"What do we do her-- Oops, my bad..." Alchemist Tyler "Ty" Bourgoine 人間の錬金術師
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Tyler got back to his room and just turned the shower off. He decided to just go ahead and get dressed, and maybe later he'll take another shower after Faith is asleep so she can't possibly mess with the water heater on mistake like she just did. Then he would feel cleaner, but instead he was already awake and felt good enough, so that should make due for the day ahead. Drying himself off with the towel around his waist, Tyler just opened the dresser drawers to get todays clothing out. He get himself a nice green button up shirt and some tan pants to go with. Dressing himself with the clothing he desired, Tyler let out a big yawn as he then proceeded to leave his room now heading back to the kitchen to see the sink was still running. Due to that Tyler will have to go check the well later to ensure they didn't use up too much water. Also, Faith's dish was still in the sink. Did she change her mind on cleaning the dish? Tyler didn't know what the woman was thinking, but perhaps he'll just let it go for the day. The Morning already has been a bit eventful.
Feeling the heat spread through their nice cabin, Tyler began to wash the dish Faith ate from, as well as the skillet he used to make their breakfast. Tyler chose not to eat because he wasn't feeling all that hungry, especially since his mind was full of so many different things. He was preoccupied with the thoughts of Faith's curiosity, as well as her attempts at doing things on her own. She was showing some sorts of initiative, and really getting to a point where she can start doing things on her own. The one thing Tyler wasn't understanding was that in history when Homunculi were made, they were restored with the Memories of their previous life, but it would seem that Faith didn't. It was as if she was too young when she died, and that her Memories wouldn't really transfer from their original source to their new host body. That is one thing Tyler can't perform all that well anyways, as he is still learning Alchemy alone, and while he can perform Human Transmutation at a cost, he cannot touch a Soul, no matter how hard he tries. That realm will always be outside the Alchemy standards...
Finishing the cleaning of the dishes, Tyler wiped them dry with a towel as he looked over to the beautiful young lady hiding behind her scarf again. She really loved that piece of clothing, and Tyler didn't fully understand her reasoning behind the attachment, but he wouldn't dare remove something that made her feel comfortable. Instead, he simply placed his hand on her head with a smile and looked at her eye to eye, ducking his head a little.
"Go get dressed Faith. Today we'll have a fun day, just you and me. No teaching, No work, and I wont touch Alchemy today, I promise..."
With a smile on his face, he hoped that would cheer her up a little so she'd show some enthusiasm in the day ahead. Tyler was going to have a snowball fight, build snowmen, and many other things with the out doors, but first things first, she had to get dressed for the day ahead. While she did so, Tyler would begin working on the snow that caved them in of course. If Faith were to proceed to her room, Tyler would make his way to the front door and open it to see snow about 4 feet high to the doors front. Tyler would let out a small sigh as he knew he was just a normal human with no special feats like some of the humans that have been rising all around the world, but Tyler has intelligence, and that is all he needs to get by day to day. Hopefully Faith didn't see what he did next, but Tyler would grab a nail in his back pocket and draw a circle on the snow with three triangles and a couple other smaller designs in it. Then, he would gently touch the circle, sacrificing the carbon within the snow making it pure hydrogen and start melting before him. Most would become a gas and evaporate out about 10 yards from the front door, showing the ground under the snow and ice, while other flakes of the compressed and frozen H2O would melt away. With a smile, he'd close the door and wait for Faith now, ready for the fun ahead...
Faith certainly felt like a nuisance at the moment. She tried to help but in the end just made everything worse. What kind of person was she? She could only doubt herself as she watched Tyler pretty much fix everything yet again. Tyler always tells her she shouldn't be too hard on herself as she is only a homunculus and isn't expected to be able to do everything. It's been so long since Faith was made though that her growing process has become noticeably slow. She hasn't learn a massive amount in her eyes. She can eat, walk, sleep, somewhat get herself dressed and can bathe herself without too much hassle. but simply chores, going to the store etc. She is so clueless and can't confront people whatsoever. Then again, is she really that upset about depending on Tyler? He is the most important thing in her life. She wouldn't want to lose what she has with him. She'd be like a newborn puppy without her mother.
Faith listened to Tylers request to go get changed. She nodded and got out of her chair, wandering to the stairs. This house was certainly very odd to most people but to her it was very normal. Tyler slept downstairs in a single room where as Faith had the entirety of the upstairs it live in. This literally consisted of two bedrooms, one more used than the other, her own bathroom and a big hallways that connected it all together. She had this all to herself and never questioned it. the fact that tyler had allowed her to have so much room shows just how much he cares for her and wants her to grow up in her own space. The separation also reflects his respect for her own privacy. She needs to grow up like a normal person. None of this emotion flipping love and romance that will just confuse the living hell out of her. She isn't even aware of that feeling yet. Her love for Tyler is really that of a daughter to a father or a sister to a brother at this point after all.
Faith wanders up the creaky wooden stairs, one squeak at a time. Squeak! Squeak! It's the easiest way to tell Faith was moving because she liked to hear the sounds of the floorboard and would often be deliberately loud to hear it. She eventually made it to the top and wanders into the hallway. Which room to go in? The one on the right was her sleeping room with a big bed and all of her nightwear. The other room was more like a young girls study. It had a desk, paper, pens but it also had all of her outdoor clothing. She knew when she was sleeping because she would go right. Her day usually begins when she goes into the other bedroom. Faith slowly wandered into this room and pulled a wardrobe open, looking among her clothes to see what she could find. There was a wonderful assortment of colours and varieties. Faith knew what she wanted to wear though. It always annoyed Tyler because out in the snow, she was practically invisible if it wasn't for her red scarf.
Faith dragged a white long sleeved shirt and a pair of white jeans from the wardrobe. White usually looked good on Faith and was oddly enough one of her more favoured colours alongside red and black. She couldn't really say that she liked them any more than any other colour but she was subconsciously drawn to them. The girl hung the clothes on the wardrobe door then pushed her bedroom door closed. She then began to remove her nightgown, pulling the strings on her neck so that it fell gracefully down her perfect body. Tyler didn't hold back when he made Faith. In fact, her body was next to impossible. That's is how well formed she was. The curves, the sizes, the scale. It was all amazing. Faith didn't know this though as she considered most people to find her body normal. It did draw some attention once though.
Faith took a little while to finish getting changed. She put on her normal underwear and managed to pull her shirt over her head without getting stuck this time. She even did up her jeans properly and slipped some socks on without stubbing any toes. Faith then got up from her chair where she was pulling the socks on and walked over to the door again, pulling it open and finding her way to the stairs. She had kept her scarf on around her neck. Something you will never see her without. Faith took a few steps down the stairs and watched Tyler as he just closed the door and turned away from it.
"All done..."
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"What do we do her-- Oops, my bad..." Alchemist Tyler "Ty" Bourgoine 人間の錬金術師
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As Tyler closed the door and proceeded to think about the day ahead, he turned to see Faith approaching from up stairs. She looked lovely as always, with her white attire showing the purity of her being and nature, which really fit her character in overall. She was in no way corrupt by any outside sources, and she wasn't being influenced in any negative fashion, and due to Tyler's sense of integrity Faith was being raised once again with a mindset of innocence and kindness. Due to that heart that Faith was being brought back up under, her clothing matched her perfectly, and Tyler really enjoyed the comparison of her attire to who she was. The only thing he would bring into question was the fact she was wearing all white, and they were in the northern parts of Canada, surrounded by snow. Was she going for some sort of camouflage to hide from him while they go out to have fun? Of course she wasn't, as she only really aimed to do things to satisfactory, and to what compelled best to her, so to assume she was trying to put on attire to match the environment was just silly.
Tyler walked over to the same small closet that hid the water heater and attached to the door were clothing that were optimized for winter weather, like thick coats, gloves, and hats to stay warm in the harsh cold environment. Tyler grabbed the black jacket that belonged to him as well as Faith as they had matching attire to just stay simple, a couple sets of gloves and a stocking cap for each of them. He also grabbed one of the chairs from the kitchen and set it in the living space before the fireplace and looked at Faith with a kind expression. "Come have a seat Faith, we need to properly dress for our surroundings..." said Tyler in a soft and encouraging tone of voice. If Faith were to take a seat, Tyler would proceed to place the stocking cap on her head, it was white with a red ball at the top to contrast the constant steady white color, as well as it was the only one Faith really had her eye on in the beginning. He would also place some thick gloves on each hand, leather and brown in color to ensure that her hands wouldn't freeze in the snow. Lastly, before her coat, Tyler would get her boots that were stationed next to the door way, and she'd place them over the socks she was wearing and fasten them tightly to ensure that her feet don't get wet or cold while she's outside and that she wouldn't have any problems traveling the frozen tundra.
"Place the coat on Faith, and fasten it tightly as to make sure you stay warm, okay?"
Tyler didn't know the outcome on Homunculi if they were frozen or introduced to frozen areas, but he didn't want to take any chances. Fact was, he's lost Faith once already and he was not going to attempt to lose her again. He wanted to take care of her and ensure that she has the chance to live her full life, and that was his ultimate goal in the end for her. Tyler proceeded to secure himself up as well, putting on a black stocking cap, black leather gloves, and his brown boots as well to ensure he was also prepared to face the extreme cold of Canada. Finally, putting on his black jacket, he'd smile over to Faith when she is finally ready to go outside, and he'd open the door and walk out into the frozen wasteland before them. They were in their own isolated area within Canada, as they were surrounded by many dead trees and it was a pretty flat land, but north about half a mile was a lake that Tyler would go Ice Fishing at from time to time, and about 3 miles south east there was a small town that Tyler and Faith would both travel to together in which to purchase supplies and anything they needed to continue their steady life in seclusion. The town was very small in that there were only 200 occupants of the small town, but they knew Tyler and Faith and also knew the two were inseparable, as well as it was always a treat for when they came into town. Tyler would offer to fix any problems within the town in exchange for supplies, and having an Alchemist on site to aid in any needed labor always helped with their living situation.
Tyler stepped out and took a deep breath of the fresh northern air. It was crisp and clean, and Tyler loved that it wasn't full of waste chemicals or needless toxins to kill the area. It was just the natural environment and it was perfect the way it was. Turning his head back towards the door, he would encourage Faith to step into the cold, and welcome the day they were going to spend together.
"Come on our Faith! Lets have some fun today, what do you say?"
Faith took a few more steps to get down the stairs and followed Tyler into the front room where he had taken a chair for her to sit down on. Tyler was collecting all of her winter gear and she knew that she sometimes had difficulty putting them on. Her fidgety fingers struggled to get into the right slots on her gloves so half the time she would just give up. Faith wriggled onto the chair wand waited patiently as Tyler took her hand and slid the gloves on with ease. He put her little hat on her head and helped her slide her arms into her coat then zip it up. She was ready to go outside, as much as she hated going near anything remotely cold. It's odd that she suddenly grew a dislike the chilly climates. Her feelings on the snow might be a tad different today.
Faith stood up from the chair and wandered over to the hallway before taking a step out of the front door and pulling it closed behind her. Hopefully Tyler had brought his key or something. Faith didn't really think about it so maybe she had just locked them out. Well, nonetheless Faith took a few steps out onto the squidgy snow. It crackled under her boots. It felt so weird and a bit uncomfortable. Then again, that was what the place was like. Tyler wanted them to escape the cities and live in a calm environment. Well this certainly was a good choice. Hopefully Faith doesn't run into any animals this time round. Tyler always said that some big thing wandered around out here so Faith never dared leave the house alone.
Faith took a few more steps to end up beside Tyler. He seemed quite energetic and wanted to go do something. Faith wasn't so sure and wanted to know what he was planning.
"Um...what should we do?..."
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"What do we do her-- Oops, my bad..." Alchemist Tyler "Ty" Bourgoine 人間の錬金術師
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As Faith decided to join Tyler into the white abyss, Tyler's face spread a smile from ear to ear. It's pretty rare when the two get to have days to themselves, whether they're days for developing Faith's mind, or days where Tyler is performing alchemical experiments, or days when they're simply trying to survive, they never really were that fun. It's rare when these days happen, so it was time for them to make the best of it, and it can start by expanding Faith's creativity, and perhaps make a snowman! That'll be easy, and fun, so Faith can follow along and help, perhaps make a family of them and go form there!
"Come Faith, we're going to make a snowman!"
Tyler reached down, and grabbed a hand full of snow and packed it tight within his hand so it became a compact sphere of snow. doing that, he then dropped it into the snow by his feet, as it feel in with a dull thump. Tyler looked over to Faith, curious if she was paying attention as he started to roll the ball in with the loose snow. The ball began to grow bigger and bigger, eventually getting to a size of about three feet in diameter. It was quite a large size, and didn't take much effort, but when he finished, he set the bottom part of the Snowman to the side as he walked over and took Faith's hands in his. Reaching down, Tyler took a hand full of loose snow and placed it in Faith's hands and he used his hands, holding hers, and helped packed it just as tight as he did. A smile was on his face, as he was so happy to feel like his friend was back, and hopefully enjoying herself as he was. Yes, it was a childish endeavor, but it was the simple things that really made things in life grand!
"Okay Faith, just like I did, make the snowball grow!"
Just then, Tyler stepped back, and waited to see if Faith would copy his actions, and make another larger body of the snowman. Hopefully, she would recognize what he did, and paid enough attention that she would be able to replicate his actions and do as he did, no matter the quality. As Faith would proceed to try and make a snowman body, Tyler would inspect their surroundings and see what was around. Approaching a nearby dead tree, Tyler grabbed a couple dead sticks attached to the tree and pulled them off. Then, he found a few rocks laying around and grabbed them too. He was going to use them as body parts and buttons for the snowman. Now of course Faith didn't know what a Snowman was, so she might be surprised when they're done, because just as Tyler brought life to Faith after death, Faith will now have the change to bring life to her imagination, by creating a physical being before her. Hopefully her creativity and curiosity will be willing to expand and develop with the activity at hand...
Faith look about her to see if anything had changed since she last came out here. The snow had piled up quite a lot lately. She was surprised their house didn't get buried underneath it all. Faiths curiosity got the better of her and she started to wander about a little bit before stopping by a nearby tree and watching Tyler do his thing.
"A snowman?... Like me but...snow?"
Of course Faith would get this idea mixed up. She knew she was made by Tyler so if Tyler said he was going to make a 'snow man' then she'd obviously get a bit confused. Faiths face showed a sign of worry. Who would this new snow man person be? what would he be like? Would Faith like him? It scared her in fact as she watched Tyler roll the ball of snow around. Her eyes widened as she saw that the snow was collecting in his hand and creating a much larger ball than before.
Faith was interested. She wanted to know why this was happening. Tyler picked up another clump of snow and held Faiths hands. The snow was cold. She could feel it through the gloves. They squeezed the snow together to make sure it was nice and firm, then Tyler let Faith try and roll it just like he did.
"Um...like this?"
She crouched close to the snow and began to push the snow along cautiously in case something happened to it. The ball quickly picked up snow and Faith began to get a better feel for it as it grew in size. It didn't take long for the snowball to become too much for her to push. She even managed to fall onto her backside trying to turn it.
"Um...maybe I made it too big..."
Faith chuckled and hoped Tyler would help her with the sticks and rocks. She didn't understand what he was doing, so she happily waited for his aid.
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"What do we do her-- Oops, my bad..." Alchemist Tyler "Ty" Bourgoine 人間の錬金術師
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Tyler wasn't paying full attention to Faith as she was rolling the ball of snow to expand. He was taking his time gathering sticks and rocks to add as accessories to the Snowmen she was making, and thus he wanted to make sure he got everything to make this a wonderful creation by the both of them! He inspected each item he gathered, ensuring the rocks were of the right size to place within the snowmen, and the sticks were the right length to represent arms. He wanted this snowman to look wonderful, as it was the first one Faith and Tyler would make together and would surely be a great memory for the both of them to share for a long time. As Faith shouted to get his attention, asking if she was doing it right, Tyler didn't pay full attention, and just responded with a generic "That's right!" as to not break his focus in his gathering.
Finally after gathering what he assumed was enough, he over heard Faith say something to herself about something big. Tyler turned to indeed see a snowball that was quite larger than what he expected her to make. He was expecting her to make a body piece of the snowman at most one foot in diameter, but instead, this one appeared to be around Six feet in diameter, and Tyler just didn't know how to respond! He was speechless for a moment, not exactly understanding how she was able to create something so large so fast, but she is a homunculus, so there is no telling what her capabilities are honestly. She can do more than Tyler can, that's for sure, and she just showed it to the world in a single attempt! Worse than that, her first attempt! Just goes to shoe that she is learning every day, and her rate of development is quite quick! Finally grasping some words, Tyler spoke to Faith with much enthusiasm and joy for her work!
"Wow Faith, that is remarkable!"
Tyler went over to his previously made snowball, and decided that this snowman, shall be a fat snowman. Using his created snowball, it will represent the head, as Tyler set down his gathered supplies, and grabbed the smaller snowball, and placed it atop the bigger one with a bit of work. Snow is compacted and frozen water, thus it can be quite heavy to lift if in large quantities. Once he got it atop the larger snowball, he grabbed some loose snow around his feet, and packed it between the head and body to ensure that the head remain in place without change of it falling off. Once he did that, he turned to look at Faith with a nice smile.
"Alright, lets make him look real now!"
Grabbing the gathered sticks, he placed a large one on the left side, and one of relevantly identical length on the other side. Then, he grabbed a hand full of rocks, and placed two for eyes, and about 6 in an upper facing curve to represent a smile. Once he got it all set, he took the remaining four rocks and placed them over the stomach in a line patter going downward to represent buttons. Once he ensured they were all snug and fit into place, Tyler turned and took a few steps to stand beside Faith and look at their creation. A smile was spread from ear to ear in the simplicity of their manifestation of snow, rocks, and twigs. He was proud of what they had made together, but one thing was missing...
"There we go Faith, a Snowman... Tell me, what should we name him?"
Tyler was waiting for Faith to tell him a name for the creation, but she should make the name for their new guest, as she performed the biggest part in his creation, by giving him a very large body! A slight wind chill blew by, but it didn't bother Tyler in the slightest as he was too excited for what they had just created. He was completely distracted from the troubles of the normal world, and life of an adult male. He was acting like he was young again, and it really helped lift his heart from the troubles he's endured from day to day, reviving Faith as well as taking care of her. This was really the only time he's ever had to have fun with Faith like this...
Faith stood up straight and dusted off her hands. It was quite cold and pushing around this gigantic snowball was quite hard. Then again, it would be difficult for anyone but what you need to take into consideration is Faith's inhuman strength. If Tyler had been paying attention, he would have noticed Faith had managed to roll this ball to such a size by sheer accident. She didn't realise she had made it so big because she didn't feel any strain on her arms from the weight or the friction is created with the ground. Maybe Tyler didn't realise Faith was this strong.
Faith stood back and let Tyler deal with the next phase of building the snow man. He was putting rocks and stones into its body to create a weird pattern. He stuck branches into it's sides to give it limb-looking appendages. Faith watched, astonished that something like this could be made in such a way. Without alchemy too! Tyler gave Faith the chance to name their creation. She really wasn't sure at all.
"Um...Mu...Ma....Saki....um...I...I don't know many names..."
Faith looked at it for a short duration, trying to get an idea for a word she could use to describe it. Cold? White? Snowy? She couldn't find a name that she thought was even remotely good. She looked around for a bit to see if she could use something else as a guide. She looked down. She looked around. She then looked up. It was a beautiful day today. The sky was blue. It was cloudless and sunny. That's when it came to her..
"Um...how about...Sunny?"
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"What do we do her-- Oops, my bad..." Alchemist Tyler "Ty" Bourgoine 人間の錬金術師
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Tyler watched Faith with a smile as she searched for the right name to fit their creation. He could tell by the way she looked, she was thinking hard on a name that would fit their chilly friend. Under her breath, it sounded like she was trying to chain sounds together to come up with something creative, but as she did, Tyler analyzed. How would her creative thinking impact the situation ahead? Would she think too hard and simply just sit frustrated without an answer to the question, or will she become quite creative in her thoughts towards the name of their creation? Perhaps she'll met half way and come up with a lackluster name and just use that to go with the flow?
Tyler noticed as Faith began to look around, trying to think of things to name their new friend made of snow, and he watched her with a small smirk. She was trying to use their surroundings to think of a name, and that works. She's becoming aware of her surroundings subconsciously, and using that to her advantage of the problem she's facing. This was working out great, and Tyler was very happy to know that Faith was being wise in her actions to come up with something as simple as a name. Not long into her search, she found the name that she was looking for as she looked to the sun that was overhead. Sunny was what she chose to name their new friend made of ice and snow.
With a smile, Tyler placed a hand on her head and looked towards 'Sunny' with something on his mind. Sunny looked quite alone and without anyone to share his life with. Perhaps they should fix that...
"Sunny is a wonderful name Faith, but don't you think something is wrong with Sunny?"
Tyler didn't want to answer the open ended question, as he wanted to see if she believed there was anything wrong with him. Would she believe his body was too fat? Or perhaps he was missing something to make him more complete? Or would she agree with Tyler in that he was kinda sad being alone, and they should perhaps construct another to give him company. Depending on this answer, it'll elaborate more on her mindset of herself, as she is the Snowman in a way, and her answer could reflect what she thinks about herself, and her living with Tyler subconsciously. Would she say it was too fat, and due to that reflect on her opinion of the body that was made for her? Would she say it was missing a hat perhaps, in relation to not having enough clothes? Or, would she say it needs a friend, to represent that she needed Tyler, just as much as Tyler needed her? Who knows, maybe she'll say he needs a family, as to represent a community of many beings together and to show that maybe Tyler and Faith shouldn't be alone together for too long?
Tyler awaited the response from Faith before he would do anything else, as he wanted to know exactly what was on her mind for the creation before her. In a way, she now stood in Tyler's shoes, and just made a being before her. Now she needs to make decisions towards this being that was made, and take care of it how she saw fit. Overall, depending on her answers and actions, it would passively grade how Tyler treated Faith, and if he was good enough to continue to be around her or not...
Faith stood with Tyler for a moment, admiring their work. But then Tyler declared that it was missing something and that Faith should be the one to discover what that thing was. The only problem was that Faith had no clue whatsoever. What could be missing? Tyler was showing Faith how to build a snowman and now he was asking her to finish it? How could she? She's only just found out what a snowman even is. She had to think really hard about this. She had literally no idea what she could do.
"Um...I don't...er..."
Faith did her usual thing of being very quiet and speaking in two-word sentences, sounds and little squeaks. That was usually a sign that she was trying to think but had run into a wall. In fact, it was more like a cloud. It was metaphorically choking her voice and she couldn't speak like this. She looked on puzzled for a short moment and in a desperate attempt to think of something so she could at least prove she wasn't entirely dependant on Tyler, Faith buried her face in her scarf again. She often found this very consoling and it calmed her nerves. The scarf was wonderful and the only thing Faith has ever truly cherished as a gift compared to anything else Tyler has tried to give her. She doesn't want to let the scarf go or replace it with another gift. That was when she came up with an idea. The snowman didn't exactly have any gifts like this to cherish. He had arms and buttons, but those were normal things. What could he have that he could cherish?
Faith sprung into action and darted into the house. She dashed into the cupboard where the coats were stores and yanked out one of Tylers spare scarves. She then ran back out into the snow, clutching the scarf in her hand and moved over to the snowman. She then wrapped the scarf around the point between the body and head, just like how she wears her scarf. She then took a few steps backwards to admire her work.
"There...now Sunny has something to cherish too"
Faith'#s smile was beaming as she felt like she just solved world hunger or something. That was how much this mean to her. She thought for herself for once.