Ed's Rules

by Kristen Sharpe

(For Dealing with Crazy Alchemists and Angry Townspeople) After a few years of travel and dealing with far too many wacky situations and unreasonable people, Ed has developed a few personal rules. This being Ed, most rule numbers are random and arbitrary.

6. Rule 22

Title: Rule #22
Author: Kristen Sharpe
Date: October 2, 2022
Rating: K
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: "Fullmetal Alchemist" belongs to Hiromu Arakawa, Square ENIX, Studio BONES and various other parties.

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Tunnel escapes aren't all they're cracked up to be.

Sure, a tunnel seems like the obvious escape route. You're surrounded by a bunch of angry, unreasonable people, so you throw up a wall, then alchemize a tunnel to the other side of the mob. Perfect.

Except the soil in some places needs an extra transmutation to be stable. Sandy is the worst. And then, there are the water lines. And, the surprise cave systems. And, the sewers.

We don't talk about the sewers.

So, tunnels. Good in theory, but they need more prep and planning time than you'll probably get.