30 Reds, Tucker

[carduus]

He gingerly accepts the small red stone and looks at it in the palm of his hand: "This is... this is..."

[Envy]

*No, it is not,* laughs Envy. *But you will make it from this. From all of this!* he stretched his arms out. *Can you do it?*

[emelie]

Wrath continued walk behind Tucker holding the knife to his back as he followed Envy. He didn't know what exactly Envy was talking about but he recognized what Envy gave Tucker. Hey thats those red stones we all eat. Why does this guy need one? He isn't one of us. He gave Envy a funny look.

[carduus]

He looks around the red water tanks and arrays in fascination - ignoring the lil homunculus with the knife, remembering, what he had read so far. Then he freezes:

"D-do we... have... t-the... material?"

[Meaning Souls ]

[Envy]

*We have everything you need,* said Envy folding his arms. *Now, can you do it?* he looked at Tucker curiously, preapared to kill him at any slight of disobeying.

[emelie]

Though Wrath was oblivious to what Envy had in plan he could sense the tension in Envy's voice and he knew if this man didn't follow orders, he was going to be killed. Wrath poked Tucker a little harder with his knife and sneered "You better do it."

[carduus]

Not really having much of a choice and on the other hand possessing the curiosity that just killed the better of him, he nodded: "If this is the case, then I think I can."

With the thought of "We have everything you need" his previous research took a new shape in his head. Unimaginable clicked together and he couldn't help but give a slightly mad grin at the thought alone.

He looked around his lab with a new set of eyes - eyes of a pretty mad child being given the playground of its dreams. He smiled at Nina and muttered to her reassuringly as he lifted her up into a hug: "Don't worry, darling. This here is now our new home. I am sure you will like it here. Daddy already likes it."

Nina wiped tears from her eyes and hugged her daddy back, trusting her father's judgment as lil kids do.

[Envy]

Envy smiled widely. *Then I guess you can start right away. If there is anything you need or you want, say it. We must help each other, do we not?*

[carduus]

"I will need to first look at what my predecessor left me with - then I will ask about the 'ingredients'."

He looks around and examines all the arrays and all the details withing the transmutation circles. He squints at the previous alchemist's lack of knowledge of one particular design and kneels down with a special paint pen to complete it.

He's fully engrossed in his work and Nina just tugs along behind him and then eyes Wrath warily. Alexander is around Nina all the time.

[emelie]

Wrath notices the little girl and it bothered him allot. It's not fair this little girl gets to have father and I am all alone. That woman didn't want me and sent me back to the gate. She left me all alone! I hate her and hate this girl more for having what I don't! The anger welled up in him. He glared angrly at Nina. "What are you staring at!" he screamed at her as he pointed his knifeat her ready to swing.

[carduus]

Nina jumps back in fright and hides behind one container of red water from where she looks carefully towards Wrath and squeaks out: "Would you like to..." She walks out warily from her hiding place: "...play with me?"

Tucker is just busy with the arrays and Alexander stands besides Nina, watching her proceedings.

[emelie]

Wrath lowers his knife and looks at her with a shocked look on his face. "Play with you? "He asked in a timid and confused voice, not really sure what he should do.

[carduus]

After lowering his knife, Nina takes another step towards him, still wary. She raises her hand towards the homonculus with a slight smile: "We could play with Alexander too. He likes to play. We could also draw pretty things. I like to draw. Do you like to draw?"

[emelie]

Wrath was taken back by Nina's advancement and questions. "I...I...don't know." He wasn't sure what to do, he knew he had orders to help Envy keep Tucker in line but part of him really wanted to play with Nina and he didn't know why. He looked at Envy to see what he wanted him to do hoping he had the an answer.

[Envy]

Envy went forward towards Wrath and whispered to him: *You can play with the girl, but keep your eyes on Tucker. Don't let him do anything stupid. He must proceed with the work. I am counting on you, not to do some childish mistakes.* He then spoke to Tucker: *Well, continue up, I will just get some neccesary ingredients... I will be right back.* He then turned back and left the room, heading towards the prison.

[carduus]

Tucker barely nodded from the arrays on the floor and Nina just stands here, giving Wrath a bit of a scared friendly smile. Alexander rubs against her leg and whines a bit.

[emelie]

A evil childish smile spread across his face when Envy told he was in charge. He glared at Tucker to intimate him and then turned to Nina, "So what shall we play?" He said with an evil chuckle, the evil grin still on his face.

[carduus]

Nina smiled carefully: "We can draw, like daddy..." She takes one of Tucker's pens and starts drawing on the floor.

[emelie]

"Okay....." He answered with skeptical look on his face. He didn't understand how drawing on the floor was fun. He would rather be running around, jumping on things or fighting. He picked up one of the pens but couldn't think of anything to draw. He looked over at Nina, wondering what she was drawing. She seemed to be having so much fun. Why can't I be like her and get to have fun. Why was I born so different. Why can't I be like her?

[carduus]

Nina draws some trees a sun, flowers and a doggie on the ground. She looks towards Wrath, smiling now. "Draw a house where the doggie can hide when rain comes!" She pointed at a spot where the house was to be situated and smiled encouragingly at Wrath.