"Curse?" Ed asked, his irritation obvious as he twisted around to see who was talking to him. The man didn't look familiar though Ed knew that didn't much if he had actually landed in Central. The place was crawling with cowards who had sold themselves to the government for a chance at immortality. Most of them wore uniforms though.

"What? No," Ed responded. "My -- Somebody I was traveling with." He eyed the other stranger more closely, although he still didn't unleash his armblade just yet. He was ready if he was attacked, but he figured it was better to try and get some information for the time being.

"Who're you?" he asked. Shame Al actually wasn't here. He tended to be a bit better at the whole making friends thing.