchemicals]

I guess. It's kind of a weird injury so it's taking a while.

[...]

There were spirits possessing people last month. Some of them just grabbed you, others embedded themselves in you. This one had my left arm and my spine from the inside. Ripping it out screwed me up a bit, physically. That's all.

[sadisticwarfare]

[...]

I'm sorry that happened to you.

[How do you even treat something like that... and of course he doesn't get healing magic this time so he can't even help!! Awful.]

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

[All he's really got is basic medical training so like, probably not, but.]

[alchemicals]

My back is probably more screwed up than my arm is, but it's not the worst in the world. I've been to the clinic a few times, they've helped.

I'm fine though. Really.

[sadisticwarfare]

[Are you really... you were possessed by a ghost and it fucked up your back and arm...]

I'm glad they've been able to help, then.

[But Kimbley does sound fine so he's just... going to let that go because there's nothing to be done about it now, anyway.]

[alchemicals]

[He's pretty not fine but hey, nothing to do about it now.]

It's been a pretty bad month, all things considered. Possession wasn't great? I tried to kill a few of my friends.

[sadisticwarfare]

["Are you sure you're fine?" seems like a dumb question because this is Kimbley we're talking about, but like... Archer's expression probably gives it away, anyway.]

It certainly sounds like it. I suppose this place had the decency to wait to return me until afterwards.

[The bonfire was bad enough, let alone possession!! No thanks!!]

[alchemicals]

[That is all over your face, and honestly you know what- ]

I would have preferred it if you were here, actually.

[sadisticwarfare]

[...Oh.

Oh no, does he look like he has any idea how to handle that?? Hold on, he's having a feeling and he doesn't like it—]

I'm sorry I wasn't, then. I would have preferred to stay here rather than whatever actually happened, for what it's worth.

[Not because he likes it here, but because he'd rather be hanging out with Kimbley than whatever limbo state he was actually in.]

[alchemicals]

Oh, come on, pick one. Either you're grateful you weren't here or you're not. It doesn't matter either way; there isn't any point in changing your mind because of me.

[He sounds easy enough, but the whole thing is obviously kind of digging at him in a way he doesn't like.]

[sadisticwarfare]

[It gets a scoff out of him, but yeah, he can tell that Kimbley's having A Time.]

I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, but I am glad I didn't have to go through anything of the sort. Is that better?

[alchemicals]

Makes you less of a hypocrite about it, at least. So yeah, I guess.

[He's trying so hard to calm down. It's not working too well.]

[sadisticwarfare]

Fair enough.

[Yeah... he can tell...]

Tell me what you have planned for your display; I'm curious to see what you've come up with.

[Maybe a change of topic will help??]