The year is 1962, and I've discovered something strange and other-worldly, quite literally. This is the story of how I came to Amestris, became a State Alchemist, and found out what the REAL truth behind truths is. Now, sit back and enjoy the show!
I was in a cab riding to the lab I worked at. We had been trying to make a serum that could change the molecular structure of any element in the periodic table, and so far it had been working pretty good. All of the elements in the serum were classified even to me, which is strange.
The only way I can describe it is that it is a red, gooey substance that can harden into a stone if refined and not kept in hot temperature. That's why we always use hazmat suits to keep the radiation out of our body. Anyway, I was in the cab on my way to work. There was a high chance of a blizzard coming by later in the afternoon, so I would be staying in the lab until after midnight. Hopefully I don't get mugged tonight,I thought as the taxi cab stopped near the lab.
When I got to work, I put on my protective gloves as always. The serum spreads deadly toxins, and if you touch a certain amount of the unrefined liquid without protection, you will spontaneously explode from molecular combustion. I headed down to the lab to get started on research. Basically, what I did all day was look through a microscope and give tell a guy on a computer information about its atomic and molecular structure, which changes depending on the substance it was applied to. Today was platinum.I looked through the microscope and, sure enough, it was the exact same as platinum. I looked through it in amazement, wondering what kind of substance could do such a phenomenon. "Now all we have to do is find a way to make it change" I mumbled under my breath.
When I was finished, my boss greeted me. "Hello, Anthony. How has Project Philosophy been working out?" he asked.
"Amazing, sir" I replied. For some reason, the whole experiment with the gel was called Project Philosophy.
"An object that can turn sand into flour, coal into gold" he said, "Pretty amazing, huh?". My boss, Fritz Lang, was a Jewish film director, and he made documentaries about science like astronomy and chemistry. He wore a lab coat and a monocle, which he said wearing one 'brings back the old days'. I thought I'd never understand the guy.
"Yes, it is amazing," I said "But we still need to find a way to make the substance able to change into other elements"
My boss chuckled. "Okay, well get to it. We wouldn't want the military to be waiting, would we?" he said gleefully as he walked out of the room and up the stairway.
