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FIRST REBELLION ❅ ACCIDENTAL VIDEO / ACTION [ROUTE 29]

[Isaac arrived earlier today and he's been spending his time studying the network and the Pokémon. He shouldn't be here; he's dead. He's not dwelling on that right now though.]

[Instead, he's being attacked by a Sentret. It's using Scratch on the Shellder Isaac received to start with. Both the Shellder and the trainer seem completely unimpressed.]

Tackle, Antony.

[The Shellder responds immediately, slamming into the offending Pokémon. Isaac doesn't seem to have realized that the Gear is on and viewing the battle at a skewed angle. At least he's not in the frame?]

What the hell is this world? Sure as hell isn't Amestris.

[The Shellder uses Tackle a few more times to take the Sentret out and hops over to his trainer happily. Isaac kneels to pick it up, allowing the viewer a quick shot of his face.]

I guess I'll figure it out eventually.

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But that does not excuse your behaviour in Central! You slew all those innocents for a theory?! A hunch that the Fuhrer is plotting something like this?!

Why didn't you get someone to help you?!

Because who the hell would believe me? Something had to be done before he could start another damn war! I tried to get help from the only person I thought would believe me, and that didn't end very well.

So you just didn't sit down and think.

[[Why is he not surprised.]]

Whom did you go to, out of curiousity? If it was someone you trusted, surely they would have heard you out?

I did. You think I wanted to run out and hurt innocents, Armstrong? What choice did I have?

[...Yeah um. This is going to get really awkward, really fast, isn't it.]

...I sought help from Kimblee.

[That... says all that ever needs to be said, doesn't it.]

[[Ooooh boy. Upon hearing that name, his eyes will widen.]]

Kimblee?

You sought help from Kimblee?! That monster?!

[[ISAAC U IN DANJA GURL]]

I thought he killed his superior officers because he was pissed at their orders! That he'd finally had enough and was done dealing with their shit!

[OH SNAP, BETTER BACK IT UP]

I didn't realize just how horrible he is; he wouldn't help me anyway.

[He actually has a reason for seeking Kimblee out! It's really not a decent reason but! He tried, at least? orz]

[[ISAAC THIS ENTIRE CONVERSATION CAN BE SUMMED UP WITH 'YOU TRIED, HAVE A HEADPAT'

SCRATCH THAT, YOUR ENTIRE PLAN]]

You didn't realise?! You thought it would be a good idea to ally yourself with an unapologetic mass murderer?!

At least you and him have something in common, now.

[[He mad?

He mad.]]

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[Oh come on, Kimblee was a bro back in Ishval before he went crazy and killed his superior officers! And the rest of the murders were on orders!]

Do you really think I don't feel bad about what happened? I'm not like him.

[That sounds rather subdued; he's a murderer, yes, but he's is sorry about those deaths.]

If I had thought there was any other way, I would have pursued it.

[[KIMBLEE WAS NOT A BRO, WE DON'T LIKE KIMBLEE!!

HE'S TOO HELPFUL!!!!]]

Then maybe you should have stopped to think. Trying to stop a murder plot by murdering is rather counterproductive, no?

[NO WAY HE WAS THE TRUEST BRO!]

Yeah, I know it is. I couldn't see any other way to stop him. What would you have done in my place, huh?

[That's... actually a genuine question. And don't go on about getting help from your friends or shit like that Isaac has no friends.]

[[ISAAC, YOUR CHOICE IN BROS.......

THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS]]

I would have laid low so I could bide my time until I had enough solid evidence to prove my theory, and slowly built up my number of allies until I was confident we could do what would be necessary with the smallest number of casualties.

[[...he may be kind of cheating with this question because lol that's. kind of what's going on at the moment but still]]

I appreciate that you had good intentions, but you know what they say about the road to Hell.

[Yeah it... might actually be... orz]

...I might have acted too rashly.

[That's the closest thing you'll get to an apology, Armstrong. Take it or leave it!]

We're all destined for hell anyway. Anyone who served in Ishval is.

[Someone might still be a little hung up about that!]

But that doesn't make what I did right. I know.

....Ishval....

[[Aw man, this is not a happy conversation. His eyes glaze over and his hands tremble.]]

I thought that time would make the pain disappear, but...

...I realised I don't deserve to feel relief from it. None of us do.

[You know, he thought you were just like the others. That Ishval hadn't really bothered you all that much. After all, you're still in the military.]

[...He was wrong, wasn't he?]

Of course not. What we did - even under orders - was inexcusable. We didn't have a choice, Armstrong. We did what we were ordered to do.

[You know who we can blame for this? BRADLEY.]

[[...he gets that a lot.]]

We should have said no!

But we were too weak...

[[...he might...not be talking about you, here.

And yes ofc but he's the Fuhrer tho]]

Hey. Armstrong.

[This... is kind of awkward but! We're going to attempt to comfort you, okay! Just bear with him he has no idea what he's doing orz]

What would have happened if we'd said no? Even in the ideal situation, what would have happened if all of the State Alchemists had said no? The other soldiers would have been issued orders to kill us for treason. It was the only thing we could do.

[A brief pause.]

There's nothing we can do about it now. You were following orders, just like the rest of us. What you do on the battlefield and off it are two entirely different things. Don't let your orders define you.

[...it's probably best if you don't know who told Isaac this.]

....

[[...he sees what you're trying to do and....he appreciates it, okay. ~~You may be moving up the sparklemeter.~~

Now if you don't mind he'll just. straighten up and wipe his eyes, there.]]

...I'm sorry for unloading on you like that.

[[My god, you're one of the first people to ever earn an apology for an emotional Armstrong outburst!]]

What you're saying, it's....I appreciate it. It's excellent advice.

Don't worry about it. We've all had to deal with it.

[It's cool, you've just managed to go from being a minor annoyance to a Pretty Cool Dude, Armstrong!]

It's the same advice that got me through the war. I can't take credit for it.

...it's...quite refreshing to speak to someone who feels the same way I do. I don't tend to talk about Ishval all that much, so...I suppose thanks are in order.

[[WHEN THE HELL DID WE START BONDING HE COULD SWEAR HE WAS CALLING YOU A MURDERER LIKE FIVE COMMENTS AGO]]

You obviously have some very wise friends.

Yeah. I know. It's not something I like to think much about.

[Despite the fact that he's been dwelling on it for seven years. No big deal!]

[AND CLEARLY WE ARE JUST THAT AMAZING, MAN. No really, magic happened.]

He wasn't a friend.

[He was Isaac's senior! ...And then he turned out to be a douchebag.]

[[Hey, something else they have in common!

...orz

CLEARLY, WE ARE DESTINED TO BE BROS]]

At least the advice still holds true, regardless. I'll remember it.

...Hopefully it'll help.

[CLEARLY! And now you won't mind if things get really awkward, really fast, right? Because this is Isaac and he is a social fail.]

Same to you, Mr Isaac.

[[...it's alright, he knows.]]

...I'll leave you to deal with your Pokemon, then.

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